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Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
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機甲創世記モスピーダ (Kikō Sōseiki Mosupīda)
Genre	Adventure,mecha,military science fiction
Created by	Shinji Aramaki Hideki Kakinuma
Anime television series
Directed by	Katsuhisa Yamada
Produced by	Shinji Aramaki Masatoshi Yui Kenji Yoshida
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita
Music by	Hiroshi Ogasawara Joe Hisaishi
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Licensed by	Crunchyroll NA:ADV Films (expired)
Original network	FNS (Fuji TV)
Original run	October 2, 1983 – March 23, 1984
Episodes	25
Original video animation
Genesis Climber MOSPEADA: Love Live Alive
Directed by	Katsuhisa Yamada
Produced by	Masatoshi Yui Shinji Aramaki Kenji Yoshida
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita
Music by	Joe Hisaishi
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Licensed by	AUS:Beyond Home Entertainment NA:A&E Networks Home Entertainment
Released	September 21, 1985
Runtime	50 minutes
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Genesis Climber MOSPEADA (Japanese:機甲創世記モスピーダ,Hepburn:Kikō Sōseiki Mosupīda;lit. 'Armored Genesis MOSPEADA') is ananimescience fiction series created byShinji Aramaki and Hideki Kakinuma. The 25-episode television series ran from late 1983 to early 1984 in Japan. MOSPEADA is an acronym of "Military Operation Soldier Protection Emergency Aviation Dive Armor",^[1] one of the transformable motorcycle-armors the series features. The other primary mecha featured in the show is the three-form transformable fighter called the Armo-Fighter AFC-01 Legioss.MOSPEADA was adapted as the third generation of the American seriesRobotech, much likeMacross andSouthern Cross.^[1]

In the 21st century, Earth's pollution problems result in the development of a new hydrogen fuel called "HBT" as an alternative to fossil fuels, while mankind colonizes Mars. In 2050, a mysterious alien race called the Inbit invades Earth, the ensuing war leaves only a few pockets of human resistance on the planet's surface. Many of the refugees escape aboard a few remaining shuttles to seek shelter on the Moon. The Inbit set up their main base of operations on Earth, called "Reflex Point", in theGreat Lakes area of North America.

However, the Mars colony, dubbed the Mars Base, does not forget about the plight of Earth. Troops are sent in to fight the Inbit from the Moon, only to fail miserably. The Inbit do not attack Mars and show no interest towards the other planets. Surprisingly, the aliens show no hostility towards humans unless they are directly provoked. The Inbit can also sense the presence of HBT and use of the fuel is limited under their supervision, as HBT is a common component in weapons technology. Mars Base becomes a gigantic military factory, producing vast amounts of advanced weaponry and trained troops. In 2080, Mars Base sends an expeditionary force to liberate the planet from the Inbit - but it is virtually destroyed despite a technological advantage including the deployment of transformable mecha.

A Second Expeditionary Force is dispatched three years but destroyed in a ferocious battle in orbit around the Earth, Legioss pilot Stik Barnard turns out to be the only survivor as he crashlands in South America, but his fiancée, Marlene, is killed in the chaos. A holographic recording of Marlene given to Stik just before the operation began gives him the strength to move on and avenge her death. In his quest to reach Reflex Point, he meets the other main characters of the show, forming a group of ragtag freedom fighters in a quest to rid the planet of the Inbit.^[2]

As the plot unfolds, the purpose of the Inbit invasion is revealed: to find a suitable place to evolve into more complex beings. However, the Inbit do not know that their endeavor actually threatens to cause the extinction of both humans and Inbit and thus, it is up to Stik and his group, with the help of humanoid Inbit (Aisha and Solzie), to convince Inbit's hive queen, the Refless, to flee from Earth.^[3]

TheRobotech-adapted names are in brackets: [ ].

• Stik Barnard (スティック・バーナード,Sutikku Bānādo) [Scott Bernard] (Bin Shimada): A 20-year-old Mars Base lieutenant who becomes stranded on Earth as the Inbit obliterate the defenses of the Second Earth Recapture Force. As a result of the overwhelming force of the Inbit, Stik's fiancée, Marlene (マリーン,Marīn), is killed when her ship attempts to land on the planet surface, leaving Stik angry and bitter. Even after he gathers his freedom fighters together, he often allows his hatred towards the Inbit to distract him from the responsible decision-making his friends know he is capable of. In the end, however, he finds his peace again as he becomes aware of his growing feelings for Aisha, despite her Inbit background.
• Ray (レイ,Rei) [Rand] (Hisao Ōyama): A 17-year-old scavenger who likes repairing motorcycles, and plays the role of the historian and wisecracker of the group. He usually wears brown casual clothing and goggles. Originally, Ray was a loner who actually enjoyed teasing the Inbit as they chased him around the territory, but he joins Stik in order to deal a serious blow to the invaders. He is good at crafts and outdoor activities, cutting down trees to make props, and even killing leeches when his friends are attacked by them. Extremely resourceful and with a good intuition, Ray is the first in the group who gradually manages to figure out important clues about the Inbit's true nature. He is a huge fan of Yellow Belmont until he learns that the female singer is actually a man. Over the course of the series, he is a caring man, willing to take care of Mint, and develops deep feelings for Houquet, but she is slow to warm up to his affections.
• Mint La Blue (ミント・ラブル,Minto Raburu) [Annie "Mint" La Belle] (Sanae Miyuki (credited asMiyuki Muroi)): A spirited and precocious 13-year-old girl who was abandoned by her parents. She tags along with the group in order to find a husband, but ends up becoming part of the team. Often considered an annoyance to the rest of the group, Mint is nonetheless loved by her fellow freedom fighters, and proves herself valuable to the mission on several occasions. Her trademark attire is the E.T. cap that she wears. It is not known whether theE.T. stands for thescience fantasy movie of the same name or something else.
• Houquet et Rose (フーケ・エローズ,Fūke Erōzu) [Rook Bartley] (Mika Doi): A 16-year-old formermotorcycle gang member and girlfriend togang leader, Romy. She was severely beaten andtaken advantage of by a rival gang when they cornered her away from her group. Houquet initially fights for the helpless and refuses an alliance with Stik, but joins the team after realizing that she would be stronger with them than without them. Eventually she comes to respect her companions enough that she offers to sacrifice herself in order to save the others. She eventually falls in love with Ray, but for most of the series is unable to open her heart and express her feelings to him.
• Jim Warston (ジム・ウォーストン,Jimu Wōsuton) [Jim "Lunk" Austin] (Tomomichi Nishimura): A 32-year-old maintenance mechanic. Jim was once a member of the Mars Base forces, but deserted after failing to save a friend from the Inbit. Though he labeled himself a coward and often sees himself as a liability to Stik's team, the team is quick to object to this, noting Jim's courage and dependability during their repeated encounters with Inbit forces.
• Yellow Belmont (イエロー・ベルモント,Ierō Berumonto) [Lance "Lancer" Belmont] (Mine Matsuki)/(Hirotaka Suzuoki): A 22-year-old soldier from the Second Expeditionary Force. He poses as both a male soldier and as a female singer, in order to hide from the Inbit and certain locals. Yellow has made quite a name for himself as an entertainer, but upon meeting Stik and his friends, Yellow decides to help free Earth from the Inbit. His ability to completely change both his physical appearance and personality adds to the team's ability to infiltrate towns and cities in order to gather supplies or complete missions. His stage name inRobotech wasYellow Dancer.
• Aisha (アイシャ,Aisha) [Ariel/Marlene] (Miki Takahashi): A female Inbit changed into humanoid form as part of an experiment to adapt the Inbit to Terran conditions. (InRobotech, she was given the name Marlene after Scott (Stik)'s late fiancée. When they first meet her, she has amnesia and is unable to tell the group her real name. She gradually develops human emotions and sympathies, and ends up falling in love with Stik.
• Refless (レフレス,Refuresu) [Regess] (Noriko Ohara): The Inbit's hive queen is seeking toterraform the Earth to make it suitable for Inbit colonization. She is presented as a non-corporeal alien intelligence who condemns human beings for being genetically and socially inferior.
• Solzie (ソルジィ,Sorujī) [Sera] (Waka Kanda): Another female Inbit transformed into humanoid form. Accidentally encounters Yellow as he is bathing in a waterfall, and the encounter leaves her resolve shaken as she slowly begins to fall in love with him. Eventually, she becomes the first Inbit to independently sympathize with the human cause.
• Battlar (バットラー,Battorā) [Corg] (Hōchū Ōtsuka): The sole male Inbit in the series changed into humanoid form. Unlike Aisha and Solzie, Battlar's experiences with Stik's team leaves him angry and insulted. His repeated defeat in combat by Stik causes Battlar to make his mission of stopping Stik's group a personal vendetta.

The English-subtitledMOSPEADA DVD released byHarmony Gold andADV Films uses the inaccurate names (such as "Mint Rubble", "Houquet Emrose", and "Jim Auston") derived from fans on Robotech.com and theRobotech Art I book.^{[citation needed]}

Opening theme

• "Ushinawareta Yume o Motomete" (失われた伝説(ゆめ)をもとめて; "In Search of Lost Dreams")
  • Composed byYukihide Takekawa; lyric byMasao Urino; arranged byJoe Hisaishi
  • Vocals: Andy Koyama

Ending theme

• "Blue Rain" (ブルー・レイン,Burū Rein)
  • Composed byYukihide Takekawa; lyric byMasao Urino; arranged byJoe Hisaishi
  • Vocals: Andy Koyama and Mine Matsuki

The incidental music was composed byJoe Hisaishi, who would later gain renown for incidental music for the movies ofHayao Miyazaki, though it is accidentally credited, because of a misreading of the name characters, to a "Yuzuru Hisaishi." MOSPEADA is the first anime series to have a jazz-based theme song (Blue Rain).^{[citation needed]}

Malaysian indie rock bandHujan made their own cover of the opening song titledLonely Soldier Boy (derived from one of the lyrics' English lines) where the lyrics are entirely translated from Japanese intoMalay, except for the English lines which are left intact. The song was included inthe band's album, also named after the song.

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The original working titles for MOSPEADA were:Kouka Kihei Vector ("Descent Machine Soldier Vector"),Chou Fumetsu Yousai Reflex Point ("Super Immortal Fortress Reflex Point") andAD Patrol: the story of city police where the main character rides a transformable bike that changes into his partner. The main character designs were created byYoshitaka Amano, who would later gain renown for his character artwork for theFinal Fantasy series.

Each of the Japanese episode titles contains a musical reference. This style of titling would later be used byCowboy Bebop.

Mechanical designer Shinji Aramaki came up with the transformablemotorcycle-powered exoskeleton design while working on theDiaclone series (which later became part ofTransformers). When riding hisHonda VT250 250 cc motorbike, he thought to himself that it was the right size for a person to wear. Aramaki mentioned that the idea came to him because of his love for riding motorcycles when he was young.^[4]

The bike design was inspired by theSuzuki Katana.^[5] The black and white stripes on the Legioss and VR ride armor are a tribute to the Alliedinvasion stripes in World War II.

The series was released in North America by ADV Films with the original Japanese language and English subtitles on June 17, 2003.^[6]

Crunchyroll licenses the series.^[7]

Most ofMOSPEADA's animation (with edited content and revised dialogue) was adapted for American audiences asRobotech: The New Generation, the third saga of theRobotech compilation series. InRobotech, the Inbit became the "Invid" of the "Third Generation" (also featured inRobotech II: The Sentinels) and the advanced space forces are the returningRobotech Expeditionary Force (REF) that left before the "Second Generation" of Robotech on Earth. Earth's Defense Forces were decimated in the previous saga. Unlike the Invid in the adaptedRobotech, the Inbit inMOSPEADA had nothing to do with the Robotech Masters (their sworn enemies inRobotech) and they were just looking for a good planet on which to evolve and reach perfection. Likewise, the REF forces under Admiral Hunter's command that Barnard frequently referred to were troops from the Mars and Jupiter bases which harassed the Invid, though they were playing a "leave alone" system with humans on Earth.

The show's transformable mecha were also renamed; the Armor Cycles as Veritech Cyclones motorcycles; the AFC-01 Legioss became the VF/A-6 Alpha Veritech; the AB-01 Tlead became the VFB-9 Beta Veritech.^[8] LikeMacross andSuper Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross,Genesis Climber MOSPEADA was cut and fitted to be part of theRobotech continuum byHarmony Gold andCarl Macek.

Character names were generally altered without major changes in characterization, makingMOSPEADA the least altered series of the three. Incidentally, it is also the series that has seen the most usage in theexpanded universe ofRobotech II: The Sentinels andRobotech: The Shadow Chronicles, especially in terms of character, mecha, and ship designs, as it was chronologically thelast series used in Robotech. UnlikeMacross, which is owned by Big West, Harmony Gold is free to utilize elements from theTatsunoko-ownedMOSPEADA.

After the original run of the television series, anOVA music video titledGenesis Climber MOSPEADA: Love Live Alive was released in Japan in September 1985. The music video consisted of both old and new footage. The story ofLove Live Alive chronicled the events after the ending ofMOSPEADA, featuring Yellow Belmont as the main character.

The music video focused on Yellow's concert and his flashbacks of past events. In 2013, it was adapted by Harmony Gold intoRobotech: Love Live Alive.^[9] Some DVD releases of theRobotech version ofLove Live Alive also include the original Japanese version as bonus content.^[10]

Anime News Network wrote: "Mospeada is a work very much of its time, riffing on ideas and tropes that were all the rage when it was made, and doesn't do anything exceptional with them."^[11]

• Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops: An anime film of the story of invasion by mechanical lifeforms. Aired in 1986.
• Kiteretsu Daihyakka: An anime in which the protagonist is good at crafts, and the settings of the six main characters are the same.
• Robotech: Invasion, a video game based on the thirdRobotech storyline arc which was adapted fromMOSPEADA

• MOSPEADA Complete Art Works. Shinkigensha, 2009.

• MOSPEADA in Tatsunoko Productions web site
• Genesis Climber MOSPEADA (anime) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia
• Genesis Climber MOSPEADA atIMDb
• Genesis Climber MOSPEADA: Love Live Alive (OVA) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia
• Genesis Climber MOSPEADA: Love Live Alive atIMDb

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