Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector
Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector (スーパーロボット大戦OG ジ・インスペクター, Sūpā Robotto Taisen Ōjī Jī Insupektā?) is a Japanese anime series, that retells the events from the Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2 game, a game featuring only original characters and mechs created by Banpresto for the Super Robot Wars franchise. It was produced by Asahi Production and started broadcasting in several Japanese TV Stations on October 1, 2010. The anime also received a simulcast release on the English anime streaming website, Crunchyroll.[2]
Summary
The anime is a sequel to Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars, and similarly is not a direct adaptation of the original video game and the PlayStation 2 Adaption, it includes several changes to the whole plot, with also some new mecha being introduced. A few of these changes include:
- The exclusion of the Huckebein, which was replaced with two new units: The PTX-EX Exbein and the PTX-G Guarbein.
- Sanger's Grungust Type-3 Unit-2 is painted in a black and gold color scheme similar to the Grungust Type-0.
- Inclusion of new units made exclusively for the anime. These units were the Gravilion, Sol Gravilion, PTX-007-02 Gespenst Mark II Type SA, ASK-G03C Rapiéçage Fantôme, RPT-005 Mass Produced Wildschein and the Einst versions of the Cybuster, SRX, Grungust and Great Kaminarimon (A character previously appearing only in older Banpresto titles). A black version of the Angelg is also included.
- The Vysaga becoming Lamia's permanent unit after she is recovered from the Shadow Mirror headquarters. In the games, a special requirement is needed to obtain this unit.
- Some of the units from Super Robot Wars Original Generations and Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden were included like the Seigerlion, WeissSaber, Gespenst Type-RV, Randgrith Raven, Rathgrith Raven, Compatible Kaiser (cameo only) and the Gespenst MK-II M Cry Wolves Squad Unit.
- Characters from Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden, Super Robot Wars MX and 3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha were included prior to the series' revised epilogue.
- The formal introduction of the Shadow Mirror World's Kyosuke Nanbu, sometimes known as Einst Beowulf.
- A much thorough explanation about the System XN and the Shadow Mirror's secret operation named Operation Endless Frontier.
Plot
Half a year has gone by since the end of the L5 Campaign and the war with the alien species known as the Aerogators, meanwhile remnants of the military faction called DC are still at large. The President of the world government reveals the presence of aliens and vows to take measure to ensure Earth is well prepared for another invasion. As the story unfolds many new factions come to the forefront aiming to take leadership, along with new emerging alien threats. Only the teams of the Hagane and Hiryuu Kai can hope to solve this crisis.
Characters
Main characters
- Kyosuke Nanbu (キョウスケ・ナンブ, Kyousuke Nanbu?)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa
- A serious, stoic leader of the ATX Team, who has a habit with gambling.
- Excellen Browning (エクセレン・ブロウニング, Ekuseren Burouningu?)
- Voiced by: Yuko Mizutani
- A fun-loving, somewhat ditzy pilot of the ATX Team and Kyosuke's girlfriend, she makes men uncomfortable with her flirting and jokes.
- Brooklyn 'Bullet' Luckfield (ブルックリン・ラックフィールド, Burukkurin Rakkufīrudo?)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita
- A rookie pilot from the ATX Team, with extensive training and abilities, he insists that others address him as Bullet.
- Lamia Loveless (ラミア・ラヴレス, Ramia Ravuresu?)
- Voiced by: Kaori Shimizu
- The newest member of the ATX team, claims to be a test pilot but seems to have a hidden agenda, she pilots the mysterious Angelg.
Supporting characters
- Ryusei Date (リュウセイ・ダテ, Ryusei Date?)
- Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki
- A mecha otaku and finalist for the Burning PT Tournament, he is the protagonist of Divine Wars, drafted by the Earth Federation Army for their secret SRX Development Project.
- Raidiese F. Branstein (ライディース・F・ブランシュタイン, Raidīsu.F.Buranshutain?)
- Voiced by: Ryotaro Okiayu
- A stalwart test pilot for the Earth Federation Army, he is the next person to be part of the SRX Development Project.
- Aya Kobayashi (アヤ・コバヤシ, Aya Kobayashi?)
- Voiced by: Yumi Touma
- A relatively new and inexperienced member of the military, she is the third person to be part of the SRX Development Project.
- Latooni Subouta (ラトゥーニ・スゥボータ, Ratūni Suubōta?)
- Voiced by: Hirai Riko
- A quiet young girl who was the part of an experimental project to create Personal Trooper pilots. She begins to open up more after befriending Ryusei and develops a crush on him.
Media
Anime
The anime was produced by Asahi Production and Sotsu Agency with Masami Ōbari as the director. The show first aired on October 1, 2010 on several TV stations in Japan. The anime is planned to have a total of 26 episodes. The animation style of the series is also different from the first series as well, incorporating hand-drawn animation instead of 3DCGI.
Four pieces of theme music are used within the show, two opening songs and two ending songs. The first opening theme is MAXON and the second opening is Ryuusei Lovers by JAM Project while the first ending song is Bokura no Jiyuu and the second ending song is Saigo no Tabi by Aki Misato.
Manga
A manga adaptation of the anime titled Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector - Record of ATX (スーパーロボット大戦OG -ジ・インスペクター- Record of ATX, Sūpā Robotto Taisen Ōjī Jī Insupektā - Record of ATX?) will begin serialization in Dengeki Hobby Magazine on February 2011.
Production
- Director: Masami Ōbari
- Series Composition & Screenplay: Yuichiro Takeda, Tatsunosuke Yatsufusa
- Supervision: Takanobu Terada, Soichiro Morizumi
- Chief Animation Director: Yosuke Kabashima
- Mechanical Animation Director: Masahiro Yamane
- Action Director: Fujio Suzuki
- Mechanical Design: Kazutaka Miyatake, Hajime Katoki, Mika Akitaka, Kazue Saito, Masahiro Yamane, Tsukasa Kotobuki, Masami Ōbari
- Original Character Design : Sachiko Kouno, Kazue Saito
- Anime Character Design: Risa Ebata, Kenichi Hamasaki, Yukihito Ogomori, Masahiro Yamane
- Production Design: Koji Nakakita
- Animation Production: Asahi Production
- Original Story: SR Produce Team
- Production: Sotsu, SRWOG PROJECT
See also
References
- ^ Umasugi Wave episode 204 - Series Scriptwriter Yuichiro Takeda confirmed a 26 episode run.
- ^ "Super Robot Wars OG: The Inspector Coming to Crunchyroll". animenewsnetwork.com. 2010-09-15. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-09-15/super-robot-wars-og/the-inspector-coming-to-crunchyroll. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
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