Panzer World Galient
| Panzer World Galient | |
 Cover of the Premium Blu-ray Box release, depicting the two titular mecha of the series. Top: Assault Galient. Bottom: Tetsukyojin. | |
| 機甲界ガリアン (Kikōkai Garian) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | High fantasy, Mecha, Military sci-fi |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ryōsuke Takahashi |
| Written by | Sōji Yoshikawa |
| Music by | Tooru Fuyuki |
| Studio | Nippon Sunrise |
| Original network | Nippon Television |
| Original run | October 5, 1984 – March 29, 1985 |
| Episodes | 25 |
| Anime film series | |
| Chapter of the Land and the Sky (compilation films) | |
| Directed by | Ryōsuke Takahashi |
| Written by | Sōji Yoshikawa |
| Music by | Tooru Fuyuki |
| Studio | Nippon Sunrise |
| Released | January 21, 1986 – March 25, 1986 |
| Runtime | 65 minutes (each) |
| Films | 2 |
| Original video animation | |
| Crest of Iron | |
| Directed by | Masashi Ikeda |
| Written by | Jinzo Toriumi |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Nippon Sunrise |
| Released | August 5, 1986 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
Panzer World Galient (機甲界ガリアン, Kikōkai Garian) is a 1984 Japanese fantasy and science fiction anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was broadcast on Nippon Television from October 5, 1984, to March 29, 1985.[1]
Production
The series premiered on TV in October 1984 and lasted 25 episodes. It was directed by Ryōsuke Takahashi, with mechanical design by Kunio Okawara and Yutaka Izubuchi.
Plot
Set in a far flung medieval-looking world of Arst, Prince Jordy Volder takes up the fight against the ambitions of the conqueror Marder. Jordy uses the legendary giant robot "panzer" Galient, which is one of many panzers that have been preserved underground for thousands of years. Using an army of advanced robot panzers, Marder is conquering all of Arst in preparation of his plan for dominance of the Crescent Galaxy.
Theme music
- Opening Theme: "The Galient World – Run For Your Life" by EUROX
- Ending Theme: "Hoshi no Ichibyō" (lit. "A Second of a Star") by EUROX
The show's opening and ending musical themes were composed and performed by EUROX, a Japanese progressive rock band formed in 1984 in Tokyo, Japan. They also did English versions of both songs which has mostly different lyrics from the Japanese version. They also did a 2009 remake of both songs in both languages.
The ending theme of the show was normally accompanied by nighttime shots of a sword stuck in the sand and images of the characters reflected on its blade as the credits flash on screen with the ending showing the same sword now being showered with rain (as reference to a line in the song about crying).
The final episode was different, with a tighter daylight shot on the sword that pans up to the handle. Prince Jordy's hand then pulls the sword from the sand and lifts it up in the air and we see him embracing Chururu. The credits flash onscreen as the Prince and Chururu look at each other as the images of the prince's mother and friends appear onscreen with rose petals blowing in the wind completing the ending. It also turns out the main antagonist mauder was fighting against something worse than him and union of civilized planets that suppressed free will to the extreme and the where not afraid to destroy planets because of this. When Jordy became king and an adult who is also of a who can travel the starts. He did find out Mauder and his right hand man successfully overthrew the union of civilized planets and Jordy found out he was the guy who should be in charge of it and the leadership overthrew the faction he is the direct heir and that where fighting against.
Marder and his right hand man basically said the would not be ruling the successor state and gave it to Jordy even though those two help him run it.Jordy eventually in adulthood forgave mauder and pardoned him. he even recognized him as a king of Arst who only took over to overthrow a government that should not exist.He also left Arst in a way better place he found it Arst still views him positively.Beacuse he industalized the planet and left them up,to the stars again also Jordy did meet Marder again and his right hand man again he had to call him step father and his right hand man brother.
References
- ^ 機甲界ガリアン (1984～1985). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
External links
- Panzer World Galient (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
