Gordian Warrior
Gordian Warrior is a Japanese anime television series that aired in 1979 to 1981.
The story took place in a futuristic Spaghetti Western-like setting, and made frequent use of the tropes associated to the genre, such as Wild West landscapes, western film musical motifs, cowboys, gunfighters and outlaws, while also using the traditional aesthetic and signature comic relief found in many Tatsunoko Pro anime series. The series was notable for its excellent character design and compelling storytelling, although it made use of cheaply produced animation and relatively low production values. 73 episodes were produced. It is also known as Fighter Gordian, Champion of Gordian or Gardian.
Original story
In the distant future, after a global cataclysm caused by a radioactive meteor that came critically close to the terrestrial orbit, Earth has become a wasteland as the survivors work to rebuild communities. Genius scientist Kyōtarō Otaki designed a technologically advanced city to protect and preserve mankind in case of a catastrophe in the future. Daigo Ōtaki is a young orphan raised by his uncle. As a teenager, Daigo discovers that Victor City was a planned city designed by his scientist father Kyōtarō. Daigo's sister Saori has secretly managed it for years. Eventually, she encounters Daigo and pleads with him to take on the inheritance that their father left him, a super robot system known as Gordian. Followed by his trusty robotic panther companion Clint, Daigo joins the Mechacon mechanical combat 18th regiment unit, an organization of law enforcers that defend Victor City against attacks from the evil Madokter Army organization, whose goal is to obtain the secret advanced technology hidden in the depths of Victor City.Concept
The Gordian robotic defense system consists of three mechanical exoskeletons, of different size relative to each other. Each one is best suited for situations according to its size and individual capabilities, each one possessing unique skills and attacks. The smallest exoskeletons are capable of combining by jumping inside of each other, from smallest to largest. Gordian is at his most powerful when three robots are combined and contained inside each other. All three were encoded to Daigo Ōtaki's DNA by his father, making him the sole person able to pilot them, as evidenced by the attempt to use Gordian by his sister Saori, which left her gravely wounded and burned, almost at the cost of her life. As the pilot, Daigo first must enter the smallest exoskeleton, the almost human-sized robot container named Protteser. Modeled after a quarterback, he is armed with a powerful pigskin-like bouncing projectile, and he is the quickest and most maneuverable. When Protteser is outnumbered or surpassed in strength, he jumps into the next exoskeleton container named Delinger, with which Daigo can handle stronger opponents or face more dangerous situations and can wield a powerful sword. Then finally the largest exoskeleton is Garbin. When the three are combined and interface, Gordian has access to his highest power level and arsenal.Staff
Series directorsMasamune Ochiai
Kunihiko OkazakiSeries composition
Yu YamamotoDesign
Ippei KuriAnimator
Kazuhiko UdagawaMusic
Masaaki Jinbo
Masayuki Yamamoto