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Ehrgeiz (1997)

Ehrgeiz poster
Genre
action anime and manga, mecha, science fiction anime and manga
Country
Japan

How it feels

In a future war, pilots control giant mecha suits called Ehrgeiz to fight for their ambitions. The series follows soldiers on both sides of the conflict as they struggle with loyalty and survival.

fast-pacedambitiousmelodramaticgrittyaction-heavydramaticintensemilitary-style

What happens

Ehrgeiz (ネクスト戦記EHRGEIZ, Nekusuto senki EHRGEIZ; lit. Record of the Next War Ehrgeiz) is an original 1997 Japanese anime television series from et, with animation by Studio Deen, and produced by d-rights and BeStack. The title is a mix of Japanese and German. The North American release by Bandai Entertainment (then AnimeVillage) used only the German "Ehrgeiz" which, when translated into English, means "ambition". The show was originally aired late at night (being the first TV mecha anime to do so) on TV Tokyo; however, Ehrgeiz was eventually re-run on the cable/satellite channel AT-X in 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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