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Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

series. Directed by

Masami Ōbari is a noted Japanese anime director, animation director and mecha and character designer. Biography After graduating from high school in 1985, Masami Obari began his career when he joined the animation studio Ashi Production, where he worked on ...

, the 24 episodes were broadcast on WOWOW between April 4 and September 19, 2000. Ordian was Masami Obari's second attempt at directing an anime television series, following 1997's '' Virus Buster Serge''.

Anime

The series uses three pieces of theme music; one opening theme and two ending themes. "Shinryaku: the Chariots VII" by OZWORLD is the series' opening theme. "Eien no Remake" by Yuumi Kobayashi is the series' first ending theme and "TSUIOKU: Only Eternity" by Miki Takaesu is the series' second ending theme.

Plot

Yū Kananase is just an ordinary high-school student. Since he has mysterious inside knowledge about piloting a mecha, he is recruited by the International Military Organization as a potential test pilot for a new mobile armor. However, apparently other young recruits around his age, including one of his classmates, were recruited as test pilot as well. Now Yū must prove that he is the best to be the test pilot.

External links

* 2000 anime television series debuts Anime with original screenplays Mecha anime and manga Wowow original programming {{Anime-television-series-stub