Gear Fighter Dendoh
Encyclopedia
is an anime
series that aired in Japan. It ran for 38 episodes, from October 4, 2000 to June 27, 2001, on the TV Tokyo
network and its affiliates.
The show is directed and plotted by Mitsuo Fukuda
and his wife, Chiaki Morosawa
, the duo who went on to create Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
. Notably, Morosawa was not sole head scriptwriter for Dendoh, instead sharing duties with Yasuko Kobayashi
, who went on to be the head writer for Toei's Kamen Rider Ryuki
, Kamen Rider Den-O
, and Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
.
Closings:
Insert Song:
. It was released in 2001.
Dendoh was also featured in the Super Robot Wars
series of Japanese simulation games. It first appeared in 2002's Super Robot Wars R for the Game Boy Advance
and Super Robot Wars MX
for the PlayStation 2
and it's PSP version.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series that aired in Japan. It ran for 38 episodes, from October 4, 2000 to June 27, 2001, on the TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
network and its affiliates.
Overview
Gear Fighter Dendoh tells the story of two Japanese schoolboys—short-tempered Ginga Izumo and level-headed Hokuto Kusanagi—who meet one day in the midst of an attack on the Earth by Gulfer, a race of sentient machines determined to wipe out all life in the universe. The two are chosen by Dendoh, a machine built to battle Gulfer, to be its pilots during this attack. They also become members of the Guard Earth and Advanced Reconnaissance (GEAR) organization designated with the protection of Earth from the Gulfer advance. The two pilots find themselves in a race to obtain the powerful and animal-like Data Weapons before Gulfer can get their hands on them.The show is directed and plotted by Mitsuo Fukuda
Mitsuo Fukuda
Mitsuo Fukuda is the director of Future GPX Cyber Formula, Gear Fighter Dendoh, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny....
and his wife, Chiaki Morosawa
Chiaki Morosawa
The manga is aweeesomeeeChiaki Morosawa 両澤千晶 Morosawa Chiaki is an anime screenwriter who has worked on Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED Destiny TV Movie II: Their Respective Swords, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Gundam Seed the Movie: The Empty Battlefield, and Gear Fighter Dendoh.Morosawa...
, the duo who went on to create Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. As with other series from the Gundam franchise, Gundam SEED takes place in a parallel timeline, in this case the Cosmic Era, the first to do so...
and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
is an anime television series, acting as a sequel of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise. It retains most of the staff from Gundam SEED, including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. Set two years after the original Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, the plot follows the new character Shinn Asuka, a soldier from ZAFT,...
. Notably, Morosawa was not sole head scriptwriter for Dendoh, instead sharing duties with Yasuko Kobayashi
Yasuko Kobayashi
is a Japanese anime and tokusatsu drama screenwriter who has been involved in various television shows throughout her career, beginning in 1993 with Tokusou Robo Janperson.-Writing credits:...
, who went on to be the head writer for Toei's Kamen Rider Ryuki
Kamen Rider Ryuki
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It was the twelfth installment in the Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and it was shown on TV Asahi from February 3, 2002 to January 19, 2003. The catchphrase for the series is...
, Kamen Rider Den-O
Kamen Rider Den-O
is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008...
, and Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
is the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai Series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 15, 2009, the week following the finale of Engine Sentai Go-onger, and ended on February 7, 2010...
.
Cast
- Hokuto Kusanagi: Naomi ShindouNaomi Shindouis a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production. She is best known for her voice roles as Shizuru Fujino , Shizuru Viola and Cagalli Yula Athha...
- Ginga Izumo: Youko Matsuoka
- Vega/Orie Kusanagi, Story Narrator: Kotono MitsuishiKotono Mitsuishiis a prolific Japanese voice actor from Tokyo. As a young girl, Mitsuishi lived in Nagareyama, Chiba. Mitsuishi graduated from high school in 1986, and entered the Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy. While attending the academy, she began working part time as an elevator girl in the Sunshine 60 building...
- Altair the Black Knight: Kazuhiro NakataKazuhiro Nakatais a Japanese voice actor from Nagasaki Prefecture. He is currently affiliated with Ken Production. He is best known for his roles in Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato , Gear Senshi Dendō , .hack//Sign , Initial D Fourth Stage , Tsubasa Chronicle and Idolmaster: Xenoglossia is a Japanese voice...
- Susumu Kirakuni, Abzolute: Kenji NojimaKenji Nojimais a Japanese seiyū who was born in Tokyo. He is employed by Japanese voice talent agency Aoni Production. He is the son of veteran seiyū Akio Nojima and is the younger brother of seiyū Hirofumi Nojima...
- Eris Williamette: Kyoko Tsuruno
- Gurumet, Keisuke Kusanagi, Meteor: Kazuya Ichijou
- Otome Izumo: Michiko NeyaMichiko Neyais a female Japanese voice actress born in Echizen, Fukui . Neya is a freelancer, although she worked at Arts Vision.-Anime:*Aka-chan to Boku *Cardcaptor Sakura *Chrono Crusade...
- Shibuya: Tomomichi NishimuraTomomichi Nishimurais a Japanese voice actor who works for Arts Vision. He is most known for the roles of the narrator of YuYu Hakusho, Anzai-sensei , Shibaraku Tsurugibe , and Jamitov Hymem...
- Subaru: Kenichi SuzumuraKenichi Suzumurais a Japanese voice actor who was born in Niigata Prefecture, but raised in Osaka Prefecture. He is currently affiliated with Arts Vision. He made his television animation debut on Macross 7 in 1994...
- Dr.Inoue, Witter: Yasuhiro TakatoYasuhiro Takatois a Japanese voice actor who works for Aoni Production.-Film and television:*Saruo in Dōbutsu no Mori , the film adaptation of the Animal Crossing video game series.*Mesopotamion Guy and Haou in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo*Jean in Captain Tsubasa...
- Zero, Gulfer Emperor, Gen'ichi Izumo: Sho Hayami
Crew
- Director: Mitsuo FukudaMitsuo FukudaMitsuo Fukuda is the director of Future GPX Cyber Formula, Gear Fighter Dendoh, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny....
- Series Composition: Chiaki MorosawaChiaki MorosawaThe manga is aweeesomeeeChiaki Morosawa 両澤千晶 Morosawa Chiaki is an anime screenwriter who has worked on Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED Destiny TV Movie II: Their Respective Swords, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Gundam Seed the Movie: The Empty Battlefield, and Gear Fighter Dendoh.Morosawa...
- Screenplay: Sukehiro Tomita (ep. 1–2); Masaharu Amiya (ep. 3, 7, 9, 25, 28); Hiroyuki YoshinoHiroyuki Yoshinois a Japanese voice actor. He is part of Sigma Seven.-Anime:*Allison & Lillia *Angel Tails *Aquarian Age *Azumanga Daioh *Baccano! *Black Jack...
(ep. 4, 8, 10, 14, 18, 19, 26, 30, 31, 37); Yasuko KobayashiYasuko Kobayashiis a Japanese anime and tokusatsu drama screenwriter who has been involved in various television shows throughout her career, beginning in 1993 with Tokusou Robo Janperson.-Writing credits:...
(ep. 5, 6, 11, 16, 21, 27); Chiaki MorosawaChiaki MorosawaThe manga is aweeesomeeeChiaki Morosawa 両澤千晶 Morosawa Chiaki is an anime screenwriter who has worked on Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED Destiny TV Movie II: Their Respective Swords, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Gundam Seed the Movie: The Empty Battlefield, and Gear Fighter Dendoh.Morosawa...
(ep. 12, 13, 23, 38); Shoji Tonoike (ep. 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 33); Tomoya Asano (ep. 32, 35); Noboru Kimura (ep. 34, 36) - Storyboard: Eiji Yamanaka; Goro Taniguchi ;Keisaku Asuka; Manabu Ono; Masahiro Hosoda; Masakazu Obara; Masamitsu Hidaka; Mitsuo Fukuda; Naoki Hishikawa; Shigeki Takagi; Susumu Yamaguchi; Takashi Kawashima; Tetsuya Watanabe; Yasuhiro Minami; Yuu Kou
- Episode Director: Hiroshi Kawashima; Manabu Ono; Masahiro Hosoda; Masahiro Takada; Masakazu Obara; Mitsuo Fukuda; Naoki Hishikawa; Shigeki Takagi; Shigenori Awai; Tetsuya Watanabe; Yasuhiro Minami
- Animation director: Akira Takahashi; Eiji Nakata (Mecha); Hirokazu Hisayuki (Character); Manabu Imura (Mecha); Minoru Yamazawa; Satoshi Shishido (Mecha); Susumu Yamaguchi; Takehiro Suzuki; Takuro Shinbo (Character); Tamotsu Ikeda (Mecha); Yasutoshi Niwa;Yuji Ushijima (Character)
- Character Designs: Hirokazu HisayukiHirokazu Hisayukiis a Japanese character designer and animation director for Sunrise.-Works:* Future GPX Cyber Formula Saga: Character Design, Chief Animation Director* Future GPX Cyber Formula Sin: Character Design, Chief Animation Director...
- Mechanical Designs: Junichi Akutsu
- Music: Toshihiko SahashiToshihiko Sahashiis an accomplished Japanese composer. He graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1986. Sahashi has composed music for various anime series , video games, movies, dramas, and musicals...
Episodes
Opening and Closing Themes
Opening:- W-Infinity by Hitomi Mieno and Hironobu KageyamaHironobu Kageyamais a Japanese musical artist prominent in the soundtracks for anime, video game, and tokusatsu productions. He is sometimes called Kami by his fans. Kageyama got his big break at age 16, as lead singer of the pop group Lazy. By the early '80s, the band split and Kageyama went solo...
Closings:
- COUNT DOWN by Little Voice (ep. 1–19, 22–38)
- Brand New Mermaid by C-DRiVE (ep. 20 and 21)
Insert Song:
- Over the Rainbow by Little Voice
Video Game
Gear Fighter Dendoh has spawned one platform title for the PlayStationPlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
. It was released in 2001.
Dendoh was also featured in the Super Robot Wars
Super Robot Wars
is a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Banpresto, which is now a Japanese division of Namco Bandai. The main feature of the franchise is having a story that crosses over several popular mecha anime, manga and video games, allowing characters and mecha from different titles to...
series of Japanese simulation games. It first appeared in 2002's Super Robot Wars R for the Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
and Super Robot Wars MX
Super Robot Wars MX
is a video game for the PlayStation 2. It is part of the Super Robot Wars series by Banpresto, a division of Bandai, and was released on May 27, 2004...
for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
and it's PSP version.