Koutetsushin Jeeg

Title:Koutetsushin Jeeg
Steel God Jeeg
鋼鉄神ジーグ
Overall:Unevaluated
Keywords: , , , ,
Notables: Original Concept - NAGAI Go
Kotetsushin Jeeg takes place fifty years after the original and features a new cast of characters - primarily the new main character Kenji Kusanagi, a high school student and motorcycle racer who becomes Kotetsushin Jeeg to fight the sudden reappearance of "Haniwa Genjin" ("Haniwa Phantom Gods", or clay robots) from the Jamada Empire ruled by Queen Himika. Other characters include Tsubaki Tamashiro (granddaughter of Miwa Uzuki) and Kyo Misumi, Kenji's partners. Other main characters from the original series also appear.
(summary from Wikipedia)

13 TV episodes.
Series aired May to Dec '07.
Animation by Actas.
OverallArtAnimationCharacter Design MusicSeries StoryEpisode StoryReviewer
Unevaluated Jan-Chan [series:1908#967]
There is a certain fansub group with too much time on their hands and no fun new series to work on, so they have decided to go back and release this series.

I watched the first episode before losing interest.

This series very much reminded me of something from the ‘speed racer’ vintage or age, with its over-blown and hyper main character, who ‘finds’ himself with an ultra-cool motorcycle which can transform and change into a giant robot. Fair animation, simple characters, straight forward plot and too many rehashed/recycled stereotypical situations. Did I mention that this series originally came out in 1975? And has actually been resurrected at least twice?

In any event - this is a good update on the standard old fare, which is certain to entertain and amuse a new crop of rugrats.

Last updated Tuesday, August 12 2008. Created Monday, August 11 2008.

Community Anime Reviews

anime mikomi org