Mars Daybreak
| Mars Daybreak | |
 Cover of the first DVD volume | |
| 絢爛舞踏祭 (Kenran Butōsai) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Mecha, Romance |
| Created by | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kunihiro Mori |
| Produced by | Masahiko Minami Taihei Yamanishi Takeshi Sasamura |
| Written by | Miya Asakawa |
| Music by | Kaoru Wada |
| Studio | Bones |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| English network | ImaginAsian |
| Original run | April 1, 2004 – September 23, 2004 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Video game | |
| Developer | Alfa System Prokion[a] |
| Publisher | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform | PlayStation 2 |
| Released | July 7, 2005 |
Mars Daybreak (Japanese: 絢爛舞踏祭 ザ･マーズ･デイブレイク, Hepburn: Kenran Butōsai Za Māzu Deibureiku) is a Japanese science-fiction anime television series created by Sony Computer Entertainment. It aired on TV Tokyo from April 1 to September 23, 2004. It is currently licensed by Bandai Entertainment. Kenran Butōsai (絢爛舞踏祭, Kenran Butōsai; lit. 'gorgeous dance ritual') is a simulation game based on the concept developed by Alfa System[2] and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 video game console.
Plot
[edit]Life on Mars is hard for those who live here. As the economy worsens, work becomes scarce and food becomes expensive and highly prized. Gram and his friends try to do the best they can but, he finds himself on the run with the most notorious pirates on Mars. The only problem is he soon starts to enjoy the adventure.
Characters
[edit]Main characters
[edit]- Gram River
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); Johnny Yong Bosch (English)
- The anime's main protagonist. He grew up as an orphan on Mars, with a mysterious necklace as the only clue to his past.
- Vestemona "Vess" Lauren
- Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima[3] (Japanese); Melissa Fahn[4] (English)
- Gram's childhood friend and eventual sweetheart, who was a fellow orphan on the Adena city ship.
Crew of the Ship of Aurora
[edit]- Elizabeth Liati
- Voiced by: Miyuki Ichijo (Japanese); Barbara Goodson (English)
- The Captain of Aurora who oversees what's going on in the ship, and will not tolerate any betrayal.
- Kato Takigawa Jr.
- Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi (Japanese); Yuri Lowenthal[5] (English)
- Nicknamed Junior or Shou, dreams of becoming an RB diver, despite what anyone says otherwise.
- MAKI
- Voiced by: Gara Takashima (Japanese); Peggy O'Neal (English)
- The AI of the Aurora who has a personality of her own.
- Ester Ein Astrada
- Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa (Japanese); Kate Higgins[6] (English)
- Like Elizabeth, she also pilots the Aurora. She also keeps track on the surrounding waters, whether it be the Earth Forces launching their attack or any other creatures. She is 141 years old. Ester often refers to herself as a Nautical Witch, who fought in a war a long time ago. It is possible she is a gynoid or some other kind of artificial being. In the Japanese anime, her voice actress is Fumiko Orikasa, and her voice actress is Kate Higgins in the English adaptation.
- Yagami Arian
- Voiced by: Jin Yamanoi[7] (Japanese); Steven Blum (English)
- A soldier under Nelle Poe who fought for Mars independence during the Pan-Galactic War, where he was apparently part of a vast battle in which he was either the only survivor, or one of very few. He is nicked-named "The Reaper" because of the many RBs he has destroyed, and the coldly efficient way he operates; early in the series, he informs Elizabeth that "I just don't know how to hold back."
- Aki Polandwood
- Voiced by: Takumi Yamazaki (Japanese); Erik Davies (English)
- As with Nelly, he also works as a mechanic in the Aurora, which they get the RBs ready for take-off.
- Megumi Higashibara
- Voiced by: Yui Horie[8] (Japanese); Stephanie Sheh[9] (English)
- A girl who has the ability to read the minds, thoughts and emotions of various life forms.
- Neli
- Voiced by: Maki Tamura (Japanese); Wendee Lee (English)
- As with Aki, she also takes care of the RB repairs and also prepares the RBs for launch.
- Enora Taft
- Voiced by: Akino Murata (Japanese); Colleen Villard (English)
- The granddaughter of Earth's president.
- Sala
- Voiced by: Akiko Yajima[10] (Japanese); Megan Hollingshead (English)
- The nurse of the Aurora's clinic who tends to the wounded crew members.
- Chrysalis Milch
- Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada (Japanese); Jamieson Price (English)
- The person in charge of loading the torpedoes and firing them at incoming enemies.
- Clara
- Voiced by: Mako Hyōdō (Japanese); Mela Lee (English)
- A cat that can talk. She is technically the "professor" of the Ship of Aurora, and is the most intelligent and logical of the crew.
- Poipoider
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Yanaka[11] (Japanese); Michael McConnohie (English)
- A talking cetacean (resembles a small beluga whale) in a large water-filled suit, which enables him to walk on robotic legs and use robotic arms.