List of Pilot Candidate episodes

The Pilot Candidate anime is an adaptation of the manga series The Candidate for Goddess by Yukiru Sugisaki. Taking place in the distant future, the series follows Zero Enna, one of several candidates to pilot the "Ingrids" (or "Goddesses"), giant humanoid weapons designed to defend humanity's space colonies and its only planet Zion from an alien threat called "Victim".

Pilot Candidate was produced by Xebec, a subsidiary studio of Production I.G., and directed by Mitsuru Hongo. The 12 television episodes of which the series is comprised were aired on Japan's NHK BS2 television channel from January 10 to March 27, 2000.[1] The series was picked up for English distribution by Bandai Entertainment in early 2001 and aired weekly on the late night Cartoon Network block Adult Swim from February 23 to May 11, 2002.[2][3] Bandai has released the series on DVD in Japan in four volumes.[4][5] A thirteenth episode, actually an original video animation (OVA), was released in Japan on May 25, 2002.[6] A box set containing all 13 episodes, Emotion the Best: The Candidate for Goddess, was released on April 22, 2011.[7] Four DVDs of the Pilot Candidate television episodes, as well as a Pilot Candidate Complete Collection, were released in North America.[8][9][10] The OVA has not been published in this territory.

The Pilot Candidate television series features one opening theme, "Zion o Mezase!" (希望の星(ZION)をめざせ!?, lit. "Aim for Zion, the Planet of Hope"), and one ending theme, "Chance" (チャンス Chansu?), both composed by Tomoyuki Asakawa. The OVA features the same opening with a different ending theme, "Kagayaki" (かがやき?, lit. "Shimmering"), also by Asakawa.

Contents

Episode list

EP# Title Original airdate English airdate
00 "Connection"
"Setsuzoku" (接続) 
January 10, 2000 February 23, 2002
 
01 "Alignment"
"Douchou" (同調) 
January 17, 2000 March 2, 2002
 
02 "EX"
"EX" (EX) 
January 24, 2000 March 9, 2002
 
03 "Consciousness"
"Jikaku" (自覚) 
January 31, 2000 March 16, 2002
 
04 "Partner"
"Pātonā" (パートナー) 
February 7, 2000 March 23, 2002
 
05 "Combination"
"Konbinēshon" (コンビネーション) 
February 14, 2000 March 30, 2002
 
06 "Pro Ing"
"PRO-ING" (PRO-ING) 
February 21, 2000 April 6, 2002
 
07 "Ground Battle"
"Rikusen" (陸戦) 
February 28, 2000 April 13, 2002
 
08 "Death"
"Shi" (死) 
March 6, 2000 April 20, 2002
 
09 "Dreams"
"Yume" (夢) 
March 13, 2000 April 27, 2002
 
10 "Jealousy"
"Natemi" (妬み) 
March 20, 2000 May 4, 2002
 
11 "Drift"
"Dakuryuu" (濁流) 
March 27, 2000 May 11, 2002
 
12 "Friends"
"Nakama" (仲間) 
N/A N/A
This episode is actually an OVA

References

  1. ^ "女神候補生 [The Candidate for Goddess]" (in Japanese). Production I.G.. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090626004157/http://www.production-ig.co.jp/xebec/sakuhin/megami/index.html. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
  2. ^ "More Anime bound for Cartoon Network". Anime News Network. January 5, 2001. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-05/more-anime-bound-for-cartoon-network. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
  3. ^ "Official Word on Adult Swim Action". Anime News Network. January 22, 2002. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-01-22/official-word-on-adult-swim-action. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
  4. ^ "女神候補生 Vol.1 [The Candidate for Goddess Vol.1]" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005EDQJ/. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
  5. ^ "女神候補生 Vol.1 [The Candidate for Goddess Vol.4]" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005EDQM/. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
  6. ^ "女神候補生 [The Candidate for Goddess]" (in Japanese). Production I.G.. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090627161320/http://www.production-ig.co.jp/xebec/sakuhin/megami/megami.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
  7. ^ "EMOTION the Best Candidate Goddess DVD-BOX" (in Japanese). Bandai Visual. http://www.dot-anime.com/mall/shop/dvd?EcLogicName=catalog.detail&item_no=BCBA-4074. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
  8. ^ "Pilot Candidate (V.1) - The Academy". Bandai Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 3, 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/20020803124128/http://bandai-ent.com/products/index.cfm?a=p. Retrieved 2011-05-29. 
  9. ^ "Pilot Candidate (V.1) - The Academy". Bandai Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 5, 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/20020605034647/http://bandai-ent.com/products/product_details.cfm?id=150. Retrieved 2011-05-29. 
  10. ^ "Pilot Candidate - The Complete Collection". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Candidate-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B000B5XP0Q. Retrieved 2011-05-29. 

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