Gordian Warrior
Encyclopedia
was a popular anime
series aired in 1979 to 1981 in Japan
. There were 73 episodes aired at 30 minutes each. It is also referred to as Champion of Gordian or Gardian.
unit, an organization of law enforcers that defend Victor City against attacks from the Madokuta organization.
! Japanese Name
! Voices by
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| Daigo Ōtaki || Yoshito Yasuhara
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| Peachy || Yō Inoue
|-
| Barihawk || Rokurō Naya
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| Dalph || Kiyonobu Suzuki
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| Unknown G || Hiroshi Masuoka
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| Saori Otaki || Gara Takashima
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| Rose || Rihoko Yoshida
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| Dokuma || Yasuo Muramatsu
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| Erias || Yoshino Ohtori
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| Klorias || Yūsaku Yara
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| Trosculus/Narrator || Masatō Ibu
|-
! Episodes (names loosely translated from Japanese)
|-
| 1. Nice guy of wilderness
|-
| 2. Combat mission and hiding stronghold
|-
| 3. Scream, red desert
|-
| 4. Reviving life
|-
| 5. Dead fighting of death valley
|-
| 6. Trap of Victor Town
|-
| 7. Kape Vuiretsuji of the evening sun
|-
| 8. Breaking in enemy of anger
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| 9. Fearfully Dokuma president
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| 10. Chief of red nose
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| 11. Bravery 7th regiment
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| 12. Rose of sorrow
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| 13. Gordian on search
|-
| 14. The giant star which burns
|-
| 15. Lullaby of wilderness
|-
| 16. Intense fighting professional
|-
| 17. The gunman who challenges to the darkness
|-
| 18. Crisis one hair hell lock
|-
| 19. Puzzle of Victor Town ground nadir
|-
| 20. Confrontation of starry sky
|-
| 21. Secret fighting Maunteihon
|-
| 22. Rebellion of Victor Town
|-
| 23. Combat mission of dawn
|-
| 24. Under the flag of freedom and justice
|-
| 25. It is dangerous, it does! Victor Town
|-
| 26. Decisive battle and Victory
|-
| 27. Stronghold Santori of life
|-
| 28. The road to the victory which becomes far
|-
| 29. The Girl who Bears the Cross
|-
| 30. Secret of Project X
|-
| 31. Tomorrow it is not fight
|-
| 32. Obtain Clint
|-
| 33. Large escape of decision death
|-
| 34. Wilderness of betrayal
|-
| 35. Orphan base Santori
|-
| 36. Enduring the large rock squadron which depends
|-
| 37. Puzzle of Dokuma 6000 year
|-
| 38. Puzzle of fall satellite
|-
| 39. Attack of meteoric swarm
|-
| 40. Hit the big gun and crush
|-
| 41. Feeling needless carefulness stick
|-
| 42. Madam Kuin of trace
|-
| 43. In addition positive it climbs
|-
| 44. Birth cry in battle
|-
| 45. Power of ikusutoron puzzle
|-
| 46. Bride of Santori
|-
| 47. Breaking Santori encircling operation
|-
| 48. Approaching the large accident which comes
|-
| 49. The secret messenger who crosses the muddy stream
|-
| 50. Large flood secret (top secret) defeat maneuvers
|-
| 51. Approach mysterious tornado
|-
| 52. Acting cool of sun
|-
| 53. Destruction of enormous civilization town
|-
| 54. The poison demon interstellar war which is disclosed
|-
| 55. Great heritage
|-
| 56. The journey which becomes far
|-
| 57. Space ship number of wonder
|-
| 58. Large ice field of slaughter
|-
| 59. Steed assassination
|-
| 60. Oath of dawn
|-
| 61. It recaptures the number
|-
| 62. Daigo assassination command
|-
| 63. Duel to the Death, Gordian
|-
| 64. Blizzard of love
|-
| 65. Decisive battle eve
|-
| 66. Starting which becomes new
|-
| 67. Counterattack of Dokuma disk
|-
| 68. Approach of abnormal life body
|-
| 69. Monster of dimensional valley
|-
| 70. The desired planet which is lost
|-
| 71. Pollution planet SOS
|-
| 72. Decisive battle zone 9999
|-
| 73. Super outer space of glory
|-
|}
line. Garvin was later reappropriated as Baikanfū in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos
.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series aired in 1979 to 1981 in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. There were 73 episodes aired at 30 minutes each. It is also referred to as Champion of Gordian or Gardian.
Original Story
The Earth had become a wasteland of deserts as the survivors work to rebuild communities. Daigo Otaki is a young orphan raised by his uncle. Becoming an adult, Daigo discovers that Victor City was in fact planned by his father who was a genius scientist. Daigo's sister Saori had been managing it. She pled with Daigo to take on the inheritance that Daigo's father left him, a super robot system known as Gordian. Daigo would join the Mechacon mechanic combat 18th regimentRegiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
unit, an organization of law enforcers that defend Victor City against attacks from the Madokuta organization.
Concept
The pilot Daigo Otaki controls a small almost human-sized robot container named Protteser. Each time Protteser is in trouble, he jumps into the next biggest robot container named Delinger. Then finally the largest container is Garbin.Characters
{|class="wikitable"! Japanese Name
! Voices by
|-
| Daigo Ōtaki || Yoshito Yasuhara
Yoshito Yasuhara
is an actor and seiyū born on November 17, 1949 in Aioi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He is a member of Theatre Echo, a theatre troupe and talent management firm known for its comedy sketches...
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| Peachy || Yō Inoue
|-
| Barihawk || Rokurō Naya
Rokuro Naya
is a Japanese voice actor. He is the brother of voice actor Gorō Naya. A lifetime resident of Tokyo, he is affiliated with Mausu Promotion.-Anime:*Aquarius Camus in Saint Seiya*Sensui Shinobu in Yu Yu Hakusho*Enchou in Crayon Shin-chan...
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| Dalph || Kiyonobu Suzuki
Kiyonobu Suzuki
is a Japanese voice actor. His most famous role is perhaps Hayato Kobayashi in Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, and the MSG Movie Trilogy.-Anime roles:*AD Police Files as Hyde Kashew...
|-
| Unknown G || Hiroshi Masuoka
Hiroshi Masuoka
Hiroshi Masuoka is a Japanese rally driver. His most notable achievement was his back-to-back successes in the Dakar Rally in 2002 and 2003, only the fourth driver in the event's history to win in consecutive years. He was also victorious in the 2003 Baja Italy and the 2004 UAE Desert Challenge...
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| Saori Otaki || Gara Takashima
Gara Takashima
is a Japanese voice actress who works for Across Entertainment. She is married to Banjō Ginga.- Anime :* Hild in Ah! My Goddess: Everyone Has Wings* Julia in Cowboy Bebop* Eri Kisaki in Detective Conan...
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| Rose || Rihoko Yoshida
Rihoko Yoshida
is a Japanese voice actress. Among her most noteworthy roles are Megu-chan in Majokko Megu-chan, Monsley in Future Boy Conan, Maria Grace Fleed in UFO Robo Grendizer, Michiru in Getter Robo, Klara in Heidi, Girl of the Alps, Rosalie Lamorliere in The Rose of Versailles, Miwa Uzuki in Steel Jeeg, ...
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| Dokuma || Yasuo Muramatsu
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| Erias || Yoshino Ohtori
Yoshino Ohtori
is a Japanese voice actress who works for Ken Production. She was formerly credited as .-Anime:*Mobile Suit Gundam as Kolin*Naruto as Agari*Rozen Maiden as Matsu Shibasaki*Rozen Maiden: Träumend as Matsu Shibasaki...
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| Klorias || Yūsaku Yara
Yusaku Yara
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He is currently affiliated with Vi-Vo. His real name is ', and his former stage name was .He is best known for his roles in Chibi Maruko-chan as Hiroshi Sakura, Kiteretsu Daihyakka as Kiteretsu's Papa, the 1989 version of Sally, the Witch as Sally's...
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| Trosculus/Narrator || Masatō Ibu
Masato Ibu
' is a Japanese actor and voice actor.-Films:*Maison Ikkoku *Empire of the Sun as Sgt. Nagata*Sukeban Deka *Dr. Akagi *Taboo *Godzilla vs...
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Staff
- Additional Director
Masamune Ochiai
- Screen Writer
Masaru Yamamoto
- Design
Ippei Kuri
- Animator
Kazuhiko Udagawa
- Music
Masaaki Jinbo
Masayuki Yamamoto
DVD release
{|class="wikitable"! Episodes (names loosely translated from Japanese)
|-
| 1. Nice guy of wilderness
|-
| 2. Combat mission and hiding stronghold
|-
| 3. Scream, red desert
|-
| 4. Reviving life
|-
| 5. Dead fighting of death valley
|-
| 6. Trap of Victor Town
|-
| 7. Kape Vuiretsuji of the evening sun
|-
| 8. Breaking in enemy of anger
|-
| 9. Fearfully Dokuma president
|-
| 10. Chief of red nose
|-
| 11. Bravery 7th regiment
|-
| 12. Rose of sorrow
|-
| 13. Gordian on search
|-
| 14. The giant star which burns
|-
| 15. Lullaby of wilderness
|-
| 16. Intense fighting professional
|-
| 17. The gunman who challenges to the darkness
|-
| 18. Crisis one hair hell lock
|-
| 19. Puzzle of Victor Town ground nadir
|-
| 20. Confrontation of starry sky
|-
| 21. Secret fighting Maunteihon
|-
| 22. Rebellion of Victor Town
|-
| 23. Combat mission of dawn
|-
| 24. Under the flag of freedom and justice
|-
| 25. It is dangerous, it does! Victor Town
|-
| 26. Decisive battle and Victory
|-
| 27. Stronghold Santori of life
|-
| 28. The road to the victory which becomes far
|-
| 29. The Girl who Bears the Cross
|-
| 30. Secret of Project X
|-
| 31. Tomorrow it is not fight
|-
| 32. Obtain Clint
|-
| 33. Large escape of decision death
|-
| 34. Wilderness of betrayal
|-
| 35. Orphan base Santori
|-
| 36. Enduring the large rock squadron which depends
|-
| 37. Puzzle of Dokuma 6000 year
|-
| 38. Puzzle of fall satellite
|-
| 39. Attack of meteoric swarm
|-
| 40. Hit the big gun and crush
|-
| 41. Feeling needless carefulness stick
|-
| 42. Madam Kuin of trace
|-
| 43. In addition positive it climbs
|-
| 44. Birth cry in battle
|-
| 45. Power of ikusutoron puzzle
|-
| 46. Bride of Santori
|-
| 47. Breaking Santori encircling operation
|-
| 48. Approaching the large accident which comes
|-
| 49. The secret messenger who crosses the muddy stream
|-
| 50. Large flood secret (top secret) defeat maneuvers
|-
| 51. Approach mysterious tornado
|-
| 52. Acting cool of sun
|-
| 53. Destruction of enormous civilization town
|-
| 54. The poison demon interstellar war which is disclosed
|-
| 55. Great heritage
|-
| 56. The journey which becomes far
|-
| 57. Space ship number of wonder
|-
| 58. Large ice field of slaughter
|-
| 59. Steed assassination
|-
| 60. Oath of dawn
|-
| 61. It recaptures the number
|-
| 62. Daigo assassination command
|-
| 63. Duel to the Death, Gordian
|-
| 64. Blizzard of love
|-
| 65. Decisive battle eve
|-
| 66. Starting which becomes new
|-
| 67. Counterattack of Dokuma disk
|-
| 68. Approach of abnormal life body
|-
| 69. Monster of dimensional valley
|-
| 70. The desired planet which is lost
|-
| 71. Pollution planet SOS
|-
| 72. Decisive battle zone 9999
|-
| 73. Super outer space of glory
|-
|}
Merchandise
The original released toy set comes with all 3 robots and the human pilot. The 3 robots ranking from biggest to smallest, Garbin, Delinger, Protteser were respectively released as GB-11, GB-10, GB-09 by Popy pleasure. Their upper sternum is also numbered 3, 2, 1. Though these numbers do not appear in the cartoon at all. It was sold in the US as "Gardian" under the GodaikinGodaikin
Godaikin or GoDaiKin was a line of Super Robot toys released by Bandai America from 1982 to 1985, composed of figures from Popy series such as Chogokin and Popinika.-History:...
line. Garvin was later reappropriated as Baikanfū in Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos
Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos
is a Japanese anime television series produced by Ashi Productions. It ran on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1986 through May 28, 1987.A large portion of the Machine Robo toy-line was exported and sold by Tonka in America as GoBots and Rock Lords...
.