Ehrgeiz (anime)

Ehrgeiz

Ehrgeiz VHS Boxart, Volume 1
ネクスト戦記EHRGEIZ
(Nekusuto senki EHRGEIZ)
Genre Action, Science fiction, Mecha
Anime television series
Directed by Toshifumi Kawase
Produced by PROJECT EHRGEIZ
Written by Atsuhiro Tomioka, Chinatsu Houjou, Kouji Miura, Toshiyashu Nagata
Music by Akifumi Tada, Shiroh Hamaguchi
Studio d-rights, BeStack, Studio Deen
Licensed by Bandai Entertainment (AnimeVillage)
Network TV Tokyo, AT-X
Original run October 2, 1997 – December 25, 1997
Episodes 12

Ehrgeiz (ネクスト戦記EHRGEIZ Nekusuto senki EHRGEIZ, (lit. Next War Chronicle Ehrgeiz) is an original 1997 Japanese anime from et, with animation by Studio Deen, and produced by d-rights and BeStack. The title is a mix of Japanese and German.

The North American release by Bandai Entertainment (then AnimeVillage) used only the German "Ehrgeiz"[1] which, when translated into English, means "Ambition". Originally airing on Tokyo TV, Ehrgeiz eventually ran on the Cable/Satellite channel AT-X in 1999.

Story

Earth started space colonization by creating the Next Colonies. Next later rebelled, and created the Next Government. The rebellion became a war, and the multi-purpose Metal Vehicles, MVs for short, were changed for battle purposes. Meanwhile, Terra, an Earth Rebellion force, started creating more trouble for Earth. Now, a mysterious MV-like being, S.A.C ("S" for short), is loose, and Next wants it so that they can win the war. Terra's psychic leader, Hal, has been sensing "S", and wants to know more about the power it has. The future of these three groups will be up to a bunch of outlaws who live on the abandoned Next 7 colony, though no one knows that yet....

Main characters

Jay Striker
Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata
The "Hero" of the story. He was once a member of the Next forces, as an MV pilot.
Camel
Voiced by: Joji Nakata
A "cool" businessman type.
Balzak
Voiced by: Osamu Osaka
A former Next forces soldier.
Ken
Voiced by: Urara Takano
Anne's brother. His parents were killed in the battle of "Next 7"
Anne
Voiced by: Ikue Otani
Ken's sister. Her parents were killed in the battle of "Next 7"
Gord
Voiced by: Masamichi Sato
An MV developer. Formerly an MV pilot for Earth's military.
Roddy
Voiced by: Hiyama Nobuyuki
Characterized by his pouty lips. Also a former MV pilot for Earth's military.
Akane Aoi
Voiced by: Miyuki Ichijou
Captain of the Next forces.
Arnold
Voiced by: Yusaku Yara
A Next forces cyborg. S.A.C. was developed to capture his bodily tissues.
Hal
Voiced by: Nozomu Sasaki
The leader of the Revolutionary Organization TERRA on Earth. He is a psychic.
Galbraith
Voiced by: Genda Tesshō
Hal's bodyguard.
Carl
Voiced by: Mitsuaki Hoshino
Akane's subordinate. Killed in action as soon as he is introduced.

Mechs

MV
Stands for "Metal Vehicle". This is how all piloted robots are referred to in the series.
S
S.A.C. is mounted in an unmanned, state-of-the-art MV. S.A.C. stands for "System of Absolutely Conscience".

Staff

Staff[2]
Series Director Toshifumi Kawase
Series Planning Atsuhiro Tomioka
Screenplay Atsuhiro Tomioka, Chinatsu Houjou,

Kouji Miura and Toshiyashu Nagata

Character Designs Isamu Imagake and Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Animation Director Naoki Hishikawa and Yoshihiro Yamaguchi
Mechanical Design Takahiro Yamada
Color Setting Takeshi Mochida
Art Director Tsutomi Ishigaki
Director of Photography Seiichi Morishita and Katsuaki Kamata
Music Akifumi Tada and Shiroh Hamaguchi
Sound Director Kazuhiro Wakabayashi

Media

VHS & LaserDisc

VHS tapes and LaserDisc's of Ehrgeiz began released with the First Volume released on May 25, 1998, the Second on June 25, the Third on July 25, the Fourth on August 25, the Fifth on September 25, and the Sixth on October 25, all the same year.

In 1999, AnimeVillage.com began releasing Subtitled VHS volumes. The first two volumes released in November and December (respectively) of that year, and the final four volumes released between January and March 2000.

Themes

Opening theme
"Dream Jack" by HUMMING BIRD
Episodes 1-12
Ending theme
"One Voice for Ehrgeiz" by Mariko Fukui
Episodes 1-12

References

  1. ↑ ANN AnimeVillage release announcement page. Retrieved on February 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ allcinema.net Series Information. Retrieved on February 19, 2013.

External links

Japanese

English