Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans / 機動戦士ガンダム鉄血のオルフェンズ / G-Tekketsu

Genres: Action, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi, Space
Themes: Mecha, Space
Studios: Sunrise
Producers: Asatsu DK, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Sotsu
Licensors: Funimation
Rating: 8.06 / 10
Rank: #603
Popularity: #1017
Users Listed: 263,199
Users Scored: 131,528
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 11/06/2022
Aired: October 4, 2015 – March 27, 2016 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: original
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 25
Broadcast: Sunday at 17:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

Centuries after a devastating war between Earth and its colonies, humanity is reorganized into distinct economic blocs. Earth maintains order through the powerful military organization, Gjallarhorn, while Mars relies heavily on Earth’s economic stability. The series follows Kudelia Aina Bernstein, a young woman from Mars' Chryse region who champions independence from Earth's control. To negotiate fairer terms, she commissions the Chryse Guard Security to escort her to Earth.

The security detail, comprised largely of young soldiers from the Third Army Division, finds themselves thrust into a conflict far larger than they anticipated when Gjallarhorn targets their mission. As they navigate political intrigue and military threats, the children are forced to confront their own roles in shaping the future – a path that may lead them to redefine destiny itself. The narrative explores themes of societal inequality, political power, and the burdens placed upon a generation forged in conflict.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Iron and Blood (Aired: 10/04/2015)
Episode 2: Barbatos (Aired: 10/11/2015)
Episode 3: Glorious Demise (Aired: 10/18/2015)
Episode 4: The Price of Life (Aired: 10/25/2015)
Episode 5: Beyond the Red Sky (Aired: 11/01/2015)
... and 20 more episodes

Characters:

Augus, Mikazuki (Main) - Voice Actors: Kawanishi, Kengo, Suwa, Ayaka, McCarley, Kyle
Bernstein, Kudelia Aina (Main) - Voice Actors: Terasaki, Yuka, Leigh, Cherami
Itsuka, Orga (Main) - Voice Actors: Hosoya, Yoshimasa, Bosch, Johnny Yong, Higashiuchi, Mariko, Taylor, Julie Ann
Admoss, Fumitan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uchiyama, Yumi, Taylor, Julie Ann
Altland, Delmas (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Muro, Genki, Allen Jr., Mark
Altland, Masahiro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamashita, Seiichirou, Lynn, Hackney, Christopher
Altland, Aston (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kumagai, Kentarou, Miller, Jason
Altland, Akihiro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takumi, Yasuaki, Erholtz, Doug, Muranaka, Tomo
Arca, Amida (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Atsuko, Lee, Wendee
Arkay, Maruba (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Houki, Katsuhisa, Snyder, John
Barriston, McMurdo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishizuka, Unshou, St. Peter, Paul
Bauduin, Gallus (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshino, Mitsuaki
Bauduin, Almiria (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kakuma, Ai, Cabanos, Christine Marie
Bauduin, Gaelio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsukaze, Masaya, Daymond, Robbie, Han, Megumi, Valenzuela, Cristina
Bernstein, Tomomi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Misa, Strassman, Karen
Bernstein, Norman (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kinoshita, Hiroyuki, Silverstein, Keith
Boy Soldier (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Yuusuke
Cadel, Kudal (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fahn, Tom, Fujita, Yoshinori
Canele, Savarin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirakawa, Daisuke, Niosi, Chris
Carta's Bodyguard (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Yuusuke
Chadan, Chad (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishiya, Haruki, Silverstein, Keith
Chief Mechanic (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nogawa, Masashi
Conrad, Coral (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yanaka, Hiroshi, DeMita, John
Culastor, Dexter (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Egoshi, Akinori, Cason, Chris
Dalton, Ein (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uchida, Yuuma, Mittelman, Max
Eirei, Danji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamashita, Daiki, Burns, Griffin
Elgar (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yoshino, Yuna, Mendez, Erica
Enbi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishigami, Shizuka
Fareed, McGillis (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakurai, Takahiro, Staley, Steve, Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Fujiwara, Natsumi
Fareed, Iznario (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayami, Show, Diraison, Marc
Fleurs, Henri (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Soumi, Youko, Lee, Wendee
Frankland, Lafter (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hikasa, Youko, Valenzuela, Cristina
Gilmerton, Yamagi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Souma, Burns, Griffin
Gordon, Nobliss (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chou, Katsumi, Snyder, John
Griffon, Cracker (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Senbongi, Sayaka, Mendez, Erica
Griffon, Biscuit (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanae, Natsuki, Kimerer, Erik
Griffon, Cookie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuwahara, Yuuki, Buckland, Kira
Gunnel, Haeda (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamaguchi, Tarou, Epcar, Richard
Gurumin, Azee (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kokuryu, Sachi, Lindbeck, Erica
Haba (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Higashiuchi, Mariko, Abara, Bennett
Issue, Carta (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kikuko, Keranen, Carrie
Kabayan, Brooke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taketora, McConnohie, Michael
Kassapa, Nadi Yukinojou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Atsushi, Price, Jamieson
Makanai, Togonosuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mugihito, Mendel, Stephen
Mass, Ride (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamura, Mutsumi, Abara, Bennett
Mingo, Navona (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ogata, Mitsuru, Stone, Doug
Mirconen, Todo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aoyama, Yutaka, Thornton, Kirk
Mixta, Atra (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kanemoto, Hisako, Morris, Cassandra Lee
Mogro, Dante (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hamano, Daiki, Chiplock, Sean
Orcus (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nomura, Kenji, Epcar, Richard
Pretzel, Sakura (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Reiko, Strassman, Karen
Seven Stark, Eugene (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Umehara, Yuuichirou, Papenbrook, Bryce
Shino, Norba (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Murata, Taishi, Dodge, Lucien
Stapleton, Merribit (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Rie, Elias-Fahn, Dorothy
Stenja, Orlis (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kijima, Ryuuichi, Cason, Chris
... and 10 more characters

Staff:

Maeda, Toshihiro (Producer)
Nagai, Tatsuyuki (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Aketagawa, Jin (Sound Director)
Ookubo, Tomo (Episode Director)
Son, Seung-Hui (Episode Director)
Yamato, Naomichi (Episode Director)
Kamoshida, Hajime (Script, Screenplay)
Nemoto, Toshizou (Script)
Okada, Mari (Script, Series Composition)
Oonishi, Shinsuke (Script)
Stocker, Kevin (Script)
Ashino, Yoshiharu (Storyboard)
Kudou, Shun (Storyboard)
Nishizawa, Susumu (Storyboard)
Saitou, Tetsuhito (Storyboard)
Teraoka, Iwao (Storyboard)
BLUE ENCOUNT (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics)
Karasawa, Miho (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics)
MAN WITH A MISSION (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
MISIA (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance)
Miyazaki, Makoto (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
Sagisu, Shirou (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
Suzuhana, Yuuko (Theme Song Performance)
Abe, Shingo (Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
Abe, Misao (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Abe, Munetaka (Key Animation, Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation)
Akai, Masataka (2nd Key Animation, Animation Director, Key Animation, In-Between Animation)
Arisawa, Hiroshi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Bessho, Yuuki (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Cason, Chris (ADR Director)
Chiba, Michinori (Animation Director, Character Design)
Ebikawa, Kanetake (Mechanical Design)
Furuya, Yuuji (Sound Effects)
Gotou, Haruhi (Director of Photography)
Gyoubu, Ippei (Mechanical Design)
Hamada, Kunihiko (Key Animation)
Hayama, Kenji (Key Animation)
Higashijima, Hisashi (Key Animation)
Inoue, Akiko (Digital Paint)
Ishino, Satoshi (Key Animation)
Itou, Yuu (Original Character Design)
Kanai, Shingo (Background Art)
Kawai, Momoko (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Kawakami, Nobuhiko (Key Animation)
Koiso, Sayaka (Key Animation)
Komatsu, Eiji (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Kotani, Kyouko (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Kusumegi, Shinya (Animation Director)
Maki, Takao (Animation Director)
Maruyama, Hiroo (Executive Producer)
... and 33 more staff

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Fall 2015 Simulcast List [Update 10/30] (09/27/2015)
Fall 2015 Preview (09/15/2015)
PV Collection for Sep 7 - 13 (09/13/2015)
'Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans' Main Cast Announced (08/23/2015)
PV Collection for Aug 17 - 23 (08/23/2015)
New Sunrise Series 'Mobile Suit Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans' to Premiere for Fall 2015 (07/14/2015)
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