ガドガード
Gad Guard
Several hundred years in the future, the resources of the Earth runs out, and the progression of the human race has stagnated. The world is now divided into "Units". A boy named Hajiki Sanada lives with his mother and sister in Unit 74, in a place called "Night Town", in which all electricity is shut down at midnight. The key in this story is an object called the GAD. GADs have the ability to reconstruct materials while reacting to feelings of an organic life. The size and shape of the resulting product seem to be different depending on the kinds of feelings that the life possesses. When Hajiki comes in contact with one by accident, it transforms into a huge robot--a Tekkoudo, or "Iron Giant"--which Hajiki names Lightning. And soon he realizes that he isn't the only one with a Tekkoudo, and must find out how to deal with those others who he feels are the "same" as himself. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | ガドガード (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Gad Guard |
| English | Gad Guard |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 26 ep · 25 min · 11h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2003-04-16 → 2003-09-25 (Spring 2003) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | GONZO |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | AdventureMechaSci-Fi |
| Themes | UrbanSuper RobotAnti-HeroRobotsDystopianMopedsMale ProtagonistEnsemble CastEpisodicWorkFemale Protagonist |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 6.60 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.25 / 10 |
| Composite | 48.1 |
| On lists | 3,940 |
| Favourited | 34 (0.9%) |
| Completion | 68.2% |
| Drop rate | 11.5% |
| In backlog | 57.1% |
| Score spread σ | 1.88 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2003 | D | 26 of 43 |
| Studio | GONZO | C | 51 of 111 |
| Year | 2003 | C | 73 of 148 |
| Genre | Mecha | C | 233 of 484 |
| Era | Early 2000s | D | 361 of 687 |
| Length | Two-cour | D | 484 of 699 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | D | 767 of 1,409 |
| Source material | Original work | D | 887 of 1,732 |
| Genre | Adventure | D | 934 of 1,534 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | D | 1,051 of 1,868 |
| Format | TV series | D | 1,929 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 3,881 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hiroshi Nishikiori, Hisaharu Iijima, Masafumi Mima |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hiroshi Nishikiori |
| Character design | Masahiro Aizawa |
| Original creator | Hiroshi Nishikiori, Yoshitsune Izuna |
AniList id 271 · MAL id 271 · record updated 2026-08-27
