Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector


Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector is a Japanese anime series, that retells the events from the Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2 game, a game featuring only original characters and mechs created by Banpresto for the Super Robot Wars franchise. It was produced by Asahi Production and started broadcasting in several Japanese TV stations on October 1, 2010. The anime also received a simulcast release on the English anime streaming website, Crunchyroll.
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Summary

The anime is a sequel to Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars, and similarly is not a direct adaptation of the original video game and the PlayStation 2 remake, it includes several changes to the whole plot, with also some new mecha being introduced. A few of these changes include:
  • The exclusion of the Huckebein, which was replaced with two new units: The PTX-EX Exbein and the PTX-G Guarbein.
  • Sanger's Grungust Type-3 Unit-2 is painted in a black and gold color scheme similar to the Grungust Type-0.
  • Inclusion of new units made exclusively for the anime. These units were the Gravilion, Sol Gravilion, PTX-007-02 Gespenst Mark II Type SA, ASK-G03C Rapiecage Fantome, RPT-005 Mass Produced Wildschein and the Einst versions of the Cybuster, SRX, Grungust and Great Kaminarimon. A black version of the Angelg is also included.
  • The Vaisaga becoming Lamia's permanent unit after she is recovered from the Shadow Mirror headquarters. In the games, a special requirement is needed to obtain this unit.
  • Axel pilots AshSaber instead of SoulGain in his duel against Kyosuke
  • Some of the units from Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation and Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden were included like the Seigerlion, Weisssavior, Gespenst Type-RV, Randgrid Raven, Laz Angriff Raven, Compatible Kaiser and the Gespenst MK-II M Cry Wolves Squad Unit.
  • Characters from Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden, Super Robot Wars MX and 3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha were included prior to the series' revised epilogue.
  • The formal introduction of the Shadow Mirror World's Kyosuke Nanbu, sometimes known as Einst Beowulf.
  • A much more thorough explanation about System XN and the Shadow Mirror's secret operation named Operation Endless Frontier.

Story

Half a year has gone by since the end of the L5 Campaign and the war with the alien species known as the Aerogators, meanwhile remnants of the military faction called DC are still at large. The President of the world government reveals the presence of aliens and vows to take measure to ensure Earth is well prepared for another invasion. As the story unfolds many new factions come to the forefront aiming to take leadership, along with new emerging alien threats. Only the teams of the Hagane and Hiryuu Kai can hope to solve this crisis.

Characters

Main characters

;Kyousuke Nanbu:
;Excellen Browning:
;Brooklyn 'Bullet' Luckfield:
;Lamia Loveless:

Supporting characters

;Ryuusei Date:
;Raidiese F. Branstein:
;Aya Kobayashi:
;Latooni Subouta:
;Sanger Zonvolt:
;Kusuha Mizuha:
;Masaki Andoh:
;Shuu Shirakawa:
;Rätsel Feinschmecker:
;Lune Zoldark:
;Yuuki Jaggar:
;Ricarla "Carla" Borgnine:
;Viletta Vadim:
A mysterious, straight-faced woman, Viletta Vadim possess exceptional piloting and leadership skills. Similar to Ingram Prisken, Viletta is very analytical of situations during battle and, nonetheless, very calm with people around her.
;Arado Balanga
Unlike his School training partner, Seolla Schweizer, Arado Balanga is a more cheerful person, although his attitude to his superiors can be unsettling, according to Seolla. Arado can let his ego get the better of him at times, particularly when it involves arguing with Seolla, with the end result being berated at, even getting delivered a swift beating from her. Nevertheless, his relationship with her is utterly strong, reflecting their promise to look out for each other during their days at The School. For a growing, young man, Arado possesses a rather strange appetite—he is known to down three full-course meals in one sitting, shocking most people. Also, he is one of the few people to try Kusuha Mizuha's health drinks and not faint, and the first to claim the concoction, which is shunned by all who've tried it, is delicious.
;Van Vat Tram
He has appeared as an enemy character in the Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation series.

Inspectors

;Wendolo
;Mekibos
;Vigagi
;Aguija
;Sikalog

Neue DC

;Archibald Grims
;Ouka Nagisa
;Cuervo Cero
;Agilla Setme
;Sophia Nate
;Fehu Egret
;Uruz Egret
;Thurisaz Egret
;Ansuz Egret

Shadow Mirror

;Vindel Mauser
;Lemon Browning
;Axel Almer
;Wodan Ymir
;Echidna Iisaki

Einst

;Einst Regisseur
;Einst Alfimi
;Beowulf

Media

Anime

The anime was produced by Asahi Production and Sotsu Agency with Masami Ōbari as the director. The show first aired on October 1, 2010 on several TV stations in Japan. The anime has 26 episodes. The animation style of the series is also different from the first series as well, incorporating hand-drawn animation instead of 3D CGI.
Four pieces of theme music are used within the show, two opening songs and two ending songs. The first opening theme is MAXON and the second opening is Ryuusei Lovers by JAM Project while the first ending song is Bokura no Jiyuu and the second ending song is Saigo no Tabi by Aki Misato.

Manga

A manga adaptation of the anime titled Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector - Record of ATX began serialization in Dengeki Hobby Magazine in February 2011 issue released on December 25, 2010.

Production

  • Director: Masami Ōbari
  • Series Composition & Screenplay: Yuichiro Takeda, Tatsunosuke Yatsufusa
  • Supervision: Takanobu Terada, Soichiro Morizumi
  • Chief Animation Director: Yosuke Kabashima
  • Mechanical Animation Director: Masahiro Yamane
  • Action Director: Fujio Suzuki
  • Mechanical Design: Kazutaka Miyatake, Hajime Katoki, Mika Akitaka, Kazue Saito, Masahiro Yamane, Tsukasa Kotobuki, Masami Ōbari
  • Original Character Design : Sachiko Kouno, Kazue Saito
  • Anime Character Design: Risa Ebata, Kenichi Hamasaki, Yukihito Ogomori, Masahiro Yamane
  • Production Design: Koji Nakakita
  • Animation Production: Asahi Production
  • Original Story: SR Produce Team
  • Production: Sotsu, SRWOG PROJECT