Madou King Granzort

In the future, the moon is a habitable place with an atmosphere and gravity, hosting a famous tourist attraction. There are also rumors about log earred, rabbit like creatures on the moon who can use magic. Haruka Daichi heads off to the moon during a summer holiday alone because he wants to see the long earred creatures himself.

However, he get himself dragged into an millenia-old conflict between two ancient moon races: the "long ears" race and the Jado race. The Jado race wants to conquer the universe and resurrect certain evil powers to seize control of the Earth. Now the "long ears" race and Daichi must seek three warriors who can use magic in order to release the Mado King and the "long ears" race's kingdom, Rabiluna, from the Jado's control.

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Guriguri Main

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Rabi Main

Adachi, Shinobu Japanese

Yamamoto, Gus Main

Matsuda, Tatsuya Japanese

Granzort Main

Ootaki, Shinya Japanese

Haruka, Daiichi Main

Matsuoka, Youko Japanese

V-May Main

Suzuki, Reiko Japanese

Agramant Main

Ogata, Kenichi Japanese

Enuma Supporting

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Iuchi, Shuji Director, Script, Storyboard

Hidaka, Masamitsu Episode Director, Storyboard

Kondou, Nobuhiro Episode Director, Storyboard

Koumoto, Shougo Episode Director, Storyboard

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May 29, 2023

IdeDial

Recommended

Made in the same vein as another Sunrise mecha show, Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru, Madou King Granzort is a child-friendly show about chibi characters fighting in super robots on the moon to save the world. The plot of each episode tends to fall into a monster of the week format, where the protagonists explore a new part of the moon, encounter a villain, and defeat it; however, this structure is abandoned in the later episodes as the plot gets concluded, as is typical for children's shows of this nature.

There are plenty of light-hearted, comedic moments, but they manage not to be mind-numbingly dumb. Additionally, since ... this show is aimed at young children, the humour is not ecchi, which is a plus. The characters are the typical optimistic, happy-go-lucky shonen protagonists and evil, snarly villains who must be defeated to save the world.

What this show stands out in is the visuals and worldbuilding. The worldbuilding is rich and detailed, as the pre-attack segments of each show focus on exploring the goofy, strange world. The animation is quite excellent, with the bright, vibrant colours and crisp cel-animated aesthetics typical in better-animated 80s/90s anime. There are plenty of reused transformation and attack sequences, but the animation in these sequences -- especially the transformation sequences -- is very smooth and colourful, so seeing these beautiful sequences multiple times isn't necessarily a bad thing. The world is a magical fantasy world with a few modern or sci-fi elements thrown in, such as mechs and vehicles, which makes the world feel very similar to Dragon Ball. The similarities to Dragon Ball are furthered in the villains wearing uniforms very similar to those of the Ginyu Force, which I found neat, as well as an attack that involves throwing an energy ball, much like in the Kamehameha. The similarities to other anime continue in that the mechs are giant heads that transform into mechs, much like in Gurren Lagann. Additionally, the interiors of the enemy mechs are reminiscent of the interiors of the Gunmen, and the exteriors of the enemy mechs are similar to the first enemy mechs encountered in Gurren Lagann. Since Granzort seems to be quite popular in Asia, despite having flown under the radar of Western audiences, I wonder how much inspiration Gurren Lagann took from Granzort!

Overall, I really enjoyed this anime. I loved the animation, the comedy, the fusion of mechs and fantasy, and the exploration of the world the most. I was rarely bored watching this anime and found it very interesting. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys childish anime, retro anime, or mecha anime. It is wholesome and has has cool fights/mechs and wonderful animation.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Feb 1, 2009

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One of the more interesting animes that I've seen. I know summoning giant robots isn't anything new *cough* Gundam *cough* but given the settings, it is really separates itself from the other animes. Also the addition of magic made it all that much more fun to watch.

Hm.. speaking of which, I still have the action figures for this anime..

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 23, 2008

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What can I say..True Masterpiece..Story is deep..characters well figured and made..music is addicting..Animation could be better but hey we are talking late 80's
early 90's anime here.I have to add that it reminds me of TTGL.Today's mecha anime that we watch are all washed up stories repeating on and on...

Do yourself a favor and watch Granzort.Like a breath of fresh air!

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