| rdfs:comment | - Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh, titled Matchless Raijin-Oh on all further English releases, is the story of the world's most powerful super weapon and the classroom of children who command it. Eldoran, the defender of the Earth, pilots a set of giant robots that can combine and form the mighty warrior, Raijin-Oh, and is charged with defending the planet from evil aliens. When the Jaku Empire, a race of fourth-dimensional beings, descends upon the Earth in attempt to conquer it, Eldoran is there with Raijin-Oh to drive the forces of Evil away and keep the planet safe from harm. An epic space-robot mecha battle is about to begin!
- Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh(絶対無敵ライジンオー, or "Absolutely Invincible Raijin-Oh") is a 51 episode Japanese anime television series, and the first series produced for the Eldran franchise funded by Takara-Tomy and produced by Sunrise. It aired in Japan from April 3, 1991 to March 25, 1992. The story revolves around a group of elementary school children who are given command of a mecha named Raijin-Oh and their efforts to defend the Earth from the evil Jaaku (evil) Empire. There is also a four episode OVA sequel.
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| abstract | - Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh(絶対無敵ライジンオー, or "Absolutely Invincible Raijin-Oh") is a 51 episode Japanese anime television series, and the first series produced for the Eldran franchise funded by Takara-Tomy and produced by Sunrise. It aired in Japan from April 3, 1991 to March 25, 1992. The story revolves around a group of elementary school children who are given command of a mecha named Raijin-Oh and their efforts to defend the Earth from the evil Jaaku (evil) Empire. There is also a four episode OVA sequel. Anime Midstream, Inc. announced in December, 2008, that it acquired the license for and planned to release the anime series Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh in the U.S. sometime in 2009 (but it was not). The company began selling the first volume of the series both in English and Japanese with English subtitles direct from their website as of late December, 2009.
- Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh, titled Matchless Raijin-Oh on all further English releases, is the story of the world's most powerful super weapon and the classroom of children who command it. Eldoran, the defender of the Earth, pilots a set of giant robots that can combine and form the mighty warrior, Raijin-Oh, and is charged with defending the planet from evil aliens. When the Jaku Empire, a race of fourth-dimensional beings, descends upon the Earth in attempt to conquer it, Eldoran is there with Raijin-Oh to drive the forces of Evil away and keep the planet safe from harm. An epic space-robot mecha battle is about to begin! Or not. Eldoran goes down in less than a minute and is sent hurtling toward the planet. Injured and struggling to keep control of his vessel, Eldoran can't escape the Earth's gravitational pull and falls toward the Earth -- more specifically, straight toward an unsuspecting Japanese elementary school. Meanwhile, Mr. Shinoda's fifth-grade class is staying after hours due to poor scores on a recent test. Some odd activity in the afternoon sky catches the attention of the students, and they stare outside, dumbfounded... until they realize the unidentified object is heading straight for them crap crap crap get out of the way!! Robot falls, everyone dies. Actually, no! With the last of his power, Eldoran is able to preserve the children's lives... at the cost of his own. However, the threat of the Jaku Empire still looms above the Earth. With Eldoran gone, there's no one to pilot Raijin-Oh, so he must name an heir quickly and pass on the power to someone who can defend the planet in his stead. Unfortunately, the only ones around to ask are the fifth-graders he just rescued. Left with no other choice, he passes the robots onto the children with little explanation, and uses the strength he has left to reformat their classroom into a pimped-out computer command center. Left with no choice and no instruction, the children of class 5-3 -- now with three (later four) giant robots at their disposal -- are forced to learn how to defend the Earth on their own by trial and error. Hilarity Ensues. Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh, the first series of the Eldoran franchise, is a genuinely heartwarming series that has a surprising amount of character development; much more than you would expect from a giant robot show aimed at younger children. The main cast is made up of the eighteen students, each with their own distinct look, personality, and duty. The three stars of the series are Jin, Asuka and Kouji, who are charged with piloting the three robots that combine to form Raijin-Oh. While they're out fighting, their classmate Maria takes control of the command center and guides the other 14 children as they monitor and contol Raijin-Oh. The show is based on a very simple concept, but it's executed very beautifully. The writers aren't afraid to lampshade classic tropes of the Giant Robot genre on a regular basis. This series is particularly notable due to recent developments. Almost 20 years after first airing in Japan, it was licensed by a brand-new anime distribution company called Anime Midstream. Despite many doubts, Midstream successfully released the first volume of Raijin-Oh at the end of December 2009. It's too early to judge how successful they're going to be but here's hoping they can make it in the world.
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