Dai-Guard

Season

1999

Japan

7.3

Thirteen years after their sudden disappearance, an alien race known as the Heterodyne resurface without warning. To combat the Heterodyne, three office workers from the 21st Century Security Corporation operate Dai-Guard - a giant robot no longer regarded as an oversized paperweight. Unfortunately, Dai-Guard is somewhat obsolete and in disrepair. It's a tough job, but salary men can also save the world.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Umi kara kita saiyaku

S1 • E2

The Fort at Night

Against the wishes of both the Army and 21st Century Security, Akagi and the rest of PR Division decide to help those hurt in the Heterodyne attack by flying them to a hospital.

S1 • E3

Circumstance of a Hero

The fighting may be over, but the paperwork is just beginning, as damage claims and lawsuits related to Dai-Guard's last mission start piling up.

S1 • E4

The Heroine's Melancholy

With rumors flying around about a new division being created to take charge of Dai-Guard, the team decides to demonstrate that they are the best people for the job.

S1 • E5

Can't Run Facing the Setting Sun

Faced with the prospect of having to turn Dai-Guard over to the army, Akagi becomes determined not to make a single mistake.

S1 • E6

Memories Taught Me

News of the rebuilding of the old park sparks Ibuki's old memories of playing there with her father. Is this just a long flashback, or will her recollections come in handy in the battle against the latest Heterodyne?

S1 • E7

Fire and Ice

Things get boring for the team when they are forced to go on standby for a week after a mushroom-shaped Heterodyne with regenerating abilities appears.

S1 • E8

A Strange Day

It's a free day, but not one free of tension.

S1 • E9

Explosion! Knot Buster!!

Dai-Guard finds itself in trouble when a balloon type Heterodyne shows up.

S1 • E10

Wages That Correspond to Justice

With Shirota's help, the army has built Kokubogar- a brand new giant robot that they hope will replace Dai-Guard and end the days of civilians saving the world.

S1 • E11

Alibi: Two Heterodynes Attack Tokyo

With Akagi in the hospital, Dai-Guard is out of action, and the army is happy to send out Kokubogar to fight Heterodyne in its place.

S1 • E12

Shinjuku at Night: Big Battle

The two Heterodyne's that attacked Tokyo have merged into one, with Kokubogar and its main pilot Iizuka trapped inside!

Things That Can Be Forgiven, Things That Can't Be Forgiven

S1 • E13

Things That Can Be Forgiven, Things That Can't Be Forgiven

With Kokubogar needing serious repairs, Shirota resumes his previous assignment as Dai-Guard's tactical advisor... although not everyone is happy to see him after his earlier betrayal.

S1 • E14

Osugi's Report

S1 • E15

We Are Still Alive

S1 • E16

Always Sunny in the Soul

Division 2 is to be dissolved in favor of a new Dai-Guard Enterprise Unit, complete with new Dai-Guard pilots and Saeki as tactical advisor.

S1 • E17

I'd Like to Sleep as If Dreaming

The PR Division 2 workers may have been reassigned, but that isn't going to stop them from enjoying one last vacation together- until they discover that their rest stop is also home to a dormant Heterodyne!

S1 • E18

Run Towards Tomorrow

When it comes to fighting the latest Heterodyne, the new Dai-Guard pilots just can't seem to cut it, so much so that their continued failures have earned Dai-Guard the moniker "loser robot"!

S1 • E19

White Contract

Nishijima may be gone, but 21st Century still has to clean up all the deals and contracts he made, including an agreement to send Dai-Guard to the Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido.

S1 • E20

Blue Promise

Trying to fight the Heterodyne that appeared in Hokkaido has proven to be nothing but trouble, and now it looks like the team is in for more of the same.

S1 • E21

False Memories

It is the thirteenth anniversary of the day the Heterodyne first appeared- the day Ibuki's father died.

S1 • E22

So That I Can Remain Myself

As if learning that her father was not the hero she always believed him to be wasn't bad enough, Ibuki's will and nerve became completely shattered when she had to fight against a Heterodyne almost identical to the one that killed him.

S1 • E23

What Do You Want to Protect?

A day with zero probability of a Heterodyne appearance gives the team the perfect opportunity to pursue other interests and tie up a few loose ends.

S1 • E24

Something That Covers the Sky

The pattern of quakes suggests that the worst Heterodyne yet is about to appear, but when it shows up five thousand metres above Shinjuku and does nothing, no one is quite sure what to make of it.

S1 • E25

Thoughts That Keep Piling Up

Following an ill-advised attack by the army, the latest Heterodyne has grown to cover central Tokyo, its many strands reaching down into the earth below- and in only a month, it will have become large enough to encompass the entire world!