is a 25-episode

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that aired on

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from October 6, 2000, to March 22, 2001, with the final episode, , releasing

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. The anime was originally licensed by

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in North America before going out of print in 2012. Following the 2012 closure of Bandai Entertainment,

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announced at

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2013, that

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has rescued ''Argento Soma'', along with a handful of other former BEI titles. In Japan, the title is stylized as ; this is a misspelling of the

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title, which is correctly spelled as , which means "The Silver Body".

Plot

In an effort to learn more about the metallic aliens that have been plaguing the planet for the past years, Dr. Noguchi and his assistant Maki Agata try to bring to life a construct pieced together from the destroyed aliens. They recruit Takuto Kaneshiro, Maki's boyfriend at the college they both attend, into this project because of his talent for metallurgy. While Takuto is unhappy with Maki keeping secrets from him again, he reluctantly helps with the project. However, in the process of reviving the monster that Dr. Noguchi has aptly called Frank (short for

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), unidentified soldiers invade the MORGUE facility. They cut the power, leading to a power surge which violently brings Frank to life and causes an explosion that kills everyone, including Dr. Noguchi and Maki, in the facility, except Takuto. "Mr. X" visits the scarred (emotionally and physically) Takuto in the hospital, and offers him a chance to get his vengeance on the monster he blames for killing Maki and destroying his life. Months later Lt. Ryu Soma is reborn from the ashes of Takuto's soul, as a military pilot who joins FUNERAL. This is the organization which deals with the attacking aliens, and has also recaptured Frank (who escaped after the explosion at MORGUE). It quickly becomes clear that Ryu knows how to operate FUNERAL's SARGs. Suspicions arises from Dan as Ryu has more in his background than meets the eyes. It quickly becomes clear that Frank has become the best weapon FUNERAL has to defend against the aliens, which leaves Ryu torn between revenge and the desire to protect his comrades. Further complicating the picture, the only person who can communicate with Frank is a young girl named Hattie (Harriet), who bears a striking resemblance to Ryu/Takuto's lost love Maki. As it becomes apparent that Frank is more than a simple monster, Ryu and his FUNERAL comrades have to come to terms with questions of human identity, grief, and loss.

Cast

Japanese cast

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as Harriet "Hattie" Bartholomew/Maki Agata * Souichiro Hoshi as Takuto Kaneshiro/Ryu Soma *

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as Michael Heartland *

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as Guinevere Green * Sayuri as Lana Ines *

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as Dan Simmonds *

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as Frank, Yuri Leonov, Defense Official, Henry Harris *

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as Sue Harris *

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as the Sheriff

English cast

* Stephen Apostolina - Army Official B *

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- Captain Michael Heartland *

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- Mr. X (or Edward Lawrence) * Dorothy Elias-Fahn - Maki Agata * Lynn Fischer - P.A., Kroka Leonov *

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- Harriet 'Hattie' Bartholomew *

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- Morgue Military Official, First Lt. Dan Simmons * Steve Kramer - Funeral Board, Army Official A, Astronomer, Cook *

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- Frank *

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- Joan *

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- Bird House Operator, Guard, Doctor, Defense Man B, Base Guard, Ulysses Transmission, Ground Control, Additional Voices *

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- Funeral Unit Commander, Dignitary A, General *

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- Countdown Announcement, Stacey, News Anchor, Apartment Super, Scarlet, Auntie *

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- Second Lt. Sue Harris *

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- Gate Guard, Border Patrol Pilot B, Dr. Takahashi, Air Force Official B *

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- Morgue Officer *

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- Official *

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- Air Force Official A, Scientist A *

Jamieson Price Jamieson K. Price is an American actor, best known for his deep and booming voice in numerous anime and video games. He is known as the voice of the Count of Monte Cristo in '' Gankutsuou'', Sojiro Sakura in ''Persona 5'', Ovan in '' .hack//G.U. ...

- Base Alert, Funeral Board, Government Man, Colonel Kilgore, Control Tower *

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- Lab Assistant B *

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- Narrator, Reporter, Funeral Operator, Nurse (voice: English version) *

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- Ai, Elaine Symond, Secretary (voice: English version) *

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- Commander Lana Ines *

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- Takuto Kaneshiro/Second Lt. Ryu Soma *

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- Dr. Ernest Noguchi *

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- Joan #2, Amian * Paula Mattiloi Walker - First Lt Guinevere Green *

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- Sheriff * Tom Wyner - UN Officer, Grandpa

Episode list

Music

''OP Single - Silent Wind''

The single album to the opening song

''Original Soundtrack I''

First OST Album

''Original Soundtrack II''

Second OST Album

''Image Album - "if" For the Future Lovers''

Contains songs not in the main soundtrack.

References

External links

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