Season 1 • Episode 26
LatestIn a future, decimated Earth after the discovery of a mysterious, alien spacecraft dubbed "Orphan". A group of researchers scour the planet for Orphan's disc plates using mecha called "Antibodies" in order to revive the craft, an event that would result in the utter destruction of all lifeforms on Earth. The protagonists Yu Isami and Hime Utsumiya must utilize a special Antibody called "Brain Powerd" to counter the Orphan plans and save humanity.
Direction
Tomino's unhinged energy — he'll kill anyone, anytime.
Score
Yoko Kanno's haunting vocals elevate the chaos beautifully.
Writing
Messy, ambitious, deeply personal — peak Tomino melodrama.
Romi Park
Kanan Gimms (voice)
Run Sasaki
Kant Kestner (voice)
Maria Kawamura
Higgins Saz (voice)
Kumiko Watanabe
Quincy Issa (voice)
Tetsu Shiratori
Yu Isami (voice)
Gou Aoba
Jonathan Glenn (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Russ Lundberg (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji
Nanga Silverly (voice)
Yumi Touma
Nakki Guys (voice)
Atsuko Tanaka
Shiela Glass (voice)
Hidetoshi Nakamura
Captain Laite (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yoshiyuki Tomino created this partially to spite Evangelion's success, then accidentally made something equally messy and beloved. The 'Brain' in Brain Powerd was insisted upon by sponsors for toy marketing.
The organic mecha concept directly influenced later works like Darling in the Franxx, though Brain Powerd's birthing imagery remains uniquely visceral and rarely imitated.
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