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Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.

Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.

Make the coffee! File the paperwork! Save the world!

19996.01 Season26 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Twelve years ago, the Earth was attacked by giant invaders. To defend our planet, the Earth's greatest minds and corporations assembled to design a giant robot of incredible power. Unfortunately, as with most government projects, the contract went to the lowest bidder. Fortunately, by the time the robot was ready, the mysterious invaders had already disappeared without a trace. The giant robot became first a curiosity, then a tourist attraction. But now the invaders are back and the only thing in their way is Dai-Guard and a young team of office workers who've been supplementing their regular incomes as part time pilots and tour guides. Can these reluctant heroes halt their alien foes while simultaneously concealing the defects in their giant robot?

Created by Fumihiko Shimo
Written by Fumihiko Shimo
NetworksTV Tokyo

Top Cast

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Chiharu Suzuka

Kamimura (voice)

Michiko Neya

Michiko Neya

Noriko Oyama (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Keiichirou Aoyama (voice)

Akiko Hiramatsu

Akiko Hiramatsu

Ibuki Momoi (voice)

Hiro Yuuki

Hiro Yuuki

Yosuke Sumida (voice)

Kentaro Ito

Kentaro Ito

Shunsuke Akagi (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Katsuyuki Konishi

Hirotaka Ijyuin (voice)

Makoto Higo

Makoto Higo

Tomoru Taguchi (voice)

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Marina Oono

Chiaki Nakahara (voice)

Masashi Hirose

Masashi Hirose

Chief Haruo Osugi (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

mechaalien attackanimesuper robotoffice job

About Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.

Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp. is a action & adventure, animation, comedy, war & politics, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1999 exploring themes of mecha, alien attack, anime, super robot, office job. Created by Fumihiko Shimo, it stars Chiharu Suzuka, Michiko Neya, Shin-ichiro Miki. Twelve years ago, the Earth was attacked by giant invaders. To defend our planet, the Earth's greatest minds and corporations assembled to design a giant robot of incredible power. Unfortunately, as with most government projects, the contract went to the lowest bidder. Fortunately, by the time the robot was ready, the mysterious invaders had already disappeared without a trace. The giant robot became first a curiosity, then a tourist attraction. But now the invaders are back and the only thing in their way is Dai-Guard and a young team of office workers who've been supplementing their regular incomes as part time pilots and tour guides. Can these reluctant heroes halt their alien foes while simultaneously concealing the defects in their giant robot?

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