Giant Gorg Complete TV Series Collection
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
What a nice surprise! Straight outta ’84 comes Giant Gorg, a mysteriously lesser-celebrated anime from production giant Sunrise under the direction of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. For those who don’t already know, Yasuhiko (who signs his art “Yas”) was the character designer on the original Mobile Suit Gundam, but more significantly, wrote and drew the amazing “Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin” comic series, which as of this writing has just wrapped it’s American publishing run. Being a fan of that manga, and having read glowing reviews of this anime elsewhere, I bought Giant Gorg the minute Amazon recommended it to me. I watched the whole 26-episode series within a couple weeks, which is highly unusual for an old guy like me to pull off these days, but I was drawn back by the mysterious plot, great pacing, and consistent cliffhanger episode endings, featuring an admonition in “Engrish” to “Tune in to the Next; Same GORG time, Same GORG channel”, ala 60’s Batman.The ensemble cast of characters are all great, from youthful hero Yuu to smooth-as-silk series antagonist Rod Balboa. Even supporting players like quiet-but-tough Tominic and usurped branch-supervisor Gotoh have endearing, human quirks to them, pulling the viewer in to care about their fate. I defy anyone not to be drawn to the tough-as-nails “Skipper”, or to deny eventual sympathy for the suitably catty Lady Lynx. And then there is Gorg, the maybe-sentient titular giant robot, whose actions speak louder than the machine-like groan that is his “voice”.The design of the show is pure “Yas”, from the delightfully imposing Gorg to the “fifteen minutes into the future” military craft of GAIL, the antagonist’s corporate front. Complimenting that design, the animation, though dated, is clean and lovely, with nary a repeated cell that I could identify. The production values seemed high for Giant Gorg, and there never seemed to be a “b-team” episode in the bunch.- Orthodox Geek
It was a time before computer graphics and digital technology. A time of pure hand drawn animation. A time when a majestic space cruiser soared the endless sea of stars on its final voyages. A time when a beautiful alien girl came to Earth, fell in love with a hormone-charged teenaged boy and comedy hi-jinks ensued and ensued. A time when a colossal cosmic fortress/ship fell to Earth, and humanity in its ingenuity, studied and utilized its technology to prepare for a threat of gargantuan proportions. A time when a young man trained his body and spirit in the martial arts and took part in an epic quest to find seven sacred orbs; and it was a time when a science-fiction saga of war and giant robots would return and become a cultural phenomenon. This was a time when the island nation of Japan was creating a film genre that would come to be cherished around the world.- L. W. Swint
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, NTSC
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. )
Number of discs: 4
Rated: Unrated Not Rated
Studio: Eastern Star
DVD Release Date: January 26, 2016
ASIN: B019EMB5J4
