Underplayed Gems

Heavy Metal L-Gaim (1984)

Heavy Metal L-Gaim poster
Original title
重戦機エルガイム
Genre
mecha, adventure anime and manga, drama anime and manga, Adventure, Drama, Mecha
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 54 episodes
Rated
PG
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man named Daba Myroad leads a rebellion against an emperor who has conquered a solar system. He pilots a legendary white mecha in a fight to free the planets.

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What happens

Heavy Metal L-Gaim (重戦機エルガイム, Jūsenki Erugaimu; literally "Heavy Fighting Machine L-Gaim") is a mecha anime television series, begun in 1984, which was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. Its characters and mecha were designed by Mamoru Nagano, who would later go on to create The Five Star Stories. Heavy Metal L-Gaim takes place in the Pentagona System, a solar system made up of five planets. Oldna Poseidal, the legendary emperor from the planet Gastogal leads his 24 Temple Knights from planet to planet until all have fallen under his control. His final victory is on the planet Mizum in 3975 when he defeats Kamon Walha V, ruler of the Yaman Clan. Kamon hides his heir, Kamon Myroad on the planet Mizum with the legendary white mecha, L-Gaim. Fifteen years later, in 3990, said child, now known as Daba Myroad, leads a rebellion to free the planets of Pentagona from Poseidal's grasp. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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