Gall Force

Gall Force is a metaseries of science fiction anime OVAs by the studios Artmic and AIC, with production by Youmex. The original character designs were by Kenichi Sonoda, though these were dropped for the Gall Force: The Revolution remake. Central Park Media has licensed most of the films and OVAs with the exceptions of Ten Little Gall Force, Scramble Wars, and The Revolution.

Background

''Star Front Gall Force''

This was the origin and precursor to the Gall Force franchise. Originally appearing in the monthly Model Graphix magazine in Japan as a 3D photo novel using detailed models, this later set the stage for the animated films. Rabby, Patty, and Rumy were the only main Solnoid characters featured, and they were equipped with different uniforms, weapons, and vehicles than those shown in the regular Gall Force OVAs. Although it was the first-ever storyline to the Gall Force mythos proper, Star Front's place in the official continuity has been questioned and disregarded due to contradictions between it and Eternal Story. Although it is the actual origin of the franchise, it is now seen by fans as non-canon, or an alternate timeline. Another factor that causes question is the fact that fans outside Japan never knew of the photo novel's existence.

Story

The original timeline for the Gall Force series consist of four story arcs: First Story Arc, Rhea Arc, Earth Chapter Arc and New Era Arc. Within each arc there are several episodes, with the exception of Rhea.

Original trilogy

The first arc starts with the centuries-long war between the Paranoids and the Solnoids, the exodus of early humanity to planet Terra, and the death of the Star Leaf crew. The timeline ends with events that will lead to the Rhea Arc. The first story arc consists of three episodes;
Gall Force: Eternal Story

Role	Japanese	English
Role	Japanese	TAJ Productions
Rabby	Naoko Matsui	Kerry O'Malley
Elza	Maria Kawamura	Eluza
Elza	Maria Kawamura	Lisa Ortiz
Rummy	Yuriko Yamamoto	Rumy
Rummy	Yuriko Yamamoto	Katherine Freeman
Patty	Eriko Hara	P.R. Wellington
Catty	Naoko Watanabe	Kerry O'Malley
Pony	Michie Tomizawa	Lisa Ortiz
Lufy	Hiromi Tsuru	Teresa Campbell
TOIL	Tomiko Suzuki	Eric Stuart
AIL	Kyouko Hamura	Eric Stuart
OX-11	Toshio Furukawa	Eric Stuart
Exanon	Kei Tomiyama	James Carter Cathcart
The Boy	Hidehiro Kikuchi	Jim Malone
Commander Dorn	Yuusaku Yara	Baal Shem Tov
Paranoid Adjutants	Michitaka Kobayashi Shin'ya Ootaki	Daniel Cronin
Akon Kaguya Captain	Yoshino Ootori	P.R. Wellington
Central Guard Captain	Kazuko Yanaga	Kerry O'Malley
Solnoid Bridge Crew	Arisa Andou Seiko Nakano	Molly Schaff

In 1985 a previous English dub for Gall Force: Eternal Story was released by Intervision Video with an unknown cast. This dub was later included as bonus feature on Central Park Media's DVD release.
Gall Force 2: Destruction

Role	Japanese	English
Role	Japanese	TripWire Productions
Shildy	Waka Kanda	Ami Shukla
Lufy	Hiromi Tsuru	India McDonald
Catty	Naoko Watanabe	Rachael Lillis
Spea	Yuuko Mizutani	Jessica Calvello
Amy	Chieko Honda	Roxanne Beck
Journey	Rihoko Yoshida	Carol Jacobanis
Born	Yuusaku Yara	Tom Wayland
Adrienne	Eiko Yamada	Amanda Goodman
Solnoid Commanders	Chiyoko Kawashima Rumiko Ukai
Paranoid Captain	Masaharu Satou
Paranoid Commanders	Michitaka Kobayashi Shou Hayami
Lorelei Commanders	Miki Itou Urara Takano

Gall Force 3: Stardust War

Role	Japanese	English
Role	Japanese	TripWire Productions
Shildy	Mayumi Shou	Ami Shukla
Lufy	Hiromi Tsuru	India McDonald
Catty	Naoko Watanabe	Rachael Lillis
Spea	Yuuko Mizutani	Jessica Calvello
Amy	Chieko Honda	Roxanne Beck
Catty Nebulart	Minako Arakawa	Rachael Lillis
Journey	Rihoko Yoshida	Carol Jacobanis
Born	Yuusaku Yara	Tom Wayland
Elision	Michihiro Ikemizu	Timothy Breese Miller
Rummy	Yuriko Yamamoto	Rumy
Rummy	Yuriko Yamamoto
Sardin Captain	Eiko Yamada
Solnoid Commanders	Chiyoko Kawashima Rumiko Ukai
Solnoid Soldiers	Miki Itou Tomoko Maruo
Paranoid Commander	Michitaka Kobayashi

Rhea Arc

Rhea Gall Force takes place in the aftermath of the Stardust War, but before the events of Earth Chapter. In the 21st century the Earthen discovery of derelict alien technology on the Moon—which are in fact the remnants of the events in Eternal Story—ignited an arms race as the "Western" and "Eastern" blocs rushed to deploy the technology as weapons, including a form of artificial life based on the Paranoids, the MME. This artificial life turned on humanity, starting a war of extermination against their creators.
Rhea Gall Force plot summary
In the year 2084, scientist Grey Newman found and reverse-engineered the technology from a Solnoid ship found on the Moon and unintentionally brought about the end of civilization. World War III breaks out and in the middle of battle, the human's own alien synthezoids turn against their creators, nearly annihilating humankind.
Later in the year 2085, the remaining humans are on the run from the machines who are terminating them. In order to survive to defeat the alien machines, the human race must leave Earth, and go to Mars. Among these voyagers is one woman who bears the burden of guilt for her father's contribution to the destruction of civilization.

Role	Japanese	English
Role	Japanese	Matlin Recording
Narrator	Naoko Watanabe	Debora Rabbai
Sandy Newman	Naoko Matsui	Debora Rabbai
Score	Hiromi Tsuru	Shannon Conley
Melody	Eriko Hara	Kathleen McInerney
Bauer	Kazuhiko Inoue	James Wolfe
Mitty	Chieko Honda	Kathleen McInerney
Norton	Yuusaku Yara	Gregory Wolfe
Fortin	Maria Kawamura	Kathleen McInerney
Dominov	Ichirou Nagai	Keith Howard
Nelson	Seizou Katou	Mark Knight
Vikal	Masashi Hironaka	Rik Nagel
Bohdy	Shigeru Nakahara	Jay Snyder
Gorn	Masaru Satou	Mark Knight
Gorn's adjutant	Kouji Totani
Grey Newman	Ikuya Sawaki	Christopher Graham
Rivolk	Katsumi Suzuki
Soldier	Michitaka Kobayashi

Earth Chapter

The Earth Chapter Arc continues the story from Rhea Arc with reincarnations of the Star Leaf crew. After the completion of Operation Exodus, the Earth resistance must survive long enough for the arrival of the Mars reinforcements led by General McKenzie. It consists of three episodes.
Earth Chapter 1
Earth Chapter 2
'''Earth Chapter 3'''

New Era

New Era concludes the story from Earth Chapter, but takes place about 200 years later. It consists of two episodes.
New Era Plot Summary
After centuries of war between humans and the MME machines, the humans have won the battle. However, many lives were lost and the Earth was rendered terribly damaged and unstable to live on. Shortly afterwards, mankind began to restore Earth, and a new race of cyborgs called "Yumans" had begun to live with the humans. In desire for a better future, humanity is now linked in one large computer network. However, a conflict between the Humans and Yumans shortly began. Considering themselves far better than the human, the Yumans began to plot a takeover. Now humanity lives separated into tightly packed arcologies built around the world, each keeping minimal contact with the other and dealing with internal problems like overpopulation.
A young scientist named Nova, influenced by revolutionary leader of the Yumans, Genova, develops his own plans to bring humanity down. Using the tools he's acquired over the years, he awakens artificial intelligence to destroy all human life, by reprograming every computer on Earth with the GORN virus. The virus is actually a bit more than Nova predicted, due to its intent on wiping out both humans and Yumans from the solar system. With the entire system now connected once more after all the wars, GORN is able to bring his presence everywhere in his attempt to achieve his long-term goals.
GORN's plans are not a surprise to Catty, for she has foreseen the disaster and sets her own plan into motion just before the virus strikes. Being a Yuman with heart, she leads a force of seven women into the final battle between man and machine!