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Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula |
Logo from the opening theme |
機神大戦 ギガンティック・フォーミュラ
(Kishin Taisen Gigantikku Fōmyura) |
| Genre |
Mecha, Sci-fi |
| TV
anime |
| Director |
Keiji Gotoh |
| Studio |
Brains Base |
| Network |
 TV Tokyo |
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| Original run |
April 4,
2007 – September 26,
2007 |
| Episodes |
26 |
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Mechanical Gods' War Gigantic Formula
(機神大戦 ギガンティック・フォーミュラ, Kishin
Taisen Gigantikku Fōmyura
?), also known as Apo Mekhanes
Theos Gigantic Formula, is a Japanese anime series that aired in Japan.
The show was first aired April 4, 2007 by TV Tokyo, and ended its run on September 26,
2007.
Overview
The series is set in the year 2035 A.D. After the excavation of
Regions around the World 12 gigantic heads resembling the Greek
Gods were uncovered. So far in the series the following
countries/regions have been confirmed as having obtained one of the
heads, Italy Roma Republic, Empire of North America, Central China,
Caribbean Venezuela Republic, Original Greece, Great British
Kingdom, France Union, East European Russia, Federated Egypt Africa
Arabia, Japan Republic, Unified German Deutsch, and Hindustania.
Each of the heads give out powerful energy capable of destroying
large areas. Shortly after the 12 heads excavation a large portion
of Earth was engulfed in flames. The areas include most of Africa,
South America, and the entire Middle East, this phenomenon was
called the "Equatorial Winter". For a time after
the disaster the Nations of the world were unable to contact or get
Satellite feed of each other due to a large wall of energy
separating them.
Subsequently after each of the countries hired translators, who
can speak to the heads and translate for them. The heads tell the
countries to, Build them armor to fight with. So the
countries each built large steel mechs with the heads as the power
source to fight against other countries, To unify the
World, and begins WWW, World's Wisest
War.
Character histories
and Gigantic Status
Japan
Republic
- Japan Republic's Sxano 10 (really no. 13) defeated Japan
Republic's Onyxs 10 (the original no. 10).
- Japan Republic's Onyxs 10 defeated Empire of North America's
Jupiter 2.
- Shingo Suwa (州倭慎吾, Suwa
Shingo
?)
- Voiced by: Tsubasa
Yonaga[1]
- The main protagonist, he is the pilot of Susanoo Type 10, and
currently is 13 years old.
- Mana Kamishiro (神代真名, Kamishiro
Mana
?)
- Voiced by: Rina
Satō[1]
- The main heroine of the show, she serves as the translator for
Susanoo Type 10, and currently is 14 years old.
- Utsumi Amano (天野卯兎美, Amano
Utsumi
?)
- Voiced by: Sayuri
Yahagi[1]
- The chief engineer for Susanoo Type 10. She is a 10 year old
genius.
- Katsumi Ohmi (大海華都美, Ohmi
Katsumi
?)
- Voiced by: Yuko
Sasaki[1]
- She is the Commander for the army that involves Susanoo Type
10, currently 32 years old.
- Tsutomu Oda (皇田 力, Oda
Tsutomu
?)
- Voiced by: Kousuke
Meguro[1]
- The Second in Command for the army that involves Susanoo Type
10. He is 53 years old.
Central
China
- Central China's XuanWuShen No. 3 was defeated by Japan
Republic's Susanoo Type 10 in their second battle.
- Wen-Yee Li (李雲儀, Ri
Wen'yī
?)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu
Seki[1]
- He was the pilot of XuanWuShen No. 3. After the defeat of
Central China he became the trainer for Shingo and Mana. He is 24
years old, and is Chau-Yan's husband.
- Chau-Yan Li (李走影, Ri
Tsauyen
?)
- Voiced by: Ryoka
Yuzuki[1]
- She was the translator of XuanWuShen No. 3. After the defeat of
Central China she became the trainer for Shingo and Mana. She is 21
years old, and is married to Wen-Yee.
East
European Russia
- East European Russia was defeated by Japan Republic's Sxano
Type 10 in their third battle.
Sxano was able to endure the effects of Junova's ultimate weapon
"The Hundred eyes of Argos"
- Sergei Kulakovskii (セルゲイ・クラコフスキー, Serugei Kurakofusukī
?)
- He is the pilot of Junova-VIII, 15 years old. Later, when he
and Tatyana are defeated by Japan's Republic, Sxano Type 10, he is
a cheerful guy with a good attitude and is hard to hate. He becomes
quick friends with the protagonists and worries about them. He
seems to have a romantic relationship with Junova's translator, and
his partner, Tatyana, despite her being older.
- Tatyana Grigoriev (タチアナ・グリゴリエフ, Tachiana Gurigoriefu
?)
- Voiced by: Rei
Sakuma
- The translator of Junova-VIII, 32 years old. She is shown as a
sensible and mature woman and corrects Sergei often about being
polite and what not. She seems to have a romantic relationship with
Sergei, seen kissing in one episode.
Federated Egypt Africa
Arabia
- Nephtys-IX lost to East European Russia's Junova-VIII within a
few minutes of encounter.
- Mariam Al-Atrash (マリアム・アル・アトラシュ, Mariamu Aru Atorashu
?)
- Voiced by: Hiromi
Tsuru
- The pilot of Nephtys-IX, 22 years old.
- Isa Ali Haddad (イーサー・アリー・ハッダード, Īsā Arī Haddādo
?)
- Voiced by: Ryusei
Nakao
- Nephtys-IX's translator, 24 years old. He hated Mariam for a
while thinking that she was a hypocrite, after going into battles
with her, he realized she isn't a hypocrite at all.
Original
Greece
- Chiron 5 was defeated and destroyed by Federated Egypt Africa
Arabia's Nephtys-IX. Both the pilot and translator died during the
battle.
- Muhammad Dukakis (ムハンマド・デュカキス, Muhanmado Dyukakisu
?)
- Voiced by: Kousuke
Meguro
- The pilot of Chiron the 5th. He has a ring which it was
intended to give to Christy, but never had the courage to do so. It
seems that he doesn't get along with Hasan as well. He died during
the battle with Federated Egypt Africa Arabia's Nephtys-IX, lived
for a total of 23 years.
- Hasan Papas (ハサン・パパス, Hasan
Papasu
?)
- Voiced by: Kousuke
Meguro
- The translator of Chiron the 5th. He seems to have a crush on
Christy as well, and does not get along with Muhammad very well. He
died during the battle with Nephtys-IX, and lived for a total of 22
years.
- Christy Aurelian (クリスティ・アウレリアス, Kurisuti Aureriasu
?)
- Voiced by: Houko
Kuwashima
- The chief engineneer of Chiron the 5th. Both Muhammad and Hasan
likes her, but she's in love with someone else. She is 21 years
old.
Great
British Kingdom
- Griffin 6 was lost from the misfire (claimed by the UN) of
Italy Roma Republic's Vulcanus 1 and Unified German Deutsch's
Minervas-XI's long range battle.
- Cynthia Holbein (シンシア・ホルバイン, Shinshia Horubain
?)
- Voiced by: Miki
Nagasawa
- She is the pilot of Griffin 6, 20 years old. Initially he does
not like Daniel because she thinks he's a criminal, but then later
she got along with him.
- Daniel Peterson (ダニエル・ピーターソン, Danieru Pītāson
?)
- Voiced by: Kinryū
Arimoto
- The translator of Griffin 6, 51 years old. He was a butler for
a British royal, then his master assassinated his wife and framed
him to be the killer. He stayed in jail until he was called to be
the translator of Griffin 6.
France
Union
- Diane 7 was lost from the misfire (claimed by the UN) of Italy
Roma Republic's Vulcanus 1 and Unified German Deutsch's
Minervas-XI's long range battle.
- Olivier Mirabeau (オリヴィエ・ミラボー, Orivie Mirabō
?)
- Voiced by: Kishō
Taniyama
- The pilot of Diane 7, 19 years old. He is the step brother of
Sylvie, and cares about her very much. It seems that they are
romantically in love instead of brother-sister love.
- Sylvie Mirabeau (シルヴィア・ミラボー, Shiruvia Mirabō
?)
- Voiced by: Kaori
Nazuka
- She serves as Diane 7's translator, 16 years old. Initially she
hated her step brother because she thinks his mom stole her dad
away from her, then realized he cares about her a lot. It seems
that they are romantically in love instead of brother-sister
love.
Italy Roma
Republic
- Vulcanus 1 has lost the long range battle against Unified
German Deutsch's Minervas-XI.
- Leone Trussardi (レオーネ・トラサルディ, Reōne Torasarudi
?)
- The pilot of Vulcanus 1, 11 years old. He is an orphan, but
very energetic. He uses the money paid by the military to buy food
for the poor. He and Lucrezia were tricked by the military to fire
missiles at the place where Diane 7 and Griffin 6 had their
battle.
- Lucrezia Moretti (ルクレツィア・モレッティ, Rukuretsia Moretti
?)
- Voiced by: Yōko
Soumi
- The translator of Vulcanus 1, 23 years old. She is treated as a
saint, and is admired by many people. She was a prostitute after
the Equatorial Winter had occurred in order to survive. She and
Leone were tricked by the military to fire missiles at the place
where Diane 7 and Griffin 6 had their battle.
Unified
German Deutsch
- Minervas-XI has lost the battle against Empire of North
America's Jupiter 2.
- Eleonore Klein (エレオノーレ・クライン, Ereonōre Kurain
?)
- Voiced by: Rie
Kugimiya
- Minervas-XI's pilot, 15 years old. She looks younger than she
actually is. She is always cheerful and cares about Michael deeply,
so much that she'd sacrifice herself in order to protect him. She
is the one who finally defeats Vulcanus 1 with their cannon, in
order to protect Michael but before doing so she repeatedly says,
"it's so sad..." and finally, "it's so sad...but I have to protect
Michael." It is shown that she too has a code for child prodigies,
and it isn't clear whether or not she is one or that she was a
failed prodigy.
- Michael Schmidt (ミハイル・シュミット, Mihairu Shumitto
?)
- Voiced by: Yuki
Kaida
- Minervas-XI's translator, 12 years old. He's a child prodigy
like Utsumi Amano. He is an over confident young boy who believes
he is better than normal people due to him being a born prodigy. He
seems to not like Elenore due to her innocence and naivety,
however, shows that he truly cares for her when she protects him
from Vulcanus 1. He vows that he'd protect her, whom he now says is
his most precious person. When they are battling against Jupiter 2,
he and Elenore are abandoned by their team and left for dead, his
top objective then was to save Elenore. They loose quickly,
Minervas-XI was destroyed but they were saved and are seen huddled
together with a blanket over them.
Empire
of North America
- Jupiter 2 lost the battle against Japan's Onyxs 10.
- Zion Aldridge (ザイオン・オルドリッジ, Zaion Orudorijji
?)
- Voiced by: Tesshō
Genda
- The pilot of Jupiter 2, 45 years old. He's in the
military.
- Ray Aldridge (レイ・オルドリッジ, Rei Orudorijji
?)
- Voiced by: Maya
Okamoto
- The translator of Jupiter 2, 14 years old. She is Zion's
daughter.
Caribbean Venezuela
Republic
- Ceres 4 has lost the battle against Hindustania's Ishtar
12.
- Evita Lambert (エヴィータ・ランベルト, Evīta Ranberuto
?)
- Voiced by: Ami
Koshimizu
- Ceres 4's pilot. She is 17 years old, and is Amalia's
daughter.
- Amalia Lambert (アマリア・ランベルト, Amaria Ranberuto
?)
- Voiced by: Masako
Katsuki
- The translator of Ceres 4. She is 35 years old.
Hindustania
- Ishtar 12 has lost the battle against East European Russia's
Junova-VIII.
- Lily Luna (リリィ・ルーナ, Ririi
Rūna
?)
- Voiced by: Kikuko
Inoue
- The pilot of Ishtar 12, 20 years old. She first appeared in
episode one, and is a fortune teller.
- Raveena Khan (ラヴィーナ・カーン, Ravīna Kān
?)
- Voiced by: Minami
Takayama
- The translator of Ishtar 12, 21 years old. She is a researcher
on the OXII. She is against Lily in theoretical ways.
Gigantics
The countries and their mechas are:
Staff
The show is produced by Bandai Visual and TV Tokyo with anime production by Brains Base.
The show has been broadcast by: AT-X (2007-05-30); TV Aichi
(2007-04-05); TV Hokkaido (2007-04-17); TV Osaka (2007-04-11); TV
Setouchi (2007-04-11); TV Tokyo (2007-04-04); and TVQ Kyushu
Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2007-04-10).
Director: Keiji
Gotoh; Screenplay: Hidefumi Kimura
The voices of Shingo Suwa is provided by Tsubasa Yonaga; Rina
Satou provides the voice of Mana Kamishiro; and Sayuri Yahagi as
the voice of Utsumi Amano
References
- ^ a
b
c
d
e
f
g
"Apo Mekhanes Theos Gigantic Formula".(April 2007) Newtype
USA. p. 11.
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