“Aliens attack human colonies; boys with rare blood train to pilot giant robots defending last planet Zion.”
Candidate for Goddesses
女神候補生
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Synopsis
Aliens attack human colonies; boys with rare blood train to pilot giant robots defending last planet Zion.
In the future humankind has expanded and colonized other planets. Then an alien species, Victim, attacks the human colonies leaving only one planet, Zion. In an effort to stop Victim from destroying the last planet a training school, GOA, is set up to gather boys from the Zion colonies and train them to become pilots of the Ingrids AKA The Goddesses, five fighting robots that protect Zion. The boys must possess a rare blood type, EO, as well as a special ability, or EX. Zero (Candidate 88) has just arrived in GOA when he falls into the cockpit of the Ingrid Eeva-Leena. Since the synch between pilot and Ingrid are very sensitive everyone believes the Goddess will kill Zero in an attempt to synch. Just before Zero passes out he makes a full synch with the Goddess. Before he can find out more about the incident, his pilot training begins. (Source: ANN)
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Derived from 11 sampled reviews
What 11 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.59 · split reception
6.0 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.5
↓ 4.18
Running avg · Aug 2008 → Feb 2026
- 8 “Candidate for Goddess is an enjoyable, light-hearted 12-episode ride with clean, crisp animation and fun characters that deserved more recognition. While it feels frustratingly short and its...”
- 9 “Despite its obvious flaws with pacing and incomplete storytelling, Candidate for Goddess holds a special nostalgic charm that keeps me coming back. The rich world-building raises fascinating...”
- 1 “**For those with wings, watch something else because this sucks!** How to describe this show the best: I do not know how to describe the plot other than to say..."Nothings happening... Nothings...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2000 – Mar 2000 Winter 2000
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0804 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- ING Producer
Licensed by
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor