Apocalypse Zero
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| Apocalypse Zero | |||
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| 覚悟のススメ (Kakugo no Susume) |
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| Genre | Martial arts, Post-apocalyptic science fiction | ||
| Manga | |||
| Author | Takayuki Yamaguchi | ||
| Publisher | Akita Shoten | ||
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| Demographic | Shōnen | ||
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion | ||
| Original run | 1994 – 1996 | ||
| Volumes | 11 | ||
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| Director | Toshihiro Hirano | ||
| Studio | Victor Entertainment | ||
| Licensor |  Media Blasters Dynit |
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| Episodes | 2 | ||
| Released | October 23, 1996 (Episode 1) December 18, 1996 (Episode 2) |
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Apocalypse Zero (覚悟のススメ Kakugo no Susume?) is a manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi.
The manga was adapted into a two-part original video animation in 1996.
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[edit] Plot
Kakugo and Harara are siblings trained to fight the monsters roaming in post-apocalyptic Tokyo. 21st century. To aid them, Kakugo and Harara were entrusted with "Zero armors", exoskeletons forged from the souls of deceased warriors. After Harara succumbs to the evil within the armor, it is up to Kakugo to defeat his sibling.
[edit] Characters
- Kakugo Hagakure
Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera (Japanese), Lex Lang (English)
- Harara Hagakure
Voiced by: Megumi Ogata (Japanese), Mona Marshall (English)
- Yukiko Horie
Voiced by: Mitsuko Horie (Japanese), Sherry Lynn (English)
- Kazu Shimada
Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki (Japanese), Dave Mallow (English)
- Oboro Hagakure
Voiced by: Shukatsu Shibata (Japanese), Tony Pope (English)
- Hiroko Uchiyama
Voiced by: Yuka Imai (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)
- Ponta
Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi (Japanese), Mari Devon (English)
- School Principal
Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata (Japanese), Bob Papenbrook (English)
- Ponsuke
Voiced by: Kitaro Katashiro (Japanese), Selece Zan (English)
- Bolt
Voiced by: Kunihiko Yasui (Japanese), Derek Stephen Prince (English)
- Hamuko
Voiced by: Masako Katsuki (Japanese), Sonja S. Fox (English)
- Aoki
Voiced by: Minami Takayama (Japanese), Jessica Gee (English)
- Zenigata
Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (Japanese), Steve Kramer (English)
- Haoka
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese), Doug Stone (English)
- Megumi
Voiced by: Yuko Miyamura (Japanese), Melissa Fahn (English)
[edit] Media
[edit] Manga
A translation of Takayuki Yamaguchi's original manga was published as a graphic novel in the US on January 19, 2005 and a second entitled Apocalypse Zero 2 on April 13, 2005.
[edit] Anime
The OVA was released between October 23, 1996 and December 18, 1996. It was co-produced by Victor Entertainment, Tomy and Big West Advertising.
The United States license for Apocalypse Zero was acquired by Media Blasters who created a dubbed English language version of the anime translated by Takashi Sakudo and produced by the Anime Works studio. It was released in the US on June 20, 2000.
[edit] Reception
John Oppliger called the Apocalypse Zero OVA "the most viscerally violent and gruesome anime" he has seen and "arguably the most grotesque anime ever made".[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Apocalypse Zero (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
