Series synopsis
Armor Hunter Merowlink, also known as 機甲猟兵メロウリンク is a Japanese sci-fi & fantasy animation action & adventure television series that premiered on Bandai Channel on November 21, 1988. It ended on April 21, 1989. It was created by Fumiyuki Eda, Ryosuke Takahashi. It stars Sakiko Tamagawa, Yasunori Matsumoto, Akio Otsuka and Ichiro Nagai.
Armor Hunter Merowlink was a twelve episode anime OVA spinoff of Armored Trooper VOTOMS. It takes place in the same universe as VOTOMS, but the two stories are entirely independent of each other.
Merowlink is the story of a soldier whose unit is sacrificed on the battlefield for reasons unknown. Although he was not meant to survive, the main character, Merowlink Ality, manages to survive only to be framed for a crime he did not commit. Merowlink escapes his captors and begins hunting down his ...
Premise
Armor Hunter Merowlink was a twelve episode anime OVA spinoff of Armored Trooper VOTOMS. It takes place in the same universe as VOTOMS, but the two stories are entirely independent of each other.
Merowlink is the story of a soldier whose unit is sacrificed on the battlefield for reasons unknown. Although he was not meant to survive, the main character, Merowlink Ality, manages to survive only to be framed for a crime he did not commit. Merowlink escapes his captors and begins hunting down his former commanding officers, both to get revenge for his dead platoon members and to find out the nature of the conspiracy that led to their death.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sakiko Tamagawa as Lulusy Ramone
- Yasunori Matsumoto as Cpl. Merowlink Ality
- Akio Otsuka as Lt. Keik Carradine
- Ichiro Nagai as Captain Dockman
- Koichi Yamadera as Wolf
- Rokuro Naya as Galvin Fox
- Seizo Kato as Snook
- Norio Wakamoto as Golfy
Supporting cast
- Katsuji Mori as Schweppes F. Bryan
- Nobuo Tanaka as Sgt. Starkos
- Hiroyuki Shibamoto as Specialist Covinicin
- Kazuhiro Nakata as Warrant Officer Scarpes
- Toshihiko Seki as PFC Cepres
- Ryuji Nakagi as Vance
- Kazuhiko Kishino as Ganard
- Shingo Kanemoto as Garbonaire J. Boyle
- Matsugoro Mita as Numerikov
- Osamu Saka as Oscar von Helmetione
- Tamao Hayashi as Girl Armor Hunter
- Yuji Fujishiro as Presiding Judge
Guest cast
- Ichiro Nagai as Captain Dockman
- Koichi Yamadera as Wolf
- Rokuro Naya as Galvin Fox
- Seizo Kato as Snook
- Norio Wakamoto as Golfy
- Katsuji Mori as Schweppes F. Bryan
- Nobuo Tanaka as Sgt. Starkos
- Hiroyuki Shibamoto as Specialist Covinicin
- Kazuhiro Nakata as Warrant Officer Scarpes
- Toshihiko Seki as PFC Cepres
- Ryuji Nakagi as Vance
- Kazuhiko Kishino as Ganard
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | November 21, 1988 | April 21, 1989 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wilderness In September of 7213 of the Astragius calendar, a small military base on Planet Melkia comes under attack. One man has come out of the wilderness to hunt an officer with a link to his past. The path of vengeance begins. |
November 21, 1988 |
| 2 |
Colosseum Merowlink arrives at the city of Ta Bing, near the war-torn Kingdom of Kummen. His next target is the pompous Galvin Fox, star of the Battling arena. But getting close to Fox will mean facing off in a game where the price of losing is death. |
November 21, 1988 |
| 3 |
Jungle Crossing into Kummen, Merowlink is on the trail of Major Snook, who has assumed a new identity and become a wealthy crime lord. Snook loves nothing more than the thrill of the hunt, but he's about to learn that the role of hunter and prey can switch very easily. |
December 21, 1988 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Bandai Channel |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 21, 1988 |
| Last aired | April 21, 1989 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |