Brigadoon: Marin & Melan

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Brigadoon
Title screen
ブリガドーンまりんとメラン (Brigadoon: Marin to Melan)
Genre	Mecha, Science fiction
TV anime
Director	Yoshitomo Yonetani
Studio	Sunrise
Network	WOWOW
Original run	July 21, 2000 – February 9, 2001
Episodes	26
Manga: Brigadoon
Author	Nozomi Watase
Publisher	Tokyopop
Demographic	Shōnen
Serialized in	Shōnen Ace
Volumes	2

BRIGADOON: marin & μελαν (ブリガドーン　まりんとメラン, BRIGADOON: marin & μελαν^?) is a science fiction anime produced by the Sunrise company that ran from 2000-2001, and was adapted as a manga by Nozomi Watase. It's story takes place in Japan in 1969; it is about an orphan girl named Marin Asagi who befriends an alien being called Melan Blue.

1 Plot
2 Characters
- 2.1 Main Characters
- 2.2 Enemies
3 Glossary
4 Theme Songs
5 Trivia
6 External links

[edit] Plot

Marin is a typical junior high school girl with a loving adoptive family. Her life takes a drastic change when a mysterious mirage is seen in the sky above the entire Earth. Killer androids called Monomakia descend to Earth from the formation in the sky, which is called Brigadoon (named after a town in the musical of the same name, that only appears on Earth at certain times) and begin to hunt down Marin. As she seeks to escape, she discovers a blue bottle in a shrine; from the bottle comes a protector, a sword-carrying, gun-slinging alien called Melan Blue. Together they must save the Earth and deal with family crises, school prejudice and the police, and come to an understanding of Marin's past and Melan's unexplained mission, as well as learn to trust each other.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main Characters

Marin Asagi (浅葱まりん, Asagi Marin^?)

Voiced by: Kaori (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)

The 13-year old heroine of the series. Her life turns messy when Brigadoon appears in the sky and Monomakia started attacking her. She is an orphan and her real identity may shed some light on why she is targeted. Apparently, Marin carries something in her DNA called Creis, which Brigadoon needs to survive. Or, at least, so we would think. About halfway through the series, it is revelaed that Marin is merely similar to Creis, and not Creis herself.

Melan Blue

Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka

A Monomakia, known as a Gun-Swordsman, who is kept at the Naga Shrine. He is discovered by Marin and has a mission to protect her. For what reason so, he doesn't want to talk about...100 years ago, Melan stole Creis from Brigadoon and sent it to Earth to save it from the renegades.

Lolo

Voiced by: Mayumi Shintani

A green, cat-like creature from Brigadoon that aides Marin and Melan in their adventures. Strangely, Lolo appeared on Earth before Brigadoon did, by sending his consciousness there with a holographic projection Monomakia. Later on in the series, it is revealed that Lolo is the Chairman of the Life Improvement Committee in the Brigadoon Central Legislation. Apparently, Lolo's race can build and design new Monomakias, and all the Monomakia who came after Marin were under orders from one of Lolo's fellow Legislation Members named Lulu.

Erin Garnet

Voiced by: Kae Araki

A female Gun-Swordsman who attempts to kill Melan, believing he betrayed their kind. Her sword is a rapier, and she launches disk weapons which can be used to reflect her lasers.

Pyon Silver

Voiced by: Yūji Takada

A third Gun-Swordsman, who works alongside Erin Garnet. Like Erin, he believes Melan is a traitor and is out to kill him. In a flashback, his bayonet sword is revealed to be named Excalibur.

Moto Asagi

Voiced by: Rikako Aikawa

Marin's adopted grandmother who takes care of her at their tennament house. Dies at the end of the last episode in Volume 2.

Moe Kisaragi (如月萌, Kisaragi Moe^?)

Voiced by: Ayaka Saitō

Marin's best friend. She lives in a large mansion, and her mother doesn't like Moe associating with Marin, since Marin is 'poor.' However, Moe's friendship stays strong with Marin. Once became possessed by a parasitic Monomakia and became a giant.

Midori Mano

Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki

A teenage girl (appears about 16) who temporarily looks after Marin after she parts ways with Melan for a short period of time. Midori has been arrested several times, so she is instrumental in Marin's escape from a prison cell. A very mysterious and cool character, she says at one time "Just because somebody makes a few mistakes, suddenly they're treated like a criminal", possibly referring to either Marin or herself.

Jun Tokita

Voiced by: Kae Araki

Marin's adult cousin who fell in love, but realized after leaving her family that she wasn't really in love with the man she left to be with. She returned to help people in her community, and winds up being together with the American man named Mike White.

Makoto Alo (亜呂真, Aro Makoto^?)

Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa

Also called "Aloma" by Marin. A mysterious young man with green hair who already seems to know about the Monomakias. Usually seen eating, he appears to be involved with the construction of something called Rainbow Bridge. In one instance, he refers to Earth as "the Funny World", exactly the same as the Lolo-creatures of Brigadoon do, meaning that he may also be from Brigadoon. According to Marin, however, he may be a time traveler. Amazingly, he turns out to be both at the end of the series. Not only that, but he is actually a robot piloted by Lulu the renegade from Brigadoon, who can manipulate space and time with a Monomakia.

[edit] Enemies

Main article: List of Enemy Monomakias

[edit] Glossary

Monomakia - Also known as Bionic Machines. The monomakia are creatures engineered by Lolo's race, each of which is created for a specific purpose such as combat, assassination, transportation, etc.
Brigadoon - Once every 100 years, the worlds of Brigadoon and Earth share a dimensional space bubble. This phenomenon causes a dangerous event called Mutual Collapse. At the end of the series, it is revealed that Brigadoon is really a whole organism, and all things living in it are parasites. Aloma also reveals before then end that Earth actually IS the Brigadoon of a long time ago.
Creis-An unknown agent which seems to hold the key to stopping the destruction of both worlds somewhere in its DNA. Essential for The Day Of Pasca. Takes on the form of a girl who is Marin's near-exact twin. Aloma reveals that Marin is actually Creis's ancestor.
The Day of Pasca-A phrase much used in the series. Due to the context and how it is said, it seems that the Day of Pasca is a dangerous ritual that should not happen, and is a sort of last resort for saving the worlds. The falling of the Tower of Bronte to Earth alerted Melan Blue that the Day of Pasca was coming near.

[edit] Theme Songs

Opening Theme

"Blue of Wind, Green of Sea (Kaze no Ao, Umi no Midori) " by Ikuko

Ending Themes

"Rainbow Colored Treasure (Niji Iro no Takaramono)" by KAORI (eps. 1-25)

"Deai o A-RI-GA-TOU..." by KAORI (ep 26)

[edit] Trivia

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Brigadoon has the same director and character design that worked on The King of Braves GaoGaiGar and Betterman.
Numerous episodes throughout the series show quick glimpses of several world cities. In a scene showing New York, the lower Manhattan skyline can be seen with a completed World Trade Center. Brigadoon takes place in 1969, meaning that the real World Trade Center would have still been under construction at the time.