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Giant Robo (OAV)

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© Hikari Pro. / Toshiba Ent. / PLEX / Atlantis.


Alternative title:
Giant Robo The Animation: Chikyū ga Seishisuru Hi (Japanese)
Giant Robo: The Animation - The Day the Earth Stood Still
Giant Robot- Il giorno in cui la Terra si fermò (Italian)
Robô Gigante (Portuguese)
ジャイアント・ロボ THE ANIMATION 地球が静止する日 (Japanese)
機械巨神 (Chinese (Taiwan))
鐵甲人 - 地球靜止之日 (Chinese (Hong Kong))
Themes: wuxia
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: 10 years ago Dr. Shizuma and his colleagues invented the Shizuma drive which is a revolutionizing new form of renewable and recyclable energy. Though they had to pay a heavy price for their success in a catastrophic accident that the world only wants to forget about. However, all is not well as the secret organization Big Fire is hell-bent on taking over the world. They have obtained two of three mysterious Shizuma drive samples with an unknown function, which are an integral part of their world domination plans. The third sample has however been stolen by Dr. Shizuma who during his escape is saved by Daisaku, Giant Robo and the Experts of Justice. Then a desperate struggle begins between the Experts of Justice and Big Fire for the control of the last sample as Big Fire unleashes their mightiest weapon, the Eye of Volger, upon the unsuspecting world. Soon everything points towards the hidden truth behind the accident 10 years ago as the starting point of everything.
Ratings: 400 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 105 votes (sub:78, dub:25, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 104 votes (sub:65, dub:34, raw:3, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Very good: 67 votes (sub:34, dub:29, raw:1, others:3
1 French subtitled
1 Dutch subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Good: 64 votes (sub:35, dub:25, ?:2, others:2
1 Dutch subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Decent: 25 votes (sub:14, dub:8, raw:1, ?:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 So-so: 11 votes (sub:7, dub:3, ?:1)
 Not really good: 11 votes (sub:7, dub:4)
 Weak: 6 votes (dub:4, sub:1, others:1
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Bad: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Awful: 3 votes (dub:2, sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 719 s, rank: #1651 (of 9996)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.120 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.8697, rank: #471 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 8.060 (Very good), rank: #495 (of 10154) (seen all: 8.27 / seen some: 7.25 / won't finish: 3.49)
Bayesian estimate: 8.042 (Very good), rank: #350 (of 7635)
Running time: 40 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 7
Episode titles: We have 7
Vintage: 1992-07-22
Release dates: We have 8
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 3
Comment:
Previously released by U.S. Renditions and Manga Entertainment, with dubbing by Animaze. Media Blasters' re-release features an all-new dub by NYAV Post.
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Giant Robo - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) 2019-12-24 (from $69.95)
DVD (Region 1)
    Giant Robo - The Day The Earth Stood Still (DVD 1) 2004-10-26 (from $99.99)
    Giant Robo - The Day The Earth Stood Still + Model (DVD 1) 2004-12-14
    Giant Robo - The Day The Earth Stood Still (DVD 2) 2004-12-28 (from $29.99)
    Giant Robo - The Day The Earth Stood Still (DVD 3) 2005-03-29 (from $19.96)
    Giant Robo - Collector's Set [Eyeball] (DVD 1-4) 2005-12-13
    Giant Robo - Complete DVD Economy Set (DVD 1-4) 2006-07-25 (from $89.95)
    Giant Robo - Perfect Collection (DVD 1-4) 2009-11-10 (from $396.00)
LaserDisc
    Giant Robo: The Night The Earth Stood Still - The Black Attaché Case (LD 1) 1994-03-30
    Giant Robo: The Night The Earth Stood Still - The Tragedy of Bashtarlle (LD 2) 1994-08-17
    Giant Robo: The Night The Earth Stood Still - Magnetic Web Strategy (LD 3) 1994-11-23
    Giant Robo: The Night The Earth Stood Still - The Twilight of Superheroes (LD 4) 1995-04-11

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Yasuhiro Imagawa
Screenplay:
Yasuhiro Imagawa (eps 1-7)
Storyboard:
Yasuhiro Imagawa (eps 1-4, 7)
Original author: Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Original Character Design: Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Character Design:
Toshiyuki Kubooka
Art Director:
Yūsuke Takeda (eps 3, 7)
Chief Animation Director: Akihiko Yamashita (ep 7)
Animation Director:
Yasunori Urata (ep 7)
Art design: Akihiro Hirasawa (ep 7)
Sound Director:
Yōta Tsuruoka (ep 6)
Co-Director: Kobun Shizuno
Director of Photography: Yoshiaki Yasuhara
Executive producer:
Shin Unozawa (Bandai / Bandai Visual; eps 1-6)
Producer:
Yasuto Yamaki 

Assistant Animation Director:
Yoshimi Hashimoto (ep 7)
Assistant Director:
Kōji Yoshikawa (eps 1-5)
Assistant producer:
Masahito Uchida (eps 2-7)
Background Art:
Yūsuke Takeda (Studio Biho; eps 3-7)
Commentary:
Yōta Tsuruoka (DVD; ep 5)
Concept Story:
Yasuhito Yamaki
Conceptual Design: Makoto Kobayashi
Eyecatch Illustration: Makoto Kobayashi (eps 2-7)
General Producer: Yasuhito Yamaki (Mu / Phoenix Entertainment)
In-Between Animation:
Yutaka Takehara (Studio Pierrot; ep 5)
In-Between Check:
Yukie Sakō (ep 7)
Key Animation:
Yutaka Kamogawa (ep 4)
Mecha Research: Takashi Watabe
Music Director:
Yōta Tsuruoka (eps 1-5)
Negative Editing:
Yoshihiro Asō (ep 1)
Orchestra Conductor: Masamichi Amano
Original Mecha Design: Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Photography:
Yutaka Saitō (Mu Photography Department; eps 3-4, 7)
Planning: Yasuhito Yamaki (Mu / Phoenix Entertainment)
Production Advancement:
Yasuyuki Fuse (eps 2-3)
Production manager:
Tatsuya Hoshino (eps 3-4, 6)
Publicity Manager:
Suguru Matsumura (eps 2-6)
Recording: Yukio Abe
Science Fiction Research: Chiaki Kawamata
Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno
Special Effects:
Yasuhiko Komori (ep 7)
Story Concept:
Yasuto Yamaki
Kappei Yamaguchi as Daisaku Kusama
Sumi Shimamoto as Ginrei

Akio Ōtsuka as Kaei (Hua Rong; eps 5-7)
Iemasa Kayumi as Chief Shizuo Chūjō
Kazue Komiya as Yōshi (Yang Zhi; eps 2-4, 7)
Kazuo Harada as Dr. Shizuma de Montalban III (eps 1-2, 5, 7)
Kōichi Chiba as Dr. Franken Von Vogler
Masashi Ebara as Professor Go Gakujin (Wu Yong)
Norio Wakamoto as Taisō (Dai Zong; eps 1-4, 7)
Rokurō Naya as Kōshin Chin Sanzan (Huang Xin; eps 5-7)
Shinji Ogawa as Genya
Shōzō Iizuka as Tetsugyū (Li Kui; eps 1-5, 7)
Tadashi Nakamura as Shokatsuryō Kōmei (Zhuge Liang; eps 6-7)
Takeshi Aono as Issei (Gongsun Sheng)
Tarō Ishida as Hanzui the Evil Messiah (Fan Rui; eps 6-7)
Tomokazu Seki as Kaihō (Xie Bao; eps 5-7)
Yasuyoshi Hara as Ivan (eps 1-3)
Yōsuke Akimoto as Shockwave Alberto
Yūji Mikimoto as Inspector Kenji Murasame

Akio Ōtsuka as Professor Shimure (ep 5)
Chikao Ōtsuka as Jūjōji the Bell of Life (Zhang Rang; ep 6)
Fuyumi Shiraishi as Sanny the Magican (ep 6)
Hiroyuki Satō as Gen Shōgo (Ruan Xiaowu; ep 7)
Hōchū Ōtsuka as Gen Shōji (Ruan Xiao'er; ep 7)
Isshin Chiba as
Expert 1 (eps 1-3)
Gen Shōshichi (Ruan Xiaoqi; ep 7)
Kazuhiro Nakata as Keppū Ren (ep 7)
Kenichi Ogata as Shūtsū (Zhou Tong; eps 5-7)
Kouji Nakata as Zangetsu (ep 6)
Masaaki Yajima as Dr. Kusama (eps 5, 7)
Michio Hazama as Cervantes (ep 5)
Michitaka Kobayashi as Radio Announcer (ep 1)
Mitsuaki Hoshino as
Dr. Trumbo (ep 5)
Kaichin (Xie Zhen; eps 5-7)
Mugihito as Kawarazaki (eps 6-7)
Nachi Nozawa as Yūki (ep 6)
Osamu Ichikawa as Mask the Red (eps 6-7)
Sanshirō Nitta as
Dr. Trumbo (eps 1-2)
Keppū Ren (ep 7)
Shigezō Sasaoka as
Dr. Duncan (eps 1-2, 5)
Ozma (ep 1)
Richū (Li Zhong; eps 5-6)
Tomokazu Seki as Emmanuel Von Vogler (eps 5-7)
Yasuyoshi Hara as The Amazing Fitzkarald (eps 6-7)
Yoshimi Sugiyama as Waitress (ep 1)
Yūji Mikimoto as Narrator

Japanese companies
Animation Production:
Phoenix Entertainment (eps 6-7)
Backgrounds:
Tessa Production (ep 2)
Cooperation:
Yako Corporation
Film Developing: Toei Chemical Industry
Finish Animation:
White Line
Finish Check:
SHAFT (ep 5)
In-Between Animation:
Tamazawa Dōgasha (ep 5)
Key Animation Assistance:
Tamazawa Dōgasha (ep 2)
Lith Work: Maki Production
Mixing Studio: AVACO Creative Studios (eps 1-6)
Music Production: Victor Entertainment
Original Soundtrack: Toshiba EMI (ep 7)
Photography:
Viola Co. (ep 7)
Photography Assistance:
Studio Wood (ep 2)
Recording Studio:
Toei Audio Visual Art Center (eps 1-4)
Sound Effects: Swara Pro
English staff
English cast
Director: Quint Lancaster
ADR Director: Michael Sinterniklaas (NYAV Post Dub)
Screenplay:
Quint Lancaster (eps 1-2, 7)
Art Director:
Merideth Mulroney (Media Blasters)
Translation:
Toshifumi Yoshida (NYAV Post Dub)
Executive producer:
Yutaka Maseba (eps 2-5)
Producer:
Yutaka Maseba

Additional Effects:
Les Claypool III
Additional Sound Design: Georgia Hilton (NYAV Post Dub)
Associate producer: Elaine Morland (Discotek)
Blu-Ray Authoring: Justin Sevakis
Blu-ray Encoding: Justin Sevakis
Commentary:
Mary Claypool (Discotek; ep 4)
Consultant:
Trish Ledoux
Digital Tracking:
Joe Romersa (eps 4, 6-7)
DVD Author: Stephen Poole
DVD Authoring:
Stephen Poole (Vols 1-2)
Editing:
Naneen Paglieri (NYAV Post Dub; Media Blasters; eps 6-7)
Liner Notes: Mike Toole (Discotek)
Logo Design: Will Culpepper II
Logo Sound:
Raymond Garcia
Menu Breakdown: Gary Swarer (Discotek)
Menu Design: Brady Hartel (Discotek)
Mixing:
Michael Sinterniklaas (NYAV Post Dub)
Packaging: Brady Hartel (Discotek)
Packaging Design: Will Culpepper II
Post-Production Manager:
Scott Marchfeld (NYAV Post Dub; Media Blasters; eps 1-5)
Production Assistant:
Marc Levy (Discotek)
Production Coordination:
Kei Onishi (ep 7)
Production Services: Brady Hartel (Discotek)
Production Supervision: Sean Molyneaux (NYAV Post Dub)
Recording:
Joe Romersa (eps 3, 5)
Recording Facility Engineer: Les Claypool III (USR/Manga Ent. Version)
Script Adaptation:
Michael Sinterniklaas (NYAV Post Dub; eps 1, 3)
Script Timing:
Gloria Gines (eps 6-7)
Special Thanks To:
Merideth Mulroney (Discotek)
Subtitle Editing:
Logan Rebholz (Discotek)
Subtitle Timing:
Logan Rebholz (Discotek)
Debra Jean Rogers as Gin Rei/Falmelle
Eva Christensen as Ginrei (NYAV Post dub)
Joshua Seth as Daisaku Kusama (eps 3-5)
Keven Lee as Daisaku Kusama (eps 1-2)
Michelle Newman as Daisaku (NYAV Post dub)
Paul Stephen as Daisaku Kusama (eps 6-7)
Tom Charles as Franken Von Folger
Zachary Alexander as Franken Von Vogler (NYAV Post dub)

Bill Kestin as Inspector Kenji Murasame
Dan Green as Genya (NYAV Post dub)
Dougary Grant as Doujin Issei
Erica Schroeder as Youshi (NYAV Post dub)
George C. Cole as Inspector Kenji Murasame (ep 7)
John Campbell as Chujo (NYAV Post dub)
Kevin T. Collins as Professor Go (NYAV Post dub)
Lex Woutas as Lord Alberto (NYAV Post dub)
Marc Diraison as Inspector Kenji Murasame (NYAV Post dub)
Marc Thompson as Taiso (NYAV Post dub)
Mike Pollock as Doujin Issei (NYAV Post dub)
Sean Schemmel as Tetsugyu (NYAV Post dub)
Skip Greenpoint as Narrator (NYAV Post dub)
Steven Jay Blum as Tetsugyu
Stevie Beeline as Professor Go Gakujin

Abe Lasser as Hanzui the Evil Messiah
Addie Blaustein as Koshin (NYAV Post dub)
Alfred Thor as Narrator (ep 7)
Anthony Santacrose as Shockwave Alberto
Buck Rhodes as Fabulous Fitzgeraldo
Carol Fein as Youshi Sumenju
Christopher Joyce as
Emergency Alert Announcement
Kenpu Clan
Russian Branch of the Bigfire
Christopher Kromer as Fitzcarrald (NYAV Post dub)
Christopher Nicholas as
BF (NYAV Post dub)
Expert's (NYAV Post dub)
Dan Martin as Prof. Shizuma
David Moo as Kael (NYAV Post dub)
Dougary Grant as
Alaska Base Operator
Q-Boss, Experts Tech
Tiger Man
Ed Paul as
Kalho (NYAV Post dub)
Kusama (NYAV Post dub)
Shutsu (NYAV Post dub)
Eric Stuart as Hanzui (NYAV Post dub)
Gary Michaels as Ivan the Terrible
George C. Cole as Professor Kusama
Hal Cleaveland as Narrator
Hank Wilspank as Tiger Man
Jack Emmet as
Point J Coordinator
Yuuki the Twilight
James Clay as Shoriko no Kaei
Jimmy Theodore as Warrior
John Santacrose as Shockwave Alberto
Julie Kliewer as Sanny the Magician
Justin Shyder as
Mobile Base Operations from England
Zangetsu the Mid-day
Lee West as Silent Chuujou the Human Bomb
Lex Lang as Bermuda Triangle Base
Marc Thompson as Duncan (NYAV Post dub)
Melissa Williamson as Youshi Sumenju
Mike Pollock as
Jyujyouji (NYAV Post dub)
Prof. Shizuma (NYAV Post dub)
Richard Hayworth as Red Mask
Richard Springle as Kawarazaki (NYAV Post dub)
Robert Gorman as Yuuki (NYAV Post dub)
Robert St. Denis as Cho-Katsu Komei (eps 6-7)
Robert D. Papenbrook as Juujoji the Bell of Life
Rudy Luzion as Rescue Team Communicator
Sam Strong as Koushin Chin Sanzan
Sean Barker as Shoji Gen
Sean Elias-Reyes as
BF (NYAV Post dub)
Expert's (NYAV Post dub)
Simon Isaacson as Concussion Kawarazaki
Sparky Thornton as Silent Chuujou the Human Bomb (ep 7)
Steve Areno as
Minion
Radio Voice
Taisou
Steven Jay Blum as
Genya/Emanuel
Gin Rei's Disguise
Vic Mignogna as Zangetsu (NYAV Post dub)
Wayne Grayson as
Ivan (NYAV Post dub)
Juan (NYAV Post dub)
Zen Mansley as
Q Boss (NYAV Post dub)
Simule (NYAV Post dub)

Chris Kimball (NYAV Post dub)
Fred Chagan (NYAV Post dub)
Joe Chagan (NYAV Post dub)
Matt Holz (NYAV Post dub)
Nick Loscalzo (NYAV Post dub)
English companies
ADR Production:
NYAV Post (AnimeWorks Version)
Blu-Ray Authoring: MediaOCD (Discotek release)
Blu-ray Encoding: MediaOCD (Discotek release)
Broadcaster: Anime Selects
Casting:
Haniver Talent Agency (eps 4-7)
Distributor:
Manga Entertainment (Australia)
DVD Menu Design: TwistyGadget (Discotek release)
Licensed by:
U.S. Renditions (Expired)
Packaging: TwistyGadget (Discotek release)
Packaging Design: Nippan Design Team (Vol. 1)
Production: ZRO Limit Productions (eps 6-7)
Production Services: TwistyGadget (Discotek release)
Recording Facility: Magnitude 8 Post
Soundtrack: AnimeTrax
Special Thanks To: Animerica Magazine (ep 1)
Translation:
ZRO Limit Productions (eps 6-7)
French cast
French staff
Adaptation: Gilles Coiffard
Céline Mauge as GinRei
Jacques Albaret as Dr Von Vogler
Nathalie Bienaime as Daisaku Kusama

Frederic Popovic as
Issei
Kenji Murasame
Koushin (1ère voix)
Zangetsu
Jacques Albaret as
Genya
Kawarazaki
Lionel Tavera as
Cervantes
Dr. Shizuma
Ivan le Terrible
Taisou
Yuuki
Michel Blin as
Chef Chuyo
Hanzui
Koushin (2ème voix)
Narrateur
Olivier Angèle as
Jujoji
Tetsugyu
Patrick Bethune as
Komei
Professeur Go
Shocking Alberto
Paule Pascal as Youshi
Tony Joudrier as Q Boss
French companies
ADR Production: Les studios de Saint Maur
Distributor:
Pathé
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
(none)
Gaby Willer as Daisaku Kusama
Teresa Ibarrola as Ginrei

Adriana Casas as Youshi
Daniel Abundis as Issei Doujin
Fidel Garriga as Shizuo Chuujou
Héctor Rocha as Kenji Murasame
Jorge Ornelas as Taiso
Manuel Pérez as Dr. Go Gakujin
Octavio Rojas as Shockwave Alberto
Salvador Chantrés as Tetsugyu

Enrique Cervantes as Cervantes (ep 5)
Ferso Velázquez as Yuuki (ep 6)
Mauricio Valverde as Fitzgerald (ep 6)

Spanish companies
Internet Streaming:
Código Animé (English subbed; eps 1-3)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Fabrizio Mazzotta
Translation: Irene Cantoni
Executive producer: sco Di Sanzo

Assistant Director of Dubbing: Andrea Moresco
Dialogues: Cinzia De Carolis (eps 4-7)
Dubbing Assistant: Maurizio Picchio (eps 4-7)
Dubbing Sound:
Paolo Nagy (eps 4-6)
Mixing:
Stefano Morandi (eps 4-7)
Mixing Assistant: Giorgio Bassanelli Bisbal (eps 4-7)
RVM Operator:
Sabrina Sablone
Script Supervision:
Vincenzo Martella (eps 4-7)
Synchronization:
Laura Rubin (eps 4-7)
Barbara De Bortoli as Gin Rei
Massimiliano Alto as Daisaku Kuruma
Monica Ward as Gin Rei

Enzo Consoli as Tetsugyu
sco Prando as Genya
Massimo Rossi as Professor Go
Mauro Bosco as Vogler

Alberto Càneva as Shutsu
Alessio Ward as Daisaku da bambino
Andrea Ward as Mask The Red
Angelo Maggi as Kenji Murasame
Dario De Grassi as Professor Sisma
Davide Chevalier as Professor Go da ragazzo
Davide Marzi as Kaichin
Diego Reggente as Cervantes
Ennio Coltorti as Dott. Kusama
Fabrizio Picconi as Professor Shimure
Fabrizio Vidale as Shoshichi
Federica De Bortoli as Gin Rei da bambina
sco Bulckaen as Genya da ragazzo
Franco Mannella as Professor Trambaud
Germano Basile as Kaiho
Germano Longo as Fitzcarraldo
Giuliano Santi as Issei
Letizia Ciampa as Sunny
Marco Baroni as Shogo
Marco Vivio as Shoji
Maurizio Reti as Professor Duncan
Michele Kalamera as
Nakajo
Narratore
Paolo Buglioni as Hanzui
Raffaele Uzzi as Yuki
Roberto Stocchi as Jujoji
Romano Malaspina as Lord Albert
Sergio Tedesco as Kawarazaki
Stefano Mondini as Voce narrante
Vittorio Guerrieri as Zangetsu
Italian companies
Distributor:
Shin Vision (2006 ed. - waiting for new dub)
Dubbing:
SD Cinematografica (eps 1-3)
Mastering:
Studio PV
Postproduction:
Studio PV
Publisher: Dynamic Italia
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Distributor: Manga DVD
Dutch cast
(none)
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Distributor: MC Entertainment
Russian cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Distributor: Flashstar (Brazil; cancelled)
Dubbing Studio: Dublavídeo
Portuguese cast
Marcelo Campos as Daisaku Kusama
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)
Chinese (Hong Kong) staff
Chinese (Hong Kong) companies
(none)
Licensed by: Asia Video
Chinese (Hong Kong) cast
(none)

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