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Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp. (1999-2000)

Premiere:
October 5, 1999

# of Seasons: 1

# of Episodes: 26

Finale:
March 28, 2000

Original Title:
地球防衛企業ダイ・ガード

Alternate Titles:
Chikyū Bōei Kigyō Dai-Guard
Dai-Guard
Earth Defence Enterprise - Dai Guard
Terrestrial Defense Corporation Dai-Guard

Genres:
Action & Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi & Fantasy | War & Politics

Production Companies:
JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment
Sotsu
TV Tokyo
XEBEC

Countries:
JP

Overview from TheMovieDB

Twelve years ago, the Earth was attacked by giant invaders. To defend our planet, the Earth's greatest minds and corporations assembled to design a giant robot of incredible power. Unfortunately, as with most government projects, the contract went to the lowest bidder. Fortunately, by the time the robot was ready, the mysterious invaders had already disappeared without a trace. The giant robot became first a curiosity, then a tourist attraction. But now the invaders are back and the only thing in their way is Dai-Guard and a young team of office workers who've been supplementing their regular incomes as part time pilots and tour guides. Can these reluctant heroes halt their alien foes while simultaneously concealing the defects in their giant robot?

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Art Direction:
Hachidai Takayama

Character Designer:
Mitsuru Ishihara

Co-Producer:
Makiko Iwata
Shinjiro Yokoyama

Director of Photography:
Katsutoshi Hirose

Mechanical Designer:
Hideyasu Shimamura
Takeshi Takakura

Music:
Kenji Kawai
Kouhei Tanaka

Series Composition:
Fumihiko Shimo

Series Director:
Seiji Mizushima

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