Metal Armor Dragonar

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**Metal Armor Dragonar** (機甲戦記ドラグナー, *Kikō Senki Doragunā*) is a Japanese mecha anime created by Nippon Sunrise (later renamed Sunrise during production) consisting of 48 episodes from 1987 to 1988.

Devised shortly after the release of Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Dragonar was intended to be both a "starter" series to get new fans into mecha anime, and a potential successor to the Gundam franchise. In fact, its concept is to be the renewal of the first Gundam; with the mecha designed by Kunio Okawara, the mechanical designer for most of the Gundam series. Though the series enjoyed good ratings and earned a loyal fan following, it failed to surpass Gundam and ended up as a single series, presumably due to its light take on the real robot mecha genre.

However, the series responded properly when videogame developer Banpresto adapted the series to its popular franchises Super Robot Wars and Another Century's Episode; to which fans responded positively.

Sunrise also acknowledged the series in 2005 by releasing a memorial DVD collection, a remastered version of the previous two-part laserdisc box set releases years before. The Blu-Ray Box published by Happinet was released on March 2, 2022 with a remastered Episode 1 aired on Tokyo MX on January 4, 2022 to commemorate the pre-release.

## Characters

### Earth Alliance (later Earth Federation)

* **Kaine Wakaba** (ケーン・ワカバ, *Kēn Wakaba*) - The pilot of Dragonar-1 and the main character of the story. A sixteen-year-old Earth Alliance trainee who graduated in Japan, Kaine lives on Alucard with his mother, who helps manage the colony. His parents are divorced, and Kaine resents his father for putting his work before his family. When his mother is apparently killed in the attack on Alucard, he is more than willing to help fight Giganos. Voiced by Masami Kikuchi
* **Tapp Oceano** (タップ・オセアノ, *Tappu Oseano*) - One of Kaine's best friends and the pilot of Dragonar-2. Tapp is an African-American New Yorker and graduated from an American training academy and was transferred to the astronaut academy on Alucard. Tapp tends to be cheerful and laid back, even in situations where Kaine and Light are stressing out. Even so, he can be serious when the need arises. His family lives in alliance occupied New York. Voiced by Hōchū Ōtsuka.
* **Light Newman** (ライト・ニューマン, *Raito Nyūman*) - Kaine and Tapp's friend and the pilot of Dragonar-3. A native Briton, Light's grandfather was in the Parliament and his father leads the Federation's European branch. However, he prefers to avoid positions of leadership, showing a natural aptitude for information-gathering and electronic warfare, which makes him the perfect pilot for Dragonar-3 (which he affectionately calls "D3-chan"). Voiced by Kenyuu Horiuchi.
* **Linda Plato** (リンダ・プラート, *Rinda Purāto*) - Meio's younger sister, she becomes an enlisted member of the Alliance after the attack on the Alucard colony. Combined with her role as a communications officer/operator for the Earth Alliance, she is very much an homage to Sayla Mass from *Mobile Suit Gundam*.
* **Rose Patterson** (ローズ・パテントン, *Rōzu Patenton*) - Rose was born on the Moon and became a refugee when Giganos declared independence. She escapes to Alucard and later boards the Idaho before the colony is destroyed. At 16 she is a warm and charming personality who assists in supervising the refugee children. Her character is possibly a nod at Mobile Suit Gundam's Frau Bow.
* **Ben Rooney** (ベン・ルーニー, *Ben Rūnī*) - Kaine, Tapp and Light's direct superior, a gruff but caring soldier who takes the three trainees under his wing and instructs them in piloting. Often nicknamed 'Umiboozu' (sea monster) by Kaine because of his large size. Has a close relationship with Lt. Diane Lance, whom he marries at the end of the series.
* **Diane Lance** (ダイアン・ランス, *Daian Ransu*) - Diane was thought to be a refugee but turns out to be a Lt for the Earth Alliance. She works in the information branch and is active in the 1st and 2nd arc but is later reassigned and only returns in the ending, which shows her marrying Ben Rooney.
* **Kenny Duncan**
* **Yama**
* **Douglas**
* **Langue Plato**
* **Genil**
* **Soul Jirsett**
* **Jim Austin** - Kaine's father who left his family behind for the Earth Alliance. He is an excellent pilot.
* **Aoi Wakaba** - Kaine's mother, who administered the space colony Alucard and was initially presumed dead after a Giganos attack, but later found to be alive but captured by Giganos and used as a threat against Kaine Wakaba as part of their plan to bring down the Federation.

### Lunar Empire of Giganos

* **Meio Plato** Giganos' top ace pilot, nicknamed the **Blue Hawk** (蒼き鷹, *Aoki Taka*).
* **Dan Kruger**: Practice Squad member. Fiercely loyal to Meio Plato. Out of the Plato Squad Members, he is the only one to die, which happens while he protects Meio and the rest of the squadron from enemy fire as the rest escape to cover while their sensors were damaged earlier.
* **Welner Fritz**: Practice Squad member. Fiercely loyal to Meio Plato.
* **Karl Geiner**: Practice Squad member. Fiercely loyal to Meio Plato.
* **Marshal Guiltorre**: The supreme commander of Giganos. Though he declares war on the Earth Federation, he truly treasures the Earth for its beauty, eventually questioning himself whether declaring war was really the right option, moments before he was murdered by Dorchenov.
* **Chephov** A Giganos Lt. stationed on an abandoned satellite, who captured the three Dragonar but then began to train and befriend them. Shot by Meio Plato for refusing Guiltorre's orders that the Dragonar pilots be taken into his custody. Given a funeral ceremony by Kaine, Tapp, and Light.
* **Gon Jem**: Leader of the "Gon Jem Shittenoh" platoon and pilot of the YAMA-13 Geyzam, and later the YGMA-14 Gilgazamune. Ridiculed with the nickname of "Garbage of Giganos". Despite his infamy, he respects and values his subordinates Gold, Ganan, Zin and Min to the point of swearing revenge against the Dragonar Team for the death of the first three.
* **Lee Sue Min**: Gon Jem Four Kings member, and pilot of the Stark Deins. Eventually joins Meio Plato's platoon when fighting against Dorchenov. Her machine is best known for the chainsaws attached onto the arms, which makes her a deadly opponent when close-up.
* **Gol**: Gon Jem Four Kings member, and pilot of the Stark Gewei. He is usually seen carrying a chaingun and is prone to fire it at random during fits of rage. Because of his savage nature, low level of intellect and size, he is nicknamed "Gorilla", something that he hates being called.
* **Ganan**: Gon Jem Four Kings member, and pilot of the Stark Gan-Dolla. He is known for carrying a knife (or more) wherever he goes. His last words are a cry for help after Kaine slashes his unit in half with his laser sword, which destroys the robot unit and sends the motorcycle unit, with Ganan on board, crashing into a cliff, killing him instantly.
* **Zin**: Gon Jem Four Kings member, and pilot of the Stark Dauzhen. The womanizer and somewhat more civilized one of the group. His weapon of choice is a pair of Sai. Zin's machine's unique attribute is the ability to generate holograms of itself to confuse the opponent, though it can be negated by D-3's jammers.
* **Mordel:**
* **Perkins:**
* **Dorchenov:** The main villain of the series.

### Civilians

* **Martin**
* **Jack**
* **Danny**
* **Betty**
* **G UNIT**

## Episodes

1. # 廃墟の死闘
2. ギガノスの蒼き鷹
3. 男たちの戦場
4. 誓いの出撃
5. 戦士への試練
6. さらばチェホフ
7. 捕虜奪回作戦（前編）
8. 捕虜奪回作戦（後編）
9. 体あたりの防戦
10. 熱望の大地
11. それぞれの帰還
12. マスドライバー発射指令
13. 新たなる旅立ち
14. D（ドラグナー）艦隊危機一髪
15. 補給基地の罠
16. ノーラッド破壊工作
17. 奇襲の蒼き鷹
18. 飛行兵器D（ドラグナー）
19. 洋上の再会
20. 敵MA（メタルアーマー）奪取作戦
21. ギガノス要塞破壊命令
22. 対決マイヨ・プラート
23. 上海大逃走
24. D兵器改造計画
25. 恐怖のグンジェム
26. 見参! ドラグナー遊撃隊
27. 脅威の毒蛇部隊
28. 潜入! リンダを救え
29. 必殺! チェーンソー・アタック
30. 月からの刺客
31. 復讐の狙撃兵（スナイパー）
32. ギガノスの異変
33. 迫撃! 土蜘蛛作戦
34. 恐怖! 無限機動砲
35. 猛攻! 怒りのグンジェム
36. 打倒! 毒蛇の青竜刀
37. 登場! 究極のM・A（メタルアーマー）
38. 壮絶! グンジェムの最期
39. 狡猾! ハイデルネッケン少佐
40. 復活! ギガノスの蒼き鷹
41. 発動! ギガノス無敵要塞
42. 決断! 巨大要塞攻撃指令
43. 非情! ドラグナー対ドラグナー
44. 特攻! 復讐の蒼き鷹
45. 突入! アオイワカバ救出
46. 肉迫! ミン大尉の猛追
47. 大宇宙（おおぞら）の凱歌