List of Cobra the Animation episodes
- This is the episode list of the 2000s anime series. For the 1980s series, see List of Space Cobra episodes.
The original video animation (OVA) and anime series Cobra the Animation is based on the manga series of the same name written by Buichi Terasawa. All series were produced by Guild Project and animated by Magic Bus. The first OVA, Cobra the Animation: The Psychogun (COBRA THE ANIMATION ザ・サイコガン Kobura Za Animēshon Za Saikogan), was directed by Buichi Terasawa, while Cobra the Animation: Time Drive, (COBRA THE ANIMATION タイム・ドライブ Kobura Za Animēshon Taimu Doraibu) was directed by Kenichi Maejima.[1][2] The anime, Cobra the Animation: Rokunin no Yūshi (COBRA THE ANIMATION 六人の勇士 Kobura Za Animēshon Rokunin no Yūshi), was directed by Keizō Shimizu.[3]
Both OVAs were released direct-to-DVD by Happinet: The Psychogun was released between August 29, 2008 and February 27, 2009, while Time Drive was released between April 24, 2009 and June 26, 2009.[1][2] Rokunin no Yūshi was broadcast by BS 11 between January 2, 2010 and March 27, 2010.[3] The OVA were later released in a DVD box set on February 19, 2010 by Happinet.[4] The anime series episodes were later released in seven DVD and Blu-ray compilations between April 23, 2010 and October 2, 2010 by Happinet.[5][6]
On December 18, 2009, Crunchyroll and Happinet announced that Crunchyroll would begin to stream the first OVA series on that day.[7] The last episode was streamed on January 8, 2010.[8] The two episodes of Time Drive were uploaded on January 1, 2008.[9][10] The anime series begin to be streamed on January 2, 2010,[7] and the last episode was available on March 27, 2010 for premium users, and on April 3, 2010 for free users.[11]
Each series used different pieces of theme music but all of them used a single opening theme and a single ending theme. The opening theme from The Psychogun is "Kizudarake no Yume" (傷だらけの夢) by Yoko Takahashi and it ending theme is "Wanderer" by Shigeru Matsuzaki.[12] The second OVA used "Time Drive" by Sasja Antheunis as opening theme and "Kimi ga bi Waraunara" (君が微笑うなら) by Shigeru Matsuzaki as ending theme. "Cobra the Space Pirate" by Sasja Antheunis and "Kimi no Uta" (君の歌) were used respectively as opening theme and ending theme for Rokunin no Yūshi.[3]
Episode list
The Psychogun
| No. | Crunchyroll title[13] Original Japanese title |
Original release[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" "Kobura Za Saikogan, vol.1" (コブラ ザ・サイコガンvol.1) | August 29, 2008 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" "Kobura Za Saikogan, vol.2" (コブラ ザ・サイコガンvol.2) | October 24, 2008 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" "Kobura Za Saikogan, vol.3" (コブラ ザ・サイコガンvol.3) | December 21, 2008 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" "Kobura Za Saikogan, vol.4" (コブラ ザ・サイコガンvol.4) | February 27, 2009 |
Time Drive
| No. | Crunchyroll title[13] Original Japanese title |
Original release[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" "Kobura Taimu Doraibu, vol.1" (コブラ タイムドライブvol.1) | April 24, 2009 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" "Kobura Taimu Doraibu, vol.2" (コブラ タイムドライブvol.2) | June 26, 2009 |
Rokunin no Yūshi
| No. | Crunchyroll title[13] Original Japanese title[3] |
Original airdate[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Key of Shiva" "Shiba no Kagi" (シバの鍵) | January 2, 2010 |
| 2 | "The Golden Gate" "Ōgon no Tobira" (黄金の扉) | January 9, 2010 |
| 3 | "The Starsless City" "Hoshi no nai Machi" (星のない街) | January 16, 2010 |
| 4 | "The Ghost of the Golden Paradise" "Ōgon Kyō no Bōrei" (黄金郷の亡霊) | January 23, 2010 |
| 5 | "Legend of the Wandering Beauties" "Samayoeru Bijo no Densetsu" (さまよえる美女の伝説) | January 30, 2010 |
| 6 | "Climbing Mt. Kagero" "Kagerō Yama Nobori" (カゲロウ山登り) | February 6, 2010 |
| 7 | "To the Summit" "Sanchō e" (山頂へ) | February 13, 2010 |
| 8 | "Mandrad" "Mandorado" (マンドラド) | February 20, 2010 |
| 9 | "The Black Bullet" "Kuroi Dangan" (黒い弾丸) | February 27, 2010 |
| 10 | "Galaxy Knights" "Gyarakushī Naitsu" (ギャラクシー・ナイツ) | March 6, 2010 |
| 11 | "The Thirteenth Man" "Jū Sannin-me no Otoko" (13人目の男) | March 13, 2010 |
| 12 | "The Devil of the Temple" "Shinden no Mamono" (神殿の魔物) | March 20, 2010 |
| 13 | "Distant Memories" "Harukanaru Kioku" (遥かなる記憶) | March 27, 2010 |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "COBRA THE ANIMATION 「コブラ ザ・サイコガン」" (in Japanese). Buichi.com. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "COBRA THE ANIMATION 「コブラ タイムドライブ」" (in Japanese). Buichi.com. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "アニメ COBRA THE ANIMATION" (in Japanese). Nippon BS Broadcasting. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ↑ "COBRA THE ANIMATION 「コブラOVAシリーズ Blu-ray BOX」" (in Japanese). Buichi.com. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ↑ "COBRA THE ANIMATION TVシリーズvol.1" (in Japanese). Buichi.com. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ↑ "COBRA THE ANIMATION TVシリーズvol.7" (in Japanese). Buichi.com. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- 1 2 "Crunchyroll and Happinet Announce Release of Extreme Sci-Fi Action Space Opera Epic Series Cobra The Animation". Anime News Network. December 12, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Cobra the Animation: The Psychogun OVA Episode 4 – Cobra the Animation: The Psychogun OVA". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Cobra the Animation: Time Drive Episode 1". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Cobra the Animation: Time Drive Episode 2". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Cobra the Animation Episode 13 – Distant Memories". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ↑ "OVAシリーズ主題歌・サントラCD" (in Japanese). Buichi.com. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Cobra the Animation". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 10, 2013.