Madō King Granzort

Madō King Granzort (魔動王グランゾート, Madō Kingu Guranzōto^?) is a Japanese young children's animated television series that aired from 1989-1990. It was produced by Bandai Visual and animated by Sunrise animation studio. It also spawned 3 special direct-to-video episodes and two movie (also direct-to-video).

Plot summary

In 2050, after a great earthquake, the Moon got an atmosphere and conditions for normal human life. 50 years later, the Moon is inhabited by humans and a great tourist attraction. A boy called Daichi arrives on the Moon and hears the strange stories about people with rabbit ears. Soon he meets V-Mei, an old witch and her granddaughter Guri Guri, the members of the Long-Ears race which is in war with the evil Jadou Clan who wants to conquer the world. Sensing a power in the boy, V-Mei gives the magic gun to Daichi and reveals to him that he is the chosen Madou Warrior who will save the Long-Ears race and their land Rabiluna from the evil Jadou Clan. With the magic gun, Daichi can summon Granzort – the Madou King of Earth – a giant robot to fight against the monsters of the Jadou Clan.

Soon, Daichi, V-Mei and Guri Guri meet two other boys – Gus and Rabi. Gus receives a magic bow that summons Winzart – the Madou King of Wind, while Rabi receives a magic top that summons Aquabeat – the Madou King of Water. Together, Daichi, Gus, Rabi, V-Mei and Guri Guri travel to the world of Rabiluna in order to free it from the Jadou Clan.

Theme Songs

• Opening

"Hikari no Senshi-tachi (Soldiers of Light)" by Kenji Suzuki Lyrics: You and Hisa Araki, Composer: Yukihide Takekawa, Arranger: Yamamoto Takeshi

• Ending

"Horore chuchu parero" by Tomoko Tokugaki Lyrics: You and Hisa Araki, Composition: Kosugi Yasuo, Arrangement: Yamamoto Takeshi

Staff

• Planning: Sunrise
• Written by: Hajime Yatate Prince Hiroi
• Planning Cooperation: Red Company
• Character Design: Studio Live
• Mechanical design: Ookawara Kunio
• Art Director: Ikeda Shigemi
• Director of Photography: Okui Atsushi
• Music: Tadashi Tadashi Tanaka
• General Director: Iuti Hideharu
• Producer: Itou Symphony, Yuko Sagawa, Yoshii Takayuki, Masayuki Tomita people
• Guest Character Design: Ashida Toyoo, Yoshimatsu Takahiro, Uesugi Emiko
• Guest Mechanical Design: Hiroshi Fuji
• Original: live studio, production Nakamura, mu studio, animation ares, House Lust, GA studio, studio tan huh mark studio, studio plotting only
• Video: plotting only studio, Studio MAX, Chimumu project, wombats, Eyume studio, studio mark, nine studio magic, ECHO, Studio G7, the last house, the group ZEN, anime romance, Nakamura Production
• Check Videos: Aya Yoshi priest, Etsushi forest and Kazuhiko Komori, Nagasaki Takaharu, Kanno Toshiyuki
• Color Design: Uemura Ayako
• Coloring: Takeshi Mochida, Tiba Kenzi, Nozaki Kinuyo, Takiguti Yoshiko, Masashi Nitta, Matsushita Kumiko, Rieko Tanaka, Sanae Hukada
• Special Effects: Isono Matsuko, Shibata Mutsuko, Komori Yasuhiko, Yamamoto Hiroshi
• Finish: Studio DEEN, bogey studio, Studio G7, nine studio magic, just
• Backgrounds: Atelier Musa, the modern mass production, green
• Photographer: Asahi Production, trans arts, reefs
• Sound Production: Tida Keiko
• Effect: Yasushi Aya Yoda, Kageyama Minoru
• Adjustment: Yoda Yoshiaki
• Recording Studio: voicing
• Symptoms: Toukyou processing station
• Editor: Yumiko Fabrics
• Titles: Maki Pro
• Setting Cooperation: Sum Asahina Shiyou, two trillion Yoshikawa
• Production Cooperation: Studio Devil nine studios, G7
• Production Progress: Murakoshi Hideo, Yoshimura Akira, Manda Toshiya City, Miyagi Shinzi, Ida Kazuyuki, Ryota Yamaguchi, Sakamoto Masatoshi, Igarashi Takuya Yusuke Yamamoto, Matsuda Yoshiaki, Y. Oohashi Tie
• Production Setup: Sato Sumiko
• PR: Yamaguti Susumu, Susumu Iwakami joy, Suzuki Yasuko
• Production Desk: Manda Toshiya City, Miyashita Masako
• Production Planning: NTV
• Production: ASATSU, Sunrise

External links

• Bandai Channel's Mado King Granzort page (Japanese)
• Madō King Granzort (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• GURI! A Madou-King Granzort Site