is a 2 episode sci-fi anime

Anime

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 OVA series with a female cast, released in 1994. It was created by Toshihiro Hirano, creator of the original Fight! Iczer One

Fight! Iczer One

, is a dark sci-fi anime with a predominantly female cast. Based upon a manga comic of the same name published in Lemon People magazine in 1983, it was created by Toshihiro Hirano, and has a small but devoted fan-following among otaku...

 and Iczer Reborn

Iczer Reborn

Iczer Reborn, also known , is a 6-episode anime OVA series. It is the sequel to Fight!! Iczer One. Although originally released in North America on VHS and Laserdisc under the title "Iczer-3" , Central Park Media renamed it "Iczer Reborn" for the DVD release.A sound novel trilogy, based on the...

 series. AIC and KSS

KSS (company)

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 were the animation production companies in charge of Iczelion. The series was licensed by in North America

North America

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 by ADV Films.

Unlike its predecessor, Iczelion did not really feature female-female intimacy. Although the series hinted at a possible continuation, none was ever written or created. The story seems to take place in an alternate timeline from Iczer-One and Iczer Reborn because of its placement in modern day and with a seemingly different Nagisa.

Iczelion was also made into a radio drama series, released as three drama CDs. The radio drama served as a bridge between Iczer-3 and Iczelion, as characters from the Iczer-3 OVA series were featured in it, including Nagisa Kasumi, who became the title Iczelion instead of the OVA's Nagisa Kai. Iczel was also sent to earth by Iczer-3 in the radio drama.

Story

Kai Nagisa, a normal high school girl who wishes to one day become a professional wrestler, is suddenly approached by a robot

Robot

A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...

 known as an Iczel. Iczel urges her to help save the Earth

Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...

 from invading alien

Extraterrestrial life

Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...

s called Geas. The Geas, led by Chaos and Cross, are bent on stripping Earth's resources

Natural resource

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 and then destroying it. To fight the invaders, Nagisa must merge with Iczel and become a battle-suited warrior

Warrior

A warrior is a person skilled in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based society that recognizes a separate warrior class.-Warrior classes in tribal culture:...

 named "Iczelion". She is reluctant to take up this sudden unbelievable task and fight with the other Iczelions of Earth because Nagisa just wants to live a normal life without having such big responsibilities. Nagisa must overcome her fears and fight, together with other Iczelions, to prevent the invading alien forces from destroying their homeplanet, Earth.

Main Characters

A normal high school student who wishes to become a professional wrestler. One day, a robot named Iczel confronts Nagisa and urges her to help save the world from invading aliens. Although at first, she refused, Nagisa had no choice but to merge with Iczel to become an . She struggles at first because she does not want to hold the responsibility of being an Iczelion and saving the world, but later realizes that she must protect those she cares about, giving her the strength to become an Iczelion and fight to save the Earth. She can enter Burst Acceleration Mode for a brief period of time.

Weapon: Beamsword, Handbeam, Barrier, Concentrate Fire-Blast.

A robot that confronts Nagisa and pleads her to help fight invading aliens that want to destroy the Earth. Iczel chooses Nagisa to become an Iczelion. Nagisa is reluctant in accepting the role but Iczel continuously pleads her to fight to protect her homeplanet. There are other Iczels on Earth that attend to their own Iczelions; Iczel Black, Iczel Gold, and Iczel Silver. Each Iczel has their own personality, which is similar to that of their Iczelion girl counterpart. Iczel is also referred to as Normal Type by the other Iczels.

Weapon: Barrier.

A rock singer and works as a rave dancer in a nightclub, she is . From all the Iczelion, she is the most direct and sure of herself. Her Iczelion signature attacks are gravity based, and she is also the most skilled with both her beam sword and in hand to hand combat. Nami currently seems to be the strongest and most capable of the Iczelions. She seem to have the most defensive and powerful Barrier out of the 4. Can also transfer all the suit power into her beam sword, critically boosting it power to access Gravity Slash.

Weapon: Duel Beamswords, Handbeam, Barrier, Gravity Barrier Ram, Gravity Well, Implode Gravity Vortex.

An idol singer, she is . She is very energetic and agile. She tends to mock her opponents in battle but she shows that she is a capable fighter. She is probably the most girlish and enthusiastic of the Iczelion, but that doesn't mean that her fighting skills are weak. She displays one of the broadest range of attacks based on wind and earth. Her wind attacks are deployed by means of the weapon modules mounted on her hips.

Weapon: Barrier, Expanding Barrier Blast, Meteor Shower, Tornado, Tornado Kick, Double Super Tornado.

Another high school girl who attends a different school from Kai Nagisa, she is . She is not so active like the other Iczelions, but is very calm, gentle and quiet. Kawai is the first to try to persuade Nagisa to fight alongside the other Iczelions and protect the Earth. Kawai is the one who explains why the Iczel were created. While other Iczelion may have their own reasons for fighting, Kawai firmly believes there is nothing more important than defending their home, Earth. Her signature weapons are her Beam Boomerangs. She can also enter Burst Teleport Mode for rapid short-distance evasion.

Weapon: Barrier, single forearm Beam Cutter, Dual Beam Boomerangs.

Villains

One of the main villains in the story. Cross is an android and was probably "created" by Big Gold before she was killed by Iczer-1. With her brother Chaos, she goes to different planets throughout the galaxy, stealing their resources and destroying them. She takes pleasure in killing their inhabitants and hunting down the Iczelion that protect those world. She is usually accompanied by three strong Geas called Voids. Cross seems to be the brawn between herself and her brother. She is eventually killed by Nagisa.

Another one of the main villains in the story. Chaos is also an android and is the brother of Cross. Together with his sister, they steal planet resources and destroy them afterwards. Chaos seems to be the brains between himself and his sister, commanding his army of Geas to do his bidding.

Sound Novel Staff

Japanese Staff

• Original Work: Toshihiro Hirano
• General Manager: Toshihiro Hirano
• Screenplay: Gaku Nakamura
• Design Work: Yasuhiro Moriki
• Music: Michiaki Watanabe, Tatsumi Yano

Sound Novel Theme Songs

Opening:

• • Lyrics: Kouichiro Maeda
  • Composition: Tatsumi Yano
  • Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
  • Artist: Mari Sasaki

Ending:

• • Lyrics: Kouichiro Maeda
  • Composition: Tatsumi Yano
  • Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
  • Artist: Yuri Shiratori
    Yuri Shiratori
    is a female seiyū and J-pop singer from Kanagawa Prefecture who has released various solo CD albums. She is employed by 81 Produce.-Profile:*Born on August 20, 1968 in Kanagawa Prefecture*Nickname: Shiratari-san...
    
    

Image Song:

• • Lyrics: Fumiko Okada
  • Composition: Michiaki Watanabe
  • Arrangement: Michiaki Watanabe
  • Artist: Eriko Tsuruzaki

OVA Staff

Japanese Staff

• Director: Toshihiro Hirano
• Music: Kenji Kawai
  Kenji Kawai
  , born April 23, 1957 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, is a Japanese music composer, for motion pictures, anime movies, video games and televised programs. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other countries in Asia, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror,...
  
  , Tatsumi Yano
• Character Design: Masahiro Nishii, Toshihiro Hirano
• Art director: Hiroshi Kato
• Mechanical design: Keishi Hashimoto
• Director of Photography: Hitoshi Sato
• Animation Supervisor: Keitaro Motonaga
• Design Work: Yasuhiro Morimoto
• Sound director: Hitoshi Matsuoka
• Animation Production: AIC
• Production: KSS

English Staff

• Director: Gary Dehan
• Script: Gary Dehan, Lowell B. Bartholomee
• Art director: Laura Attwell
• Translation: Chris Hutts, Masako Arakawa
• Additional Translation: Chris Hutts, Masako Arakawa
• Editing: Charles Campbell, David Grundy
• Engineer: Charles Campbell
• Executive producer: John Ledford
• International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
• Logo Design: Douglas Smith
• Packaging Design: Lorraine Reyes, Thanh Tran
• Producer: Gary Dehan, Matt Greenfield
• Production Assistant: Akiko Yoshii, Kelly Jean Beard, Maki Nagano, Masami Takahashi
• Production Coordination: Janice Williams
• Production Manager: Lisa J. Miller
• Production Secretary: Anna Bechtol
• Sound Design: Paul Killam
• Subtitle Script: Matt Greenfield

OVA Theme Songs

Opening:

• • Lyrics: Kouichiro Maeda
  • Composition: Tatsumi Yano
  • Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
  • Artist: Mari Sasaki

Ending:

• YOU'RE THE BEST PARTNER!
  • Lyrics: Kouichiro Maeda
  • Composition: Kenji Kawai
    Kenji Kawai
    , born April 23, 1957 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, is a Japanese music composer, for motion pictures, anime movies, video games and televised programs. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other countries in Asia, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror,...
    
    
  • Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
  • Artist: Naomi Takahashi

Image Song:

• • Lyrics: Kouichiro Maeda
  • Composition: Kenji Kawai
    Kenji Kawai
    , born April 23, 1957 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, is a Japanese music composer, for motion pictures, anime movies, video games and televised programs. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other countries in Asia, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror,...
    
    
  • Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
  • Artist: Naomi Takahashi

Image Song:

• • Lyrics: Kouichiro Maeda
  • Composition: Kenji Kawai
    Kenji Kawai
    , born April 23, 1957 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, is a Japanese music composer, for motion pictures, anime movies, video games and televised programs. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other countries in Asia, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror,...
    
    
  • Arrangement: Kenji Kawai
    Kenji Kawai
    , born April 23, 1957 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, is a Japanese music composer, for motion pictures, anime movies, video games and televised programs. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other countries in Asia, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror,...
    
    
  • Artist: Chinami Nishimura
    Chinami Nishimura
    is a Japanese voice actress who has voiced characters in both the Japanese and English-dubbed versions of Pokémon. Nishimura was born in Chiba Prefecture...
    
    

External links

• Iczelion review at THEM Anime Reviews