“Post-apocalyptic future: Hime pilots living mecha Brain Powerd to stop Orphan from destroying humanity.”
Brain Powerd
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Synopsis
Post-apocalyptic future: Hime pilots living mecha Brain Powerd to stop Orphan from destroying humanity.
In the not so distant future much of the earth has been submerged under the sea or destroyed by earthquakes. At the center of the turmoil is the mysterious Orphan. Orphan may or may not be the original cause of the cataclysms. Orphan's goal is to raise a ship hidden deep beneath the sea to the surface, but doing so would result in the destruction of all humans except for the small number which are loyal to Orphan. Orphan's agents pilot mysterious mecha known as Grand Cheres, and search the world for mysterious, giant disks which occasionally appear, flying at high speeds and wrecking much of the countryside, or cities, when they hit the ground. After a dying disc almost kills Hime, a Brain Powerd is born from the disc. Brain Powerds are another type of Mecha, similar to but not the same as Grand Cheres. Hime becomes the Brain Powerd's pilot, forming a symbiotic relationship with the living mecha and joins an International Organization dedicated to stopping Orphan, or at the very least saving humanity should Orphan succeed. (Source: AniDB)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 14 sampled reviews
What 14 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.53 · split reception
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.8
↓ 3.57
Running avg · Aug 2008 → May 2024
- 8 “The story is incredibly engaging and the characters are well-developed, successfully avoiding the tropes of cardboard cutouts. However, the execution suffers due to dated, grainy animation and...”
- 10 “Brain Powerd is a masterpiece that shines through its complex, non-archetypal characters, a universally acclaimed soundtrack by Yoko Kanno, and an uplifting, optimistic message about the power of...”
- 7 “Brain Powerd offers a compelling, consistent narrative with deep themes and a unique empathic connection between pilots and their mecha, bolstered by a lively soundtrack from Yoko Kanno. However,...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Brain Powerd begins and ends here.
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- Format 26 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 50m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1998 – Nov 1998 Spring 1998
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1401 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- WOWOW Producer
- Audio Planning U Producer
Licensed by
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor