Detonator Orgun
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is a Japanese original video animation
series by AIC and Artmic
, directed by Masami Ōbari
. It was released on DVD
by Central Park Media
in the United States in 2001.
monsters. He also dreams about a mecha named Orgun fleeing from other mechas. The mechas attack Orgun on the moon and all are destroyed. The supercomputer I-ZACK informs Professor Kanzaki that he is receiving signals from the moon. A meteor enters the Earth's atmosphere and is headed for City 5, when it suddenly changes course and splashes down in the ocean. The Earth Defense Force deploys a squadron of "bird-man" aircraft to investigate. When the object splashes down it begins attacking the city. The bird-men engage the object, which is a mecha, and begin battling it. It is revealed that scientists have been building something based on specifications beamed from the moon, which turns out to be a mecha. The alien mecha continues to destroy the city with none of EDF's weapons being effective. The mecha built by Kanzaki wakes up and breaks out of its underground lab. Tomoru and Professor Kanzaki try to get to a vantage point to see the attacking mecha, which then attacks them. The situation turns into a replica of one of Tomoru's dreams. Tomoru and the Professor are trapped, the mecha created by Kanzaki shows up and invites Tomoru to fight. He takes the offer, joins with the mecha and defeats the invader, as well as a second one that has appeared.
After the battle Tomoru is released from the mecha. He has gained information and memories from being linked with the mecha. He says the mecha's name is Orgun and that he has travelled 260 million years to get to Earth. Orgun is of the same race as the invaders, a species known as the Evoluders.
, they have experienced millions of years of dilated time. The harshness of space has evolved them into half-human, half-machine hybrids. Some of the Evoluder have humans linked to them such as Kumi Jefferson with Mhiku, and Tomoru Shindo with Orgun.
Original video animation
, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
series by AIC and Artmic
Artmic
Artmic is a defunct Japanese design studio formed in 1978. It went bankrupt and was liquidated in 1997...
, directed by Masami Ōbari
Masami Obari
' is a noted Japanese animation director and character and mecha designer.-Biography:In 2000, he founded the animation studio G-1 Neo with fellow animators, which later disbanded and was reformed under the Studio G1 Neo name.- Direct-to-video animation :...
. It was released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
by Central Park Media
Central Park Media
Central Park Media was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York, that was active in the distribution of East Asian cinema, television series, anime, manga and manhwa titles in North America prior to its bankruptcy in 2009...
in the United States in 2001.
Part 1
Tomoru Shindo is a college student in City 5, only months away from graduating, and he cannot decide what he wants to do with his life. He ponders joining the Earth Defense Force (EDF). Tomoru begins having strange dreams where he is protecting a woman from mechaMecha
A mech , is a science fiction term for a large walking bipedal tank or robot, including ones on treads and animal shapes.-Characteristics:...
monsters. He also dreams about a mecha named Orgun fleeing from other mechas. The mechas attack Orgun on the moon and all are destroyed. The supercomputer I-ZACK informs Professor Kanzaki that he is receiving signals from the moon. A meteor enters the Earth's atmosphere and is headed for City 5, when it suddenly changes course and splashes down in the ocean. The Earth Defense Force deploys a squadron of "bird-man" aircraft to investigate. When the object splashes down it begins attacking the city. The bird-men engage the object, which is a mecha, and begin battling it. It is revealed that scientists have been building something based on specifications beamed from the moon, which turns out to be a mecha. The alien mecha continues to destroy the city with none of EDF's weapons being effective. The mecha built by Kanzaki wakes up and breaks out of its underground lab. Tomoru and Professor Kanzaki try to get to a vantage point to see the attacking mecha, which then attacks them. The situation turns into a replica of one of Tomoru's dreams. Tomoru and the Professor are trapped, the mecha created by Kanzaki shows up and invites Tomoru to fight. He takes the offer, joins with the mecha and defeats the invader, as well as a second one that has appeared.
After the battle Tomoru is released from the mecha. He has gained information and memories from being linked with the mecha. He says the mecha's name is Orgun and that he has travelled 260 million years to get to Earth. Orgun is of the same race as the invaders, a species known as the Evoluders.
Part 2
The EDF builds replicas of Orgun to defend Earth. It is revealed that the Evoluder are descendants of a space probe which had been launched 200 years in the past. Due to the effects of special relativitySpecial relativity
Special relativity is the physical theory of measurement in an inertial frame of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein in the paper "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies".It generalizes Galileo's...
, they have experienced millions of years of dilated time. The harshness of space has evolved them into half-human, half-machine hybrids. Some of the Evoluder have humans linked to them such as Kumi Jefferson with Mhiku, and Tomoru Shindo with Orgun.
Part 3
The Evoluders attack Earth. They are successfully repelled by the EDF and Orgun. Commander Zoa manages to fire off the main anti-matter cannon, even though the control center has been destroyed. However Orgun stops it with his Grand cross Attack which requires sunlight. Orgun dies in the process while Tomoru survives. The leader of the Evoluder, Commander Zoa, is killed and Mhiku resumes ruling the Evoluder who peacefully leave Earth. Tomoru and Michi walk off into the sunset.Tomoru Shindo/Orgun
- Japanese name: Tomoru Shindo/
Professor Michi Kanzaki
Kumi Jefferson/Mhiku
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