Madō King Granzort

Magical King Granzort (魔動王（マドーキング）グランゾート, Madō Kingu Guranzōto) is a Japanese mecha animated series produced by Sunrise and Asatsu-DK, created and directed by Oji Hiroi (Sakura Wars, Far East of Eden) and written by Shūji Iuchi (Mashin Hero Wataru). It aired in NTV from April 7, 1989 to March 2, 1990. It also spawned 3 special direct-to-video episodes and two Original Video Animation movies, as well as an action game for the PC Engine SuperGrafx.

Plot summary

In 2050, after a great earthquake, the Moon got an atmosphere and conditions for normal human life. 50 years later, the Moon is inhabited by humans and a great tourist attraction. A boy called Daichi arrives on the Moon and hears the strange stories about people with rabbit ears. Soon he meets V-Mei, an old witch and her granddaughter Guri Guri, the members of the Long-Ears race which is in war with the evil Jadou Clan who wants to conquer the world. Sensing a power in the boy, V-Mei gives the magic gun to Daichi and reveals to him that he is the chosen Madou Warrior who will save the Long-Ears race and their land Rabiluna from the evil Jadou Clan. With the magic gun, Daichi can summon Granzort – the Madou King of Earth – a giant robot to fight against the monsters of the Jadou Clan.

Soon, Daichi, V-Mei and Guri Guri meet two other boys – Gus and Rabi. Gus receives a magic bow that summons Winzart – the Madou King of Wind, while Rabi receives a magic top that summons Aquabeat – the Madou King of Water. Together, Daichi, Gus, Rabi, V-Mei and Guri Guri travel to the world of Rabiluna in order to free it from the Jadou Clan.

Theme Songs

• Opening

"Hikari no Senshi-tachi (Soldiers of Light)" by Kenji Suzuki Lyrics: You and Hisa Araki, Composer: Yukihide Takekawa, Arranger: Yamamoto Takeshi

• Ending

"Horore chuchu parero" by Tomoko Tokugaki Lyrics: You and Hisa Araki, Composition: Kosugi Yasuo, Arrangement: Yamamoto Takeshi

Staff

• Planning: Sunrise
• Written by: Hajime Yatate Prince Hiroi
• Planning Cooperation: Red Company
• Character Design: Studio Live
• Mechanical design: Ookawara Kunio
• Art Director: Ikeda Shigemi
• Director of Photography: Okui Atsushi
• Music: Tadashi Tadashi Tanaka
• General Director: Iuti Hideharu
• Producer: Itou Symphony, Yuko Sagawa, Yoshii Takayuki, Masayuki Tomita people
• Guest Character Design: Ashida Toyoo, Yoshimatsu Takahiro, Uesugi Emiko
• Guest Mechanical Design: Hiroshi Fuji
• Original: live studio, production Nakamura, mu studio, animation ares, House Lust, GA studio, studio tan huh mark studio, studio plotting only
• Video: plotting only studio, Studio MAX, Chimumu project, wombats, Eyume studio, studio mark, nine studio magic, ECHO, Studio G7, the last house, the group ZEN, anime romance, Nakamura Production
• Check Videos: Aya Yoshi priest, Etsushi forest and Kazuhiko Komori, Nagasaki Takaharu, Kanno Toshiyuki
• Color Design: Uemura Ayako
• Coloring: Takeshi Mochida, Tiba Kenzi, Nozaki Kinuyo, Takiguti Yoshiko, Masashi Nitta, Matsushita Kumiko, Rieko Tanaka, Sanae Hukada
• Special Effects: Isono Matsuko, Shibata Mutsuko, Komori Yasuhiko, Yamamoto Hiroshi
• Finish: Studio DEEN, bogey studio, Studio G7, nine studio magic, just
• Backgrounds: Atelier Musa, the modern mass production, green
• Photographer: Asahi Production, trans arts, reefs
• Sound Production: Tida Keiko
• Effect: Yasushi Aya Yoda, Kageyama Minoru
• Adjustment: Yoda Yoshiaki
• Recording Studio: voicing
• Symptoms: Toukyou processing station
• Editor: Yumiko Fabrics
• Titles: Maki Pro
• Setting Cooperation: Sum Asahina Shiyou, two trillion Yoshikawa
• Production Cooperation: Studio Devil nine studios, G7
• Production Progress: Murakoshi Hideo, Yoshimura Akira, Manda Toshiya City, Miyagi Shinzi, Ida Kazuyuki, Ryota Yamaguchi, Sakamoto Masatoshi, Igarashi Takuya Yusuke Yamamoto, Matsuda Yoshiaki, Y. Oohashi Tie
• Production Setup: Sato Sumiko
• PR: Yamaguti Susumu, Susumu Iwakami joy, Suzuki Yasuko
• Production Desk: Manda Toshiya City, Miyashita Masako
• Production Planning: NTV
• Production: ASATSU, Sunrise

External links

• Bandai Channel's Mado King Granzort page (Japanese)
• Madō King Granzort (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• GURI! A Madou-King Granzort Site

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