GaoGaiGar

GaoGaiGar (ガオガイガー) is a 1998 American animated science fiction comedy film directed by, written by and starring an ensemble cast. Based on by, the film follows a special organization using giant robots and aided by an alien boy as it battles the threat of a menace that inflicts havoc by turning humans into destructive mecha menaces.

Produced by for  and Lucasfilm Feature Animation, GaoGaiGar was released by  on April 1, 1998, with  handling international distribution. It became a box-office success, grossing $106 million against a $37 million budget, and received positive reviews from critics and fans of the anime series. At the, it was nominated for , for Kershner, ,  and. It has since gained a cult following. A sequel, titled GaoGaiGar: Final, was released on June 8, 2001.

The film is considered "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant by the U.S. Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2018.

Plot
On a winter night, a mysterious mechanical lion came flying in front of a married couple, carrying a mysterious baby with it. As they took the baby in, the lion left them in confusion. About 7 years later, the space shuttle Spirits, in which high school astronaut Guy Shishioh is a passenger, collides with an unknown object bound to Earth. Despite being mortally wounded, he is rescued by the same mysterious lion and returns to Earth. In his hand, he holds a mysterious green jewel as Leo Shishioh uses it to revive Gai into a cyborg.

Two years later in 2005, the mysterious baby under the care of the Amami couple, now named Mamoru, is living his life normally. This until the mysterious group known as Zonders begin their invasion of Earth. As a response, the Earth Defense Brigade Gutsy Geoid Guard, or GGG, was organized to fight against the Zonders. In an attack by the Zonders, the msyterious boy encountered Guy, who is now a member of GGG. Equipped with the green jewel, known as G-Stone, he becomes the pilot of the lion robot that saved him. Named Galeon, he fuses with it alongside 3 assist vehicles created by GGG to become the giant robot GaoGaiGar. After the battle against one of the Zonders, GGG discovered that Mamoru can purify people who became Zonders and wondered about his origins and how it was linked to the appearance of the Zonders.

Voice cast

 * as Guy Shishioh
 * as Mikoto Utsugi
 * as Mamoru Amami
 * as Kotaro Taiga
 * as Geki Hyuma
 * as Leo Shishioh
 * as Swan White
 * as Kazuo Ushiyama
 * as Mic Sounders the 13th, Stallion White and ZX-12
 * as Kosuke Entoji
 * as Liger Shishioh
 * as Ikumi Kaido
 * as Hana Hatsuno and Ayame Hatsuno
 * as Reiko Komori
 * as Takayasu Sunou
 * as Sueo Ushiyama
 * as Sakura Isogai and Ai Amami
 * as Isamu Amami
 * as Cain and the Narrator
 * as Soldato J
 * as Polonaise
 * as Primarda and Pagliaccio
 * as Pinchernone
 * as Pasder