Brain Powerd
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| BRAIN POWERD | |
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 Screenshot of Brain Powerd |
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| ブレンパワード (Buren Pawādo) |
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| Genre | Action, Adventure, Apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic, Drama, Mecha, Military, Science fiction |
| TV anime | |
| Director | Yoshiyuki Tomino |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Network |  WOWOW, Animax, Bandai Channel    Animax |
| Original run | April 08, 1998 – November 11, 1998 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Author | Yoshiyuki Tomino (story) Yukiru Sugisaki (art) |
| Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten Tokyopop Panini Comics Carlsen Comics |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Serialized in | Shōnen Ace |
| Original run | 1998 – 1998 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Brain Powerd (ブレンパワード Buren Pawādo?) is a 26-episode anime TV series, created by Sunrise and directed and written by Yoshiyuki Tomino. The series also features mecha designs by Mamoru Nagano, character designs by Mutsumi Inomata, and music by Yoko Kanno.
It originally premiered across Japan on WOWOW between April 08, 1998 to November 11, 1998. The series was also aired across Japan on the anime CS television network Animax, which also later broadcast the series across its respective networks worldwide, including its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia (where Animax aired Bandai's The Ocean Group-produced English dub); Animax's broadcast being the series' English language television premiere.[1]
The anime series was licensed for North American distribution by Bandai Entertainment, who also released a dub produced by The Ocean Group and distributed it across the region under the title Brain Powered.
The series was also adapted into a manga, with art by Yukiru Sugisaki, which was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace magazine, and later published in the United States in English by Tokyopop.
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[edit] Plot
Brain Powerd is set in a post-apocalyptic world, in which the vast majority of the Earth has been afflicted by numerous earthquakes and floods, forcing humanity to live on the verge of chaos and destruction. Amidst this, situated deep within the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, lies a mysterious, gargantuan alien spacecraft known as Orphan (オルファン Orufan?), which seeks to reach the Earth's surface and leave the planet, obtaining its organic energy, which would result in all lifeforms on Earth being annihilated. Its agents, known as Reclaimers, pilot living organic mechas or Antibodies known as Grandchilds (グランチャー Guranchā?, Grand Chers in English version), and seek to retrieve disc plates scattered on the Earth's surface.
The series begins with Hime Utsumiya, a teenage girl, venturing upon such a disc plate, which 'revived' into a unique, infant Antibody - a Brain Powerd, with which Hime forms a deep connection. She is soon joined by Yū Isami, an ex-Reclaimer who leaves Orphan after learning of the catastrophe it seeks to unleash, and the both of them enter upon an adventure, which may decide the future of humanity.
[edit] Characters
- Yu Isami (伊佐未 勇 Isami Yuu?)
- Voiced by: Tetsu Shiratori
- A young, teenage boy and the male lead character of the story. A former Reclaimer, after a fateful encounter with Hime Utsumiya, Yu decides to leave Orphan, escaping with a Brain Powerd.
- Hime Utsumiya (宇都宮 比瑪 Utsumiya Hime?)
- Voiced by: Akino Murata
- A young, teenage girl and the female lead character of the story. She comes into contact with an organic plate which later witnessed its revival into an Antibody, a Brain Powerd, and became its pilot.
- Jonathan Glenn (ジョナサン・グレーン Jonasan Gurēn?)
- Voiced by: Gō Aoba
- A Reclaimer at Orphan.
- Quincy Issa (クインシィ・イッサー Kuinshii Issā?) / Īko Isami (伊佐未 依衣子 Isami Iiko?)
- Voiced by: Kumiko Watanabe
- A young, teenage girl and Yū's elder sister. She is the pilot of red Quincy Grand.
- Kanan Gimms (カナン・ギモス Kanan Gimosu?)
- Voiced by: Romi Paku
- A young and talented former Grandchild pilot. She was Yū's best friend and had been raised on Orphan. She later leaves Orphan and joins Novis Noah. She is the pilot of Kanan Brain.
- Anoa McCormick (アノーア・マコーミック Anōa Makōmikku?)
- Voiced by: Masako Isobe
- She is the captain of state-of-the-art warship Novis Noah.
- Russ Lunberg (ラッセ・ルンベルグ Rasse Runberugu?)
- Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki
- Nanga Silverly (ナンガ・シルバレー Nanga Shirubarī?)
- Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji
- Higgins Saz (ヒギンズ・サス Higinzu Sazu?)
- Voiced by: Maria Kawamura
- She is the pilot of a yellow Brain Child, Higgins Brain.
- Kant Kestner (カント・ケストナー Kanto Kesutonā?)
- Voiced by: Run Sasaki
- Irene Carrier (アイリーン・キャリアー Airīn Kyariā?)
- Voiced by: Shiho Nagoshi
- She is the medical doctor, acupuncturist and, in later series, new captain of Novis Noah.
- Nakki Guys (ナッキィ・ガイズ Nakkii Gaizu?)
- Voiced by: Yumi Touma
- He is the pilot of surprisingly four Antibodies, three Brain Powerds and one Grandchild.
- Comodo Mahama (コモド・マハマ Komodo Mahama?)
- Voiced by: Shoko Sakura
- Winston Geybridge (ウィンストン・ゲイブリッジ Winsuton Geiburijji?)
- Voiced by: Masato Sako
- Naoko Isami (伊佐未直子 Isami Naoko?)
- Voiced by: Rumi Sugimoto
- Shiela Glass (シラー・グラス Shirā Gurasu?)
- Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka
- Baron Maximillian (バロン・マクシミリアン Baron Makushimirian?)
- Voiced by: Masako Isobe
- He is the pilot of a powerful and evolved Antibody, the Barons Grandchild.
- Nelly Kim (ネリー・キム Nerī Kimu?)
- Voiced by: Haruko Takahagi
- K.D. Dean (ケイディ・ディン Keidi Din?)
- Voiced by: Isshin Chiba
- He is an Orphan's undercover spy working at Novis Noah.
- Yukio (ユキオ Yukio?)
- Voiced by: Miya Asakawa
- Kumazo (クマゾー Kumazō?)
- Voiced by: Kumiko Watanabe
- Akari (アカリ Akari?)
- Voiced by: Shoko Sakura
- Captain Laite (レイト艦長?)
- Voiced by: Hidetoshi Nakamura
- Kensaku Isami (伊佐未 研作 Isami Kensaku?)
- Voiced by: Ryuichi Horibe
- Midori Isami (伊佐未 翠 Isami Midori?)
- Voiced by: Shoko Kanoki
- Girl from Orphan (オルファンの少女 Orufa no Shōjo?)
- Voiced by: Ikue Ohtani
[edit] Episode List
| # | Episode Title | Original Air Date | ||
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| 01 | "Departing from the Ocean Depths" (深海を発して) |
April 08, 1998 | ||
| 02 | "Fated Reunion" "Unmei no Saikai" (運命の再会) |
April 15, 1998 | ||
| 03 | "Yuu's Battle" "YuJuly 22u no Tatakai" (勇の戦い) |
April 22, 1998 | ||
| 04 | "The Hometown Flame" (故郷の炎) |
April 29, 1998 | ||
| 05 | "Friend or Foe" (敵か味方か) |
May 06, 1998 | ||
| 06 | "Double Revival" "Daburu Ribaibaru" (ダブル・リバイバル) |
May 13, 1998 | ||
| 07 | "Rejection" (拒否反応) |
May 20, 1998 | ||
| 08 | "At the Port of Call" (寄港地で) |
May 27, 1998 | ||
| 09 | "Jonathan's Sword" "Jonasan no Yaiba" (ジョナサンの刃) |
June 17, 1998 | ||
| 10 | "Temptation of the Plates" "Purēto no Yuuwaku" (プレートの誘惑) |
June 24, 1998 | ||
| 11 | "Sister and Brother" (姉と弟) |
July 01, 1998 | ||
| 12 | "Independent Course of Action" (単独行) |
July 08, 1998 | ||
| 13 | "Stately Surfacing" (堂々たる浮上) |
July 22, 1998 | ||
| 14 | "Are Souls Solitary?" (魂は孤独？) |
July 29, 1998 | ||
| 15 | "Perfect Breakthrough" (一点突破) |
August 05, 1998 | ||
| 16 | "The Uninvited Guest" (招かれざる客) |
August 12, 1998 | ||
| 17 | "Beyond the Curtain" (カーテンの向こうで) |
August 19, 1998 | ||
| 18 | "The Depths of Love" "Ai no Fuchi" (愛の淵) |
August 26, 1998 | ||
| 19 | "The Moving Mountain Range" (動く山脈) |
September 16, 1998 | ||
| 20 | "The Governor's Ambitions" "Gabanā no Yabou" (ガバナーの野望) |
September 23, 1998 | ||
| 21 | "A Problem of Hallucination" (幻視錯綜) |
September 30, 1998 | ||
| 22 | "All or Nothing" (乾坤一擲) |
October 14, 1998 | ||
| 23 | "Sweet Memories" "Suīto Memorīzu" (スイート・メモリーズ) |
October 21, 1998 | ||
| 24 | "Tricking Memories" (記憶のいたずら) |
October 28, 1998 | ||
| 25 | "Orphan's Hesitation" "Orufan no Tamerai" (オルファンのためらい) |
November 04, 1998 | ||
| 26 | "Flight" "Hishou" (飛翔) |
November 11, 1998 | ||
[edit] Music
Opening Theme
- "IN MY DREAM"
- Lyrics and composition by: Eri Shingyōji
- Arrangement by: Shintarō Itō
- Performed by: Eri Shingyōji
Ending Theme
- "Field of Love" (愛の輪郭（フィールド） Ai no Fīrudo?)
- Lyrics by: Rin Iogi
- Composition and arrangement by: Yoko Kanno
- Performed by: KOKIA
[edit] Staff
- Original concept: Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Chief director: Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Character design: Mutsumi Inomata
- Mechanical design: Mamoru Nagano
- Mechanical design support: Takumi Sakura
- Animation design: Atsushi Shigeta
- Art director: Masaru Satō
- Music: Yoko Kanno
- Sound director: Yasuo Uragami
- Main logo design: Akihisa Kumakawa
- Ending still: Nobuyoshi Araki
- Animation production: Sunrise
[edit] References
- ^ Synopsis for BRAIN POWERD - Animax Asia. Animax Asia. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
[edit] External links
- Official Sunrise website (Japanese)
- Official Animax website (Japanese)
- Official Bandai Channel website (Japanese)
- Official Animax Asia website (English)
- Official Animax South Asia website (English)
- Brain Powerd (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
