Daigunder
Details
- Also known as: Bakuto Sengen Daigander, 爆闘宣言ダイガンダー
- Type: TV
- Status: Finished Airing
- Score: 6.3
- Episodes: 39
- Genres: Adventure, Mecha, Sci-Fi
- Studio: Brain's Base
- Aired: 2002-04-05 to 2002-12-27
- Season: Spring 2002
Synopsis
Akira Akebono, a young boy who is competing in a robot tournament where many of the robots are capable of transforming into animal forms. Akira wants to win the ultimate prize, the Titan Belt, with the help of his group of robots, all of which are capable of forming into the robot Daigunder. Daigunder is the creation of Akira's father, Professor Hajime Akebono. Together with a girl named Haruka, they compete under the name of Team Akira. However, Team Akira faces opposition from not only their competition, but a robot named Ginzan who is under the control of the evil Professor Maelstrom. Created by Aeon and Takara and animated by Animation Studio Brain's Base, the series aired in TV Tokyo from April 2002 to December 2002.
Episodes
- Episode 1: The Dream Begins (2002-04-05)
- Episode 2: Step One (2002-04-12)
- Episode 3: Training Battle (2002-04-19)
- Episode 4: Hybrid Match (2002-04-26)
- Episode 5: Enter Ginzan (2002-05-03)
- Episode 6: Robot Round Up (2002-05-10)
- Episode 7: Bots Will Be Bots (2002-05-17)
- Episode 8: There Is No "I" In Team (2002-05-24)
- Episode 9: Been There, Done That (2002-05-31)
- Episode 10: Friend or Foe (2002-06-07)
- Episode 11: Battling with Style (2002-06-14)
- Episode 12: Loose as a Caboose (2002-06-21)
- Episode 13: The Mystery of Team X (2002-06-28)
- Episode 14: The Enemy Within (2002-07-05)
- Episode 15: Too Many Robots Spoil The Broth (2002-07-12)
- Episode 16: A Royal Pain (2002-07-19)
- Episode 17: Brits, Bots and Betty (2002-07-26)
- Episode 18: A New Friend (2002-08-02)
- Episode 19: Two Bots or Not Two Bots? (2002-08-09)
- Episode 20: Goon With The Wind (2002-08-16)
- Episode 21: Fight or Get Off The Bot (2002-08-23)
- Episode 22: A Battle Down Memory Lane (2002-08-30)
- Episode 23: Fire and Ice (2002-09-06)
- Episode 24: The Stand in the Sand (2002-09-13)
- Episode 25: Maelstrom's Madness (2002-09-20)
- Episode 26: Daigunder My Thumb (2002-09-27)
- Episode 27: The Battle for Ryugu (2002-10-04)
- Episode 28: Maybe the Grass Ain't Greener (2002-10-11)
- Episode 29: Dazed and Kamfused (2002-10-18)
- Episode 30: Teamwork (2002-10-25)
- Episode 31: A Lesson Earned is a Lesson Learned (2002-11-01)
- Episode 32: Doctor Bridget Explains it All (2002-11-08)
- Episode 33: Desperate Trap for Daigunder (2002-11-15)
- Episode 34: Maelstrom vs. Dragon Burst (2002-11-22)
- Episode 35: History of the Title Grosser (2002-11-29)
- Episode 36: Charge! Fight for the Hard Foughted (2002-12-06)
- Episode 37: Assault Declaration! The Secret Fortress of the Dark Beast!! (2002-12-13)
- Episode 38: Explosion Declaration! The Last Day of Die Land!! (2002-12-20)
- Episode 39: Declaration of the Future! Invincible Cluster Power! (2002-12-27)
Characters and voice actors
- Akira Akebono (main character) · Japanese voice: Fujiko Takimoto · English voice: Barbara Goodson
- Daigunder (main character) · Japanese voice: Kiyoyuki Yanada
- Haruka Hoshi (main character) · Japanese voice: Juri Ihata · English voice: Lara Jill Miller
- Sarah (main character) · Japanese voice: Tomoko Ishimura
- DragoBurst (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Norio Wakamoto
- Rougamaru (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Nobuyuki Hiyama
Opening and ending songs
- Opening 1: Bakuto Sengen Daigunder · Masaaki Endou
- Ending 1: We Are the Heroes · Kitadani Hiroshi