Heavy Metal L-Gaim
| Heavy Metal L-Gaim | |
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The title screen from the opening sequence | |
| 重戦機エルガイム | |
| Genre | Mecha |
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| Written by | Yūji Watanabe |
| Directed by | Yoshiyuki Tomino (chief) |
| Music by | Kei Wakakusa |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ANN (Nagoya TV, TV Asahi) |
| Release | February 4, 1984 – February 23, 1985 |
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| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Yoshiyuki Tomino (ep 1, 2) Osamu Sekita (ep 3) |
| Studio | Nippon Sunrise |
| Released | November 5, 1986 – March 28, 1987 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes each |
| Episodes | 3 |
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Heavy Metal L-Gaim (重戦機エルガイム, Jūsenki Erugaimu; literally "Heavy Fighting Machine L-Gaim") is a mecha anime television series, begun in 1984, which was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. Its characters and mecha were designed by Mamoru Nagano, who would later go on to create The Five Star Stories. Heavy Metal L-Gaim takes place in the Pentagona System, a solar system made up of five planets. Oldna Poseidal, the legendary emperor from the planet Gastogal leads his 24 Temple Knights from planet to planet until all have fallen under his control. His final victory is on the planet Mizum in 3975 when he defeats Kamon Walha V, ruler of the Yaman Clan. Kamon hides his heir, Kamon Myroad on the planet Mizum with the legendary white mecha, L-Gaim. Fifteen years later, in 3990, said child, now known as Daba Myroad, leads a rebellion to free the planets of Pentagona from Poseidal's grasp.