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When Earth is suddenly attacked by cosmic invaders, the very commander tasked with defending the planet turns traitor, defecting to the enemy camp with classified information and plunging Earth into crisis. This is Super Beast Machine God Dancouga.
00:17Today's topic is the super beast demon god, Rankuga.
00:21When Earth is suddenly attacked by space invaders, the combat captain who was supposed to defend it turns out to be the super beast demon, Rankuga, who takes confidential information with him to the enemy camp, putting the Earth in peril.
00:42Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:46Super Beast Demon God, Rankuga was produced by Ashi Productions and aired for a total of 38 episodes in 1985.
00:59The story begins with the Muge Empire sending its generals out into the galaxy to further its space conquest.
01:08Afterwards, the Muge Empire's fleet appears on Earth, destroying bases on every continent one by one, and then sets up a frontline base near the Great Lakes of America.
01:21Meanwhile, at the Australian Space Academy, Shinobu Fujiwara was undergoing rigorous training, despite his rebellious attitude towards his superior, Shapiro, and his genius flying skills.
01:35Meanwhile, the Muge Empire's fleet arrives at the Space Military Academy and launches an attack, so the ninjas head out to intercept them.
01:45As the fierce battle unfolds, the tactical commander, Shapiro, and his girlfriend, Sara Yuki, ignore orders and attempt to defect together to the enemy fleet.
01:59Shinobu notices their actions and warns Sarah for deserting in the face of the enemy, but she doesn't listen, so he fires gunfire at Sarah's plane, forcing it to land.
02:13However, the captain, Shapiro, had already defected to the enemy fleet.
02:22After that, Shapiro defected and was subjected to severe torture due to suspicion, but the Imperial Army was not achieving much in the way of results.
02:31By directly revealing the Earth military's secrets to Muge Tenno, he achieved great success.
02:38Meanwhile, the military academy is closed due to enemy attack, and Shinobu is assigned to a Japanese special forces unit by order of the military.
02:51Upon arriving in Japan, Shinobu meets with the base commander, General Igor, and Dr. Hazuki, who informs him that he will become a member of the Heavy Battle Unit.
03:00Become an Eagle Fighter pilot.
03:03He then receives orders from General Igor to support civilians engaged in guerrilla activities, and immediately flies to the United States.
03:13However, on the way, Shinobu thought that support would not be a fundamental solution.
03:19He disregards orders and destroys the enemy's base, demonstrating his talent.
03:25After this, General Igor summoned Fujiwara Shinobu, Yuki, Shikibu Masato, and Shibaryo,
03:35By forming heavy combat units, they can launch a counterattack against the Imperial Army using bombs, while
03:41After escaping, Shapiro becomes a central figure in the Imperial Army's attack on Earth.
03:50Now, let me introduce the characters.
03:55First of all, the main character, Shinobu Fujiwara, is the leader of the heavy combat unit.
04:02He is a pilot of the Eagle Fighter and the Dankoku.
04:07At first, his personality was short-tempered and violent, and he acted selfishly.
04:13They frequently get into arguments with those around them.
04:17In addition, violations of military discipline, such as ignoring orders and speaking rudely to superiors, were commonplace.
04:25However, by becoming a team leader, they gradually develop a sense of cooperation and become more considerate of others.
04:33Yukisara is a heavy fighter's favorite and pilot of the Land Cougar.
04:41Shinobu and she are classmates at the military academy, and she has a tomboyish and short temper.
04:48During her time at the military academy, she was in a relationship with her superior officer, Shapiro.
04:52Due to Shinobu's interference, they were unable to defect to the Muge Empire together, and the two became enemies.
05:01At first, due to Shapiro, Shinobu and I repeatedly clash, but as we fight, we gradually become attracted to each other.
05:10Masato Shikibe is a junior of Shinobu and the others at the military academy, and is a pilot of the Land Liger.
05:20He has a cheerful personality and loves women, but in fact, his family is a conglomerate that runs Shikibu Heavy Industries, one of the world's leading military industries.
05:30He entered the military academy despite his father's objections.
05:34Shibario is Shinobu's senior at the military academy and is the pilot of the Big Moth.
05:44He is a brilliant mind who always maintains a calm and collected personality, and in battle he plays the role of a strategist.
05:54However, perhaps due to the unfortunate circumstances of his old age and having grown up in an orphanage, he has a somewhat twisted way of thinking and sometimes lacks cooperation.
06:04Los Igor was the general who commanded the members of the heavy combat unit, and as a true soldier, he valued discipline and was very thorough when it came to operations.
06:19When the heavy combat base came under attack, he lost his life shielding Laura from gunfire from subordinate soldiers.
06:27Dr. Hazuki is a scientist who developed the heavy weapons system, and is a man who handles everything calmly and coolly.
06:38After General Igor's death, he took over as head of the heavy mecha fleet and also served as the commander of Gandor.
06:46Laura Sullivan was a girl whom Shinobu saved on the battlefield, and was later taken in by Dr. Hazuki, and General Igor treated her like a granddaughter.
07:00In the play, she often sings Harmony Love, a song she learned from Shapiro.
07:05Alan Igor is the leader of the Black Knights, a guerrilla team formed to save heavy combat units from crisis, and a pilot of the Black Wing.
07:18He is also the son of General Igor, and in rebellion against his father, he has been hiding his name.
07:24During the attack on the Mugen Empire's heavy battle base, he eventually reconciles with his father, who was on the verge of death.
07:31The four heavy combat vehicles that Shinobu and his friends appear in have a normal weapon type normal mode, a beast type aggressive mode,
07:44It has three forms: beast mode, and humanoid mode.
07:51The power of the aircraft is influenced by the pilot's mental energy, and as the power increases, the burden on the pilot increases.
08:02The three units other than the Eagle Fighter can be transformed into aggressive mode by pressing a switch.
08:09Also, the color of the helmet visor is usually blue,
08:14It changes color from red in aggressive mode to green in humanoid mode, and yellow when combined.
08:21Each of the heavy aircraft is a fighter plane, the Eagle Fighter, modeled after Japanese paper, and is piloted by Shinobu Fujiwara.
08:32Unlike other heavy combat units, when in aggressive mode, the unit is moved by spiritual energy and is enveloped in a blue barrier, which attacks the enemy.
08:42Also, when Dancouga combines, it becomes the head.
08:49The Land Cougar is piloted by Yukisara, and in normal mode it is a medium tank, in aggressive mode it is an ice type, and when combined with Dancouga it becomes the left leg.
09:02The Land Liger is piloted by Shikibu Masato, and in normal mode it is a medium tank, in aggressive mode it is an ice type, and when combined with Dancouga it becomes the right leg.
09:17Bingmoss is the pilot of Shibari Ogre, and in normal mode it is a heavy tank, in aggressive mode it is a mammoth, and when combined with Dancouga it forms the torso, both arms, and both legs.
09:39These four heavy tanks combine to form the giant robot Dancouga.
09:45The combination process involves entering the keyword Dancouga into the Eagle Fighter's main computer, which will activate the system and cause the combination to occur automatically.
09:58Its specifications are a height of 34.6m, a weight of 114 tons, and an output of 1 million horsepower, and it becomes capable of flight when combined with a booster unit.
10:11Basically, the main pilot is Shinobu Fujiwara, but if necessary, the control system can be transferred to another pilot's cockpit.
10:23Furthermore, since combining places a significant burden on the characters, combining multiple times in a short period of time is considered dangerous.
10:33Its main weapon and special move is the Daigan, a rifle combined with a gun, which the Gunfighter uses in humanoid mode.
10:43Normally, only the scabbard is used, with the dankuuken stored within the main body, but when used, the scabbard unfolds and the beam emitted from it forms the blade, a weapon that is a miniaturized version of the Gandor cannon's laser, the dankuuken.
11:00It has a quadruple pulse laser, a large-caliber cannon on the back, a quadruple cannon, and a twin missile pod that fires multiple missiles at once, as well as a projectile cannon.
11:14The Blackwing is a fighter jet developed independently by Alan, also known as Kurogishi, and is capable of transforming into a humanoid form.
11:22In addition, it seems that there was also a form called career mode in the setting that collapsed the areas.
11:34The Gandor is a base battleship developed with the intention of capturing the fleet bases of the Muge Empire, and due to technical limitations, its power reactor will become unusable after 183 days.
11:48Initially, the location of the Muge Empire's fleet base was unknown, so it was sleeping in an underground dock, but when the heavy battle base came under full-scale attack, it was forced to deploy.
12:01Its armament includes a large beam cannon, a twin-barreled large beam cannon, and its greatest weapon, the Gandor Cannon, which transforms into a dragon form and fires from the dragon's mouth when fired.
12:19In the final episode, the Gandor cannon is also used for hyperspace navigation.
12:25The Muge Empire is hostile to Earth and the heavy combat units, and the empire itself exists in a different dimension from Earth.
12:38Emperor Muge Zorvados, leader of the Muge Empire, is very good at handling his subordinates, especially the three generals, and is therefore highly trusted and is considered to be a great boss by his slaves.
12:55General Deathgaier is a comrade-in-arms who has fought alongside Emperor Muge since before the founding of the country, and is the Emperor's most trusted general.
13:06After losing the battle against Dancouga, he temporarily leaves the front lines, but then fights Dancouga again when it invades the Universe of Eternity.
13:16General Guildrom specializes in mental strategies, and has a constitution in which the pattern on his head glows depending on his emotions.
13:28Shapiro temporarily keeps them away from the front lines, but they return to the front lines under the pretext of rescuing Shapiro.
13:37However, from the beginning, he had no intention of providing support, and together with Luna, he betrayed Shapiro.
13:45General Helmut launched a full-scale attack and destroyed the heavy battle base, while Alan's desperate charge destroyed the battleship that had appeared.
13:59Shapiro Keats was originally an instructor at the military academy and Sarah's ex-boyfriend.
14:09He betrays Earth and defectes to the Muge Empire, and after his defection he leaks military secrets, which earns him the recognition of Emperor Muge and makes him the central figure in the attack on Earth.
14:20However, he was always at odds with the other generals, and because he was an Earthling of the Earth, he was betrayed towards the end.
14:32Luna Rossa was Shapiro's chief of staff and his watchdog.
14:38In the play, she seems to be aware of Shapiro as a member of the opposite sex, but abandons him when he is no longer of any use to her.
14:50Now, finally, it's the final episode.
14:54The final episode is a sequel to the previous episode, episode 37.
15:01Finally, the heavy fighter aircraft heads towards the Muge Empire's lunar base and begins its attack.
15:08However, General Helmut also retaliated fiercely, resulting in a storm of missiles.
15:15The heavy combat unit is forced into a disadvantageous position, but then Alan of the Black Knights appears and, while providing support for Dancouga, charges towards the return of General Helmat.
15:28Then, a missile attack is launched on board the ship, and Alan and General Helmut are killed in the explosion.
15:35The heavy combat unit is shocked by Alan's death, but to avenge his death, it heads to the lunar base and succeeds in destroying the base with the Gandor cannon.
15:48Shapiro and Luna escape from the base, but they get into a heated argument about the defeat, and Luna leaves Shapiro.
15:56Later, General Guildrom informs Shapiro that he has come to Mars with reinforcements on the orders of Emperor Mugen, but Shapiro becomes suspicious given their previous relationship.
16:12Still, with no other choice, Shapiro accepts General Guildrom's support and heads off to attack the heavy mecha.
16:20Then, in the midst of a fierce battle, reinforcements suddenly begin to withdraw from the battle.
16:29Shapiro is confused, but then General Guildrom and Luna appear on the monitor and tell him that the reinforcements will be returning to Planet Zorbados.
16:40Shapiro then becomes convinced that the reinforcements were a trap or a betrayal for him.
16:47With the reinforcements gone, Shapiro's army is in a state of devastation, and Dancouga closes in on Shapiro's return.
16:57Now a hand-chased wolf, Shapiro appears in the combat robot, Desire, and challenges Dancouga to a final battle.
17:06As the fierce battle ensues, Dancouga, with its massive size, is unable to keep up with Desire's speed, so they separate and fight.
17:15Then the fateful battle between Sarah's Landcouga and Shapiro's Desire begins, and after a fierce battle, Sarah's Landcouga emerges victorious.
17:29Shapiro then abandons Desire and goes head-to-head with Sarah, this time in the cave.
17:36However, during the battle, Sarah is cornered and manages to escape from the cave, while Shapiro decides to withdraw his forces as they are at a disadvantage.
17:50After confirming Shapiro's retreat, Sarah steals an enemy fighter jet and disguises herself as a soldier of the Muge Empire to infiltrate an asteroid base on Mars.
18:01Meanwhile, Shapiro goes insane after being stabbed in the chest with a beam knife by the traitor Luna as they attempt to evacuate the base.
18:13Then, seeing his sudden turn, Sarah, with tears in her eyes, shoots Shapiro with the beam cannon, putting an end to him.
18:21The intergalactic battle is over, and the heavy units attempt to head to the planet Zorbados, which is in another dimension, but the amount of energy remaining in Gandor does not allow them to arrive there.
18:37The only way to do this is to use the energy from the Gandor Cannon to send the Dankuga into hyperspace, but there is no way to transport it from hyperspace.
18:52Nevertheless, the four heavy combat units decide to head to Planet Zorbados in this way.
19:00On the day of departure, the heavy combat unit is nervous, but when General Guildrom's combat robot appears, they combine with Dancouga and fight.
19:12General Guildrom fought using psychological warfare, but it was no use against the grown-up heavy combat units.
19:18General Guildrom's combat robot, which received the energy of the Gandor Cannon along with Dancouga, was destroyed.
19:27After that, Dancouga enters hyperspace and is moving forward smoothly, when Luna's fighter jets appear before it, heading for its home planet.
19:37Upon contact, the fighter jet explodes and disappears, along with Luna.
19:43The scene changes to Earth, where Dr. Hazuki and Laura pray for the safety of the heavy units in the Cave of God, and then return to the workshop where Gandor is being recharged and strengthened, and the program ends.
20:02Now, let's take a look at Dancouga in action.
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