“Orphaned model-builder Aoba is abducted to a secret base to pilot giant robots and uncover hidden war truths.”
Jinki: Extend
ジンキ・エクステンド
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Synopsis
Orphaned model-builder Aoba is abducted to a secret base to pilot giant robots and uncover hidden war truths.
Aoba is a young girl who loves to build models of robots. She lived alone with her grandmother until her grandmother passes away. Shortly after she is kidnapped and brought to a secret base where she discovers a huge robot. The piloted robots fight against Ancient-Jinki in The Grand Savanna, but the true meaning behind the fights is hidden. Aoba works hard at the base so one day she can pilot one of the robots and discover these secrets.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.26 · some divergence
3.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 4.0
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Dec 2008 → Jul 2023
- 7 “The character-driven approach and traditional animation style make this an entertaining watch, with Aoba's relatable fangirl journey and an earworm theme song being particular highlights. The...”
- 7 “The music is very good and gets you pumped up for battles, especially in Akao's city-based arc, and the ending where both storylines merge is particularly enjoyable. However, the confusing dual...”
- 7 “The show deserves credit for featuring a rare female lead in a mech series and boasts an entertaining dub with Vic Mignogna's delightfully unhinged villain performance. However, the ambitious but...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2005 – Mar 2005 Winter 2005
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-0120 catalog
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Funimation Licensor