Directed by Toshifumi Kawase First episode date October 1997 Director Toshifumi Kawase | Produced by PROJECT EHRGEIZ Number of episodes 12 Networks TV Tokyo, AT-X | |
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Written by Atsuhiro Tomioka, Chinatsu Houjou, Kouji Miura, Toshiyashu Nagata Music by Akifumi Tada, Shiroh Hamaguchi Studio d-rights, BeStack, Studio Deen Licensed by Bandai Entertainment (AnimeVillage) Genres Action fiction, Science Fiction, Mecha Anime Cast Jôji Nakata, Chafurin, Hiroshi Ito Similar Z‑Mind, Daimajū Gekitō: Hagane n, Starship Troopers, Tekkōki Mikazuki, Invincible King Tri‑Zenon | ||
Ehrgeiz (ネクスト戦記EHRGEIZ, Nekusuto senki EHRGEIZ, (lit. Next War Chronicle Ehrgeiz) is an original 1997 Japanese anime from et, with animation by Studio Deen, and produced by d-rights and BeStack. The title is a mix of Japanese and German.
Contents
The North American release by Bandai Entertainment (then AnimeVillage) used only the German "Ehrgeiz" which, when translated into English, means "Ambition". The show originally aired on Tokyo TV, however, Ehrgeiz eventually ran on the Cable/Satellite channel AT-X in 1999.
Story
Earth started space colonization by creating the Next Colonies. Next later rebelled, and created the Next Government. The rebellion became a war, and the multi-purpose Metal Vehicles, MVs for short, were changed for battle purposes. Meanwhile, Terra, an Earth Rebellion force, started creating more trouble for Earth. Now, a mysterious MV-like being, S.A.C ("S" for short), is loose, and Next wants it so that they can win the war. Terra's psychic leader, Hal, has been sensing "S", and wants to know more about the power it has. The future of these three groups will be up to a bunch of outlaws who live on the abandoned Next 7 colony, though no one knows that yet....
Main characters
Mechs
VHS & LaserDisc
VHS tapes and LaserDisc's of Ehrgeiz began released with the First Volume released on May 25, 1998, the Second on June 25, the Third on July 25, the Fourth on August 25, the Fifth on September 25, and the Sixth on October 25, all the same year.
In 1999, AnimeVillage.com began releasing Subtitled VHS volumes. The first two volumes released in November and December (respectively) of that year, and the final four volumes released between January and March 2000.