Gad Guard (ガドガード) is an anime television series directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori and produced by Gonzo. The series originally aired in Japan between April 16, 2003 and December 29, 2003, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was released in North America on DVD by Geneon Entertainment Inc. between June 22, 2004 and May 24, 2005 and aired between November 10, 2004 and March 15, 2005.
Synopsis
Several hundred years in the future, the resources of the Earth runs out, and the progression of the human race has stagnated. The world is now divided into "Units". A boy named Hajiki Sanada lives with his mother and sister in Unit 74, in a place called "Night Town", in which all electricity is shut down at midnight. The key in this story is an object called the GAD. GADs have the ability to reconstruct materials while reacting to feelings of an organic life. The size and shape of the resulting product seem to be different depending on the kinds of feelings that the life possesses. When Hajiki comes in contact with one by accident, it transforms into a huge robot--a Tekkoudo, or "Iron Giant"--which Hajiki names Lightning. And soon he realizes that he isn't the only one with a Tekkoudo, and must find out how to deal with those others who he feels are the "same" as himself.
