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Argento Soma (2000)

Argento Soma poster
Original title
アルジェントソーマ
Directed by
Kazuyoshi Katayama
Genre
mecha, adventure anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 25 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man seeks revenge after his fiancee is killed during an alien attack. He joins a secret project to pilot a giant mecha against the aliens.

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What happens

Argento Soma (アルジェント ソーマ, Arujento Sōma; "The Silver Body") (stylized as ΑΠΗΕΝΤΟ ΣΟΜΑ) is a Japanese anime TV series produced by Sunrise. It aired on TV Tokyo from October 6, 2000, to March 22, 2001, with the final episode, releasing direct-to-video. The anime was originally licensed by Bandai Entertainment in North America before going out of print in 2012. Following the 2012 closure of Bandai Entertainment, Sunrise announced at Otakon 2013, that Sentai Filmworks has rescued Argento Soma, along with a handful of other former BEI titles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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