Gunparade March
Details
- Also known as: Gunparade March: Arata Naru Kougunka, ガンパレード・マーチ -新たなる行軍歌-, GPM, Gunparade March: A New Song for the March
- Type: TV
- Status: Finished Airing
- Score: 6.2
- Episodes: 12
- Genres: Drama, Mecha, Romance, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life
- Studio: J.C.STAFF
- Aired: 2003-02-06 to 2003-04-24
- Season: Winter 2003
Synopsis
During WW2 a strange new alien, the Genjuu (幻獣), appeared who's sole purpose is to kill off Humanity. Whenever they appear the Genjuu give off a strange odor that is acid to a human and killed off a lot of the warriors sent to fight it. Flash foward 50 years. Hayami Atsushi is a pilot of the 5121. The number of adults killed off in the war has forced the government to form the High School Defense force, where children of a certain age and skill are fostered in dorms to fight off the aliens. They use new mecha (HWTs) and special anti alien suits made by the Shibamura group. One day they get a new transfer student. A hot shot mecha pilot who seems to be made out of ice and is a pro at killing the Genjuu. She introduces herself as Shibamura Mai.
Who is this Mai? Why did she come to the 5121? Why does she hate the Genjuu so much.
Source: Forbin at MIKOMI
Episodes
- Episode 1: The Visitor (2003-02-06)
- Episode 2: Going My Way (2003-02-13)
- Episode 3: Fire Works (2003-02-20)
- Episode 4: Duelist (2003-02-27)
- Episode 5: Thursday's Child (2003-03-06)
- Episode 6: I Guess Everything Reminds You of Something (2003-03-13)
- Episode 7: In the Forest of Nights (2003-03-20)
- Episode 8: With Your Musket, Fife, and Drum (2003-03-27)
- Episode 9: A Day in the Life (2003-04-03)
- Episode 10: Once Upon a Dime (2003-04-10)
- Episode 11: A Good Reward for Their Labour (2003-04-17)
- Episode 12: Gun Parade March (2003-04-24)
Characters and voice actors
- Mai Shibamura (main character) · Japanese voice: Akemi Okamura · English voice: Deborah Sale Butler
- Atsushi Hayami (main character) · Japanese voice: Akira Ishida · English voice: Larry Law
- Motoko Hara (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Emi Shinohara · English voice: Kelly Early
- Nonomi Higashihara (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Mayumi Yoshida
- Mio Mibuya (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Junko Sakuma
- Matsuri Katou (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Junko Noda · English voice: Rachel Kempel
- Yohei Takigawa (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Akio Suyama
- Ginga Kurusu (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Tomoyuki Shimura
- Takayuki Setoguchi (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Hideyuki Umezu · English voice: Marcus Junkin
- Tadataka Zengyou (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Shouto Kashii
Opening and ending songs
- Opening 1: Shinjitsu no Tobira (Door of Truth) · Yoko Ishida
- Ending 1: Yami o Koete · Masumi Harada