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Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers

19885.61 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Juan "Johnny" Rico, a high school student living in Buenos Aires, joins the Federation military in the hope of following his love, Carmen, into space. He has to undergo harsh training to become a soldier, harsher than he expected, but despite several setbacks and traumatic experiences, Johnny perseveres and finishes his training. However, a war is brewing on the outer planets with a strange alien enemy and Johnny is thrust into the conflict.

Created by Tsunehisa Ito
Written by Tsunehisa Ito, Robert A. Heinlein

Top Cast

Yasunori Matsumoto

Yasunori Matsumoto

Juan "Johnnie" Rico

Akira Kamiya

Akira Kamiya

Sgt. Charles Zim

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Greg Patterson

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Alphard "Kitten" Smith

Rei Sakuma

Rei Sakuma

Carmencita Ibañez

Mika Doi

Mika Doi

Captain Yvette Deladrier

Masahiro Anzai

Masahiro Anzai

Cherenkov

Saeko Shimazu

Saeko Shimazu

Claire

Shin Mori

Shin Mori

Sgt. Dunn

Kazuyuki Sogabe

Kazuyuki Sogabe

Theodore C. "Ted" Hendrick

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookpropagandaanti waranimemechsoriginal video animation (ova)military sci-fimilitary propanganda

About Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers is a action & adventure, war & politics, sci-fi & fantasy, animation series that first aired in 1988 exploring themes of based on novel or book, propaganda, anti war, anime, mechs, original video animation (ova). Created by Tsunehisa Ito, it stars Yasunori Matsumoto, Akira Kamiya, Hirotaka Suzuoki. Juan "Johnny" Rico, a high school student living in Buenos Aires, joins the Federation military in the hope of following his love, Carmen, into space. He has to undergo harsh training to become a soldier, harsher than he expected, but despite several setbacks and traumatic experiences, Johnny perseveres and finishes his training. However, a war is brewing on the outer planets with a strange alien enemy and Johnny is thrust into the conflict.

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