Super Dimension Century Orguss
"Orguss" was the second "Super Dimension" series (after "Macross" and before "Southern Cross"), but other than the descriptive name, these three series are not sequels, prequels, or even in the same story universe as one another. Their only connection is the "Super Dimension" moniker in their titles presented by Big West. Despite rumors to the contrary, "Orguss" was never selected to be part of "Robotech". Of the "Orguss"' 35 episodes, only 17 were available in English. They were available in dub-only format in the early 1990s on video tape from U.S. Renditions, before the majority  of the company's shows (excluding "Orguss") were bought up by Manga Entertainment. Manga Entertainment released "Orguss 02" on both video tape and DVD. On April 16, 2007, ImaginAsian announced that they would broadcast "Super Dimension Century Orguss" on ImaginAsian TV, and would thereafter give the series its first complete North American DVD release. The first 17 episodes would also have the old U.S. rendition dub, but due to lack of sales, the program was discontinued. Discotek Media has since licensed the series for a DVD re-release in 2015. Discotek released "Orguss" on DVD on September 29, 2015, including  the dub episodes. On September 28, 2021, Discotek released the complete 35-episode TV series on Blu-ray in North America. Basic synopsis. The year is 2062, and the world is at war. The two superpowers clash over the space elevator. Far more dangerous than atomic, biological, or chemical weapons are dimensional weapons, such as the Space/Time Oscillation Bomb. Despite the tremendous power of this bomb, it must be armed on-site by a team of engineers. Desperately, the Freedom Space Corps launch an offensive to plant a Space/Time Oscillation Bomb and destroy the space elevator. During this  attack, the engineers are forced to abort the mission and destroy the bomb before it can be properly armed. Enraged at the decision to abort and feeling that his comrades have died in vain, brash fighter pilot Kei Katsuragi haphazardly arms the bomb with severe repercussions. A dimensional explosion transports Kei and his Bronco II variable fighter to a severely damaged future. There he is pursued for unknown reasons by the militaristic Chilam and aided by the Gypsie-like Emaan. Both sides have some unknown interest in Kei, referring to him as a . Originally translated by US Renditions as "Differentiated  Idioblast", it is more properly translated as "Singularity". In the "ImaginAsian" version, it has been translated as an "Idiosyncratic Point". After Kei's Bronco II is damaged during a fight the Emaan modify it into the "Orguss", the eponymous mecha from the series, which was later adopted and mass-produced as the Orguss II. Orguss 02. is a 6-episode anime OVA released in 1993 as a sequel to the "Orguss" TV series. It was released on DVD in the US and UK by Manga Entertainment. Taking place 200 years after the story of "Orguss", the OVA deals with an  early industrial society finding advanced mecha weapons called Armors (referred to in Manga's translation as "Decimators") and how they are now used as tools of war. The story focuses on the question of why these mecha are present in this world, where they came from and the history surrounding them. Video games. A shoot 'em up game based on the original TV series was released in 1984 for the Sega SG-1000 game console in Japan and Europe. This series is also included in the PlayStation 2 game "Super Robot Wars Z" released in 2008. In this game the plot  of "Orguss" plays a central role, as it is the detonation of the Space-Time Oscillation Bomb (an event dubbed "Break the World") that unites the heroes, villains, and locales from the various anime featured in the game. Kei and Athena return in the game's sequel, "Z2". The dimensional phenomena stemming from the Space-Time Oscillation Bomb were eventually resolved in the final game of Z series, using three "Singularities" (Kei, Orson, and Xine, an original character that was also present at the detonation of the Space-Time Oscillation Bomb). This resulted in the various dimensions returning to their  proper places. Kei also got the honor of saying the last voiced line of the Super Robot War Z series: "This will end everything...! And, it is the beginning of multiple new worlds!!" This series also appears in the 2010 videogame "" for the PlayStation 3. Section::::"Macross" cameo. A mecha from the "Orguss" series can be seen fighting alongside other "Macross" Destroids in front of the bridge of the SDF-1 Macross in the last episode of Television version of "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross". The mecha in question was Kei's "Orguss" which was shown holding a shield and a rifle  in the other arm for a moment before being shattered by incoming enemy fire. In episode 2 of "Orguss", several Macross characters make appearances. Minmay, Shammy, and Vanessa are shown at 15:16 as the main character recalls past girlfriends. Misa Hayase briefly appears on the monitor of the alien fighter as it turns on at 20:28 among other images of apparent static. The image of Misa on the monitor is shown to not be wearing clothes. In episode 18, there is a storage crate on the Guruma merchant ship marked “Valkyrie VF-1J”. In episode 34, the SDF-1 in attack mode  appears in a battle scene at the space elevator.