Series synopsis
Gravion, also known as 超重神グラヴィオン is a Japanese animation comedy action & adventure television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 8, 2002. It ended on March 24, 2004. It stars Kenichi Suzumura, Hikaru Midorikawa, Haruna Ikezawa and Houko Kuwashima.
The year is 2041 and the Earth’s only defense against mysterious aliens is a group of six young fighter pilots, two boys and four girls, backed by an enigmatic billionaire. The kids are serious in their mission and, although their teenage antics add humor, they always end up learning the value of friendship and teamwork - especially at the end of each episode when the battle calls for them to merge their fighters and form GRAVION, the most powerful defense and attack robot on the planet!
Premise
The year is 2041 and the Earth’s only defense against mysterious aliens is a group of six young fighter pilots, two boys and four girls, backed by an enigmatic billionaire. The kids are serious in their mission and, although their teenage antics add humor, they always end up learning the value of friendship and teamwork - especially at the end of each episode when the battle calls for them to merge their fighters and form GRAVION, the most powerful defense and attack robot on the planet!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kenichi Suzumura as Eiji Shigure
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Raven
- Haruna Ikezawa as Luna Gusuku
- Houko Kuwashima as Leele
- Show Hayami as Klein Sandman
- Jun Fukuyama as Touga Tenkuuji
- Mai Nakahara as Eina
- Saeko Chiba as Faye Xin Lu
Supporting cast
- Ai Uchikawa as Tesera
- Akane Oomae as Cecile
- Fumihiko Tachiki as President
- Haruko Momoi as Tria
- Hideki Tasaka as Ooshima
- Isao Yamagishi as Takasu
- Junichi Suwabe as Alex Smith
- Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi as Angle
- Kurumi Mamiya as Anya
- Masumi Asano as Stephanie
- Mikako Takahashi as Tuile
- Motoko Kumai as Kukki
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 30 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | October 8, 2002 | December 31, 2002 |
| Season 2 | 12 | January 9, 2004 | March 24, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Extra 1 | |
| 2 | Extra 2 | |
| 3 | Music Video |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fortress of the Diety While searching for his missing sister, Eiji Shigure secretly enters the castle of millionaire Klein Sandman. There he meets the castles strange inhabitants and is selected to join in Sandmans mission to stop a destructive alien known as the Zeravire. The teams weapon, a series of fighting robots designed by Sandman called the Gran Kaiser and the Gran Divas who when needed join together to form Gravion. |
October 8, 2002 |
| 2 |
Mission of Gravity The newly formed Gravion faces off in their first battle against the Zeravire and the pilots discover their weaknesses. Meanwhile The Earth Federation Alliance plan their own attacks on the Zeravire. |
October 15, 2002 |
| 3 |
Labyrinth Eiji begins to get used to life in Sandman's castle and to the castles inhabitants. As he and Toga venture to the forbidden area of the castle in search of Eiji's sister Ayaka and the identity of the G-Shadow's pilot, Raven attempts to convince the EFA to allow Earthgertz to take the lead in the defense against the Zeravire. |
October 22, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Super Heavy God, Second Coming The Gravion team completes another mission, mucht to the delight of the president. Someone says the Zerevie are going to return at any moment. The team is made to be maids, due to a strip mah jongg game that got out of control. They are forced to cook, clean, do the laundry, repair robots, and more. Eiji is forced to wear a dress. Meanwhile, Mr. Sandman is meeting with someone elsewhere. Back at the mansion, Luna shows off Toga's room when he was a child to Eiji. Then the G-alert sounds. The Grand Knights go to intercept the intruder. After much destruction, they decide to combine, but cannot. He's stuck in a subway. After trashing a street punk, Sandman shows up and lets them combine into Gravion. A lot of chaos and distruction ensues, ending with the Zerieve being destroyed. Elsewhere, some generic sinister people are plotting to reshape the earth... |
January 9, 2004 |
| 2 |
Elegant Reunion The gang surfs the interenet and visits Gravion's web site. Every page is "under construction" except for a headquarters map, which looks like a 3-year-old drew it. The maids blame Eiji. |
January 16, 2004 |
| 3 |
Passionate Fight! Gravi Onsen!! It's generic trip-to-the-hot-springs episode! Raven and Cookie have stayed behind though. At the springs, fanboy service comes fast and furious. Ena is a bit shy, but her towel is taken away anyway. Eiji relaxes in the men's bath when some of the maids enter. In escaping them, he falls over a cliff with only a section of fence to protect him. He ends up turning it into a tobogan. He crashes through the women's bath. Toga joins Eiji, thinking this is a fun game. They end up crashing at the bottom, where Toga ends up on top of G-Force's commander. After getting smacked by her, Toga spies Sandman talking to a man. |
January 23, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 8, 2002 |
| Last aired | March 24, 2004 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |