Gordian Warrior
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| Gordian the Warrior | |
 Cover of the first DVD box set | |
| 闘士ゴーディアン (Tōshi Gōdian) | |
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| Genre | Mecha |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shigeru Yanagawa |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
| Original network | Tokyo 12 TV |
| Original run | October 7, 1979 – February 27, 1981 |
| Episodes | 73 |
Gordian Warrior (闘士ゴーディアン, Tōshi Gōdian) is a Japanese anime television series that aired in 1979 to 1981.[1] There were 73 episodes. It is also referred to as Champion of Gordian or Gardian.[citation needed]
Original Story
The Earth had become a wasteland of deserts as the survivors work to rebuild communities. Daigo Otaki is a young orphan raised by his uncle. Becoming an adult, Daigo discovers that Victor City was in fact planned by his father who was a genius scientist. Daigo's sister Saori had been managing it. She pleaded with Daigo to take on the inheritance that Daigo's father left him, a super robot system known as Gordian. Daigo would join the Mechacon mechanic combat 18th regiment unit, an organization of law enforcers that defend Victor City against attacks from the Madokuta organization.
Concept
The pilot Daigo Otaki controls a small almost human-sized robot container named Protteser. Each time Protteser is in trouble, he jumps into the next biggest robot container named Delinger. Then finally the largest container is Garbin.
Characters
| Japanese Name | Voices by |
|---|---|
| Daigo Ōtaki | Yoshito Yasuhara |
| Peachy | Yō Inoue |
| Barihawk | Rokurō Naya |
| Dalph | Kiyonobu Suzuki |
| Unknown G | Hiroshi Masuoka |
| Saori Otaki | Gara Takashima |
| Roset | Rihoko Yoshida |
| Dokuma | Yasuo Muramatsu |
| Erias | Yoshino Ohtori |
| Klorias | Yūsaku Yara |
| Anita | Kazue Komiya |
| Trosculus/Narrator | Masatō Ibu |
Staff
- Additional Director
Masamune Ochiai - Screen Writer
Masaru Yamamoto - Design
Ippei Kuri - Animator
Kazuhiko Udagawa - Music
Masaaki Jinbo
Masayuki Yamamoto
Merchandise
The original released toy set comes with all 3 robots and the human pilot. The 3 robots ranking from biggest to smallest, Garbin, Delinger, Protteser were respectively released as GB-11, GB-10, GB-09 by Popy pleasure. Their upper sternum is also numbered 3, 2, 1. Though these numbers do not appear in the cartoon at all. It was sold in the US as "Gardian" under the Godaikin line. Gordian was later reappropriated as Baikanfū in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos.
Availability outside Japan
Anime Sols is currently funding the legal streaming of the show.[2]
References
Sources
- Ishizuki, Saburo. Alt, Matt. Duban, Robert. Brisko Tim [2005] (2005). Super #1 Robot: Japanese Robot Toys 1972-1982. San Francisco: Chronicle Books LLC. ISBN 0-8118-4607-5
External links
- Tatsunoko Pro.
- Episode listing
- Toshi Gordian (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
