| Kishin Corps | |
| 機神兵団 (Kishin Heidan) |
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|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Military, Mecha, Science Fiction, Alternate History |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Masaki Yamada |
| Published by | Chuokoron-Shinsha |
| Original run | 1990 – 1994 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Takaaki Ishiyama Kazunori Mizuno |
| Music by | Kaoru Wada |
| Studio | Geneon |
| Licensed by | Geneon Entertainment USA |
| Released | March 24, 1993 – August 25, 1994 |
| Episodes | 7 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Masaki Yamada |
| Illustrated by | Shohei Oka |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Captain |
| Original run | 1994 – 1995 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Kishin Corps (機神兵団 Kishin Heidan) is a series of Japanese light novels written and illustrated by Masaki Yamada. The series was published in 10 volumes between 1990 and 1994. It is a work of alternate history, taking place in 1941 during World War II. An alien race invades the earth and Allies with the Axis powers. To combat these aliens an elite allied unit called the Kishin Corps is created, using alien technology. The story deals with the main character Taishi, who obtains a secret alien device from his father, which the Germans are after to build their own robots.
In 1995, Kishin Corps won the Seiun Award for "Best Japanese Novel of the Year".[1] An original video animation titled Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin Corps was produced by Geneon, co-directed by Takaaki Ishiyama and Kazunori Mizuno, and released in Japan between March 24, 1993, and August 25, 1994.