Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula


caption = Logo from the opening theme
ja_name = 機神大戦 ギガンティック・フォーミュラ
ja_name_trans = Kishin Taisen Gigantikku FōmyuraInfobox animanga/Anime
director = Keiji Gotoh
studio = Brains Base
licensor =
network = flagicon|Japan TV Tokyo
network_other = flagicon|Japan TV Hokkaido
flagicon|Japan TV Osaka
flagicon|Japan TV Setouchi
flagicon|Japan AT-X
flagicon|Japan TV Aichi
flagicon|Japan TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
first = April 4, 2007
last = September 26, 2007
episodes = 26
episode_list =

Nihongo|"Mechanical Divine War Gigantic Formula"|機神大戦 ギガンティック・フォーミュラ|Kishin Taisen Gigantikku Fōmyura, also known as "Apo Mekhanes Theos Gigantic Formula", is a Japanese anime series that aired in Japan. The show was first aired April 4, 2007 by TV Tokyo, and ended its run on September 26, 2007.

Overview

The series is set in the year 2035 A.D. After the excavation of Regions around the World 12 gigantic heads resembling the Greek Gods were uncovered. So far in the series the following countries/regions have been confirmed as having obtained one of the heads, Italy Roma Republic, Empire of North America, Central China, Caribbean Venezuela Republic, Original Greece, Great British Kingdom, France Union, East European Russia, Federated Egypt Africa Arabia, Japan Republic, Unified German Deutsch, and Hindustania. Each of the heads give out powerful energy capable of destroying large areas. Shortly after the 12 heads excavation a large portion of Earth was engulfed in flames. The areas include most of Africa, South America, and the entire Middle East, this phenomenon was called the "Equatorial Winter". For a time after the disaster the Nations of the world were unable to contact or get Satellite feed of each other due to a large wall of energy separating them.

Subsequently after each of the countries hired translators, who can speak to the heads and translate for them. The heads tell the countries to, "Build them armor to fight with." So the countries each built large steel mechs with the heads as the power source to fight against other countries, "To unify the World", and begins WWW, "World's Wisest War".

Character histories and Gigantic Status

Japan Republic

*Japan Republic's Sxano 10 (really no. 13) defeated Japan Republic's Onyxs 10 (the original no. 10).
*Japan Republic's Onyxs 10 defeated Empire of North America's Jupiter 2.

;Nihongo|Shingo Suwa|州倭慎吾|Suwa Shingo:Anime voices|Tsubasa Yonaga:The main protagonist, he is the pilot of Susanoo Type 10, and currently is 13 years old.

;Nihongo|Mana Kamishiro|神代真名|Kamishiro Mana:Anime voices|Rina Satō:The main heroine of the show, she serves as the translator for Susanoo Type 10, and currently is 14 years old.

;Nihongo|Utsumi Amano|天野卯兎美|Amano Utsumi:Anime voices|Sayuri Yahagi:The chief engineer for Susanoo Type 10. She is a 10 year old genius.

;Nihongo|Katsumi Ohmi|大海華都美|Ohmi Katsumi:Anime voices|Yuko Sasaki:She is the Commander for the army that involves Susanoo Type 10, currently 32 years old.

;Nihongo|Tsutomu Oda|皇田 力|Oda Tsutomu:Anime voices|Kousuke Meguro:The Second in Command for the army that involves Susanoo Type 10. He is 53 years old.

Central China

*Central China's XuanWuShen No. 3 was defeated by Japan Republic's Susanoo Type 10 in their second battle.

;Nihongo|Wen-Yee Li|李雲儀|Li Wen Yee:Anime voices|Tomokazu Seki:He was the pilot of XuanWuShen No. 3. After the defeat of Central China he became the trainer for Shingo and Mana. He is 24 years old, and is Chau-Yan's husband.

;Nihongo|Chau-Yan Li|李走影|Li Chau Yan:Anime voices|Ryoka Yuzuki:She was the translator of XuanWuShen No. 3. After the defeat of Central China she became the trainer for Shingo and Mana. She is 21 years old, and is married to Wen-Yee.

East European Russia

*East European Russia was defeated by Japan Republic's Sxano Type 10 in their third battle. Sxano was able to endure the effects of Junova's ultimate weapon "The Hundred eyes of Argos"

;Nihongo|Sergei Kulakovskii|セルゲイ・クラコフスキー|Serugei Kurakofusukī:He is the pilot of Junova-VIII, 15 years old. Later, when he and Tatyana are defeated by Japan's Republic, Sxano Type 10, he is a cheerful guy with a good attitude and is hard to hate. He becomes quick friends with the protagonists and worries about them. He seems to have a romantic relationship with Junova's translator, and his partner, Tatyana, despite her being older.

;Nihongo|Tatyana Grigoriev|タチアナ・グリゴリエフ|Tachiana Gurigoriefu:Anime voices|Rei Sakuma:The translator of Junova-VIII, 32 years old. She is shown as a sensible and mature woman and corrects Sergei often about being polite and what not. She seems to have a romantic relationship with Sergei, seen kissing in one episode.

Federated Egypt Africa Arabia

*Nephtys-IX lost to East European Russia's Junova-VIII within a few minutes of encounter.

;Nihongo|Mariam Al-Atrash|マリアム・アル・アトラシュ|Mariamu Aru Atorashu:Anime voices|Hiromi Tsuru:The pilot of Nephtys-IX, 22 years old.

;Nihongo|Isa Ali Haddad|イーサー・アリー・ハッダード|Īsā Arī Haddādo:Anime voices|Ryusei Nakao:Nephtys-IX's translator, 24 years old. He hated Mariam for a while thinking that she was a hypocrite, after going into battles with her, he realized she isn't a hypocrite at all.

Original Greece

*Chiron 5 was defeated and destroyed by Federated Egypt Africa Arabia's Nephtys-IX. Both the pilot and translator died during the battle.

;Nihongo|Muhammad Dukakis|ムハンマド・デュカキ|Muhanmado Dyukaki:Anime voices|Kousuke Meguro:The pilot of Chiron the 5th. He has a ring which it was intended to give to Christy, but never had the curage to do so. It seems that he doesn't get along with Hasan as well. He died during the battle with Federated Egypt Africa Arabia's Nephtys-IX, lived for a total of 23 years.

;Nihongo|Hasan Papas|ハサン・パパス|Hasan Papasu:Anime voices|Kousuke Meguro:The translator of Chiron the 5th. He seems to have a crush on Christy as well, and does not get along with Muhammad very well. He died during the battle with Nephtys-IX, and lived for a total of 22 years.

;Nihongo|Christy Aurelian|クリスティ・アウレリアス|Kurisuti Aureriasu:Anime voices|Houko Kuwashima:The chief engineneer of Chiron the 5th. Both Muhammad and Hasan likes her, but she's in love with someone else. She is 21 years old.

Great British Kingdom

*Griffin 6 was lost from the misfire (claimed by the UN) of Italy Roma Republic's Vulcanus 1 and Unified German Deutsch's Minervas-XI's long range battle.

;Nihongo|Cynthia Holbein|シンシア・ホルバイン|Shinshia Horubain:Anime voices|Miki Nagasawa:She is the pilot of Griffin 6, 20 years old. Initially he does not like Daniel because she thinks he's a criminal, but then later she got along with him.

;Nihongo|Daniel Peterson|ダニエル・ピーターソン|Danieru Pītāson:Anime voices|Kinryū Arimoto:The translator of Griffin 6, 51 years old. He was a butler for a British royal, then his master assassinated his wife and framed him to be the killer. He stayed in jail until he was called to be the translator of Griffin 6.

France Union

*Diane 7 was lost from the misfire (claimed by the UN) of Italy Roma Republic's Vulcanus 1 and Unified German Deutsch's Minervas-XI's long range battle.

;Nihongo|Olivier Mirabeau|オリヴィエ・ミラボー|Orivie Mirabō:Anime voices|Kishō Taniyama:The pilot of Diane 7, 19 years old. He is the step brother of Sylvie, and cares about her very much. It seems that they are romantically in love instead of brother-sister love.

;Nihongo|Sylvie Mirabeau|シルヴィア・ミラボー|Shiruvia Mirabō:Anime voices|Kaori Nazuka:She serves as Diane 7's translator, 16 years old. Initially she hated her step brother because she thinks his mom stole her dad away from her, then realized he cares about her a lot. It seems that they are romantically in love instead of brother-sister love.

Italy Roma Republic

*Vulcanus 1 has lost the long range battle against Unified German Deutsch's Minervas-XI.

;Nihongo|Leone Trussardi|レオーネ・トラサルディ|Reōne Torasarudi:The pilot of Vulcanus 1, 11 years old. He is an orphan, but very energetic. He uses the money paid by the military to buy food for the poor. He and Lucrezia was tricked by the military to fire missiles at the place where Diane 7 and Griffin 6 had their battle.

;Nihongo|Lucrezia Moretti|ルクレツィア・モレッティ|Rukuretsia Moretti:Anime voices|Yōko Soumi:The translator of Vulcanus 1, 23 years old. She is treated as a saint, and is admired by many people. She was a prostitute after the Equatorial Winter had occurred in order to survive. She and Leone was tricked by the military to fire missiles at the place where Diane 7 and Griffin 6 had their battle.

Unified German Deutsch

*Minervas-XI has lost the battle against Empire of North America's Jupiter 2.

;Nihongo|Eleonore Klein|エレオノーレ・クライン|Ereonōre Kurain:Anime voices|Rie Kugimiya:Minervas-XI's pilot, 15 years old. She looks younger than she actually is. She is always cheerful and cares about Michael deeply, so much that she'd sacrifice herself in order to protect him. She is the one who finally defeats Vulcanus 1 with their cannon, in order to protect Michael but before doing so she repeatedly says, "it's so sad..." and finally, "it's so sad...but I have to protect Michael." It is shown that she too has a code for child prodigies, and it isn't clear whether or not she is one or that she was a failed prodigy.

;Nihongo|Michael Schmidt|ミハイル・シュミット|Mihairu Shumitto:Anime voices|Yuki Kaida:Minervas-XI's translator, 12 years old. He's a child prodigy like Utsumi Amano. He is an over confident young boy who believes he is better then normal people due to him being a born prodigy. He seems to not like Elenore due to her innocence and naivety, however, shows that he truly cares for her when she protects him from Vulcanus 1. He vows that he'd protect her, whom he now says is his most precious person. When they are battling against Jupiter 2, he and Elenore are abandoned by their team and left for dead, his top objective then was to save Elenore. They loose quickly, Minervas-XI was destroyed but they were saved and are seen huddled together with a blanket over them.

Empire of North America

*Jupiter 2 lost the battle against Japan's Onyxs 10.

;Nihongo|Zion Aldridge|ザイオン・オルドリッジ|Zaion Orudorijji:Anime voices|Tesshō Genda:The pilot of Jupiter 2, 45 years old. He's in the military.

;Nihongo|Ray Aldridge|レイ・オルドリッジ|Rei Orudorijji:Anime voices|Maya Okamoto:The translator of Jupiter 2, 14 years old. She is Zion's daughter.

Caribbean Venezuela Republic

*Ceres 4 has lost the battle against Hindustania's Ishtar 12.

;Nihongo|Evita Lambert|エヴィータ・ランベルト|Evīta Ranberuto:Anime voices|Ami Koshimizu:Ceres 4's pilot. She is 17 years old, and is Amalia's daughter.

;Nihongo|Amalia Lambert|アマリア・ランベルト|Amaria Ranberuto:Anime voices|Masako Katsuki:The translator of Ceres 4. She is 35 years old.

Hindustania

*Ishtar 12 has lost the battle against East European Russia's Junova-VIII.

;Nihongo|Lily Luna|リリィ・ルーナ|Ririi Rūna:Anime voices|Kikuko Inoue:The pilot of Ishtar 12, 20 years old. She first appeared in episode one, and is a fortune teller.

;Nihongo|Raveena Khan|ラヴィーナ・カーン|Ravīna Kān:Anime voices|Minami Takayama:The translator of Ishtar 12, 21 years old. She is a researcher on the OXII. She is against Lily in theoretical ways.

Gigantics

The countries and their mechas are:

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The show is produced by Bandai Visual and TV Tokyo with anime production by Brains Base. The show has been broadcast by: AT-X (2007-05-30); TV Aichi (2007-04-05); TV Hokkaido (2007-04-17); TV Osaka (2007-04-11); TV Setouchi (2007-04-11); TV Tokyo (2007-04-04); and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2007-04-10).

Director: Keiji Gotoh; Screenplay: Hidefumi Kimura

The voices of Shingo Suwa is provided by Tsubasa Yonaga; Rina Satou provides the voice of Mana Kamishiro; and Sayuri Yahagi as the voice of Utsumi Amano

External links

* [http://www.gigantic-f.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/gigantic-f/ TV Tokyo Site]
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