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is a Japanese anime
series, that retells the events from the Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2
game, a game featuring only original characters and mechs created by Banpresto
for the Super Robot Wars
franchise. It was produced by Asahi Production and started broadcasting in several Japanese TV Stations on October 1, 2010. The anime also received a simulcast release on the English anime streaming website, Crunchyroll
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, and similarly is not a direct adaptation of the original video game and the PlayStation 2 Adaption, it includes several changes to the whole plot, with also some new mecha being introduced. A few of these changes include:
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as the director. The show first aired on October 1, 2010 on several TV stations in Japan. The anime is planned to have a total of 26 episodes. The animation style of the series is also different from the first series as well, incorporating hand-drawn animation instead of 3DCGI.
Four pieces of theme music are used within the show, two opening songs and two ending songs. The first opening theme is MAXON and the second opening is Ryuusei Lovers by JAM Project
while the first ending song is Bokura no Jiyuu and the second ending song is Saigo no Tabi by Aki Misato
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on February 2011.
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 retells the events from the Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2
Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2
is a tactical role-playing game for the Game Boy Advance. It is the second Super Robot Taisen game that was officially released in North America....
game, a game featuring only original characters and mechs created by Banpresto
Banpresto
is a Japanese toy company, best known in America for game development, headquartered in the Shinagawa Seaside West Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It was founded April 1977 as Hoei Sangyo, Co. Ltd. The company was renamed Coreland in 1982, and during the 1980s it worked mainly as a subcontractor for...
for 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...
franchise. It was produced by Asahi Production and started broadcasting in several Japanese TV Stations on October 1, 2010. The anime also received a simulcast release on the English anime streaming website, Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American website and international online community focused on streaming East Asian media including anime, manga, drama, music, electronic entertainment, and auto racing content...
.
Summary
The anime is a sequel to Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine WarsSuper Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars
is a Japanese anime series, that retells the events from the Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation game, a game featuring only original characters and mechs created by Banpresto for the Super Robot Wars franchise. A sequel titled began airing on the October 1, 2010.-Summary:The anime is not a...
, and similarly is not a direct adaptation of the original video game and the PlayStation 2 Adaption, it includes several changes to the whole plot, with also some new mecha being introduced. A few of these changes include:
- The exclusion of the Huckebein, which was replaced with two new units: The PTX-EX Exbein and the PTX-G Guarbein.
- Sanger's Grungust Type-3 Unit-2 is painted in a black and gold color scheme similar to the Grungust Type-0.
- Inclusion of new units made exclusively for the anime. These units were the Gravilion, Sol Gravilion, PTX-007-02 Gespenst Mark II Type SA, ASK-G03C Rapiéçage Fantôme, RPT-005 Mass Produced Wildschein and the Einst versions of the Cybuster, SRX, Grungust and Great Kaminarimon (A character previously appearing only in older Banpresto titles). A black version of the Angelg is also included.
- The Vysaga becoming Lamia's permanent unit after she is recovered from the Shadow Mirror headquarters. In the games, a special requirement is needed to obtain this unit.
- Some of the units from Super Robot Wars Original GenerationsSuper Robot Wars Original Generationsis a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation 2. Original Generations is a remake of the two Original Generation games for the Game Boy Advance and is intended to celebrate the Super Robot Wars series' 15th anniversary...
and Super Robot Wars Original Generation GaidenSuper Robot Wars Original Generation Gaidenis a tactical role-playing game, and direct sequel to Super Robot Wars Original Generations, for the PlayStation 2. The bonus segments of Original Generations, entitled Original Generation 2.5: Unified Wisdom, was regarded as a preview for Original Generation Gaiden...
were included like the Seigerlion, WeissSaber, Gespenst Type-RV, Randgrith Raven, Rathgrith Raven, Compatible Kaiser (cameo only) and the Gespenst MK-II M Cry Wolves Squad Unit. - Characters from Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden, Super Robot Wars MXSuper Robot Wars MXis 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...
and 3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha were included prior to the series' revised epilogue. - The formal introduction of the Shadow Mirror World's Kyosuke Nanbu, sometimes known as Einst Beowulf.
- A much thorough explanation about the System XN and the Shadow Mirror's secret operation named Operation Endless Frontier.
Plot
Half a year has gone by since the end of the L5 Campaign and the war with the alien species known as the Aerogators, meanwhile remnants of the military faction called DC are still at large. The President of the world government reveals the presence of aliens and vows to take measure to ensure Earth is well prepared for another invasion. As the story unfolds many new factions come to the forefront aiming to take leadership, along with new emerging alien threats. Only the teams of the Hagane and Hiryuu Kai can hope to solve this crisis.Main characters
:- A serious, stoic leader of the ATX Team, who has a habit with gambling.
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- A fun-loving, somewhat ditzy pilot of the ATX Team and Kyosuke's girlfriend, she makes men uncomfortable with her flirting and jokes.
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- A rookie pilot from the ATX Team, with extensive training and abilities, he insists that others address him as Bullet.
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- The newest member of the ATX team, claims to be a test pilot but seems to have a hidden agenda, she pilots the mysterious Angelg.
Supporting characters
:- A mecha otakuOtakuis a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
and finalist for the Burning PT Tournament, he is the protagonist of Divine Wars, drafted by the Earth Federation Army for their secret SRX Development Project.
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- A stalwart test pilot for the Earth Federation Army, he is the next person to be part of the SRX Development Project.
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- A relatively new and inexperienced member of the military, she is the third person to be part of the SRX Development Project.
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- A quiet young girl who was the part of an experimental project to create Personal Trooper pilots. She begins to open up more after befriending Ryusei and develops a crush on him.
Anime
The anime was produced by Asahi Production and Sotsu Agency with Masami ŌbariMasami 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 :...
as the director. The show first aired on October 1, 2010 on several TV stations in Japan. The anime is planned to have a total of 26 episodes. The animation style of the series is also different from the first series as well, incorporating hand-drawn animation instead of 3DCGI.
Four pieces of theme music are used within the show, two opening songs and two ending songs. The first opening theme is MAXON and the second opening is Ryuusei Lovers by JAM Project
JAM Project
JAM Project is an anime music genre "supergroup" based in Japan, originally founded on July 19, 2000 by famous 1970s theme song artist Ichirou Mizuki...
while the first ending song is Bokura no Jiyuu and the second ending song is Saigo no Tabi by Aki Misato
Aki Misato
is a female Japanese J-pop singer from Saitama, Japan. Most of her songs are theme songs for anime and video games. She made her debut in 2004 with her first single Kimi ga Sora Datta , which was featured as the ending theme of the anime Mai-HiME...
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Manga
A manga adaptation of the anime titled will begin serialization in Dengeki Hobby MagazineDengeki Hobby Magazine
is a Japanese magazine published by ASCII Media Works centering around information relating to plastic models. It first went on sale on November 25, 1998...
on February 2011.
Production
- Director: Masami ŌbariMasami 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 :...
- Series Composition & Screenplay: Yuichiro Takeda, Tatsunosuke Yatsufusa
- Supervision: Takanobu Terada, Soichiro Morizumi
- Chief Animation Director: Yosuke Kabashima
- Mechanical Animation Director: Masahiro Yamane
- Action Director: Fujio Suzuki
- Mechanical Design: Kazutaka MiyatakeKazutaka Miyatakeis an anime designer known for the mechanical design of the Macross TV series and a number of its continuations from Studio Nue, of which he is a founding member. He has also contributed to the mecha design of other series such as Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.-Mechanical Design:Kazutaka Miyatake...
, Hajime KatokiHajime Katokiis a popular Japanese mecha designer. A member of the studio Sunrise, he is highly noted for his work on the Gundam series as well as his work on video games, such as the Virtual On series and Policenauts.-Biography:...
, Mika Akitaka, Kazue Saito, Masahiro Yamane, Tsukasa KotobukiTsukasa Kotobukiis a Japanese character designer for various games and anime series such as Saber Marionette J, VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire, Cyber Team in Akihabara and Battle Arena Toshinden. He also did the art for Sword of the Dark Ones.-External links:* with a Tsukasa Kotobuki...
, Masami ŌbariMasami 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 :... - Original Character Design : Sachiko Kouno, Kazue Saito
- Anime Character Design: Risa Ebata, Kenichi Hamasaki, Yukihito Ogomori, Masahiro Yamane
- Production Design: Koji Nakakita
- Animation Production: Asahi Production
- Original Story: SR Produce Team
- Production: SotsuSotsuis a Japanese advertising agency. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings.-History:It was founded in 1965 as , with it being designated by baseball team Yomiuri Giants as its primary agency for the planning and distribution of the team's merchandising interests. In 1977, it changed its name to...
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