“Boy pilots dragon-mecha Gaiking to battle world-conquering enemies from another dimension, Darius.”
Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu
ガイキング Legend of Daiku-Maryu
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Synopsis
Boy pilots dragon-mecha Gaiking to battle world-conquering enemies from another dimension, Darius.
A boy, Tsuwabaki Daiya found a black fire in an ocean when he and his father were in a small boat. A big monster came out of the fire, and the father and the crews were disappeared into the sea. When he was about to become the next victim, a large mecka dragon appeared and saved him. 5 years later since then, Daiya becomes a junior high school student. A big monster reappear, and he meets the mecha dragon,"Daiku Maryu". The head of the dragon separates from the body, and it turns into the body of a super robot, Gaiking. He gets in Gaiking, fights against the monster, and beats it. He learns that there is an enemy that plots to conquer the world, and he leaves for another world, Darius, to stop the plot. (Source: AnimeNfo)
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What 3 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.41 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 2.00
Running avg · Jan 2009 → Jan 2010
- 9 “The remake of the classic Gaiking generally stays true to the general aesthetic of classic Super Robot shows of the 70's. But there are subtle changes. The evil villains are not always so evil, and...”
- 9 “Gaiking is extremely enjoyable, but does require the same kind of acceptance of genre tropes as most "traditional" super robot shows, as its a genre I like though this is something of a non-issue...”
- 6 “In a lot of ways, Gaiking feels like Eureka Seven. Boy meets girl, big mecha, boy boards a big ship, girl has mysterious power, etc., except to compare Gaiking to E7 is simply an insult to the...”
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A Tv Production · Fall 2005
Toei Animation.- Format 39 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 16h 15m all episodes
- Aired Nov 2005 – Sep 2006 Fall 2005
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1682 catalog