Dai-Guard (地球防衛企業 ダイ・ガード, Chikyū Bōei Kigyō Dai Gādo, lit. "Terrestrial Defense Corp. Dai-Guard") is an anime television series, produced and animated by XEBEC, and directed by Seiji Mizushima. It aired from October 5, 1999, to March 28, 2000, on TV Tokyo, running for 26 episodes. 6 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD. The series also had a very brief run (two episodes) on Cartoon Network through Toonami's "Giant Robot Week".
The series is based around three office workers of the 21st Century Defense Security Corporation's Public Relations Division 2 who, with the company's giant robot, Dai-Guard, fight interdimensional alien beings called "Heterodynes". Unlike most giant robot anime, Dai-Guard performs on much more realistic physics, making it heavy, slow, and difficult to control. Also, the Heterodynes seem to be the least of the 21st Century Corporation's problems as they experience opposition in the form of massive damage claims, lawsuits, rivals and a jealous and antagonistic military who wishes to take back Dai-Guard for themselves.
Cast[]
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Shunsuke Akagi | Kentarō Itō | Joey Hood |
| Ibuki Momoi | Akiko Hiramatsu | Lana Lesley |
| Keiichiro Aoyama | Shinichirō Miki | Steve Metz |
| Shirou Shirota | Kenichi Ono | Mick D'Arcy |
| President Ookouchi | Takaya Hashi | Bill Wise |
| Haruo Oosugi | Masashi Hirose | Edwin Neal |
| Noriko Ooyama | Michiko Neya | Christa Kimlicko Jones |
| Chiaki Nakahara | Marina Ono | Shaneye Ferrell |
| Fuuka Tanigawa | Yukari Tamura | Larissa Wolcott |
| Shizuku Irie | Rumi Kasahara | Lane West |
| Tomoyoshi Ishizuka Tomorou Taguchi Hirotaka Ijyuuin |
Shoji Izumi (Tomoyoshi) Makoto Higo (Tomorou) Katsuyuki Konishi (Hirotaka) |
Michael D'Alonzo (Tomoyoshi) Michael Kranes (Tomorou) Corey M. Gagne (Hirotaka) |
| Yosuke Sumida | Hiro Yūki | Martin Burke |
| Rika Domeki | Mayumi Shintani | Jennifer Haley |