Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars

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Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars
学園戦記ムリョウ
(Gakuen Senki Muryō)
Genre Science fantasy
TV anime
Director Tatsuo Sato (director)
Studio Madhouse
Network NHK
Original run 2001-05-08 – 2001-12-04
Episodes 26

Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (学園戦記ムリョウ Gakuen Senki Muryō?, lit. "Record of School Wars Muryou") is an anime series directed by Tatsuo Sato and mainly animated by Madhouse. Shingu aired from May 8th, 2001 through December 4th, 2001 on NHK. It ran for 26 episodes and was released on DVD on five volumes by The Right Stuf International in the United States.

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An alien invasion of Tokyo is repelled by a mysterious giant being which is almost a monster in itself. This battle is witnessed by Subaru Muryou and his grandfather who comment about it and watch it as if this is nothing to be surprised or shocked about, even though everyone else seems panicked. Later, a middle schooler named Murata Hajime witnesses Muryou using some sort of super psychic power in a battle with a student council member, Moriguchi Kyoichi. This leads him to the stunning discovery that almost everyone in the school seems to know about the giant the news reported defeating the alien over Tokyo. Further to his shock it seems everyone in the older part of the small town he moved to holds this strange secret and in fact a deeper one, and has been holding it for many years.

This secret is that many of the leading families for centuries have been using their powers, and the power of the giant called "Shingu" to protect Earth. As Hajime learns this it comes as somewhat of a shock to him that all of the current members of the middle school student council are actually the guardians of this secret and of Shingu itself for this generation. While all of these discoveries were a huge enough shock to him, Hajime also discovers that many of the town's residents are in fact intergalactic diplomats. The more he learns and the closer his friendship with Muryou, Nayuta and the other members of the student council becomes the deeper he is drawn into this open secret. Especially as his friendship with the Nayuta and Muryou grows deeper, Hajime slowly begins to realize he has a very large role to play in the future of Earth, and its protection.

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  • Hajime Murata
    • The primary protagonist in a way, he is the one that will often talk to the camera and is the narrator for the series. He always seems nervous. In episode one he climbs up a high building to help Muryou. He is surprised by his actions.
  • Nayuta Moriyama
    • The Vice-President of Student Council, she also holds a major secret about Shingu and the role she plays as one of the town's guardians. She always seems emotionless around other people and her fellow student council members.
  • Futaba Murata
    • Hajime's little sister, she develops a crush on Muryou and tries to follow him around. She also seems to delight in ridiculing her brother.
  • Muryou Subaru
    • A mystery boy with mysterious powers, he is somewhat of a mystery to everyone as he continues to wear a school uniform in a time when Japan no longer requires school uniforms of students. He always seems to talk with a smile or frown. He never seems to have another expression. His voice always stays normal for some reason.
  • Hachio Tsumori
    • The President of the Student Council and one of the guardians.
  • Hiromi Isozaki
    • Her role as the school phys-ed instructor is a cover for being leading representative of the Galactic Federation on Earth
  • Asougi
    • Muryou's grandfather
  • Kenji Mineo
    • Harumi's father and one of the protectors of the guardians, he failed to protect Kyoichi's parents and so places a heavy burden of defending their orphaned son on his daughter's shoulders.
  • Kyoichi Moriguchi
    • A very hot-tempered member of the student council who dislikes Muryou from the start and thinks of him as his rival in almost everything. He is soon caught by his fellow council members and the teacher fighting on the roof with Muryou. He has a crush on Harumi.
  • Harumi Mineo
    • The Student Council's Treasurer. One of the protectors of the guardians, she is the head protector and feels the weight of duty heavy upon her shoulders to the point she is scared to express her feelings to Kyoichi.
  • Hikaru Inagaki
    • The school's Media Club President, she's always on the lookout for a big scoop.
  • Jiltosh
    • A happy-go-lucky "diplomat" that plays a key role in the story.
  • Kyoko Murata
    • Hajime's mother. She always seems to have a happy face on. She hardly yells at them, instead she talks to them. She also likes playing video games with her kids.
  • Wennul
    • An alien taken in by Jiltosh.
  • Midori
  • Setsuna Subaru
    • Muryou's sister, and like Shun, possesses the power of super speed, only she has greater control of it.
  • Mr. Tadakazu Yamamoto
    • Hajime's homeroom teacher and one of many in on the Shingu secret. He also seems to make everyone laugh despite his bland expression.
  • Lady Momoe Sanemori
    • Nayuta Moriyama's grandmother and one of the former "guardians" of the town.
  • Shun Morihata
    • A member of the student council and guardian who shares the same power as Muryou's sister, Setsuna: the power of super speed.

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