GR: Giant Robo

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GR: Giant Robo
GR ジャイアントロボ (GR: Jaianto Robo)
Genre	Science fiction
TV anime
Director	Masahiko Murata
Writer	Chiaki Konaka
Studio	A.C.G.T.
Licensor	Soft Garage
Network	SKY Perfect
Original run	January 19, 2007 – July 6, 2007
Episodes	13
Manga
Author	Ryoumati Shiro
Publisher	Wani Books
Magazine	Gum Comics
Volumes	1

GR: Giant Robo (GR ジャイアントロボ, GR: Jaianto Robo^?) is an animated TV series written by Chiaki Konaka (Serial Experiments Lain, The Big O) and directed by Masahiko Murata (Jinki:EXTEND, Mazinkaiser). The TV series is a re-imagining of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga of the same name and created to commemorate Giant Robo's 40th anniversary. Aside from the source material, this show has nothing to do with the original OVA series.

The story takes place at the dawn of the 21st century, when the Earth is overrun by giant robots. Daisaku Kusama encounters one of these monsters, the titular Robo, in a ruin in Okinawa. Beckoned by forces he can't understand, Daisaku is made to bond, body and spirit, with the ancient weapon and defend his homeland from the incoming evil.

GR premiered January 19, 2007. The series finished its run on July 6 of the same year, totaling 13 episodes, with the possibility for two further seasons.^[1]