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{{Short description|Japanese media franchise}}
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| ja_kanji = 絢爛舞踏祭
| ja_kanji = 絢爛舞踏祭
| ja_romaji = Kenran Butōsai
| ja_romaji = Kenran Butōsai
| genre = [[Adventure]], [[Comedy]], [[Mecha]], [[Romance film|Romance]]
| genre = [[Adventure film|Adventure]], Comedy, [[Mecha]], Romance
| creator = [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
}}
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| type = tv series
| type = tv series
| director = [[Kunihiro Mori]]
| director = Kunihiro Mori
| producer = [[Masahiko Minami]]<br>Taihei Yamanishi<br>Takeshi Sasamura
| producer = [[Masahiko Minami]]<br />Taihei Yamanishi<br />Takeshi Sasamura
| writer = Miya Asakawa<br>Yuuichi Nomura<br>Jiro Takayama<br>Yutaka Nada<br>[[Dai Satō]]<br>Megumi Shimuzu
| writer = Miya Asakawa
| music = [[Kaoru Wada]]
| music = [[Kaoru Wada]]
| studio = [[Bones (studio)|Bones]]
| studio = [[Bones (studio)|Bones]]
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=[[Bandai Entertainment]]}}
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=[[Bandai Entertainment]]}}
| network = [[TV Tokyo]]
| network = [[TV Tokyo]]
| network_en = [[ImaginAsian]]
| first = April 1, 2004
| first = April 1, 2004
| last = September 23, 2004
| last = September 23, 2004
| episodes = 26
| episodes = 26
| episode_list =
| episode_list = #Anime
}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Game
{{Infobox animanga/Game
| developer = [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| developer = [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| publisher = [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
| genre =
| genre =
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]
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{{nihongo|'''''Mars Daybreak'''''|絢爛舞踏祭 ザ･マーズ･デイブレイク|Kenran Butōsai Za Māzu Deibureiku|lead=yes}} is a Japanese science-fiction [[anime]] television series that aired on [[TV Tokyo]] from April 1 to September 23, 2004. It is currently licensed by [[Bandai Entertainment]]. {{nihongo|'''''Kenran Butōsai'''''|絢爛舞踏祭|Kenran Butōsai}} is a [[simulation game]] based on the concept, developed and published by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] for the [[PlayStation 2]] [[video game console]].


==Plot==
{{nihongo|'''''Mars Daybreak'''''|絢爛舞踏祭 ザ･マーズ･デイブレイク|Kenran Butōsai Za Māzu Deibureiku|lead=yes}} is a science-fiction anime series that aired on [[TV Tokyo]] from April 1 to September 23, 2004. Directed by [[Kunihiro Mori]] and co-produced by [[TV Tokyo]], [[Dentsu]] and [[Bones (studio)|Bones]]. The anime series is licensed by [[Bandai Entertainment]]
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==
{{nihongo|'''''Kenran Butōsai'''''|絢爛舞踏祭|Kenran Butōsai}} is a [[simulation game]] based on Kenran Butohsai. It was developed and published by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] for the [[PlayStation 2]] [[video game console]].
===Main characters===
;Gram River
:{{animevoices|[[Tomokazu Seki]]|[[Johnny Yong Bosch]]}}
:The anime's main protagonist.


;Vestemona "Vess" Lauren
==Plot==
:{{animevoices|[[Houko Kuwashima]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=00335&namecode=1 |title=GamePlaza-HARUKA- 声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：桑島法子 |access-date=2020-12-18 |archive-date=2020-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025025427/http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=00335&namecode=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>|[[Melissa Fahn]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melissafahn.com/a_c.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122085804/http://www.melissafahn.com/a_c.html|title=MelissaFahn.com The Official Melissa Fahn Website|archive-date=January 22, 2013|work=melissafahn.com|access-date=January 28, 2016}}</ref>}}
:Gram's childhood friend and eventual sweetheart, who was a fellow orphan on Adena Cityship.


===Crew of the Ship of Aurora===
''Mars Daybreak'' takes place in a future where [[Mars]] is terraformed into an Earth-like planet. The once dry red planet is now covered over by one large ocean (except for the peak of [[Olympus Mons]]). Due to human intervention, various animals and machines now have human-like intelligence and the people reside in large floating cities called city-ships. The [[Colonization of Mars|Martian]] economy is based mostly on water, a readily available resource and the planet's main export. However, a ceasefire in the Pan-Galactic war has reduced demand for the export of water, causing the Martian economy to weaken and also affected the quality of life to its inhabitants.
;Elizabeth Liati
:{{animevoices|[[Miyuki Ichijo]]|[[Barbara Goodson]]}}
:The Captain of Aurora who oversees what's going on in the ship, and will not tolerate any betrayal.


;Kato Takigawa Jr.
The ocean-covered environment makes a perfect setting for commercial trade ships and pirates to utilize submarines to make a living. At the same time, the pirates also raid those very trades for personal profit. The most renowned and feared of the pirate vessels is the ''Ship of Aurora,'' which makes a habit of reselling its booty cheap so that it can be redistributed to the less fortunate folk. However, the pirates had pose such a problem that the Earth government, which controls Mars, dispatches their own aquatic forces to deal with the threat of piracy. Through specialized aquatic mobile suits, called Round Bucklers (aka RBs), both opposing sides battle for their supremacy over Mars' waters.
:{{animevoices|[[Daisuke Sakaguchi]]|[[Yuri Lowenthal]]<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Yuri Lowenthal Wraps Horror Indie "Death's Door", Records Anime "Kyo Kara Maoh," "Saiyuki Reload," "Girls Bravo," and "The Mars Daybreak" |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb223528.htm |access-date=July 21, 2016 |author=Liza J. Sloss (Slingshot PR) |agency=PR Web}}</ref>}}
:Nicknamed '''Junior''' or '''Shou''', dreams of becoming an R.B diver, despite what anyone says otherwise.


;MAKI
The story focuses on the protagonist, Gram River. A vagrant and orphan, Gram has spent the latter of his life living on the slums of the city-ship ''Adena''. He and his little friend, Bon, had just lost their jobs and in need of money. A local thug offered to reward Gram handsomely if he agreed to show him ways to infiltrate and steal goods from protected warehouse; Gram refused, but Bon secretly took Gram's place.
:{{animevoices|[[Gara Takashima]]|[[Peggy O'Neal (voice actress)|Peggy O'Neal]]}}
:The [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] of the Aurora who has a personality of her own.


;Ester Ein Astrada
After Gram learned what happened from Bon's little sister, Shie, he intervened to rescue him. Coincidentally, the ''Ship of Aurora'', attacked and destroyed an area that Gram was in. Causing him to fall underwater, Gram was sinking until his necklace reacted and mysteriously summoned an unclassified RB that shows great resemblance to the Aurora's high-performance RB, belonging to Yagami "The Reaper" Arian. Unclear how did the RB came into his possession (later christened as Hope), Gram engaged Earth Forces and was assisted by Yagami.
:{{animevoices|[[Fumiko Orikasa]]|[[Kate Higgins]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crystalacids.com/database/person/1932/kate-higgins/ |title=Kate Higgins |website=crystalacids.com |access-date=November 8, 2017}}</ref>}}
: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
After escaping their battle against Earth Forces, Yagami invited Gram to join him as part of Aurora's crew. Gram initially agreed to help the Aurora crew for a single mission, but Yagami wanted Gram to stay for his talents. After surviving an initiation sword fight with its captain, Elizabeth Liati, he was accepted as part of the crew and spent the latter of his time in the Aurora's mess hall making extra money as their new cook.
:{{animevoices|[[Jin Yamanoi]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.usagi.org/doi-bin/seiyuu-lookup.pl?DB=ALL&value=Yamanoi+Jin | title= Search results for "Yamanoi Jin" in ALL database | first=Hitoshi | last=Doi | author-link=Hitoshi Doi | work=Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database | access-date=2015-07-18 }}</ref>|[[Steven Blum]]}}
: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
In between all that has happened, an old flame returns, Vestemona "Vess" Lauren. Vess and Gram grew up and survived together in the slums. However, by chance, Vess was adopted by the wealthy Lauren family and left for Earth; she recently returned to Mars as an Earth Forces officer and stationed back at her hometown of Adena. During the conflict between the ''Ship of Aurora'', news had revealed that Gram was part of the Aurora's crew and she made it her mission to hunt down Gram in attempts to save him from the lowly pirate life. By chance, Gram bumps into Vess as he was bidding Bon and Shie farewell. Vess tries to stop Gram, even threatened to shoot him, but Gram stopped her and surprised her with a goodbye kiss; it became Vess' mission to take down Gram.
:{{animevoices|[[Takumi Yamazaki]]|Erik Davies}}
:As with Nelly, he also works as a mechanic in the Aurora, which they get the RBs ready for take off.


;Megumi Higashibara
While traveling aboard the Aurora, Gram had rescued and taken in Enora Taft (secretly the granddaughter of Earth's President Taft) as part of the crew. Gram had also earned the unwanted attention of Kubernes, a freelance pirate that realized the potential behind Gram's necklace and constantly battles with the Aurora crew for his allegiance. It was only later, at the city-ship of Rigaoka (descendants of the first Martian colonizers) that Gram learned that his necklace is called the ''Elder Emblem'' (aka ''Mark of the Chief'') and the key to unlocking the ''Box of Guidance'' to show him where the ''Stone of the Gods'' (aka God Stones) was. By chance, Gram encountered Garma, the guardian of the box and she entrusted him with the box and even suggested he might be a descendant of their people. The captain was intrigued by the legend of the treasure and decided to search for it.
:{{animevoices|[[Yui Horie]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=00329&namecode=5|title=声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：堀江由衣(Yui Horie)|trans-title=Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Yui Horie|work=Voice Artist Database|publisher=GamePlaza-HARUKA-|access-date=April 3, 2017|date=January 3, 2017|language=ja|archive-date=July 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704030333/http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=00329&namecode=5|url-status=dead}}</ref>|[[Stephanie Sheh]]<ref name="ca">Stephanie Sheh's listings in Crystal Acids English Voice Acting and Production Database:
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</ref>}}
:A girl who has the ability to read the minds, thoughts and emotions of various life forms.


;Neli
During the Aurora's quest to find the treasure, Vess wasn't far behind to hunt down Gram. Unfortunately, Vess' past connection with Gram was finally revealed and the military had arrested her under suspicion of her allegiances with Earth Forces. However, she managed to escape and tried to exact her anger towards Gram for ruining her life. Unfortunately, she barely survived the encounter and Gram thought she had died in combat. However, she was rescued and recruited by Kubernes as his new RB pilot. Taking advantage of her anger, Kubernes tried to direct Vess' rage towards the Aurora.
:{{animevoices|Maki Tamura|[[Wendee Lee]]}}
:As with Aki, she also takes care of the RB repairs and also prepares the RBs for launch.


;Enora Taft
Vess later reveals she's alive and settles their problems in combat. She confronts Gram in a sword fight on an old shield-ship. During the fight, Vess confesses that she's angry with Gram because he did not try to stop her from going to Earth and because he let her go alone; Gram argues he thought it was the best future for her. After Vess vented all her personal frustrations, the two finally make up their differences and embrace each other as a loving couple. However, before the two can be together, Vess had to settle things in her terms; she surrenders to the military to face punishment, but her father intervenes and walks away unpunished and agrees to return to Earth after he concludes his business in Mars.
:{{animevoices|Akino Murata|[[Colleen Villard]]}}
:The granddaughter of Earth's president.


;Sala
Gram and the Aurora crew eventually found the God Stones. However, there was resistance as Kubernes unsuccessfully fought Gram for the treasure and the crew had to face Niall Poe (a self-proclaimed revolutionist who owns the Aurora). Unfortunately, the Aurora crew didn't agree with Niall's views; the crew lost claim of the God Stones and was arrested by the Earth Forces. Gram, Yagami, and Enora (due to her grandfather) escaped capture, but the remaining crew faced a public execution. When Vess realized that her father is involved in shady dealings with Niall Poe and that the Aurora's crew faced death, she defected to save Gram.
:{{animevoices|[[Akiko Yajima]]<ref name="vadb">{{cite web|url=http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=00229&namecode=7|script-title=ja:声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：矢島晶子＝こゆき|trans-title=Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Akiko Yajima|work=Voice Artist Database|publisher=GamePlaza-HARUKA-|access-date=April 12, 2017|date=January 4, 2017|language=ja}}</ref>|[[Megan Hollingshead]]}}
:The [[Nursing|nurse]] of the Aurora's clinic who tends to the wounded crew members.


;Chrysalis Milch
After Gram reunites with Vess, he made an unlikely choice of hiring Kubernes (moved by his sentiment for his comrades) to help him save Aurora crew. On the day of execution, Yagami, Gram, Vess, and Kubernes successfully launched their rescue mission of the Aurora's crew. The Aurora in turn ruined Niall Poe's exploitation of the God Stones. However, Gram's RB was destroyed and he abandoned it as he no longer needed it. The story ends afterwards as the God Stones was liquidated into its bacterial state (later proven beneficial towards Mars' ocean and future). At Adena, Gram receives his family with a new sub (found in the ''Ice Graveyard''), rechristened as the Ship of Hope, Gram intends to live aboard the ship with Vess, Bon, and Shie for a new life across the seas and bids the crew of the Aurora farewell.
:{{animevoices|[[Kiyoyuki Yanada]]|[[Jamieson Price]]}}
:The person in charge of loading the torpedoes and firing them at incoming enemies.


;Clara
=== Mars Aboriginies ===
:{{animevoices|[[Mako Hyōdō]]|[[Mela Lee]]}}
The first colonists of Mars and only ones to experience Mars as a world not covered in water, the Aborigines were meant to be the first phase colonizers of Mars until the flood that would cover Mars in water. After centuries had passed, Earth, believing that Mars was unpopulated soon allowed another group of colonists to populate Mars. Instead, they found people surviving in such violent environment without advanced technology required to survive. The second migration occurred around 200 years before the time of the series.
: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
==Episodes==
:{{animevoices|[[Hiroshi Yanaka]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.usagi.org/doi-bin/seiyuu-lookup.pl?DB=ALL&value=Yanaka+Hiroshi | title= Search results for "Yanaka Hiroshi" in ALL database | first=Hitoshi | last=Doi | author-link=Hitoshi Doi | work=Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database | access-date=July 20, 2015 }}</ref>|[[Michael McConnohie]]}}
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: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.
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===Other characters===
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;Kubernes
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:{{animevoices|[[Keiji Fujiwara]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=00866&namecode=5&sortcont=outdate&query=|title=GamePlaza-HARUKA- 声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：藤原啓治＝濱俊作＝子太明＝長浜壱番|website=gph.sakura.ne.jp|access-date=2018-05-04}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>|[[Lex Lang]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.crystalacids.com/database/person/2429/lex-lang/|title=Lex Lang | work=Crystal Acids.com | access-date=March 6, 2015 }}</ref>}}
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:An old acquaintance of Elizabeth.
{{Japanese episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 01
;Niall Poe
|KanjiTitle = 「襲撃！夜明けの船」
:{{animevoices|Shinpachi Tsuji|[[Michael McConnohie]]}}
|RomajiTitle = shuugeki! yoake no fune
:A self-proclaimed revolutionist who owns the Aurora.
|EnglishTitle = Raid! The Ship of Aurora

|OriginalAirDate = April 1, 2004
;Bon
|ShortSummary =
:{{animevoices|[[Rikako Aikawa]]|[[Brianne Siddall]]}}
:A young orphan who takes care of his little sister, Shie.

;Shie
:{{animevoices|[[Yōko Teppōzuka]]|[[Sandy Fox]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crystalacids.com/database/person/1430/sandy-fox/|title=Sandy Fox|work=Crystal Acids|access-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref>}}
:Bon's little sister.

;Selena Knightley
:{{animevoices|[[Akiko Hiramatsu]]|[[Bridget Hoffman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crystalacids.com/database/title/1004/mars-daybreak/fullcast/|title=Full Cast – Mars Daybreak (TV) (episodes 1 to 26)|work=Crystal Acids|access-date=September 4, 2014}}</ref>}}
:A woman from the Rodeo Sector where rich people live whose looking for her lover who apparently was a pirate.

===Mars Aboriginies===
The first colonists of Mars and only ones to experience Mars as a world not covered in water, the Aborigines were meant to be the first phase colonizers of Mars until the flood that would cover Mars in water. After centuries had passed, Earth, believing that Mars was unpopulated soon allowed another group of colonists to populate Mars. Instead, they found people surviving in such violent environment without advanced technology required to survive. The second migration occurred around 200 years before the time of the series.

==Technology==
;Ship of Aurora
:One of the most notorious pirate ships on Mars, where the mere mention of the name and/or just the sight of the Auroras' crewman puts fear in pirates and Earth Force service men alike. Other pirates would run away from encounters with the ''Ship of Aurora''. In the series, this is first shown during episode seven when the ''Black Whirlpool'' proclaimed that service shuttle form the ''Ship of Aurora'' is in the Whirlpool's personal berth. The captain soon reverses his proclamation once he notice Milch, torpedo room officer in also being a formidable crewman of the Aurora, leaves the berth to the shuttle. Just like any pirate ship, the ''Ship of Aurora'' is crewed by many different species from a cat to a Naval Witch. The ships [[AI]], MAKI, is also considered a crewman with its own personality. The submarine is armed with torpedoes, cannons, missiles, grappling hooks and several Round Bucklers. Its two most infamous attacks is the Daybreak, (which basically a ramming technique), and the Elizabeth Cannon, (which is just the Captain screaming at the top of her lungs), causing all those in the immediate vicinity to flee in absolute terror.

;City-Ships
:City-Ships are literally floating cities that drift in Mars huge ocean. The city ships have been around since Mars was colonized for a second time and some are over a hundred years old.

;Round Bucklers
:These are [[mecha]] designed solely for an underwater environment. RBs can come in two different build designs, but all RBs are unique since they are completely based on the equipment used in the construction process. The size of an RB varies form as roughly larger than basic pressure suit to a small iceberg. Throughout the series other mecha units are shown and used but are given no name and used in a variety of Jobs.

;Cordless
:A "Cordless" Round Buckler means that the pilot himself is contained within the unit itself, this most commonly used by pirates since the Earth Forces view Cordless designs as archaic. Throughout the series there are only five Cordless Round Bucklers. Some details of how an RB is built is shown when the captain of the ''Ship of Aurora'' orders a crew member's RB sim pod to be scrapped and then be used in the construction of another Round Buckler.

;Corded
:Round Bucklers controlled externally (known as "corded") come in pairs, usually commanded by most simply a pressure suit to a Seahorse, a control unit used by the Earth forces. Cables are attached to the RBs which are usually smaller, faster, capable of extreme maneuvers since there is no actual pilot within the RB itself compared to cordless; yet through the series whenever cordless and cord RBs are in combat a cordless RB is victorious, this may merely be because of the relative skill of most cordless pilots. Though technically attached to control unit most cables have a beacon at the end of the cable that allows the RBs to move beyond the cables maximum length, usually several nautical miles further before the pilot is unable to control the RB.

==Anime==
The series was produced by [[Bones (studio)|Bones]], directed by Kunihiro Mori with Miya Asakawa writing the script. [[Kaoru Wada]] composed the series' music and character designs by Hiroshi Osaka. It aired from April 1, to September 23, 2004, on [[TV Tokyo]]. The opening theme is "Take Back" by G B Shelter while the ending theme is "Aoi Tabibito (Blue Travelers)" by Takatsugu Tsumabuki.

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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Raid! The Ship of Aurora
| TranslitTitle = shuugeki! yoake no fune
| NativeTitle = 襲撃！夜明けの船
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|4|1}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Furious Attack! Round Buckler
| TranslitTitle = moukou! RAUNDOBAKKURAA
| NativeTitle = 猛攻！ラウンドバックラー」
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|4|8}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 02
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Jr. Dream Deployment!
|KanjiTitle = 「猛攻！ラウンドバックラー」
| TranslitTitle = SHOU akogare no shutsugeki!
|RomajiTitle = moukou! RAUNDOBAKKURAA
| NativeTitle = ショウ 憧れの出撃！
|EnglishTitle = Furious Attack! Round Buckler
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = April 8, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|4|15}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 03
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Contact! Gram, Vess and the Submarine
|KanjiTitle = 「ショウ 憧れの出撃！」
| TranslitTitle = sesshoku! GURAMU to BESU to sensui kan
|RomajiTitle = SHOU akogare no shutsugeki!
| NativeTitle = 接触！グラムとベスと潜水艦
|EnglishTitle = Jr. Dream Deployment!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = April 15, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|4|22}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 04
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Anna's Struggle! The Fleet of our Dreams
|KanjiTitle = 「接触！グラムとベスと潜水艦」
| TranslitTitle = ANNA funtou! yume no waga kantai
|RomajiTitle = sesshoku! GURAMU to BESU to sensui kan
| NativeTitle = アンナ奮闘！夢の我が艦隊
|EnglishTitle = Contact! Gram, Vess and the Submarine
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = April 22, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|4|29}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 05
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Ah! Revolution of Glory and Passion!?
|KanjiTitle = 「アンナ奮闘！夢の我が艦隊」
| TranslitTitle = aa! eikou to jounetsu no kakumei yo!?
|RomajiTitle = ANNA funtou! yume no waga kantai
| NativeTitle = 嗚呼！栄光と情熱の革命よ！？
|EnglishTitle = Anna's Struggle! The Fleet of our Dreams
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = April 29, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|5|6}}
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{{Japanese episode list
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 06
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Friend or Foe!? The Mercenary Pirate
|KanjiTitle = 「嗚呼！栄光と情熱の革命よ！？」
| TranslitTitle = teki ka mikata ka!? youhei kaizoku
|RomajiTitle = aa! eikou to jounetsu no kakumei yo!?
| NativeTitle = 敵か味方か！？傭兵海賊
|EnglishTitle = Ah! Revolution of Glory and Passion!?
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = May 6, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|5|13}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 07
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Gorgeous! Extravagant Ball
|KanjiTitle = 「敵か味方か！？傭兵海賊」
| TranslitTitle = kenran! gouka butou kai
|RomajiTitle = teki ka mikata ka!? youhei kaizoku
| NativeTitle = 絢爛！豪華舞踏会
|EnglishTitle = Friend or Foe!? The Mercenary Pirate
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = May 13, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|5|20}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 08
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Thump! Swimsuit-riddled Bathhouse
|KanjiTitle = 「絢爛！豪華舞踏会」
| TranslitTitle = DOKI!! mizugi darake no dai sentou
|RomajiTitle = kenran! gouka butou kai
| NativeTitle = ドキッ！水着だらけの大銭湯
|EnglishTitle = Gorgeous! Extravagant Ball
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = May 20, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|5|27}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 09
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Sightsee! Romance of the First Martian Immigrant
|KanjiTitle = 「ドキッ！水着だらけの大銭湯」
| TranslitTitle = kankou! kasei senjuu imin no ROMAN
|RomajiTitle = DOKI!! mizugi darake no dai sentou
| NativeTitle = 観光！火星先住移民のロマン
|EnglishTitle = Thump! Swimsuit-riddled Bathhouse
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = May 27, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|3}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Breakthrough! Federation Trap
|KanjiTitle = 「観光！火星先住移民のロマン」
| TranslitTitle = toppa seyo! chikyuu gun houi mou
|RomajiTitle = kankou! kasei senjuu imin no ROMAN
| NativeTitle = 突破せよ！地球軍包囲網
|EnglishTitle = Sightsee! Romance of the First Martian Immigrant
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = June 3, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|10}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Bizarre! The Ghost Ship Drift Zone
|KanjiTitle = 「突破せよ！地球軍包囲網」
| TranslitTitle = kaiki! yuurei sen hyouryuu chitai
|RomajiTitle = toppa seyo! chikyuu gun houi mou
| NativeTitle = 怪奇！幽霊船漂流地帯
|EnglishTitle = Breakthrough! Federation Trap
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = June 10, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|17}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = Daring, Fearless! Bride on the Bottom of the Sea
|KanjiTitle = 「怪奇！幽霊船漂流地帯」
| TranslitTitle = daitan futeki! kaitei no hana yome
|RomajiTitle = kaiki! yuurei sen hyouryuu chitai
| NativeTitle = 大胆不敵！海底の花よめ
|EnglishTitle = Bizarre! The Ghost Ship Drift Zone
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = June 17, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|24}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title = Big Jailbreak! Beyond Love and Passion
|KanjiTitle = 「大胆不敵！海底の花よめ」
| TranslitTitle = dai datsugoku! ai to jounetsu no hate ni
|RomajiTitle = daitan futeki! kaitei no hana yome
| NativeTitle = 大脱獄！愛と情熱の果てに
|EnglishTitle = Daring, Fearless! Bride on the Bottom of the Sea
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = June 24, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|1}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title = The Enemy Under Eyes! Dive Deep, Quietly
|KanjiTitle = 「大脱獄！愛と情熱の果てに」
| TranslitTitle = ganka no teki! fukaku shizuka ni senkou seyo
|RomajiTitle = dai datsugoku! ai to jounetsu no hate ni
| NativeTitle = 眼下の敵！ 深く静かに潜航せよ
|EnglishTitle = Big Jailbreak! Beyond Love and Passion
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = July 1, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|8}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title = Enter! Hakubutsu Ship, Eichi's Castle!
|KanjiTitle = 「眼下の敵！ 深く静かに潜航せよ」
| TranslitTitle = sennyuu! hakubutsu toshi sen, eichi no shiro
|RomajiTitle = ganka no teki! fukaku shizuka ni senkou seyo
| NativeTitle = 潜入！ 博物都市船、叡智の城
|EnglishTitle = The Enemy Under Eyes! Dive Deep, Quietly
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = July 8, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|15}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title = Rebellion! The Universe's Greatest Pilot!
|KanjiTitle = 「潜入！ 博物都市船、叡智の城」
| TranslitTitle = hanran! uchuu saikyou no kaizoku
|RomajiTitle = sennyuu! hakubutsu toshi sen, eichi no shiro
| NativeTitle = 叛乱！ 宇宙最強の海賊
|EnglishTitle = Enter! Hakubutsu Ship, Eichi's Castle!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = July 15, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|22}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title = Marriage proposal to the Captain!? The Man who is called "Doctor"
|KanjiTitle = 「叛乱！ 宇宙最強の海賊」
| TranslitTitle = senchou ni kyuukon!? DOKUTAA to yobareta otoko
|RomajiTitle = hanran! uchuu saikyou no kaizoku
| NativeTitle = 船長に求婚！？ ドクターと呼ばれた男
|EnglishTitle = Rebellion! The Universe's Greatest Pilot!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = July 22, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|29}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| Title = Fly, Kibougou! Over that Gate!
|KanjiTitle = 「船長に求婚！？ ドクターと呼ばれた男」
| TranslitTitle = tobe kibou gou! ano mon wo koete
|RomajiTitle = senchou ni kyuukon!? DOKUTAA to yobareta otoko
| NativeTitle = 翔べ希望号！ あの門を越えて
|EnglishTitle = Marriage proposal to the Captain!? The Man who is called "Doctor"
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = July 29, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|5}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| Title = Duel! Gram and Vess
|KanjiTitle = 翔べ希望号！ あの門を越えて
| TranslitTitle = hatashiai! GURAMU to BESU
|RomajiTitle = tobe kibou gou! ano mon wo koete
| NativeTitle = 果たし合い！グラムとベス
|EnglishTitle = Fly, Kibougou! Over that Gate!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = August 5, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|12}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| Title = Good-bye My Friend! A Man's Dream Lasts Forever
|KanjiTitle = 果たし合い！グラムとベス
| TranslitTitle = saraba tomo yo! otoko no yume wa eien ni
|RomajiTitle = hatashiai! GURAMU to BESU
| NativeTitle = さらば友よ！男の夢は永遠に
|EnglishTitle = Duel! Gram and Vess
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = August 12, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|19}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| Title = Discovery! Sanctuary of the Olympus treasure legend
|KanjiTitle = さらば友よ！男の夢は永遠に
| TranslitTitle = hakken! ORINPOSU hihou densetsu no seichi
|RomajiTitle = saraba tomo yo! otoko no yume wa eien ni
| NativeTitle = 発見！オリンポス秘宝伝説の聖地
|EnglishTitle = Good-bye My Friend! A Man's Dream Lasts Forever
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = August 19, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|26}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| Title = God's Stone! Free For All Battle
|KanjiTitle = 発見！オリンポス秘宝伝説の聖地
| TranslitTitle = kami no ishi! zenjin mitou no soudatsu sen
|RomajiTitle = hakken! ORINPOSU hihou densetsu no seichi
| NativeTitle = 神の石！ 前人未踏の争奪戦
|EnglishTitle = Discovery! Sanctuary of the Olympus treasure legend
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = August 26, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|2}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| Title = Earth Forces Attack! The Ship of Aurora's Break-through Tactic
|KanjiTitle = 神の石！ 前人未踏の争奪戦
| TranslitTitle = chikyuu gun kyoushuu! yoake no fune totsunyuu sakusen
|RomajiTitle = kami no ishi! zenjin mitou no soudatsu sen
| NativeTitle = 地球軍強襲！ 夜明けの船突入作戦
|EnglishTitle = God's Stone! Free For All Battle
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = September 2, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|9}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| Title = Run, Gram! Rescueing the Captured Comrades
|KanjiTitle = 地球軍強襲！ 夜明けの船突入作戦
| TranslitTitle = kakero GURAMU! toraware no nakama wo sukue!!
|RomajiTitle = chikyuu gun kyoushuu! yoake no fune totsunyuu sakusen
| NativeTitle = 駆けろグラム！ 囚われの仲間を救え！！
|EnglishTitle = Earth Forces Attack! The Ship of Aurora's Break-through Tactic
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = September 9, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|16}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| Title = The Dawn of Mars! Mars Daybreak
|KanjiTitle = 駆けろグラム！ 囚われの仲間を救え！！
| TranslitTitle = kasei no yoake! MAAZU.DEIBUREIKU
|RomajiTitle = kakero GURAMU! toraware no nakama wo sukue!!
| NativeTitle = 火星の夜明け! マーズ・デイブレイク
|EnglishTitle = Run, Gram! Rescueing the Captured Comrades
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
|OriginalAirDate = September 16, 2004
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|23}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 26
|KanjiTitle = 火星の夜明け! マーズ・デイブレイク
|RomajiTitle = kasei no yoake! MAAZU.DEIBUREIKU
|EnglishTitle = The Dawn of Mars! Mars Daybreak
|OriginalAirDate = September 23, 2004
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://anime.kenran.net/ Kenran Butousai Official Anime Site] (Japanese)
* [http://anime.kenran.net/ Kenran Butousai Official Anime Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206061008/http://anime.kenran.net/ |date=2006-12-06 }} (Japanese)
* [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/kenran/ TV Tokyo's Daybreak Website] (Japanese)
* [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/kenran/ TV Tokyo's Daybreak Website] (Japanese)
* {{ann|anime|3642}}
* {{anime News Network|anime|3642}}


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Latest revision as of 12:53, 12 May 2024

This article is about the TV anime and video game. "Mars Daybreak" redirects here. For daybreak on Mars, see Martian day and astronomy on Mars.
Mars Daybreak
Cover of the first DVD volume
絢爛舞踏祭
(Kenran Butōsai)
GenreAdventure, Comedy, Mecha, Romance
Created bySony Interactive Entertainment
Anime television series
Directed byKunihiro Mori
Produced byMasahiko Minami
Taihei Yamanishi
Takeshi Sasamura
Written byMiya Asakawa
Music byKaoru Wada
StudioBones
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
English networkImaginAsian
Original run April 1, 2004 – September 23, 2004
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Game
DeveloperSony Computer Entertainment
PublisherSony Computer Entertainment
PlatformPlayStation 2
ReleasedJuly 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 that 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) is a simulation game based on the concept, developed 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.
Vestemona "Vess" Lauren
Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima[1] (Japanese); Melissa Fahn[2] (English)
Gram's childhood friend and eventual sweetheart, who was a fellow orphan on Adena Cityship.

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[3] (English)
Nicknamed Junior or Shou, dreams of becoming an R.B 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[4] (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[5] (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[6] (Japanese); Stephanie Sheh[7] (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[8] (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[9] (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.

Other characters[edit]

Kubernes
Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara[10] (Japanese); Lex Lang[11] (English)
An old acquaintance of Elizabeth.
Niall Poe
Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (Japanese); Michael McConnohie (English)
A self-proclaimed revolutionist who owns the Aurora.
Bon
Voiced by: Rikako Aikawa (Japanese); Brianne Siddall (English)
A young orphan who takes care of his little sister, Shie.
Shie
Voiced by: Yōko Teppōzuka (Japanese); Sandy Fox[12] (English)
Bon's little sister.
Selena Knightley
Voiced by: Akiko Hiramatsu (Japanese); Bridget Hoffman[13] (English)
A woman from the Rodeo Sector where rich people live whose looking for her lover who apparently was a pirate.

Mars Aboriginies[edit]

The first colonists of Mars and only ones to experience Mars as a world not covered in water, the Aborigines were meant to be the first phase colonizers of Mars until the flood that would cover Mars in water. After centuries had passed, Earth, believing that Mars was unpopulated soon allowed another group of colonists to populate Mars. Instead, they found people surviving in such violent environment without advanced technology required to survive. The second migration occurred around 200 years before the time of the series.

Technology[edit]

Ship of Aurora
One of the most notorious pirate ships on Mars, where the mere mention of the name and/or just the sight of the Auroras' crewman puts fear in pirates and Earth Force service men alike. Other pirates would run away from encounters with the Ship of Aurora. In the series, this is first shown during episode seven when the Black Whirlpool proclaimed that service shuttle form the Ship of Aurora is in the Whirlpool's personal berth. The captain soon reverses his proclamation once he notice Milch, torpedo room officer in also being a formidable crewman of the Aurora, leaves the berth to the shuttle. Just like any pirate ship, the Ship of Aurora is crewed by many different species from a cat to a Naval Witch. The ships AI, MAKI, is also considered a crewman with its own personality. The submarine is armed with torpedoes, cannons, missiles, grappling hooks and several Round Bucklers. Its two most infamous attacks is the Daybreak, (which basically a ramming technique), and the Elizabeth Cannon, (which is just the Captain screaming at the top of her lungs), causing all those in the immediate vicinity to flee in absolute terror.
City-Ships
City-Ships are literally floating cities that drift in Mars huge ocean. The city ships have been around since Mars was colonized for a second time and some are over a hundred years old.
Round Bucklers
These are mecha designed solely for an underwater environment. RBs can come in two different build designs, but all RBs are unique since they are completely based on the equipment used in the construction process. The size of an RB varies form as roughly larger than basic pressure suit to a small iceberg. Throughout the series other mecha units are shown and used but are given no name and used in a variety of Jobs.
Cordless
A "Cordless" Round Buckler means that the pilot himself is contained within the unit itself, this most commonly used by pirates since the Earth Forces view Cordless designs as archaic. Throughout the series there are only five Cordless Round Bucklers. Some details of how an RB is built is shown when the captain of the Ship of Aurora orders a crew member's RB sim pod to be scrapped and then be used in the construction of another Round Buckler.
Corded
Round Bucklers controlled externally (known as "corded") come in pairs, usually commanded by most simply a pressure suit to a Seahorse, a control unit used by the Earth forces. Cables are attached to the RBs which are usually smaller, faster, capable of extreme maneuvers since there is no actual pilot within the RB itself compared to cordless; yet through the series whenever cordless and cord RBs are in combat a cordless RB is victorious, this may merely be because of the relative skill of most cordless pilots. Though technically attached to control unit most cables have a beacon at the end of the cable that allows the RBs to move beyond the cables maximum length, usually several nautical miles further before the pilot is unable to control the RB.

Anime[edit]

The series was produced by Bones, directed by Kunihiro Mori with Miya Asakawa writing the script. Kaoru Wada composed the series' music and character designs by Hiroshi Osaka. It aired from April 1, to September 23, 2004, on TV Tokyo. The opening theme is "Take Back" by G B Shelter while the ending theme is "Aoi Tabibito (Blue Travelers)" by Takatsugu Tsumabuki.

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Raid! The Ship of Aurora"
Transliteration: "shuugeki! yoake no fune" (Japanese: 襲撃！夜明けの船)		April 1, 2004 (2004-04-01)
2"Furious Attack! Round Buckler"
Transliteration: "moukou! RAUNDOBAKKURAA" (Japanese: 猛攻！ラウンドバックラー」)		April 8, 2004 (2004-04-08)
3"Jr. Dream Deployment!"
Transliteration: "SHOU akogare no shutsugeki!" (Japanese: ショウ 憧れの出撃！)		April 15, 2004 (2004-04-15)
4"Contact! Gram, Vess and the Submarine"
Transliteration: "sesshoku! GURAMU to BESU to sensui kan" (Japanese: 接触！グラムとベスと潜水艦)		April 22, 2004 (2004-04-22)
5"Anna's Struggle! The Fleet of our Dreams"
Transliteration: "ANNA funtou! yume no waga kantai" (Japanese: アンナ奮闘！夢の我が艦隊)		April 29, 2004 (2004-04-29)
6"Ah! Revolution of Glory and Passion!?"
Transliteration: "aa! eikou to jounetsu no kakumei yo!?" (Japanese: 嗚呼！栄光と情熱の革命よ！？)		May 6, 2004 (2004-05-06)
7"Friend or Foe!? The Mercenary Pirate"
Transliteration: "teki ka mikata ka!? youhei kaizoku" (Japanese: 敵か味方か！？傭兵海賊)		May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13)
8"Gorgeous! Extravagant Ball"
Transliteration: "kenran! gouka butou kai" (Japanese: 絢爛！豪華舞踏会)		May 20, 2004 (2004-05-20)
9"Thump! Swimsuit-riddled Bathhouse"
Transliteration: "DOKI!! mizugi darake no dai sentou" (Japanese: ドキッ！水着だらけの大銭湯)		May 27, 2004 (2004-05-27)
10"Sightsee! Romance of the First Martian Immigrant"
Transliteration: "kankou! kasei senjuu imin no ROMAN" (Japanese: 観光！火星先住移民のロマン)		June 3, 2004 (2004-06-03)
11"Breakthrough! Federation Trap"
Transliteration: "toppa seyo! chikyuu gun houi mou" (Japanese: 突破せよ！地球軍包囲網)		June 10, 2004 (2004-06-10)
12"Bizarre! The Ghost Ship Drift Zone"
Transliteration: "kaiki! yuurei sen hyouryuu chitai" (Japanese: 怪奇！幽霊船漂流地帯)		June 17, 2004 (2004-06-17)
13"Daring, Fearless! Bride on the Bottom of the Sea"
Transliteration: "daitan futeki! kaitei no hana yome" (Japanese: 大胆不敵！海底の花よめ)		June 24, 2004 (2004-06-24)
14"Big Jailbreak! Beyond Love and Passion"
Transliteration: "dai datsugoku! ai to jounetsu no hate ni" (Japanese: 大脱獄！愛と情熱の果てに)		July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01)
15"The Enemy Under Eyes! Dive Deep, Quietly"
Transliteration: "ganka no teki! fukaku shizuka ni senkou seyo" (Japanese: 眼下の敵！ 深く静かに潜航せよ)		July 8, 2004 (2004-07-08)
16"Enter! Hakubutsu Ship, Eichi's Castle!"
Transliteration: "sennyuu! hakubutsu toshi sen, eichi no shiro" (Japanese: 潜入！ 博物都市船、叡智の城)		July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15)
17"Rebellion! The Universe's Greatest Pilot!"
Transliteration: "hanran! uchuu saikyou no kaizoku" (Japanese: 叛乱！ 宇宙最強の海賊)		July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22)
18"Marriage proposal to the Captain!? The Man who is called "Doctor""
Transliteration: "senchou ni kyuukon!? DOKUTAA to yobareta otoko" (Japanese: 船長に求婚！？ ドクターと呼ばれた男)		July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29)
19"Fly, Kibougou! Over that Gate!"
Transliteration: "tobe kibou gou! ano mon wo koete" (Japanese: 翔べ希望号！ あの門を越えて)		August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05)
20"Duel! Gram and Vess"
Transliteration: "hatashiai! GURAMU to BESU" (Japanese: 果たし合い！グラムとベス)		August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12)
21"Good-bye My Friend! A Man's Dream Lasts Forever"
Transliteration: "saraba tomo yo! otoko no yume wa eien ni" (Japanese: さらば友よ！男の夢は永遠に)		August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19)
22"Discovery! Sanctuary of the Olympus treasure legend"
Transliteration: "hakken! ORINPOSU hihou densetsu no seichi" (Japanese: 発見！オリンポス秘宝伝説の聖地)		August 26, 2004 (2004-08-26)
23"God's Stone! Free For All Battle"
Transliteration: "kami no ishi! zenjin mitou no soudatsu sen" (Japanese: 神の石！ 前人未踏の争奪戦)		September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02)
24"Earth Forces Attack! The Ship of Aurora's Break-through Tactic"
Transliteration: "chikyuu gun kyoushuu! yoake no fune totsunyuu sakusen" (Japanese: 地球軍強襲！ 夜明けの船突入作戦)		September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09)
25"Run, Gram! Rescueing the Captured Comrades"
Transliteration: "kakero GURAMU! toraware no nakama wo sukue!!" (Japanese: 駆けろグラム！ 囚われの仲間を救え！！)		September 16, 2004 (2004-09-16)
26"The Dawn of Mars! Mars Daybreak"
Transliteration: "kasei no yoake! MAAZU.DEIBUREIKU" (Japanese: 火星の夜明け! マーズ・デイブレイク)		September 23, 2004 (2004-09-23)

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External links[edit]

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