Kishin Corps (機神兵団, Kishin Heidan), also called Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin Corps, is a series of Japanese light novels written and illustrated by Masaki Yamada. The series was published in 10 volumes between 1990 and 1994. It is a work of alternate history, taking place in 1941 during World War II. An alien race invades the earth and their forces ally themselves with the Axis powers. To combat these aliens an elite allied unit called the Kishin Corps is created, using alien technology. The story deals with the main character Taishi, who obtains a secret alien device from his father, which the Germans are after to build their own robots.
| Kishin Corps | |
| 機神兵団 (Kishin Heidan) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Military, Mecha, Science fiction, Alternate history |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Masaki Yamada |
| Published by | Chuokoron-sha |
| Original run | 1990 – 1994 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Original video animation | |
| Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin Corps | |
| Directed by | Takaaki Ishiyama Kazunori Mizuno |
| Music by | Kaoru Wada |
| Studio | AIC Pioneer LDC |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | March 24, 1993 – August 25, 1994 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes per episode |
| Episodes | 7 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Masaki Yamada |
| Illustrated by | Shohei Oka |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Captain |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1994 – 1995 |
| Volumes | 3 |
In 1995, Kishin Corps won the Seiun Award for "Best Japanese Novel of the Year".[1] An original video animation titled Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin Corps was produced by Geneon, co-directed by Takaaki Ishiyama and Kazunori Mizuno, and released in Japan between March 24, 1993, and August 25, 1994.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "日本SFファングループ連合会議：星雲賞リスト" [Japan Union Conference SF fan group: Nebula Award List] (in Japanese). SF-Fan. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
External links
edit- Kishin Corps (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia