Kotetsushin Jeeg

Koutetsushin Jeeg

Kotetsushin Jeeg Title
鋼鉄神ジーグ
(Kōtetsushin Jīgu)
Genre Mecha
Anime television series
Directed by Jun Kawagoe
Studio Actas
Network WOWOW
Original run April 5, 2007 July 12, 2007
Episodes 13

Koutetsushin Jeeg (鋼鉄神ジーグ Kōtetsushin Jīgu, lit. Steel God Jeeg) is a Japanese animated television series and retcon to the 1975 Super Robot series Steel Jeeg, created by Go Nagai. It is directed by Jun Kawagoe (previously known for New Getter Robo and Innocent Venus). The show began airing on the satellite network WOWOW on April 5, 2007 at 11:30 p.m. JST.

Press material describes the show as "A simple tale of 'Good versus Evil' while at the same time [being] a robot anime created for the sake of the adult core audience."

On February 19, 2007, it was announced that the JAM Project song "STORMBRINGER" would be the show's opening theme.

Plot

The story of Koutetsushin Jeeg takes place fifty years after the original and features a new cast of characters - primarily the new main character Kenji Kusanagi, a high school student and motorcycle racer who becomes Koutetsushin Jeeg to fight the sudden reappearance of "Haniwa Genjin" ("Haniwa Phantom Gods", or clay robots) from the Great Jama Kingdom ruled by Queen Himika. Other characters include Tsubaki Tamashiro (granddaughter of Miwa Uzuki) and Kyo Misumi, Kenji's partners. Other main characters from the original series also appear.

Background

1975, Kyushu. The war against the Great Jama Kingdom is turning against the Japanese Security Forces. During a violent clash between Queen Himika and her generals against the first Jeeg, piloted by Hiroshi Shiba, the bronze bell embedded within Jeeg activates and he is transported to the crater of an extinct volcano. There, he grasps a giant sword, creating an energy vortex that surrounds the entire island. Dark clouds swirl and Kyushu is engulfed in an impenetrable space, later dubbed the "zone". All communication with Kyushu ceases. As years go by with no change in the zone recorded, people and even the world's governments lose their interest in the zone, and the world moves on. The Japanese Government however decides to build a new Build Base to watch over the zone in preparation of a possible attack...

Characters

Build Base

Voiced by: Daisuke Ono
Voiced by: Kana Ueda
Voiced by: Susumu Chiba
Voiced by: Mako Hyoudou
Voiced by: Youji Ueda
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

Haniwa Empire

Haniwa Phantoms

Haniwa Phantoms serve as the monsters of the week for the series much like in the original series. In episode 12 all of them return to fight both Jeegs on the Moon. They are usually transported by the large manta ray-like ship called the Daikaenguu.

Mecha

Raikoba

Raikoba (雷鋼馬 Raikōba)

Kenji's motorcycle. Built by Build Base with the bronze bell as its core. While riding the motorcycle, Kenji can activate the Raikoba's transformation by slamming his fists together and yelling "Build Up!" (while wearing special yellow gloves emblazoned with a green "S"). The Raikoba will then transform into the Jeeg's head unit (much like how Hiroshi Shiba transformed into the Jeeg head, except he didn't need a motorcycle since he was a cyborg). Kenji later learns that his own parents were part of the Jeeg project and his father designed Raikoba.

Big Shooter

A large jet that houses the Jeeg's body parts and weapons. The Big Shooter is mainly piloted by Kyo who controls the jet's flight and on-board weapons. The "Shooter" is operated by the co-pilot, Tsubaki. She can shoot the Jeeg parts out of the openings of the jet where they will set up and combine to form Jeeg's body. Unlike the original Big Shooter, Kyo and Tsubaki's jet is actually made of 2 units, the main plane and the shooting unit which attaches underneath. During flight, Big Shooter can also house Raikoba and launch it and its rider like a catapult. Miwa also has her original Big Shooter used in the Anime.

Kotetsu Jeeg (鋼鉄ジーグ Kōtetsu Jīgu)

The mecha used during the largest part of the series. When the Raikoba has changed into the head part and the Big Shooter has launched the Jeeg Parts, they combine into Jeeg through the "Build up!" process. The armor of Jeeg is very durable and can take a lot of punishment before any signs of damage are shown. The mecha has various weapons embedded into the design:

Jeeg is also equippable with various other parts, such as the Earth Parts, Sky Parts, the Mach Drills, Jeeg Bazooka and a Baruba rider mode in which Jeeg sits on the back of Baruba.

Kotetsu Jeeg

Original Jeeg

Hiroshi's battle form after he changes to the Jeeg Head part plus the Original Jeeg Parts. It retains the same Weapons as the old series, especially the Earth Parts, Sky Parts, the Mach Drills and the Jeeg Bazooka. In Super Robot Wars K, the original Koutetsu Jeeg was renamed "Jiigu" (磁偉倶) to avoid confusion with the new Koutetsu Jeeg.

Kotetsushin Jeeg Ultimate Form

Kotetsushin Jeeg (鋼鉄神ジーグ Kōtetsushin Jīgu)

Jeeg's Final Form after Hiroshi sacrificed his Bronze Bell to Kenji to save his life plus the power of Baruba. Called the "Steel God", it was Jeeg's most powerful form. Its most powerful attack is the "Triple Storm".

Staff

Game Appearances

Koutetsushin Jeeg is in the Super Robot Wars game, Super Robot Wars K for the Nintendo DS, as well as the new Super Robot Wars L for the Nintendo DS.

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