Fight! Iczer One

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Fight! Iczer One

戦え!! イクサー1 (Tatakae! Iczer-1)
Genre	Adventure , Horror , Mecha , Science Fiction
OVA
Directed by	Toshihiro Hirano
Studio	AIC
No. of episodes	3
Released	19 October 1985
Runtime

Fight! Iczer One (戦え!! イクサー1, Tatakae! Iczer-1^?) is a dark sci-fi anime with a predominantly female cast. It was created by Toshihiro Hirano, and has a small but devoted fan-following among otaku^{[citation needed]}. Relationships are primarily of the yuri variety, for reasons which will be explained later. While there are no explicit scenes of female-female sex, viewers are shown without ambiguity that the females are intimate with one another.

[edit] Story

The homeworld of the Cthulhu or Cthuwulf was destroyed, leaving the survivors wandering the universe in their base ship. They have searched for a new home to call their own, and to protect themselves, they created the android 'Iczer One. Unfortunately, before Iczer One was activated, the Cthulhu were taken over by Big Gold. The Cthulhu leader, Sir Violet, jetissoned the android before she was effected by Big Gold. Iczer One arrives on Earth, and must stop her creators from destroying it.

[edit] Characters

Iczer One is an android created by the Cthulhu, to be their guardian. However, when the Cthulhu were taken over by Big Gold, Iczer One was jettisoned. She arrived on Earth and somehow got wind of the coming invasion by the Cthulhu, now under Big Gold's command. She was therefore forced to defend the Earth against those she was created to protect. To do this, she needed a partner to help her use the Iczer Robo, a giant fighting mecha which is somehow connected to her (a connection so profound, that when Iczer Robo's arm was cut off, Iczer One lost the use of her own, corresponding arm). Voiced by Yuriko Yamamoto and Wendee Swan.

Nagisa Kanō (加納渚, Kano Nagisa^?) is an ordinary schoolgirl who gets sucked into the battle between the Cthulhu and Iczer One. It begins with Iczer One whispering her name in her dreams. That day, she encounters a strange, pointy-eared blond (Iczer One) on the way to school, who disappears before she can point her out to her friend. From there, things only get weirder, as she suffers what she believes are hallucinations in class, and is accosted by her classmates on the roof of her school, all wearing strange masks with eyes in the mouths. Strong emotions are usable by the Cthulhu and Iczer One as a power source. Nagisa is a very emotional girl, and therefore her emotions could be harnessed into a powerful weapon. This is demonstrated when she is incorporated into the Iczer Robo and becomes enraged over the deaths of her parents. This turbo-charges the robot with enough energy to kill Cobalt. Voiced by Mayumi Shō. and Luna Celeste.
Sir Violet is the mind-controlled Cthulhu leader. Despite the masculine name, Sir Violet is in fact female, as is the entire Cthulthu race. Voiced by Sumi Shimamoto, the late Kaneto Shiozawa, Sam Strong, and Toni Chandler.
Big Gold The creature who controls the Cthulhu through Sir Violet. Voiced by the late Kaneto Shiozawa, Doug Stone, and Wezzie Marmo.
Cobalt was pilot of the mecha Delos Theta and Sepia's lover, killed by Iczer One and Nagisa. Voiced by Hiroko Emori and Maureen O'Connell.
Sepia is the commander of the Cthulhu's Earth fortress, partner of Iczer Two, and lover to the late Cobalt. Voiced by Arisa Andō and Bambi Preston.
Iczer Two is thoroughly-evil android created by Big Gold to counter Iczer One. She pilots Iczer Sigma, and refers to Iczer One as "big sister". Voiced by Keiko Toda and Jane Alan.
Sayoto: A child whom Nagisa befriends. Nagisa refers to her as "Sayo-chan". Voiced by Allison Weintraub.
Mr. and Mrs. Kano: Nagisa's parents, turned into tentacled crustaceans by the Cthulhu, which forces Iczer One to kill them. Voiced by Lily Browne and the late Barry Stigler.