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The first original robot anime produced by Toei Animation, Dino Mech Gaiking, became immensely popular thanks to its innovative mechanics and designs, as well as the participation of numerous popular voice actors of the time.
00:20This work, Daiku Maryu Gaiking, was the first robot anime to be based on an original video projection project, and became extremely popular due to its innovative mechanisms and designs, as well as the appearance of many popular voice actors of the time.
00:40Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:43Gaiking: The Great Sky Dragon was produced by Projection Animation and Asahi Press, and aired a total of 44 episodes from 1976 to 1977.
01:01The story begins on the planet Zela, which is on the verge of annihilation due to a black hole.
01:08Emperor Darius of the planet Zela decides to emigrate to Earth before the planet is destroyed, and after forming the Dark Horror Army, he orders the Four Heavenly Kings of Deathcross to wipe out the human race on Earth.
01:23Its overwhelming destructive power then drives Earth's defense forces to the brink of annihilation.
01:31Meanwhile, professional baseball pitcher Suwabuki Sanshiro is attacked by a dark horror army, and his career as a player is ended, due to the suspicion of his powerful psychic powers, which he himself is unaware of.
01:45Since that incident, his life continues to be threatened by aliens, but he meets Dr. Daimonji, who tells him that he has psychic powers and suggests that they fight together against the alien invasion.
02:02Although he shows off at first, when he appears on Gaiking after being provoked by Pete, the main pilot of the Daiku Maryu, his psychic powers awaken and he defeats the dark monster.
02:16He then decides to fight as a Gaiking pilot against the dark horror army that is invading Earth.
02:27Now, let me introduce the characters.
02:30First, the main character, Tsuwabuki Sanshiro, was a former professional baseball pitcher, but his career as a pitcher was ended when he injured his left hand at the hands of a group of dark horrors.
02:44Later, he discovers that he has psychic powers, and with the invitation of Dr. Daimonji, he becomes a Gaiking pilot.
02:52Pete Richardson is the main pilot of the Daiku Maryu and a former Top Gun pilot for the United States Marine Corps.
03:04Although he is naturally a kind person, in battle he has a cool and conceited personality and responds calmly to everything.He is a leader who leads the other members with the skills and sense of mission he developed in the Marine Corps.
03:19Sakon Gen is a super genius with an IQ of 340, and is also the system engineer for Daikuu Maryuu and Gaiking.
03:33Yamagata is a member of the Combat Force and pilot of the Sword Dragon Basorah.
03:39He is a former sumo wrestler and has a strong arm, but he has a weakness for Midori, who he likes.
03:44Fanley is a member of the Combat Force and pilot of the Pterosaur Skylar.
03:52Originally from Hong Kong, he is also a former kickboxing world champion.
03:58Hayami Bunta is a member of the Combat Force and the pilot of the Gyoryunessar.
04:04Despite his large build, he has a cheerful, gentle personality and is a mood maker.
04:10Midori Fujiyama is the communications officer for Daiku Maryuu. She was picked up by Dr. Omonji at a young age when she had lost her memory and was raised as a little girl, but she is actually not an Earthling, but an alien from Pigeon Planet.
04:26The person in charge of the Daiku Maryuu is Dr. Omonji, who had the foresight to predict the attack from space early on.
04:38The dinosaur-shaped mobile fortress in which these members appear, the Daikuu Maryu, can not only travel by land, sea, and air, but can also operate in space.
04:50Its specifications are a total length of 400m, a weight of 38,000t, and a crew of 68 people.Its appearance is modeled after a dinosaur fossil, with a skeletal head equipped with huge two horns.
05:08Since the head is the main body of Gaiking, its combat capabilities decrease after Gaiking launches.
05:16Therefore, it takes the form of a Revolution Protect, involving the neck sword, to strengthen its defenses.
05:25Its main weapon is the Dragon Cutter, which is fired from inside the main wing.
05:30The Miracle Drill ejects three parts from inside the hangar and combines them.
05:37A huge, openable horn, the Bing Horn, pops out from inside the hangar.
05:42It is equipped with a giant blade, the Giant Cutter, that protrudes from its abdomen.
05:50In the second half of the show, Armor Eye, with increased firepower, also appears.
05:56Sanshiro appears in Gaiking, where the head, upper body part 1, and lower body part 2 of the Daikuu Maryu combine to form a robot team.
06:08The specifications are a total height of 50m, a weight of 220t, and the armor is made of Zormanium alloy.
06:20Its attack technique is Death Sight, a destructive ray fired from its eyes.
06:24Counter Cross, a cross-shaped shuriken equipped on the knee.
06:31Saurgeiser is a destructive ray that is fired from the left and right eyes on the torso.
06:37Hydro Blazer fires high-temperature spheres from the nose part of the body.
06:44There is also a super weapon head that appears by blowing off the head armor when you shout "face open."
06:52Also, other Combat Force robots,
06:58Skylar, a pterosaur-type combat mecha, Nesser, a ichthyosaur-type combat mecha,
07:03Also appearing are the ceratopsian-type combat mecha, the Basorer.
07:11Opposing the Sky Dragon in its march on Earth is the Dark Horror Army, led by Emperor Darius.
07:20Since their home planet, Zeira, is predicted to be destroyed by a black hole, they begin their advance to Earth, which they then use as a settlement.
07:32Emperor Darius is in charge of invading Earth.
07:36In fact, it is a machine god or giant computer created by the Zeira people thousands of years ago.
07:44However, before they knew it, they had taken control of their creators, the Zeira people, and their goals had expanded to include not only migration to Earth, but also the conquest of space.
07:56Also, the Four Heavenly Kings of the Deathcross, consisting of General Desmont, General Asimov, Dr. Dunkel, and General Killer, are robots the same size as Gaiking, created by Emperor Darius.
08:12By pitting four specialized fighter planes, the Grotectors, against each other, you can develop strategies and plans.
08:19Other members that appear include dark knights and dark supermen.
08:25These dark monsters directly fight against DaikuuMaryu and Gaiking, and most of them are based on animals, and are much larger than Gaiking, almost the same size as DaikuuMaryu.
08:46Now, finally, it's the final episode.
08:50The final episode will be a continuation from the previous episode, episode 43.
08:55Finally, the planet Zeira is swallowed by a black hole, so Emperor Darius heads to Mars and begins preparations for an all-out attack on Earth.
09:07After that, dark monsters are sent one after another from Mars to Earth.
09:13When the dark monsters appear, they fight back with Gaiking and other monsters and shoot them down,
09:18In order to attack the Dark Horror Army's base, Dr. Daimonji leaves the members of the Combat Force and Gaiking behind on Earth and heads to Mars alone with Daikumaryu.
09:30However, after arriving on Mars, Daikumaryu gets caught in a trap and is captured, so Gaiking quickly heads to Mars to rescue him.
09:42Afterwards, with neither Daikuumaryu nor Gaiking left Earth, Emperor Darius suddenly appears and launches an all-out attack.
09:54In fact, Emperor Darius had already arrived on Earth, pretending to be on Mars.
10:02As a result, the Daikumaru team and the Earth's defense forces, who remain on Earth, launch a counterattack, but have a hard time.
10:13Meanwhile, Gaiking attempts to rescue Daikumaryu, who has been caught in a trap and is trapped in a capsule trap.
10:22However, the capsule trap is well-defended and difficult to destroy, so they manage to escape by attacking from both the outside and the inside at the same time.
10:34Meanwhile, on Earth, the Daikumaryu team and the National Defense Forces were attacking, suppressing the Dark Horror Army through overwork.
10:44However, as more and more dark monsters were sent to the battlefield, they gradually found themselves at a disadvantage.
10:53Then, when they are cornered by the dark horror army that is destroying the city, Daikumaryu and Gaiking, who have returned from Mars, appear and begin their counterattack.
11:06After defeating the dark monsters and joining up with the Daikumaryu team that was fighting on Earth, they head to the Dark Horror Army's base on the land of Mount Fuji, where they face off directly against Emperor Darius.
11:22Cornered, Emperor Darius and the Four Heavenly Kings of Deathcross put up a final resistance, tormenting Daikuumaryu and Gaiking.
11:30However, in the end, it seemed that Emperor Darius had finally been defeated by Gaiking's Deathfire and Daikumaryu's Miracle Drill.
11:43However, Emperor Darius transforms into his true form, the Android Squad, and blows off Gaiking's left arm, but uses the Hydro Blazer to destroy the electronic devices in its head and finish it off.
11:56After defeating Emperor Darius and the Dark Horror Army, peace returns to Earth, but Dr. Daimonji predicts a future invasion from space and issues a further warning.
12:12The show ends with everyone nodding in agreement, spotting a shooting star and making a wish.
12:20Now, let's take a look at Daikuumaryu and Gaiking in action.
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15:28What did you think?
15:30After opening the face, Gaiking's face looked more like Skeleton King than Gaiking.
15:40Personally, I don't think it's an attack I'd want used that often, because it turns a cool robot into a creepy one.
15:49What do you think?
15:53So, I'll see you around here again this time.
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