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Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

Suisei no Gargantia翠星のガルガンティアSuisei no Galgantia

2013 · TV · 13 eps Finished

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What is Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet about?

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet is a TV anime series of 13 episodes animated by Production I.G, based on an original story written for the screen. It aired from April 7, 2013 to June 30, 2013. AniList classifies it as action, adventure, mecha and science fiction.

The story begins in the distant future in the far reaches of the galaxy. The Human Galactic Alliance has been constantly fighting for its survival against a grotesque race of beings called "Hidiaazu." During an intense battle, the young lieutenant Ledo and his humanoid mobile weapon Chamber are swallowed up into a distortion of time and space. Waking from his artificially induced hibernation, Ledo realizes that he has arrived on Earth, the planet on the lost frontier. On this planet that was completely flooded by the seas, people live in fleets of giant ships, salvaging relics from the seas' depths in order to survive. Ledo arrives on one of the fleets called Gargantia. With no knowledge of the planet's history or culture, he is forced to live alongside Amy, a 15-year-old girl who serves as a messenger aboard the Gargantia fleet. To Ledo, who has lived a life where he knows nothing but fighting, these days of peace continue to surprise him.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Environmental, Lost Civilization, Artificial Intelligence, Post-Apocalyptic, Ships, Male Protagonist, Real Robot, Language Barrier, Isekai, Military.

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Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

  • Ledo レド

    Main character

    A 16-year-old combat trained Galactic Alliance lieutenant, shipwrecked on a frontier planet after hibernation travel through space-time. Ledo is a very wary person, as shown during the first few episodes. He is also very intelligent and knows how to examine his surroundings with great detail.

    Japanese voice: Kaito Ishikawa

  • Amy エイミー

    Main character

    A messenger who meets Ledo when he wakes up from hibernation and serves as his guide. She is the sister of Bevel, and takes care of him because of his illness.

    Japanese voice: Hisako Kanemoto

  • Chamber チェインバー

    Main character

    Ledo's mech suit.

    Japanese voice: Tomokazu Sugita

Supporting characters

  • Saaya サーヤ

    Supporting character

    A more low key messenger.

    Japanese voice: Ai Kayano

  • Melty メルティ

    Supporting character

    A hyper messenger.

    Japanese voice: Kana Asumi

  • Bellows ベローズ

    Supporting character

    A boat pilot and salvage business operator who raises Ledo's mecha.

    Japanese voice: Shizuka Itou

  • Ridget リジット

    Supporting character

    Ridget is a overseer and daughter of the previous fleet commander, Chevron.

    Japanese voice: Sayaka Oohara

  • Pinion ピニオン

    Supporting character

    A mechanic/treasure hunter.

    Japanese voice: Katsuyuki Konishi

  • Fairlock フェアロック

    Supporting character

    Commodore Fairlock, Gargantia fleet's always calm and composed leader with a wealth of experience. The safety of the fleet is first and foremost on his mind.

    Japanese voice: Hideaki Tezuka

  • Joe ジョー

    Supporting character

    A young man in charge of connecting and separating the ships in the fleet. He is diligent and uncompromising in his job.

    Japanese voice: Yuuki Hayashi

  • Kugel クーゲル

    Supporting character

    A commander in the Human Galactic Alliance Forces. As Red's superior, he leads the battle against the aliens.

    Japanese voice: Yuuki Ono

  • Bevel ベベル

    Supporting character

    Amy's younger brother. He is a very intelligent child and has a hobby of making sailing ship models from waste parts. Due to being born with poor health, he has been forced to spend much of his time resting in bed.

    Japanese voice: Yuka Terasaki

  • Rackage ラケージ

    Supporting character

    The leader of a pirate group.

    Japanese voice: Ayumi Tsunematsu

  • Striker ストライカー

    Supporting character

    Kugel's mech

    Japanese voice: Ayumi Fujimura

  • Grace グレイス

    Supporting character

    Grace is the squirrel/chipmunk/sugar glider companion of Amy and goes with her everywhere. She is usually seen on Amy's head or shoulders and even rides with her on gliders.

    Japanese voice: Ai Kayano

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