*was just about to make a new thread*
Well this is one of my favorite Animes. Gate Keepers is a unique fast paced anime, taking place in the past. It has comedy and action combined. Expect to see revived classic machines blended with hi-tech as well.
Episode Guide:01. Begin Earth Defense! / Chikyuu Bouei wo Kaishi Seiyo!
02. Stand Up For Peace! / Heiwa no Tameni Tachi Agare!
03. Play the Dazzling Melody! / Miwaku no Kyoku wo Hibika Sero!
04. Finding a New Warrior! / Arata na Senshi Sagase!
05. Run Towards Your Dream! / Yume he to Mukatte Kakenukero!
06. Infiltrate the Girls' Dormitory of Terror! / Kyoufu no Onnako Ryou ni Senyuu seyo!
07. Shoot Down the Enemy Out of the Sky / Ozora no Teki wo Uchiotose
08. Find the Invader! / Shinryakusha wo Mitsuketze!
09. Break the Pitch Dark Gate / Shikkoku no Gate wo Uchiyabure!
10. Get Over the Devil's Dream! / Akuma no Yume wo Furiharae!
11. Stop That Bullet Train! / Ano Shinkansen wo Tomero!
12. Fly to the Northern Land! / Kita no Daichi e Tobe!
13. Bring Down, Two of the Powerful Brass Part 1 / Taose, Saikyo Nidai Kanbu! Part 1
14. Bring Down, Two of the Powerful Brass Part 2 / Taose, Saikyo Nidai Kanbu! Part 2
15. Ruin an Arranged Marriage! / Omiai wo Buttsubuse!
16. Sally Forth, Gate Robot! / Gate Robo Shutsugeki Seyo!
17. Flying Down Your Own Road! / Michi naki Michi wo 18. Tsuppashire!
18. Protect the Invader!? / Invader wo Mamorinuke!?
19. Listen to the Opinion of the Youth! / Young no Shuchou wo Kike!
20. Leap into the New Year! / Arata na Toshi e Hiyaku seyo!
21. Protect the Festival of Progress and Harmony! / Mamore! Shinpo to Chouwa no Saiten!
22. Beat the Jet-Black Robot! / Shikkoku no Robo wo Kudake!
23. Exert All Your Courage to Fight! / Tatakau Yuki wo Furishibore!
24. For Tomorrow's Smile / Anutsa no Egao no Tameni
Characters:Shun Ukiya, Gale GateKeeper; He is the childhood friend of Ruriko. When young Ruriko cries, he always comforts her, even though after that, he'll start calling her Rurippe (sniveler).
Abilities: Shun is equipped with a wooden sword. His first learned attack is the Ultra Whirlwind Slash, an offense that can hit multiple enemies at a time. A wooden sword is optional for this attack, as he can control the wind with his gate power and form a slashing attack. His second attack is the Vacuum Missile, an attack that pushes enemies away. His last attack is an innovated one, called Double Ultra Whirlwind Slash. He only used that attack once, when the Invaders kept him from using his known moves. This attack needs the use of two swords to create slashing attack in each hand.
Ruriko Ikusawa, GateKeeper of Life; A bashful crybaby in kindergarten, in fact Shun calls her sniveler for that. Once she cried when she broke her teacher's vase, but Shun steps on it to take the blame instead. When Shun left was about to leave the neighborhood, she confessed her feelings for Shun. Shun denied her because she was a sniveler. Shun did sound rude but he still gave her his toy as a remembrance of their friendship.
Abilities: Ruriko is equipped with a portable bow and an arrow dispenser that is secured to her thigh. Her attack is a direct long range called Arrow of Light. Without her weapon, she is offensively useless because she can only heal with her bare hands, that power is called "Light of Miracle". It is a different case if her darkside takes over. The reciprocal of her gate is the Gate of Genocide. Her Light of Miracle will then be an instant death attack.
Reiko Asagiri, GateKeeper of Dazzlement; She's the only daughter of the Asagiri household. When she was young, her parents gave her a piano as a present. She was very happy about it but it did not last when they started hating each other. They part ways and left her with Ms. Ono, her guardian. Ms. Ono has replaced Reiko's parents. She is the one who always supervised her piano practice. Reiko, with the hopes of bringing her parents together, plays the piano. It's a sad thing when they did not attend her first piano recital.
Abilities: Reiko's weapon is her piano. She also has a portable piano, but she always forgets to forgets to bring it! When she plays it, she produces the "Dazzling Melody" that turns the environment to a somewhat virtual illusion. Sometimes she summons her power first before playing, that is called "Maiden's Prayer". She is not really useless without her piano, if she turns emotional, her dolls come to the rescue!
Kaoru Konoe, GateKeeper of Close Combat; An only girl in the Konoe family, she lives with her father and five brothers. Her childhood dream is to be an Olympian. Her father who deeply believes in her, adviced her that everything is possible if one works hard. Although she never won in tournaments, she continued working hard. Determined that she can be an Olympian, she paid no attention to those who wanted her to quit. She strives so hard that the power inside her is too much for her to handle. She broke the record of an olympian (Hayes), and others instead of being proud of her spread various rumors. She was disqualified, because her record is not acceptable. Since then, she wanted to quit school and work instead.
Abilities: She is not equipped with anything. She uses her hands, feet and body to slam an enemy. She has lots of abilities, and she personalizes her abilities with her name. Like, Kaoru Punch, Kaoru Kick, and Kaoru Javelin. She has a long list of abilities and all are connected with sports. Abilities mentioned in the anime w/o her name: Hustle, Dash and Kick, and Liner Throw.
Fen Feiring, GateKeeper of Red Heat; She's originally a GateKeeper from AEGIS Shanghai Branch. She had a mission to pursuit the Invader plane and somewhat landed in Japan. After the mission she chooses to live in Japan for a while.
Ability: As a GateKeeper of Red Heat, obviously her attack element is that of fire. She has two fire attacks, Fire Panda and Fire Dragon.
Megumi Kurogane, GateKeeper of Iron Barrier; Megumi lives in a ramen restaurant. SHe is the second best student in Class 2-A, yet she's dissatisfied with it. She's jealous of Ruriko, seeing that she has everything - she's rich, intelligent and popular. Megumi's quite competitive, so she hates Ruriko who always excels.
Ability: As the GateKeeper of Iron wall, she's mainly used for defense. Her iron wall serves a barrier to protect a companion(s). Her Iron Wall is so hard, it can even break a weapon of an Invader. A powerful version of her Iron Wall is the Wall of Steel. Her Wall of Steel is more flexible because it can also be used for slamming enemies.
Yukino Houjo, GateKeeper of Ice and Snow; She is the mysterious girl who lives in the mountains. She is ageless and her way of speaking is poetic (Tanka Poetry), or rather archaic. At times when Ruriko or Shun are troubled, she appears as a vision and helps them. Her only friend is Hisame, a white creature, although she also makes friends with Saemi.
Abilities: Her attack is that of Ice and Snow. She can either freeze an enemy or summon a blizzard. She also has the ability to teleport herself and also send a person (Shun) to a vision.
Gate Keeprs has had TWO spin offs:
Gate Keepers 1985 - sequel set in the year 1985.
Gate Keepers 21 - sequel set in the year 2001.
photo's + character bios thanks to: www.geocities.com/aegisfiles/index.html