Locke the Superman

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Locke the Superman


caption = Mirror Ring OVA DVD cover
ja_name = 超人ロック
ja_name_trans = Chōjin Rokku
genre = Action, Science fictionInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = Yuki Hijiri
publisher = Shōnen Gahosha
demographic =
magazine = Shōnen King
first = 15 May 1980
last = 15 August 1989
volumes = 38Infobox animanga/Movie
title = Witch Era
director = Hiroshi Fukutomi
studio = Nippon Animation
released = April 14, 1984
runtime = Infobox animanga/OVA
title = Lord Leon
director = Noboru Ishiguro
studio = Nippon Animation
episodes = 3
released = October 25, 1989 (ep 1) November 25, 1989 (ep 2) December 16, 1989 (ep 3)Infobox animanga/OVA
title = New World Command
director = Takeshi Hirota
studio = Nippon Animation
episodes = 2
released = 1991Infobox animanga/OVA
title = Mirror Ring
director = Takeshi Hirota
studio =
episodes = 1
released = December 22, 2000

nihongo|"Locke the Superman"|超人ロック|Chōjin Rokku is a manga series by Yuki Hijiri which was later adapted into a movie and three OVA releases. It was given an obscure video release in the United States as "Locke the Superpower".

Characters in the series

;Chōjin Locke:A quiet, charismatic, lonely immortal esper about which little is known, he is called "Locke the Superman", but often denies being so. It is not known where or when he was born, and if asked, Locke will say he does not remember. It is entirely possible this is true. However, when asked by Cornelia Prim in "Millennium of the Witch" which star he was from, Locke replied "Toa." :He has appeared at various times throughout the history of the galaxy, either as a direct influence, an indirect influence, or a simple observer. Using his esper abilities, Locke can learn and do most things more quickly than a normal human. His power also allows him to remain eternally young, or even turn himself into a child again to be adopted by kind-hearted families. It is speculated he remains youthful as an excuse not to take responsibility for whatever cause he is approached for, since no one expects youths to have such responsibilities.

;Liza/Eliza:A matrix into which Locke can transform. She is a skilled woman, but is only mentioned in certain stories. Once Locke used this identity to become a pop star.

;Machiko Grace:A cyber developer who assists Locke. She appears in "Cyber Genocide".

;Pederson (assistant):A member of the military. He backs the research of Machiko Grace. Appears in "Cyber Genocide".

;Lemus:The product of one of Grace's secret human tests, and the basis for the duplicate body Grace created for Locke. Appears in "Cyber Genocide".

;Julius Flay:A computer engineer who assists Grace in her duplication efforts. After that, he was one of the immigrants who colonized the planet Lonwarl. He later became the leader of the independence movement and met Locke again eighteen years later. Not long afterward, he gained victory through exploiting Locke's efforts and assassinating the previous leaders of the government on Lonwarl. He appears in "Cyber Genocide", "Lonwarl no Arashi" and "Fuyu no Wakusei".

;Governor Santos:The governor of Lonwarl. He was always at a loss as to what to do about the independence movement. He appears in "Lonwarl no Arashi".

;Elaine Burnstein:A member of the independence movement, and someone who worked frequently with Locke. She appears in "Lonwarl no Arashi" and "Fuyu no Wakusei".

;Captain Viktor Stroheim:Captain of the Alliance Helldiver Corps, he was given the nickname "Stroheim, the God of Death" because he was so feared. He was dispatched from Earth and put in charge of the guerrilla independence movement suppression effort on Lonwarl. He appears in "Lonwarl no Arashi" and "Fuyu no Wakusei".

;Alfred Kraus:Julius Flay's appointed estate executor following his death. Used by the alliance to purge those of the same mind. He appears in "Fuyu no Wakusei".

;Wilhelm Katō:An Alliance Commander dispatched by Kraus to Lonwarl as a negotiator. He is extremely resentful toward Kraus for forcing him to do his work. He appears in "Fuyu no Wakusei".

;Erika:Creator of the supermen and the true form of Emperor Layzaark. Challenged the forces of Earth which were in control of the colonization of the planet Dinard. Locke learned his teleportation ability from Erika. While her name sometimes appears in the anime as "Erīka", it is always written "Erika" in the manga. She appears in "Cosmic Game".

;Varenstein:Colonel in the Earth forces. He quickly noticed the espers after meeting Locke at the battle on Dinard. He kept a close eye on Locke afterward. Barenshtein became the director of the military intelligence. He appears in "Cosmic Game", "Honō no Tora" and "Witch Era".

;Lianna Migol:Has the appearance of a child and meddles with Locke during his wanderings. She appears in "Cosmic Game".

;2nd Lt. Marian Lewis:A Federation soldier. Formerly in love with Locke, Lewis is now keeping a close watch on Locke under orders from Varenstein. She appears in "Honō no Tora".

Anime

Witch Era/Millennium of the Witch

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*Director: Hiroshi Fukutomi
*Screenplay: Atsushi Yamatoya
*Animation Director: Susumu Shiraume
*Music: Gorō Awami
*Produced by Nippon Animation

Cast

*Locke: Keiichi Nanba
*Ryū Yamaki: Yoshito Yasuhara
*Jessica Orin/Amelia: Keiko Han
*Cornelia: Toshiko Fujita
*Professor Ramses: Hidekatsu Shibata
*Lady Kahn: Taeko Nakanishi
*Palas: Bin Shimada
*Chief: Kazue Komiya
*Erika: Mika Kanai
*Azalea: Yoshino Takamori

Lord Leon

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*Director: Noboru Ishiguro
*Script: Takeshi Hirota
*Animation Director: Masahiro Sekino
*Music: Keiju Ishikawa
*Opening Theme: "Try To Believe":*Lyrics: Machiko Ryū :*Composer/Arrangement: Keiju Ishikawa:*Vocals: Toshiya Igarashi
*Ending Theme: "Tōi Aurora":*Lyrics: Machiko Ryū :*Composer: Kisaburō Suzuki:*Arrangement: Eiji Kawamura:*Vocals: Yukiko Nagao , Cotton Time
*Produced by Nippon Animation

Cast

*Locke: Nobuo Tobita
*Lord Leon: Shūichi Ikeda
*Flora: Mitsuko Horie
*Great Jorg: Gorō Naya
*Kyarian: Kenyu Horiuchi
*Marue: Saeko Shimazu
*Cornelia: Toshiko Fujita
*Dafnis: Takehito Koyasu

New World Command

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*Director: Takeshi Hirota
*Script: Takeshi Hirota
*Character Design: Masahiro Sekino
*Animation Director: Atsushi Shigeta
*Music: Tomoki Hasegawa
*Theme Song: "Elana":*Lyrics: Takeshi Hirota:*Composer: Tetsuji Hayashi:*Arrangement: Tomoki Hasegawa:*Vocals: Sayuri Saitō Produced by Nippon Animation

Cast

*Locke: Nobuo Tobita
*Eno: Tesshō Genda
*Nia/Elena: Chieko Honda
*Azalea: Yoshino Takamori
*Umos: Bin Shimada
*Lan: Nozomu Sasaki
*Kyarian: Ken'yu Horiuchi
*Chief: Kazue Komiya
*Tsar: Yūsaku Yara
*Erika: Mika Kanai
*Operator: Nobuyuki Hiyama
*Pilot: Wataru Takagi
*Kaben: Ken'yu Horiuchi
*Edgar: Kōji Saitō
*Staff Officer: Seiji Satō

Mirror Ring

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*Creative Producer: Takeshi Hirota
*Script: Katsuhiko Koide
*Production: Yūsaku Saotome
*Character Design: Junichi Hayama
*Animation Director: Yūji Moriyama]

Cast

*Locke: Kenichi Suzumura
*Lan Svensen: Tetsuya Iwanaga
*Nia/Elena: Yuka Imai
*Neon: Show Hayami

External links

*ja icon [http://www.aurora.dti.ne.jp/~yken/locke/locke.htm Yuki Hijiri Fansite: Locke the Superman Room]
*en icon Anime News Network: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=780 Witch Era] , [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=781 Lord Leon] , [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=782 New World Command] and [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=783 Mirror Ring]
* [http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/rei/MANGA/Locke.html]
* [http://www.ex.org/3.6/04-feature_locke1.html]
* Reviews of the [http://www.anime-games.co.uk/VHS/anime/starwarrior.php English dub Star Warrior] and [http://www.anime-games.co.uk/VHS/anime/locke.php Locke The Superpower] versions of the movie.