Sonic Soldier Borgman

Sonic Soldier Borgman
超音戦士ボーグマン
(Chōon Senshi Borgman)
Genre Action, Science fiction
Anime television series
Directed by Hiroshi Negishi
Produced by Tōru Horikoshi (Nippon TV)
Minoru Ōno (YOMIKO Advertising)
Kōji Yoritsune (Toho)
Hiroshi Katō (Ashi Productions)
Written by Hideki Sonoda
Music by Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio Ashi Production
Original network Nippon TV
Original run April 13, 1988 – December 21, 1988
Episodes 35
Original video animation
Borgman: The Last Battle
Directed by Hiroshi Negishi
Produced by Kōji Yoritsune
Yasushi Shibahara
Yukinao Shimoji
Written by Nobuaki Kishima
Music by Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio Ashi Production
Released September 1, 1989
Runtime 60 minutes
Original video animation
Borgman: Lover's Rain
Directed by Kiyoshi Murayama
Produced by Kōji Yoritsune
Written by Hideki Sonoda
Music by Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio Ashi Production
Released December 1, 1990
Runtime 35 minutes
Original video animation
Sonic Soldier Borgman II: New Century 2058
Directed by Kiyoshi Murayama
Produced by Machiu Hattori
Akifumi Shirogawa
Yukinao Shimoji
Written by Kiyoshi Murayama
Music by Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio Ashi Production
Released October 1, 1993 – December 1, 1993
Runtime 30 minutes each
Episodes 3

Sonic Soldier Borgman (超音戦士ボーグマン, Chōon Senshi Bōguman) is a science fiction anime television series that aired on Nippon Television from April 13 to December 21, 1988.[1] It features a Super Sentai-like three member team that fight an organization known as the GIL Crime Organization. Featuring three main characters: Chuck, Ryo and Anice. Ryo is the leader, while Chuck and Anice are teachers at a public school. Sometimes, the students help or make troubles to the Borgman somehow, some even know the Borgman secret identities. Ryo has a talking "modern" blue motorcycle that can upgrade itself. The transformation code is "Borg. Get On". Each member has a personal cannon that matches his/her armor color that appears only to finish the monster they fight. A short film and 2 OVA's were also released, in 1989, 1990 and 1993, respectively.[2][3]

Characters

Ryo Hibiki (響 リョウ, Hibiki Ryō)
Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto
Chuck Sweagger (チャック・スェーガー, Chakku Swēgā)
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue
Anice Farm (アニス・ファーム, Anisu Fāmu)
Voiced by: Yoshino Takamori
Memory Gene (メモリー・ジーン, Memorī Jīn)
Voiced by: Masako Katsuki

Release

In 2004 both the Lover's Rain OVA and the Last Battle movie were released on DVD in the U.S.by ADV (now Section23).

Other media

In 1988 a video game was produced based on the series for the Sega Master System. This game was only released as a tie-in for the Japanese market, for US and European territories it was marketed as Cyborg Hunter.

References

  1. ↑ "超音戦士ボーグマン(1988)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "超音戦士ボーグマン　LOVERS RAIN(1990)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "超音戦士ボーグマン２　新世紀２０５８(1993)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
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