Psycho Armor Govarian

Psycho Armor Govarian

Front cover of the EP Psycho Armor Govarian - Lonely Journey, King Records 1983
サイコアーマー ゴーバリアン
(saiko āmā gōbarian)
Genre Mecha
Anime television series
Directed by Seiji Okuda
Produced by Hyota Ezu (TV Tokyo)
Hirofumi Toida (Knack)
Written by Hideki Sonoda et al.
Music by Tatsumi Yano
Studio Knack
Network TV Tokyo
Original run July 6, 1983 – December 28, 1983
Episodes 26
Manga
Written by Tatsuo Yasuda
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Children
Magazine Yoiko
Original run August 1983 – February 1984

Psycho Armor Govarian (サイコアーマー ゴーバリアン saiko āmā gōbarian, also romanized as Psycho Armor Gobarian and Psychoarmor Govarian) is an anime television series created by Go Nagai. It was produced by Knack and TV Tokyo. The series was originally broadcast from July 6, 1983 to December 28, 1983 in Japan.[1][2] Besides Japan, it was also broadcast in South Korea in 1988 by MBC[3] where it was known as 사이코아머 고바리안 or 싸이코 아머 고바리안. It is also known as 海王星战士 in Taiwan. The anime is considered a mix of Genma Taisen, Mazinger and Gundam.[4]

Story

The Garadain Empire has exhausted the primary resources of their native planet, so they send different space expeditions to find a new world where to live. One of their main objectives is planet Earth. However, Zeku Alba, an alien scientist, decides to rebel against the imperial rule and flees towards the Earth, where he gathers a group of youngs gifted with the power of "psychogenesis", an ability that consists in creating solid matter from mental energy.

The most gifted of the squadron is Isamu, a young orphan whose family was killed in the first attack of the Garadain Empire. He is able to generate the powerful robot Govarian, an armor with which he can battle the alien monsters and is able to regenerate thanks to the psychic energy of the pilot. Helped by two other robots created by his team-mates, Isamu, aboard the robot Govarian, defends the Earth in the long war against the alien invaders.

Characters

Mechas

Main mechas

Length: 13 meters
Weight: 47 tonnes
Pilot: Isamu Napoto
Length: 11 meters
Weight: 43 tonnes
Pilot: Kurt Buster, Hans Schultz (after the death of Buster)
Length: 11 meters
Weight: 63 tonnes
Pilot: Karim Atlas

Garadain mechas

Episodes

# Title Scenario Original airdate
01 "honō no naka senshi tanjō" (炎の中戦士誕生) Yoshihisa ArakiJuly 6, 1983 (1983-07-06)
02 "chōnōryoku senshi fāsuto fairu" (超能力戦士ファーストファイル) Yoshihisa ArakiJuly 13, 1983 (1983-07-13)
03 "josenshi meria no atsui nikushimi" (女戦士メリアの熱い憎しみ) Yoshihisa ArakiJuly 20, 1983 (1983-07-20)
04 "senjō no kaiten mokuba" (戦場の回転木馬) Hideki SonodaJuly 27, 1983 (1983-07-27)
05 "wanpaku sōko no merodī" (わんぱく双児のメロディー) Katsuhiko Taguchi
Yoshihisa Araki		August 3, 1983 (1983-08-03)
06 "uchū no bōsō raidā" (宇宙の暴走ライダー) Yuji WatanabeAugust 10, 1983 (1983-08-10)
07 "ore tachi no tatakai" (俺たちの戦い) Yoshihisa ArakiAugust 17, 1983 (1983-08-17)
08 "niji ni kie ta basutā" (虹に消えたバスター) Hideki SonodaAugust 24, 1983 (1983-08-24)
09 "ai to nikushimi no famirī" (愛と憎しみのファミリー) Katsuhiko TaguchiAugust 31, 1983 (1983-08-31)
10 "atorasu no seishun" (アトラスの青春) Yuji WatanabeSeptember 7, 1983 (1983-09-07)
11 "akūkan saizensen" (亜空間最前線) Hideki SonodaSeptember 14, 1983 (1983-09-14)
12 "tsuigeki domuson gundan" (追撃·ドムソン軍団) Yuji WatanabeSeptember 21, 1983 (1983-09-21)
13 "gekisen supēsu koronī" (激戦·スペースコロニー) Yoshihisa ArakiSeptember 28, 1983 (1983-09-28)
14 "gaika demon dosu dai bakuhatsu" (凱歌·デモンドス大爆発) Tomomi MinahayaOctober 5, 1983 (1983-10-05)
15 "you jigen garadain shiro" (妖次元·ガラダイン城) Hideki SonodaOctober 12, 1983 (1983-10-12)
16 "dasshutsu! nokosa reta ai" (脱出!残された愛) Hideki SonodaOctober 19, 1983 (1983-10-19)
17 "kyodai yousai daingarāmu" (巨大要塞ダインガラーム) Yuji WatanabeOctober 26, 1983 (1983-10-26)
18 "aika senjō no kanata" (哀歌·戦場のかなた) Yoshihisa ArakiNovember 2, 1983 (1983-11-02)
19 "tsuki jigoku no honō" (月·地獄の炎) Masato NishioNovember 9, 1983 (1983-11-09)
20 "ankoku desu macchi" (暗黒デス·マッチ) Yoshihisa ArakiNovember 16, 1983 (1983-11-16)
21 "getsumen bakuha daingarāmu" (月面爆破·ダインガラーム) Tsukasa TakahashiNovember 23, 1983 (1983-11-23)
22 "yōma no toride guron desurōmu" (妖魔の砦グロン·デスローム) Hideki SonodaNovember 30, 1983 (1983-11-30)
23 "jigen shinryaku yōsai" (次元侵略要塞) Yuji WatanabeDecember 7, 1983 (1983-12-07)
24 "shitō kyokuten no burizādo" (死闘極点のブリザード) Hideki SonodaDecember 14, 1983 (1983-12-14)
25 "saishū sakusen kaishi meria tai kurisuto" (最終作戦開始-メリア対クリスト-) Yoshihisa ArakiDecember 21, 1983 (1983-12-21)
26 "kaimetsu? chikyū jigen idō" (壊滅?地球次元移動) Yoshihisa ArakiDecember 28, 1983 (1983-12-28)

Source(s)[1][5]

Staff & production notes

Source(s)[1][2]

Theme songs

"Lonely Journey" and "Lullaby" have been used in several music collections in arranged versions sung by Hironobu Kageyama.

Media

Home video

The series was released in VHS format during the 1980s in 6 volumes.[6] In 2006-03-25 a DVD-box set containing the whole series was released by the company Japanese company BM3 with the standard number OHK-27.[7][8]

Picture books and manga

Besides the main TV series, two series of picture books were released, one by Shogakukan and the other by Asahi Sonorama.[9] Also a short manga serialization, with the art of Tatsuo Yasuda (another pen name of Tatsuya Yasuda), was published in the children's manga magazine Yoiko published by Shogakukan from August 1983 to February 1984.[9][10]

Soundtracks

Four vinyl records were released during 1983 by King Records. The first one, an EP called Psycho Armor Govarian - Lonely Journey, contains the opening and ending theme, both of them performed by the Japanese group Neverland.[11] The second EP, called Psycho Armor Govarian - It's LOVE, contains the themes "It's LOVE" and "Yuhi no Omoi". Also performed by Neverland, both themes have lyrics by Tomoaki Taka, composition by Shunji Inoe, arrangement by Tatsumi Yano and are sung by Tomoaki Taka.[12][13] The last two are full LP album containing the BGM of the series and the opening and ending themes.[14][15][16][17]

Title Type Artist Standard number Release date
Psycho Armor Govarian - Lonely journey EP record Neverland K07S-3052 July 1983
Psycho Armor Govarian BGM Vol.1 LP album Tatsumi Yano K22G-7144 September 1983
Psycho Armor Govarian - It's LOVE EP record Neverland K07S-3063 October 1983
Psycho Armor Govarian BGM Vol.2 LP album Tatsumi Yano K22G-7173 December 1983

Appearances in other media

Besides its series related media, Govarian has appeared in other media. The most prominent is its appearance in the Dynamic Super Robots Soshingeki!! (ダイナミックスーパーロボット総進撃!! dainamikku sūpā robotto sōshingeki) clips that were included at the end of the DVDs of Shin Getter Robot tai Neo Getter Robot. Govarian appears alongside Great Mazinger, Venus A, Getter Robot G, Kotetsu Jeeg, God Mazinger and Groizer X to rescue Mazinger Z and Aphrodite A, but are defeated and in turn saved by Shin Getter Robot and Grendizer just before the arrival of Mazinkaiser.

The opening and ending songs of the series are included in several CD compilations of anime series.

Title Label Standard number Release date
Nagai Go Hero Densetsu: Kotetsu Majin Hen First Smile Entertainment FSCA-10204 January 17, 2002
Nagai Go Hero Densetsu: Kijin Sugosen Hen First Smile Entertainment FSCA-10210 February 20, 2002
Super Robot Tamashii The Best Vol.1: Super Robot Hen Be! Smile BSCH-30001/2 October 22, 2003
Super Robot Tamashii The Best Vol.2: Super Robot Hen 2 Be! Smile BSCH-30003/4 November 19, 2003
Getter Densetsu + 10: The Legends of GETTER Be! Smile BSCH-30013 March 10, 2004
Kageyama Hironobu Best & Live Be! Smile BSCH-30014 April 7, 2004
Super Robot Tamashii The Instrumental: Super Robot & Real Robot Hen Vol.1 Be! Smile BSCH-30030 December 1, 2004
Super Robot Spirits Shudaika Best Collection Be! Smile BSCH-30037 July 6, 2005
Nagai Go Dynamic!! The chronicle Be! Smile BSCH-30040 December 21, 2005
The Best!! Super Robot Spirits: Super Robot Studio Recordings Be! Smile BSCH-30063/6 July 11, 2007
Super Robot Spirits: Non stop mix Vol.3 Be! Smile BSCH-30086 July 9, 2008
The Best!! Super Robot Spirits: The Best Karaoke songs Be! Smile BSCH-30094/7 December 10, 2008

Merchandise

Some toys and action figures based in the robots of the series were released, including several South Korean bootleg versions.[18] The official figures were made by the company Poem.

Relationship to the Mazinger series

The head of the main mecha of the series, Govarian, is similar to the head of Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger. This was done on purpose by Go Nagai and Dynamic Planning in accordance with the demand of production company Knack. In South Korea, it was presented as being part of the Mazinger series along with Groizer X.[4] Other than that, Psycho Armor Govarian has no real relationship to any of the Mazinger series.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "TV Hoei List" (in Japanese). Japan: The World of Go Nagai. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  2. 1 2 "Psycho Armor Govarian - allcinema" (in Japanese). Japan: allcinema. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. ↑ "네이버 블로그  :: 포스트 내용보기 - 고바리안(Govarian)" (in Korean). South Korea. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  4. 1 2 "BaronBlog - It's Psycho Armor Govarian DVD Box!!" (in Japanese). Japan: BaronBlog. 2006-03-26. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  5. ↑ "TV televising list" (in Japanese). www.geocities.co.jp. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  6. ↑ "Video recording contents" (in Japanese). www.geocities.co.jp. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  7. ↑ "Psycho Armor Govarian DVD-Box product description" (in Japanese). Japan: Seven and Y Corp. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  8. ↑ "Psycho Armor Govarian DVD-Box product description" (in Japanese). Japan: Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  9. 1 2 "Picture book". Psycho Armor Govarian (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  10. ↑ "Kokusai Kodomo Toshokan e". Go Hon Tankyu Nisshi (in Japanese). Japan: Go book quest. 2003-08-19. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  11. ↑ "Psycho Armor Govarian - Anison Generation" (in Japanese). Japan: Anison Generation. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  12. ↑ "Psycho Armor Govarian - It's LOVE" (in Japanese). Japan: Anison House. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  13. ↑ "Psycho Armor Govarian (It's love) - Anison Generation" (in Japanese). Japan: Anison Generation. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  14. ↑ "Psycho Armor Govarian BGM" (in Japanese). Japan: Anison House. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  15. ↑ "Psycho Armor Govarian". Yano Tatsumi - Ongaku e no Tabidachi (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  16. ↑ "Psycho Armor Govarian BGM Vol.1 - Anison Generation" (in Japanese). Japan: Anison Generation. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  17. ↑ "Psycho Armor Govarian BGM Vol.2 - Anison Generation" (in Japanese). Japan: Anison Generation. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  18. ↑ "Psycho Armor Govarian / CollectionDX". CollectionDX.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

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