| Title: | Kyoshin Gorg
Giant Gorg
巨神ゴーグ
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| Overall: | Rent |
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1984, Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi, TV
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| Notables: |
Animation - SUNRISE
R1 License - Discotek
R1 License - Subtitled Only
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This is another magnificent action series from Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Set on “Austral,” a mysterious island which appears from the deep sea of the South Pacific, the story depicts battles involving a thirteen-year old boy named Yu Tagami, who lands on the island, and his friendship with a mysterious robot called “Giant Gorg” as they embark on adventure. Together, they search for treasure hidden on the island. However, GAIL, a large international corporation, hinders Yu and Gorg in their search of Austral.
(Summary Courtesy of Anime News Network)
26-episode TV anime that premiered on April 5, 1984.
Animated by Sunrise.
Licensed by Discotek. |
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This is another magnificent action series from Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Set on “Austral,” a mysterious island which appears from the deep sea of the South Pacific, the story depicts battles involving a thirteen-year old boy named Yu Tagami, who lands on the island, and his friendship with a mysterious robot called “Giant Gorg” as they embark on adventure. Together, they search for treasure hidden on the island. However, GAIL, a large international corporation, hinders Yu and Gorg in their search of Austral.
(Summary Courtesy of Anime News Network)
26-episode TV anime that premiered on April 5, 1984.
Animated by Sunrise.
Licensed by Discotek.
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Kyoshin Gorg
Do have to admit that this game genuinely surprised me. Focused on a Japanese boy named Yu trying to uncover the mysteries of Austral Island, he come across a giant robot named Gorg that he befriends and deals with an international corporation called GAIL that is trying to keep him and others from exploring the mysteries surrounding the island for their own personal gain. On the surface, Gorg has a number of the tropes of 80s mecha anime with a young and idealistic male lead being the titular mecha pilot (or in this case, the telepathic master of the mech), an apparently evil corporation out to cause trouble for our heroes, a badass leader who isn't afraid to get his hands dirty in battle, and the lead mecha of the series being seemingly unstoppable against most enemy threats throughout the series. But the series does a surprisingly good job at further developing its plot as more pieces of the situations surrounding GAIL's motives and the connection between Gorg and Yuu get further fleshed out as episodes progress. It also does well with fleshing out the motives and some of the relations that develop with some major characters, though not everyone is fleshed out and are mostly two-dimensional archetypes throughout Giant Gorg's run. The visuals are also surprisingly decent for their time with mecha and character designs being consistent with their details throughout the show's run and the animators doing rather well at concealing animaton shortcuts. While not breaking new ground for mecha titles, Giant Gorg still offers enough of an engaging plot where I could recommend it as a decent time-killer for old-school mecha anime fans.
Last updated Saturday, June 25 2016. Created Saturday, June 25 2016.
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