is a 1984, 26-episode anime television series. It was directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, produced by Sunrise, and broadcast on TV Tokyo.
Plot In 1990, an island emerged about two thousand kilometers south-east of the country of Samoa. It was named New Austral Island because of its close proximity to Austral Island. However, due to a secret concerning the new landmass, an organization called GAIL covered up its existence. Though absent from the map, it was still very much afloat. As part of the cover-up, Dr. Tagami, a university professor obsessed with the island, was killed.
In his will, he instructed his son, Yuu Tagami to meet with his former student, Dr. Wave, in New York. Shortly after Yuu arrives, he, Dr. Wave, Doris (Dr. Wave's sister), and their dog, Argos, are attacked by GAIL. They escape with the help of Skipper, an old friend of Dr. Wave's who Doris describes as "a bad guy." With Skipper's help, they make their way to Austral Island. There Yuu is saved by a seemingly sentient robot called Gorg that the locals believe is the island's protector. The story unfolds from there, as Yuu, Gorg, and their friends try to uncover the secrets of New Austral Island while fighting off the forces of GAIL.
Cast CharacterJapanese VAYuu TagamiMayumi Tanaka Doris WaveKazumi Amemiya Dr. WaveKeaton Yamada SkipperMasao Imanishi Rod BalboaShuuichi Ikeda Lady LynxGara Takashima ManonMitsuo GunjiAroiAsami Mukaidono SarahNaomi Jinbo (1-7), Yuko Sasaki (8-26)Roy BalboaYuzuru FujimotoSamuel GotohMasayuki Kato BemKouji Totani SamShunsuke Takamiya ZenonBin Shimada OdonneruDaisuke Gouri TomenikuFumihiko Tachiki Professor TagamiKoichi Chiba Dr. HekkeruMasaharu Satou HotsumatsuaMasanobu Okubo JeffMitsuo Senda DeviSaburo Kamei
Staff Planning and Production: Nippon Sunrise Producer: Takayuki Yoshii Original Concept: Hajime Yatate Original Story, Director, and Character Designer: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Mechanical Designers: Hajime Sato, Mamoru Nagano Music: Mitsuo Hagita Art Director: Hidetoshi Kaneko Director of Photography: Masayoshi Miyakojima Sound Director: Koichi Chiba Chief Unit Director: Norio Kashima Teleplay: Masaki Tsuji, Yumiko Tsukamoto Unit Directors & Storyboard Artists: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Mamoru Hamatsu, Eikichi Ojika, Norio Kashima, Takayuki Yoshinaga, Kazuhito Kikuchi Animation Directors: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Tsukasa Dokite Color Key: Shoji Kumabe Editors: Kazuo Inoue, Yuko Watase
Release In 2001, Bandai announced that they would start a new sub label under the title Sunrise Classic Action, in which Giant Gorg would be part of. However, the plan was later scrapped.
In 2015, Discotek Media announced that they had licensed the series for a North American release on DVD. On August 3, 2024, Discotek revealed that they will re-release the series on Blu-ray in 2024.
Legacy Giant Gorg and Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island, another work by Yasuhiko, had influences on the character designs for the Netflix series Gamera Rebirth, due to the director Hiroyuki Seshita being an admirer of the former, and 's involvement in the latter.
References
External links Official Sunrise Giant Gorg website