Neo Ranga (1998)

Season 1

Across the ocean on the tiny island kingdom of Barou the ancient god Neo Ranga awakens from his slumber. He is mysteriously drawn to Tokyo, and the three beautiful sisters - Minami, Ushio, and Yuuhi - who are unwittingly linked to the monster. But instead of rolling out the red carpet, the military rolls out the weaponry, and things start to get nasty. The plot thickens: Why is Neo Ranga driven to Tokyo? Is he a messenger with a warning for humankind, or just a big boy out for a good time? And what's behind Ranga's mysterious eyes?

Released April 6, 1998 Episode 15 min 10+

Genres: Action, Animation, Anime, Anime: Mecha, Science Fiction, Short

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Production Companies: Pierrot

Network: WOWOW Prime

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English

IMDb

6.8

/111/

Trakt

/14/

TMDb

/8/

MAL

6.5

/3776/

Jun Kamiya
Director

Yuji Ueda
Narrator (voice)

Eri Sendai
Yuuhi Shimabara (voice)

Megumi Ogata
Mei Ohmori (voice)

Yuko Miyamura
Ushio Shimabara (voice)

Yuko Sumitomo
Minami Shimabara (voice)

Yukiko Mannaka
Nakata the reporter (voice)

Ginzo Matsuo
Yoshiyuki Takesue (voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa
Hayato Tetsu (voice)

S1E1 - Showdown At Tennozu Isle

A giant robot emerges from the ocean and stomps through Tokyo. While the army prepares to fight it, three sisters with a mysterious connection to it go about their daily lives.

April 6, 1998, midnight