Giant Gorg

Giant Gorg (巨神ゴーグ (ジャイアントゴーグ), Jaianto Gōgu) is a 1984, 26-episode anime television series. It was directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, produced by Sunrise, and broadcast on TV Tokyo.

Giant Gorg
巨神ゴーグ (Kyoshin Gorg)
Genre	Action, Mecha, Sci-fi
Created by	Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Anime television series
Directed by	Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Produced by	Takayuki Yoshii
Written by	Masaki Tsuji Yumiko Tsukamoto
Music by	Mitsuo Hagita
Studio	Nippon Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Discotek Media
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 5, 1984 – September 27, 1984
Episodes	26

Plot

In 1990, an island emerged about two thousand kilometers south-east of the country of Samoa. It was named New Austral Island because of its close proximity to Austral Island. However, due to a secret concerning the new landmass, an organization called GAIL covered up its existence. Though absent from the map, it was still very much afloat. As part of the cover-up, Dr. Tagami, a university professor obsessed with the island, was killed.

In his will, he instructed his son, Yuu Tagami to meet with his former student, Dr. Wave, in New York. Shortly after he arrives, he, Dr. Wave, Doris (Dr. Wave's sister), and their dog, Argos, are attacked by GAIL. They escape with the help of Skipper, an old friend of Dr. Wave's who Doris describes as “a bad guy.” With Skipper's help, they make their way to Austral Island, though not without trouble. There Yuu is saved by a seemingly sentient robot called Gorg that the locals believe is the island's protector. The story unfolds from there, as Yuu, Gorg, and their friends try to uncover the secrets of New Austral Island while fighting off the forces of GAIL.

Cast

Character	Japanese VA[1]
Yuu Tagami	Mayumi Tanaka
Doris Wave	Kazumi Amemiya
Dr. Wave	Keaton Yamada
Skipper	Masao Imanishi
Rod Balboa	Shuuichi Ikeda
Lady Lynx	Gara Takashima
Manon	Mitsuo Gunji
Aroi	Asami Mukaidono
Sarah	Naomi Jinbo (1-7), Yuko Sasaki (8-26)
Roy Balboa	Yuzuru Fujimoto
Samuel Gotoh	Masayuki Kato
Bem	Kouji Totani
Sam	Shunsuke Takamiya
Zenon	Bin Shimada
Odonneru	Daisuke Gouri
Tomeniku	Fumihiko Tachiki
Professor Tagami	Koichi Chiba
Dr. Hekkeru	Masaharu Satou
Hotsumatsua	Masanobu Okubo
Jeff	Mitsuo Senda
Devi	Saburo Kamei

Staff

• Planning and Production: Nippon Sunrise
• Producer: Takayuki Yoshii
• Original Concept: Hajime Yatate
• Original Story, Director, and Character Designer: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
• Mechanical Designers: Hajime Sato, Mamoru Nagano
• Music: Mitsuo Hagita
• Art Director: Hidetoshi Kaneko
• Director of Photography: Masayoshi Miyakojima
• Sound Director: Koichi Chiba
• Chief Unit Director: Norio Kashima
• Teleplay: Masaki Tsuji, Yumiko Tsukamoto
• Unit Directors & Storyboard Artists: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Mamoru Hamatsu, Eikichi Ojika, Norio Kashima, Takayuki Yoshinaga, Kazuhito Kikuchi
• Animation Directors: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Tsukasa Dokite
• Color Key: Shoji Kumabe
• Editors: Kazuo Inoue, Yuko Watase

Release

In 2001, Bandai announced that they would start a new sub label under the title Sunrise Classic Action, in which Giant Gorg would be part of.^[2] However, the plan was later scrapped.

In 2015, Discotek Media announced that they had licensed the series for a North American release on DVD.^{[3][better source needed]} On August 3, 2024, Discotek revealed that they will re-release the series on Blu-ray in 2024.^[4]