Super Dimension Century Orguss

Super Dimension Century Orguss
Official Blu-Ray cover of the show by Discotek.
超時空世紀オーガス
(Chōjikū Seiki Ōgasu)
GenreAdventure, Mecha, Military sci-fi, isekai
Created by
Anime television series
Directed byNoboru Ishiguro
Yasuyoshi Mikamoto
Produced byToshitsugu Mukaitsubo
Written byKen'ichi Matsuzaki
Music byKentarō Haneda
StudioTokyo Movie Shinsha
Licensed by
Original networkJNN (MBS, TBS)
English network
Original run July 3, 1983 April 8, 1984
Episodes35
Original video animation
Orguss 02
Directed byFumihiko Takayama
Produced byAkira Inokuchi
Hirotake Kanda
Masato Terada
Yuka Ohnishi
Written byHiroshi Yamaguchi
Mayori Sekijima
Yuji Kishino
Music byTorsten Rasch
Hikashu
StudioJ.C. Staff
Licensed by
Released December 5, 1993 April 25, 1995
Episodes6

Super Dimension Century Orguss (Japanese: 超時空世紀オーガス, Hepburn: Chōjikū Seiki Ōgasu) is an anime science fiction series produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. It inspired an OVA sequel series called Orguss 02. Orguss was the second part of the Super Dimension trilogy from Big West, preceded by The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and followed by The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross.

Orguss was originally planned to be used as the third season of Robotech in the United States, just as the two other Super Dimension series (Macross and Southern Cross) were used for the two first seasons. However, rights issues resulted in Harmony Gold using the Genesis Climber Mospeada anime instead.

Of the Orguss' 35 episodes, only 17 were available in English. They were available in dub-only format in the early 1990s on video tape from U.S. Renditions, before the majority of the company's shows (excluding Orguss) were bought up by Manga Entertainment. Manga Entertainment released Orguss 02 on both video tape and DVD.

On April 16, 2007, ImaginAsian announced that they would broadcast Super Dimension Century Orguss on ImaginAsian TV, and would thereafter give the series its first complete North American DVD release. The first 17 episodes would also have the old U.S. Renditions dub, but due to lack of sales, the program was discontinued. Discotek Media has since licensed the series for a DVD re-release in 2015. Discotek released Orguss on DVD on September 29, 2015, including the dub episodes. On September 28, 2021, Discotek released the complete 35-episode TV series on Blu-ray in North America. In August 2024, TMS started to release the series on their official Youtube Channel.