Ken Akamatsu
Director
Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan (2002)
Season 1
Three eight-year-old girls, Mao, Misora and Sylvia, try to defend the earth against invading aliens. The world's defense has fallen to unlikely straits because the aliens are excessively cute, of which combat engagements are televised: if the forces battling the aliens were not cute themselves, the general public would revolt, as it would be seen as "bullying". Consequently, three military leaders chose their granddaughters to be the defenders, fittingly, becoming a team even cuter than the aliens. They each have a clover-shaped badge that enables them to transform.
Released July 3, 2002
Episode 15 min
None+
Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: Military, Comedy, Family, Kids, Sci-Fi
Keywords: tmdb.anime, imdb.military, imdb.anime-animation, mdblist.anime-dub, imdb.moe
Production Companies: XEBEC, Kodansha
Network: TV Tokyo
S1E1 - I'll Protect Japan by Myself!
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July 3, 2002, midnight
S1E2 - First Deployment of Mao-chan!
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July 10, 2002, midnight
S1E3 - The Air Defense Force, Misora-chan
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July 17, 2002, midnight
S1E4 - The Sky and Land are One
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July 24, 2002, midnight
S1E5 - Sea Defense Force Silvia
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July 31, 2002, midnight
S1E6 - Anyways, Let's Have a Meal
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Aug. 7, 2002, midnight
S1E7 - I'll Eefend Even the Water Striders!
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Aug. 14, 2002, midnight
S1E8 - Project "Defense Barrier"
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Aug. 21, 2002, midnight
S1E9 - Formation, Total Defense Party
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Aug. 28, 2002, midnight
S1E10 - Japan Collection Mission
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Sept. 4, 2002, midnight
S1E11 - Put Everything Aside, It's a Field Day!
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Sept. 11, 2002, midnight
S1E12 - Asleep or Awake, We Must Defend!
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Sept. 18, 2002, midnight
S1E13 - My Mother Came!
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Sept. 25, 2002, midnight
S1E14 - Defense Headquarters Crisis
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Oct. 2, 2002, midnight
S1E15 - Kikuchimonji the III Enters!
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Oct. 9, 2002, midnight
S1E16 - Mii-kun Ran Away
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Oct. 16, 2002, midnight
S1E17 - An Actor's Road is Harsh...
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Oct. 23, 2002, midnight
S1E18 - The Cheerful Snow Festival!
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Oct. 30, 2002, midnight
S1E19 - Apples - Tangerines - Melons
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Nov. 6, 2002, midnight
S1E20 - To the Hot Springs to Pass the Exams for Todai!
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Nov. 13, 2002, midnight
S1E21 - American Defense Girl
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Nov. 20, 2002, midnight
S1E22 - Let's Defend Happiness!
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Nov. 27, 2002, midnight
S1E23 - I'm Sorry, Mii-kun
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Dec. 4, 2002, midnight
S1E24 - The Woman of the Purple Lilies
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Dec. 11, 2002, midnight
S1E25 - Protect the Memories
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Dec. 18, 2002, midnight
S1E26 - Today I'll Defend Loosely as Usual!
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Dec. 25, 2002, midnight
Network: TV Tokyo
Episode Runtime: 15 min.
Season Runtime: 390 min.
Released: July 3, 2002
Last Air Date: Dec. 25, 2002, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: G
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