Gasaraki

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Japanese: ガサラキ
English: Gasaraki
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Type: TV
Episodes: 25
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 4, 1998 to Mar 28, 1999
Premiered: Fall 1998
Broadcast: Sundays at 09:30 (JST)
Studios: Sunrise
Source: Original
Genres: DramaDrama, SupernaturalSupernatural
Themes: MechaMecha, MilitaryMilitary, PsychologicalPsychological
Duration: 25 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.631 (scored by 63836,383 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #62172
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #4643
Members: 24,427
Favorites: 64

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Synopsis

At the start of the 21st century, Japan plunges into a state of financial and political decline. In an attempt to revitalize their nation, the army develops the next generation of battlefield weapons in the form of tactical suits known as Tactical Armor (TA). Despite giving a significant advantage in mobility, TAs place a heavy strain on their pilots, and few people are capable of handling them.

Yuushirou Gouwa is one such talented pilot who is unusually adept at steering these new machines. As the fourth son of the esteemed Gouwa family, Yuushirou is no stranger to the influence of powerful authority. His abilities and knowledge of the TAs are soon tested, as other geopolitical entities are also attempting to develop their own combat-ready versions. Things take a dire turn when Yuushirou encounters a mysterious girl, who cautions him of the future that awaits them should he revive a "terror." While he tries to heed the warning, Yuushirou's family may be more involved in the rising conflict than they let on.

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Background

Gasaraki was released on DVD in North America by ADV Films from September 26, 2000, to January 29, 2002.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Koike, Tsunetoshi
Producer
Takahashi, Ryousuke
Director, Original Creator
Urakami, Yasuo
Sound Director
Okamoto, Hideki
Episode Director


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Opening Theme

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1: "MESSAGE #9" by Tomoko Tane (種ともこ) (eps 1-14,17-25)
2: "REMIX OF MESSAGE #9:type M" by Tomoko Tane (種ともこ) (eps 15-16)
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Ending Theme

"Love Song" by Tomoko Tane

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Reviews

Dec 15, 2007
Where Evangelion revolutionised the mecha genre, and perhaps inspired melodramatic experimentalism in modern anime, Gasaraki made a quieter step in a different direction for mecha. From the very outset, I’ll just say that one of the main draw points for this series is the mecha design, and the high degree of thought that was put into the functionality of the bipedal machines as effective tools of war in near-future combat. But there is a lot more to the show than that; Gasaraki is one of those rare anime that manage to rise above what could easily have become a convoluted mess of a plot. With ...
Oct 1, 2013
Mixed Feelings
Gasaraki is one of the more trickier titles I've had to try figuring out in terms of what it wanted to tell and how to critique it. Focused on young mecha pilot Yushiro Gowa, the boy is treated as nothing more than a tool by his family who have considerable influence in Japan's military and political world, considering they have Yushiro become part of the country's military to test out their mecha, the Tactical Armor. This starts off the complicated tale of Gasaraki, a series that dabbles into political conspiracies, elements of Japanese folklore and the "real robot" genre of mecha anime.

Let's first tackle the ...
Feb 6, 2010
Out of all the anime I've seen over the years that fall in and around the mecha genre, Gasaraki definitely has one thing going for it: Style.

The show is a fusion of unlikely elements: Gritty mechanized warfare that's so real it's almost boring with its endless chatter about maintenance and data collection. Elaborately costumed and choreographed traditional performing arts. Classical Japanese history. War in the Middle East. Trans-Pacific diplomacy.

Somehow Sunrise manages to fit all these individual pieces together into a nice-looking whole with a muted but satisfying color palette, consistent but not-too-formulaic episode pacing, and well selected musical choices that compliment the military and spiritual ...

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