Series synopsis
Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan, also known as 陸上防衛隊まおちゃん is a Japanese animation comedy kids television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on July 3, 2002. It ended on December 25, 2002. It was created by Ken Akamatsu. It stars Akio Nojima, Yui Horie, Kiyonobu Suzuki and Miki Nagasawa.
Three eight-year-old girls, Mao, Misora and Sylvia, try to defend the earth against invading aliens. The world's defense has fallen to unlikely straits because the aliens are excessively cute, of which combat engagements are televised: if the forces battling the aliens were not cute themselves, the general public would revolt, as it would be seen as "bullying". Consequently, three military leaders chose their granddaughters to be the defenders, fittingly, becoming a team even cuter than the alie ...
Premise
Three eight-year-old girls, Mao, Misora and Sylvia, try to defend the earth against invading aliens. The world's defense has fallen to unlikely straits because the aliens are excessively cute, of which combat engagements are televised: if the forces battling the aliens were not cute themselves, the general public would revolt, as it would be seen as "bullying". Consequently, three military leaders chose their granddaughters to be the defenders, fittingly, becoming a team even cuter than the aliens. They each have a clover-shaped badge that enables them to transform.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Akio Nojima as Rikushiro Onigawara (voice)
- Yui Horie as Silvia Maruyama (voice)
- Kiyonobu Suzuki as Sorajiro Tsukishima (voice)
- Miki Nagasawa as Kagome Mishima (voice)
- Kimiko Koyama as Mao Onigawara (voice)
- Yūya Yoshikawa as Misora Tsukishima (voice)
- Ai Iura as Chinami Noki (voice)
- Takashi Taniguchi as Adalbert Von Marayuma (voice)
Supporting cast
- Yukiko Mannaka as Yuriko Oozora (voice)
- Kanako Hattori as Class representative (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Keinosuke Urashima (voice)
Guest cast
- Machiko Toyoshima as Emi Uehara (voice)
- Chiaki Takahashi as Mio Nanba (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | July 3, 2002 | December 25, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'll Protect Japan by Myself! | July 3, 2002 |
| 2 | First Deployment of Mao-chan! | July 10, 2002 |
| 3 | The Air Defense Force, Misora-chan | July 17, 2002 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 3, 2002 |
| Last aired | December 25, 2002 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
| Status | Ended |