Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood Still
ジャイアントロボ THE ANIMATION 地球が静止する日
10 years ago Dr. Shizuma and his colleagues invented the Shizuma drive which is a revolutionizing new form of renewable and recyclable energy. Though they had to pay a heavy price for their success in a catastrophic accident that the world only wants to forget about. However, all is not well as the secret organization Big Fire is hell-bent on taking over the world. They have obtained two of three mysterious Shizuma drive samples with an unknown function, which are an integral part of their world domination plans. The third sample has however been stolen by Dr. Shizuma who during his escape is saved by Daisaku, Giant Robo and the Experts of Justice. Then a desperate struggle begins between the Experts of Justice and Big Fire for the control of the last sample as Big Fire unleashes their mightiest weapon, the Eye of Volger, upon the unsuspecting world. Soon everything points towards the hidden truth behind the accident 10 years ago as the starting point of everything. (Source: Anime News Network)
Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood Still is a ova with 7 episodes, from Summer 1992, produced by Phoenix Entertainment, Jupiter Films, Mu Animation Studio, rated 7.7/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
10 years ago Dr. Shizuma and his colleagues invented the Shizuma drive which is a revolutionizing new form of renewable and recyclable energy. Though they had to pay a heavy price for their success in a catastrophic accident that the world only wants to forget about. However, all is not well as the secret organization Big Fire is hell-bent on taking over the world. They have obtained two of three mysterious Shizuma drive samples with an unknown function, which are an integral part of their world domination plans. The third sample has however been stolen by Dr. Shizuma who during his escape is saved by Daisaku, Giant Robo and the Experts of Justice. Then a desperate struggle begins between the Experts of Justice and Big Fire for the control of the last sample as Big Fire unleashes their mightiest weapon, the Eye of Volger, upon the unsuspecting world. Soon everything points towards the hidden truth behind the accident 10 years ago as the starting point of everything. (Source: Anime News Network)
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- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Super Robot — Prominently features large robots often piloted by hot-blooded protagonists.
- Revenge — Prominently features a character who aims to exact punishment in a resentful or vindictive manner.
- Super Power — Prominently features characters with special abilities that allow them to do what would normally be physically or logically impossible.
- Martial Arts — Centers around the use of traditional hand-to-hand combat.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Foreign — Partly or completely set in a country outside the country of origin.
- Terrorism — Centers around the activities of a terrorist or terrorist organization.
- Urban — Partly or completely set in a city.
- Conspiracy — Contains one or more factions controlling or attempting to control the world from the shadows.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Crossover — Centers around the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the context of a single story.