Gilgamesh

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: ギルガメッシュ
English: Gilgamesh
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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 2, 2003 to Mar 18, 2004
Premiered: Fall 2003
Broadcast: Unknown
Producers: Kansai Telecasting
Licensors: ADV Films
Source: Manga
Genres: DramaDrama, FantasyFantasy, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 6.591 (scored by 1189411,894 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #64762
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #3536
Members: 43,488
Favorites: 186

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Synopsis

In an attempt to gather information on immortality, scientists from around the world have assembled to study "Heaven's Gate"—the tomb turned laboratory of the mythical king Gilgamesh. But soon enough, the research is deemed unethical and all planned work comes to a halt. However, a group of terrorists pay this no thought and storm into Heaven's Gate, ultimately causing an explosion that leads to the collapse of the advanced information civilization.

Many years after the incident, the siblings Tatsuya and Kiyoko Madoka are on the run from thugs. Yet this seems to be the least of their worries as they find themselves in the midst of a war between two powerful cryptic factions. With both groups claiming to fight for the betterment of society, Tatsuya and Kiyoko will have to find a way to decide who to trust.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Characters & Voice Actors

Omuro, Fuko

Supporting
Kobayashi, Sanae
Japanese

Madoka, Terumichi

Supporting
Namikawa, Daisuke
Japanese

Yuki, Reiko

Supporting
Araki, Kae
Japanese

Kazmatsuri, Hayato

Supporting
Fujiwara, Keiji
Japanese

Octo

Supporting
Mito, Takashi
Japanese

Staff

Kawando, Kenjirou
Producer
Takahata, Yuuichirou
Assistant Producer
Murata, Masahiko
Director
Iwanami, Yoshikazu
Sound Director


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"Crazy 4U" by Kumi Kouda
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Ending Theme

1: "Wasuremono no Mori" by Yuko Ando (eps 2-25)
2: "Shall We Gather At the River?" composed by Robert Lowry (ep 26)




Reviews

Apr 22, 2008
I can safely say that this is one of the more origianl series that I've had the fortune of seeing. Edgy, dark, and tantilizingly mysterious this series will grip your mind and emotions and squeeze them violently before letting them go. That being said, this is definetly more of an "accquired tase."

~Story~

The plot synposis does not in the least do this anime justice. I get the impression that most people who just look at the plot summary provided here will perceive the anime as being something radically different from what it actually is, not to mention it really over-simplifies matters. Let me say that the ...
Nov 12, 2023
Mixed Feelings
I can't tell you whether I love this show or hate it. I can't tell you whether it's a brilliant burst of creativity that overcomes a miniscule budget with maniacal glee towards a story nobody else would touch without cleaning up the rough edges, or a cruel and nihilistic attempt at scoring points with the pretentious crowd, name-dropping titles like "The Sheltering Sky" along the way to let them know they're buds. Did I watch an anime that is a wild ride that shows what really happens when people play God, or pointless drivel that punches down on scientists who already have enough problems being ...
Oct 29, 2009
This was a horrible series, what more can I say? Well plenty, I checked this out because many anime review sites gave it overwhelmingly positive scores (I mostly check for how the ratings change on a per disc basis and Gilgamesh's scores for the most part went up from the first volume to the last). Now, I try not to let other reviews flavor my opinion of what to expect from the show, but at the very least I was expecting something actually good.

The story was just horrible, I popped in the first disc and saw the first 5 episodes and found myself with a ...

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