Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars


Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars is a Japanese anime series, that retells the events from the Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation game, a game featuring only original characters and mechs created by Banpresto for the Super Robot Wars franchise. A sequel titled ''Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector began airing on October 1, 2010.
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Summary

The anime is not a direct adaptation of the original video game, it includes several changes to the plot. While the original game allows the player to decide which of the two protagonists' stories they will follow, the animated series focuses on Ryusei Date's side of the story, with all the other characters already introduced.

Plot

It is two hundred years after the beginning of the Space Era, when human civilization on Earth began expanding into space. However, by the start of the 21st century, two meteors struck the planet, sending humanity into chaos. By the year 179 of the Space Era, secret technology, dubbed Extra-Over Technology, or EOT, was discovered by the Earth Federal Government within a third meteor that hit Earth in the Marquesas Islands of the South Pacific. Dr. Bian Zoldark, head of the EOTI Institute, had evidence the creators of the EOT were heading to Earth, in order to reclaim it...or worse, invade the planet. In order to defend humanity from extraterrestrial threats, the government begins to research and develop humanoid mecha called Personal Troopers.
The alien race that created the EOT, the Aerogaters, attacked an Earth ship sent out to investigate their presence in the far reaches of the Solar System. This skirmish ends in a defeat for the Aerogaters, prompting the Earth government to negotiate with them. Talks are arranged to take place at a secret facility in Antarctica, but the event is targeted by a rogue faction called the Divine Crusaders. The Divine Crusaders destroy the Aerogater delegation, then turn on the Earth forces. Bian Zoldark, the faction's leader, uses this opportunity to rebel against the Earth government, in hopes of establishing a viable defense for Earth from the Aerogaters and future invaders.

Characters

Main characters

;Ryuusei Date
;Raidiese F. Branstein
;Aya Kobayashi
;Ingram Prisken

Supporting characters

;Latooni Subouta
;Kyousuke Nanbu
;Excellen Browning
;Brooklyn 'Bullet' Luckfield
;Sanger Zonvolt
;Kusuha Mizuha
;Masaki Andoh
;Shu Shirakawa
;Elzam V. Branstein
;Bian Zoldark
;Lune Zoldark
;Yuuki Jaggar
;Ricarla "Carla" Borgnine

Divine Crusaders

;Adler Koch
;Tempest Hawker
;Thomas Platt
;Tenzan Nakajima
;Ibis Douglas
;Sleigh Presty
;Tsugumi Takakura

United Colony Corps

;Maier V. Branstein
;Lily Junkers
;Julia Heinkel
;Leona Garstein

Aerogators

;Levi Tolar
;Atad Shamran
;Viletta Vadim

Principality of Ricsent

;Shine Hausen
;Joyce Rudall

Earth Federal Government

;Karl Stresemann
;Albert Grey
;Nibhal Mubhal

Earth Federation Army

;Laker Randolph
;Sakae Takanaka
;Hans Weber
;Kai Kitamura
;Haruma Kido
;Kirk Hamill
;Robert Hajime Oomiya
;Kenzou Kobayashi
;Norman Slay

Mao Industry

;Radha Bairaban

Other characters

;Sophia Nate
;Yukiko Date
;Cobray Gordon
;Masked man / Euzeth Gozzo

Media

Anime

The anime was produced by Oriental Light and Magic with Hiroyuki Kakudō as director and Super Robot Wars series producer, Takanobu Terada acting in the role of Series Composition. The show first aired on October 4, 2006, on TV Tokyo with the 25th episode being aired on March 29, 2007. The anime aired for a total of 25 episodes, but the 26th episode was released on DVD only. The show featured the use of 3DCG to animate the mecha within the show.
Four pieces of theme music are used within the show, two opening songs and two ending songs. The first opening theme is Break Out by JAM Project while the first ending song is Yell!! by Minami Kuribayashi. At episode 18 the opening changes to RISING FORCE by JAM Project while at episode 14 the ending changes to "Mou Ai Shika Iranai" by Aki Misato.
Bandai Visual USA had licensed the show in North America. The show was released across 9 different volumes. It was re-licensed by Media Blasters, which was released on May 17, 2014. The series premiered on Toku in the United States on December 31, 2015.

Manga

The anime has two manga adaptations, Super Robot Wars Divine Wars by Akihiro Kimura tells the story of the anime over 6 volumes published from 2006 to 2009. Meanwhile, Super Robot Wars Divine Wars - Record of ATX is manga series by Tatsunosuke Yatsufusa, published from 2007 to 2009, that tells a similar story but from the ATX Team's perspective, complete in 5 volumes.

Net Radio

With the launch of the anime, SRWOG Net Radio - Umasugi Wave began to air online. The show has been airing since January 2007 with four regular hosts, Tomokazu Sugita, Masaaki Endoh, Mai Aizawa and Rie Saitou. The show often features series' producer Takanobu Terada as a special guest. After Divine Wars ended, the show carried on and is often used to regularly feature and promote up and coming video game titles.

Production