Steel Fairy Louran - Steel Fairy Louran - ■ Public Media TV anime series ■ Original Media comics ■ Broadcast period November 15, 2002 - May 30, 2003 Kids Station November 15, 2002 - May 30, 2003 (1st - 28th episodes) Every Friday 20:30 - 21:00 ■Broadcasting station Kids Station ■Frequencies half an hour ■ Number of Episodes Episode 28 ■Original Story Ganges ■ Director Director: Toshihiro Hirano Assistant Director: Akira Iwanaga ■ Production Animation Production / Zexys Production / Rouran Production Committee ■Works ©Ganges/Louran Production Committee ■ Story A small boat sails across the ocean as if guided by something. On board is a girl with innocent eyes, her name is Rouran. Other than her name, the girl has no past.
A time not so far from now in Japan. The Self-Defense Forces have been incorporated into the United Nations and no longer exist. People who refuse to submit to the system have formed a settlement in Tokyo's waterfront area, calling it "Tokyo Shangri-La." Tetsuya Tatechi, a kind-hearted and strong young man, lives there quietly as one of the free people. But...
Suddenly, a gigantic monster appears in Tokyo Bay. It is a thunder beast, a supernatural creature created by the Jōgoshū using occult techniques. Facing it are the Kosen, humanoid weapons of ASY, the world's first organization formed solely for the purpose of maintaining peace. At first glance, it seems like a battle between good and evil, but both the Jōgoshū and ASY are fighting for "something." The pilot of the Kosen, Mikogami Yamato, and his sister Mahoro are unaware of this yet.
After a fierce battle, the Steel Sennen Ginko defeats the Raijuu, but is hit by the vibrations of the bombing. Yamato is shocked to see a mysterious girl floating in the air. "Rouran... I've come to destroy you!"
In the midst of a battle between scientific and spiritual power, people begin to awaken to the truth about themselves... ■Cast・Rouran/Hiromi Konno・Tetsuya Tatechi/Shinichiro Miki・Yamato Mikogami/Soichiro Hoshi・Mahoro Mikogami/Makiko Omoto・Masahiko Mikogami/Naoya Uchida・Sho Asami/Miki Nagasawa・Yu Tendo/Kazusa Murai・Aoi Akizuki/Masumi Asano・Kasuya/Mugihito ■ Main staff・Planning, original story: Ganges ・Original story: Toshihiro Hirano, Noboru Aikawa ・Manga serialization: Unite Twins (serialized in Kodansha's Magazine Z)
・Director, character design / Toshihiro Hirano・Assistant directors / Hiroto Kato, Akira Iwanaga・Story editor / Noboru Aikawa・Character design / Nahomi Miyata・Main mecha design / Yutaka Izubuchi・Mecha design / Rei Nakahara, Osamu Abe・Set design / Kenji Teraoka, Hiroshi Ogawa・3D design / Yoshinori Maru, Nobuhiro Okajima・Art director / Shinichi Tanimura・Color design / Norioki Sakai・Director of photography / Yukiki Ohira・Editor / Jun Takuma・Sound directors / Fusanobu Fujiyama, Kisuke Koizumi・Music / Yoshiyoshi Kakimi, Chumei Watanabe・Producers / Atsushi Moriyama, Tomoko Kawasaki・Animation production / Zexcs・Production / Louran Production Committee ■ Main Characters ●naturalFree
A mysterious beautiful girl with no memories other than her own name. Normally calm and absent-minded, she transforms into combat mode when she senses the presence of a Steel Immortal or a Dead Corpse, becoming a being that seeks destruction.
A young man living in the Tokyo Shangri-La. He used to belong to the Jōgoshu, but left the organization due to a certain incident. He too has a dark and mysterious past.
Yuuri A bright girl of Chinese descent who lives with her grandfather and Tetsuya in Tokyo Shangri-La. Although she has the innocence to get along with anyone, she has a cheeky tone and is a bit precocious.
A silver-haired girl warrior who harbors immeasurable hatred for Wanka Rouran and challenges him to a fight. Her true identity and motives are shrouded in mystery.
●ASY
・Mikogami Yamato
ASY's pilot, Kosen Ginko. His true identity is a high school student who is a member of the boxing club. He is filled with a sense of justice and believes that his fights are for peace, but after coming into contact with Rouran, his heart begins to change.
Mahoro Mikogami Yamato's younger sister, who usually attends the same high school. When Yamato goes on missions with the Steel Senshi, she supports him in battle as a bridge officer on the Fuji Todoroki. Her extraordinary feelings for her brother are so deep that it seems there is a secret...
・Dr. Mikogami
Founder and CEO of ASY. Father of Yamato and Mahoro. Developed five Kosen and Fujigo in preparation for the upcoming battle with the Jyogoshu.
・Nakahara Genkai
ASY Combat Commander. After Fuji Todoroki launches as a mobile base, he gives direct orders to Yamato and the others as the captain.
・Asahi Shoukosen・Yamikaku pilot. He supports Yamato and Mahoro, who have little combat experience.
Aoi Akizuki: Bridge operator of the Fuji Tou. She has a blunt personality. However, she seems to have a special feeling for Yamato.
Daichi is the bridge operator of the Shinfuji Todoroki, and sometimes pilots the Kosen in battle. He's basically a joker.
- Tendo Yufuji, a Todoroki officer. He is a caring person who is in charge of settling arguments between Makoto, Aoi, and Mahoro on the bridge.
Ryutaro Souma Pilot of the Kosen and Migaki. He has a nihilistic, sarcastic tone, but his combat skills are top-notch. Before the existence of ASY became public, he was a member of the Self-Defense Forces and participated in the Anti-Jyogoshu Operation.
● Castle Guards
An old occultist who leads the Kasuya Castle Guards. He manipulates the lifeforms, called 'Shikai', created from the cells of the Shikai Sennyo, and plots to revive the latter.
A corpse with the ability to transform into the Onimaru Yokai Kido. Even in human form, he has excellent combat abilities and serves as the head of the Jōgoshu task force. It seems he has a past connection with Tetsuya...
A young girl-like castle guard who accompanies Itezuki Kasuya. She conveys the message of Kasuya, hiding in the tent, and gives orders to the dead. ■ Main robot items ●Glossary: ASY
A peacekeeping organization established by the Japanese government. It is a military force that fights to protect the safety of the Japanese people, and ultimately humanity, in place of the Self-Defense Forces, which have been incorporated into UN PKOs. It fights against the evil secret society, the Jōgoshū, with super-scientific equipment such as the five robots, Kosen, and the mobile base, Fujigo, developed by the founder, Dr. Mikogami.
・ Castle Guard
A secret society that has been controlling Japan from the shadows with occult powers. Its leader is Kasuya Okina, and he commands the corpses hiding in human society in various guises. It was thought that they were all wiped out when ASY attacked their headquarters a few months ago, but they have begun their operations from a mansion on an isolated island to take revenge on ASY and destroy Kosen.
・Gosen
Five giant robots, each with their own special abilities. They are the basis of ASY's powerful fighting power. All Steel Immortals have a sacrum built into them, but only their developer, Dr. Mikogami, has a complete understanding of their activation system. Rouran often calls them demons (Ki).
・Sacrum
An unknown object stored inside the Kosen's black box and serving as its energy source. It cannot be destroyed by human hands, but Rouran can smash it. Also, if it is destroyed, Kosen cannot be regenerated.
・Shikai Sennyo (Corpse-Resolved Fairy)
A fairy enshrined deep underground in the mansion where the Castle Guards are hiding out. She had been sleeping for 70 years since she was discovered in mummified form in mainland China, but when Rouran destroyed Ginko's sacrum, she began to awaken and sing.
・Corpse
A monster created by Kasuya from the cells of the Shikai Sennyo. A biological weapon that serves as the active force of the Jōgoshū. In normal times, they hide their true identities and live as humans, but in battle they transform into gigantic, deformed monsters and display their own special abilities.
・Jitan
When a dead corpse absorbs this, it gains great power. It is a secret medicine that is said to be written about in the ancient Chinese document Hobokushi. Kido gained the power to create the Yūmei Palace through this.
・Tokyo Shangri-La
This is a place where people who are prohibited from living on the mainland, such as illegal immigrants and residents, and those who are pursued by the public security for their involvement with the Jōgoshū, a group that rebelled against the reforms of the Japanese government, live. It was originally an industrial waste disposal site built on reclaimed land on the Tokyo Bay coast. Rouran ends up living here with Tetsuya Tatechi.
・Necrolysis Technique
A technique that grants eternal life by separating the soul from the body. By taking a special elixir, the body of the practitioner falls into a state of suspended animation, and it is said that the body will never perish until the soul returns.
・God
A kind of life energy possessed by fairies that can be shared with others through the art of lovemaking between men and women.
・Senkai (immortal world)
A world below the heavens and above the human world. It is a different dimension that normal humans cannot enter in their natural form, and its order is protected by immortals who act as its guardians.
A giant robot summoned and piloted by the Mechanical Steel Immortal Combatant Rouran. It has the ability to unleash a fire dragon, and has the power to easily destroy even the Steel Immortals of ASY.
・Fuji Todoroki
The ASY headquarters building itself transforms into a flying mobile base. It is deployed to transport Kosen to combat zones. Its captain is Nakahara Genkai.
・One of the Ginko Kosen. Piloted by Yamato Mikogami. His special move is the Ba-Shosen, which is fired from a huge part on his back. He can transform only his upper body and separate into the Ginko Gyro, which allows him to fly.
One of the Dark Horned Steel Immortals. Piloted by Sho Asami. His special move is the Crystal Cutter, which shoots water at high pressure and turns it into a blade that can even cut through diamonds.
- Dark Horn Kai Kosen - An improved version of Dark Horn. It is equipped with a sword and its electromagnetic barrier has been changed from a cloak to a shield.
・One of the Cannon Flame Steel Immortals. Piloted by Daichi Makoto. His special move is the powerful main cannon on his head, Aorairo.
・Flying Rabbit A steel immortal equipped with long sensors reminiscent of rabbit ears, piloted by Aoi Akizuki. It has excellent mobility and can freely control the Breast Bit, which can separate from the main body and fly. Combined with the Shiki-Ubume, it once froze Kikosenjo with a freezing ray attack, defeating her.
・A particularly large and unusual machine among the Five Great Steel Immortals, piloted by Miku Souma. It transforms from a flying form reminiscent of a sheep's head into a humanoid form. It is equipped with a number of powerful weapons, including the Reflector Phantom, which absorbs and reflects energy, the Horn Crisis, which emits shock waves from a horn-shaped generator, and the Arc Prometheus, a heat ray that collects and fires sunlight.
・Super Steel Fairy When Rouran wished from the bottom of her heart to save her beloved Tetsuya, the Steel Fairy underwent a new transformation. Compared to the demonic appearance of the Steel Fairy, this form is filled with grace reminiscent of a celestial maiden. It far surpasses the Steel Fairy in both speed and power, but it requires a great deal of physical energy from its pilot, Rouran, so it cannot function for long.
・The White Steel Immortal, operated by the Flower Light Immortal Wanka and the Shikai Immortal. This machine was once used by the Immortal for the sake of Kenchi's ancestor, and was revived on Earth when the sacrum of the Five Great Steel Immortals was shattered. This Steel Immortal boasts unparalleled strength, with powerful lightning attacks fired from the protrusions on its back and the psychic power to drag enemies into a dark parallel dimension. ■Subtitle Episode 1: Steel Sen sets out Episode 2: A battle for justice Episode 3: Time to transform!
・Episode 4: The Woman of Steel ・Episode 5: Onimaru Comes ・Episode 6: Dancing in the Darkness ・Episode 7: The Army of Light - Yamato's Thoughts
・Episode 8: The Depths of the Dark Abyss - Itezuki's Monologue
・Episode 9: Meeting of Lives・Episode 10: The Sacrum Disappears・Episode 11: The Steel Mystic Calls・Episode 12: The Singing Voice that Brings Miracles・Episode 13: A Bad Dream・Episode 14: At the End of the Nightmare・Episode 15: Memories of Darkness・Episode 16: The Battle Saint・Episode 17: The Target, Tokyo Shangri-La・Episode 18: Onimaru, Burning・Episode 19: Daughter of the Devil・Episode 20: Frozen Soul・Episode 21: Mahoro's Final Singing・Episode 22: Time of Transformation・Episode 23: Abominable Memories・Episode 24: The Sin to Bear・Episode 25: The Roar of Mt. Fuji・Episode 26: The Challenge of the Flowering Mystic・Episode 27: Compilation: Farewell - Blue Wings
・28th/Light ■ Theme songs and music・OP1
・Awakening ・Composition: Shuichi Senkawa ・Arrangement: Shuichi Senkawa
・ED1
・Poem and lyrics of Iroha by Toshimune Suzuki ・Music by Tomoo Nogami ・Arrangement by Takashi Iiyoshi ・Singer by Maika Motomiya
・ED1
・Iroha Poem and Lyrics: Toshimune Suzuki ・Music: Asao Nogami ・Arrangement: Takashi Iiyoshi ・Singer: Toshimune Suzuki The strange steel fairy Louran - Review Broadcast from 2002 to 2003, "The Strange Steel Fairy Louran" is a TV anime series based on the original work by Ganges, and has attracted many fans with its unique world view and deep story development. This work depicts the journey of Louran, a girl who has lost her memory, as she searches for the meaning of her existence in a world where science and occult powers intersect. Below, we will explain in detail the appeal and evaluation of this work. Story and Themes The story of "Kishisenjo Rouran" begins with a scene in which Rouran, a girl who has lost her memory, is drifting in the ocean. As if guided by someone, she arrives at Tokyo Shangri-La, where she meets new companions such as Tetsuya Tatechi and Yuri. However, her peaceful days do not last long, and she begins to fight against the Thunder Beast, a monster of the Castle Guard, who suddenly appears. During this battle, Rouran learns of her own power and mission, which also changes her fate greatly. The themes of this work are "self-exploration" and "destiny." Rouran has no memories other than his name, and searches for the meaning of his existence. Meanwhile, ASY pilot Mikogami Yamato and his sister Mahoro are also searching for the meaning of their own battles. Castle Guard members Kasuya and Onimaru are also depicted fighting for their own goals, and each character is depicted facing their own destiny. character Rouran is the central character of the series, and the contrast between her innocence and her ruthlessness in battle is fascinating. Kenchi Tetsuya understands Rouran well, and his conflict between his past and present adds depth to the story. The brother-sister relationship between Mikogami Yamato and Mahoro is also an important element of the story, and their growth and change move the viewer. Although the castle guards Kasuya and Onimaru are villains, their backgrounds and motivations are well-defined, and they are portrayed as human characters rather than mere antagonists. Mechanics and battle scenes The mechanical design of "Rouran" was created by top designers including Izubuchi Yutaka. In particular, the designs of the Steel Immortals and the Steel Immortals are very sophisticated and make a great visual impact. The battle scenes are depicted on a grand scale where scientific power and spiritual power intersect, drawing the viewer in. In particular, the Steel Immortal's Flame Dragon and the Steel Immortal's special moves are spectacular and are the highlights of the battle scenes. Music and theme song The music was composed by Yoshiyoshi Kakimi and Chumei Watanabe, and plays an important role in enhancing the atmosphere of the work. In particular, the opening theme "Awakening" is a powerful piece composed and arranged by Shuichi Senkawa, which heightens the tension of the story. The ending theme "Iroha Uta" is a beautiful piece written and composed by Toshimune Suzuki, which enhances the moving story. These pieces of music are important elements that deepen the worldview of the work. Ratings and Recommendations "Louran" has been highly praised for its unique worldview, deep storyline, fascinating characters, sophisticated mechanical design, and beautiful music. In particular, the setting where science and occult powers intersect provides viewers with a fresh surprise. In addition, the theme of character growth and the search for destiny resonates with many viewers. This work is especially recommended for those who like mecha anime and occult anime. It is also recommended for those who enjoy deep storylines and character development. In addition, it is a work that should be watched by those who are interested in music and mechanical design. "The Strange Steel Fairy Louran" will provide viewers with an unforgettable anime experience that will move and amaze them. |
