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56-643: A sequel game trilogy, Galaxy Angel II , was released from 2006 to 2009 and stars an entirely new cast, the "Rune Angel Troupe", and a new feature that combines the new Brave Heart frame with any of the Angels. Each of the Rune Angels has a connection to one of the Galaxy Angels, such as Apricot Sakuraba , the younger sister of Milfeulle Sakuraba . Just like the original Galaxy Angel , the Galaxy Angel II series has

112-492: A co-production with China (2011). The first film in the Hunter × Hunter franchise, Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge premiered on January 12, 2013. After producing and animating Mamoru Hosoda's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars , Madhouse co-produced Wolf Children (2012) with Hosoda's newly-founded Studio Chizu . Collectively, Madhouse films have won a total of two Japan Academy Prizes , four Grand Prizes in

168-572: A counter offensive as the 2nd fleet has already been destroyed. Before the engines can be repaired however, more enemy ships arrive, and rather than risking discovery, Commodore Lufte takes command of the remaining fleet and draws the enemy ships away, while the Elsior remains and makes its way to Rhombe, fighting off enemy attacks along the way, including elements of the Imperial Fleet changed sides to side with Prince Eonia. While attempting to meet up with

224-473: A manga adaptation and comedic anime spinoff. The success of the video game and anime series influenced the creation of a manga series based on the video game universe. In Japan, the series became so popular that a musical based on the series was made. Entitled "GALAXY ANGEL ~The Musical~", it debuted in March and December 2005, and featured cast members who also worked on Galaxy Angel II . Commander Takuto Meyers

280-494: A stalemate, although afterwards the Emblem Frames lose their wings and their power levels drop to below normal. As the loyalist fleet gathers on the other side of Rhombe, Commodore Lufte takes command as everyone higher-ranking was MIA and presumed dead. Elsior's chief engineer, Creta and Prince Shiva shed some light on the abilities of the Elsior and the Emblem Frames, and also that there is a weapon possibly capable of destroying

336-573: Is a commander of the 2nd Frontier Fleet, when exiled Prince Eonia launches his coup, Most of the Royal Family on the homeworld were killed via orbital bombardment, and large portions of the Imperial Fleet were destroyed in the surprise attack. As Commander Meyers is unable to contact 2nd Fleet HQ, he waits on standby for orders, until three members of the Angel Wing arrive, with a large fleet chasing them, which turns out to be unmanned ships. After destroying

392-400: Is found, and though the troupe has officially disbanded, each of the former members works for the expansion into NEUE. Milfeulle is now the lone gatekeeper of the intergalactic "gate" that connects EDEN and NEUE. It's rumored that other gates and gatekeepers exist, and a new troupe has formed to hunt them down. Led by Kazuya Shiranami, the first male Angel, and Milfeulle's younger sister Apricot,

448-419: Is set 4 years after the end of the previous game, Galaxy Angel: Eternal Lovers . In this sequel, due to the development of a method to cross-dimensions at the end of Galaxy Angel: Eternal Lovers , a new dimension called NEUE was discovered, which is linked to EDEN through a space called ABSOLUTE, a central hub to which all dimensions are linked. This hub cannot be operated by most people however, and currently,

504-461: Is the anime counterpart to the Galaxy Angel II games. As with the first Galaxy Angel anime series, this one has little to nothing to do with the plot of the video games. For information on the characters of Galaxy Angel II , see Galaxy Angel II characters . The first game, Zettai Ryōiki no Tobira ( 絶対領域の扉 ) , can be translated as "Door to the Absolute Area". Four years have passed since

560-531: The Avengers . Conversely, they worked with Marvel's rival company, DC Entertainment , Warner Premiere , and Warner Brothers to create an anthology adaptation of Batman . Madhouse had also worked with Warner Brothers and Sony on separate occasions to create adaptations of Ultraviolet and Supernatural . Additionally, they were commissioned by Top Cow Productions , an imprint of Image Comics, to provide an anime adaptation of Aphrodite IX . However,

616-613: The Dreaming Machine with Madhouse, although it was left incomplete at his death in 2010. In 2003, Madhouse produced Nasu: Summer in Andalusia , which was adapted from the seinen manga Nasu by Iou Kuroda and directed by Studio Ghibli veteran Kitarō Kōsaka . Nasu was the first Japanese animated film ever selected for screening at the renowned Cannes Film Festival . Kōsaka followed up his film with an OVA sequel in 2007. In 2006, director Mamoru Hosoda began his career with

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672-621: The Virus Buster Serge franchise). Madhouse worked with Square Enix on the OVA Last Order: Final Fantasy VII as well as Capcom for the mini series of Devil May Cry: The Animated Series . They collaborated with Studio Ghibli by contributing key animation assistance to Hayao Miyazaki 's My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Spirited Away (2001), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), and The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), as well as Tomomi Mochizuki 's I Can Hear

728-454: The PC and PlayStation 2 , with the first one also being available on the original Xbox . The three games in the series are titled Galaxy Angel , Moonlit Lovers and Eternal Lovers . All versions of the story are centered around Takuto Meyers, commander of the 2nd Frontier Fleet. Moonlit Lovers received a PC expansion that added a new character and story plot to tie her into the main game, based on

784-597: The 1990s. Their staff roster expanded in the 2000s to include Mamoru Hosoda , Takeshi Koike , and Mitsuo Iso , as well as many younger television directors. The studio was also responsible for the first Beyblade anime series as well as the Dragon Drive anime and the 2011 anime adaptation of Hunter × Hunter . The studio often collaborates with known manga artists , including Naoki Urasawa and Clamp . Madhouse produced adaptations of Urasawa's Yawara! , Master Keaton , and Monster , with Masayuki Kojima helming

840-443: The 3rd fleet stationed at Rhombe, the Elsior discovers destroyed remnants of the 3rd fleet and runs into a trap by Prince Eonia's main fleet. While fighting the forces, they receive another message from the 3rd fleet with a new rendezvous point, after fighting their way through the enemy fleet to the rendezvous point, allied reinforcements arrive and force the enemy forces to retreat, Commodore Lufte having evaded enemy forces and reached

896-632: The Angel Wing breaks through a large screen of attack satellites to use the Chrono Break Canon on the Black Moon, but before it can finish charging, the Black Moon brings the full weight of its power on them, disabling them, all except for the Emblem Frame piloted by Meyer's chosen heroine. The Galaxy Angel anime series, produced by Broccoli, Madhouse and Bandai Visual , premiered across Japan on Animax between 7 April 2001 to 29 September 2001, and

952-517: The Animation Division at Japan Media Arts Festival , two Gertie Awards , six Mainichi Film Awards (three Ōfuji Noburō Awards, and three Animation Grand Awards), two Tokyo Anime Awards for Animation of the Year, and five Animation Kobe Feature Film Awards. (These also include some outsourced productions) Madhouse designed the characters for Hudson Soft 's game Virus (the first installment of

1008-561: The Black Moon, but it is stored in the White Moon. While briefing Commodore Lufte on the situation, he mentions that Noah was spotted on other ships and the port facilities before the attack, although when guards attempted to question her, she disappeared into smoke right before their eyes. The Elsior and the Loyalist fleet then head to the White Moon in order to retrieve the weapon, as Sherry, Prince Eonia's second in command, tries to stop them along

1064-523: The Elsior gets into position and destroys Prince Eonia's flagship with the Chrono Break Canon, after which Noah reveals that Noah was just a form used to trick Prince Eonia, whom wanted to use the Lost Technology to create an age of peace and prosperity for everyone, into launching his coup so that the Black Moon could unite with the White Moon and evolve further. While the Black Moon pulls the White Moon out of orbit in an attempt to unite with it, Meyers and

1120-446: The Elsior remain behind to guard Prince Shiva on Fargo, an orbital city around the planet Rhombe. On a routine visit to the ship's hangar, Meyers bumps into a strange girl called Noah, who wants Meyers to give him one of the Emblem Frames. When Meyers refuses, Noah gets angry, says that she will make more and stronger ones, and runs off, disappearing just around the corner. Shrugging the incident off, Meyers takes his chosen love with him to

1176-509: The Elsior, the Emblem Frames and the Loyalist Fleet powerless except for sensors and communications, before attacking them as they lay helpless. While the situation looks grim, suddenly the Elsior and the Emblem Frames have their power restored to above their original levels, and the Emblem Frames all grow wings. They manage to break through the defensive line and damage the Black Moon which causes Prince Eonia to back off for now, turning it into

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1232-569: The Galaxy Angel universe. The following endings assume that Transvaal remains an empire, if the player tells Prince Shiva the truth at the beginning of the game, buys him a chess set and spends time with him, it is possible to unlock the Prince Shiva subplot, and at the end of the game Prince Shiva gives up the throne and Commodore Luft is elected President of the Republic instead. The second game in

1288-552: The Infinite Corridor". Six months after the previous game is established a federation called UPW (United Parallel World). Now Tact Meyers will be promoted to a higher level and the Luxiole will have a new commander who will be Coco Nutmilk with the help of Tapio Ca. There will be introduced a new Rune Angel (similar like in "Galaxy Angel Moonlit Lovers"), others new members and there will also be small occurrences of scenes from some of

1344-970: The PSP remake of Persona 2: Eternal Punishment . Madhouse collaborated with professional rapper Snoop Dogg in the 2006 horror-comedy anthology movie Hood of Horror , in which they assisted in the animated sections of the movie. They also worked with the Wachowskis and other famed Japanese animators and studios to create The Animatrix , an animated anthology adaptation of the Matrix franchise; Madhouse particularly worked on its short films "Program" and "World Record." In 2010 to 2014, Madhouse collaborated with Marvel Entertainment and Sony Pictures to create adaptations of Blade , Iron Man , Wolverine , X-Men , Black Widow , and Punisher , and then in 2017, collaborated again with Marvel Entertainment, Disney+ , and Walt Disney Japan to create an adaptation of

1400-627: The Rhombe System ahead of the Elsior. Afterwards, the Loyalist fleet launches an operation to destroy Prince Eonia's main fleet at the Nadler system, and they inflict a serious defeat on the enemy and the commanding admirals (and other high-ranking officers of the Imperial Navy) decide to hold a ball in Prince Shiva's honour, and plan to transfer Meyers away to command another fleet while the Angel Wings and

1456-926: The Rune Angel Troupe prepares for the mission to connect the two dimensions. Due to Broccoli Books closing its doors in 2008, volumes 4-6 were never released in America. Madhouse (company) Madhouse, Inc. ( 株式会社マッドハウス , Kabushiki-gaisha Maddohausu ) is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1972 by ex– Mushi Pro staff, including Masao Maruyama , Osamu Dezaki , and Yoshiaki Kawajiri . Madhouse has created and helped to produce many well-known shows, OVAs and films, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! (produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha ) in 1973, and including Wicked City , Ninja Scroll , Perfect Blue , Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust , Trigun , Di Gi Charat , Black Lagoon , Death Note , Paprika , Wolf Children , Parasyte: The Maxim ,

1512-530: The Sea (1993) and Goro Miyazaki 's Tales from Earthsea (2006). Madhouse also collaborated with Disney for the anime Stitch! for its first and second arcs (equal to 56 episodes total), between 2008 and 2010. They also animated the intro cutscene to PlayStation video game Wild Arms and the opening movie to PlayStation Vita video game Persona 4 Golden ( Persona 4: The Golden in Japan), along with opening to

1568-601: The US, this series was distributed on DVD by Bandai Entertainment, and later on Blu-ray by Nozomi Entertainment. Unlike the anime, the manga version of Galaxy Angel deals with the battles against The Legitimate Transbaal Empire (Eonia's Rebel Forces), and the relationship between Takuto Mayers and the six Galaxy Angel members. All Galaxy Angel books were published in North America by Broccoli Books . The video games are part strategy game , part dating sim, and are all available for

1624-456: The aid of the mysterious Black Moon, counterpart to the White Moon. To counter Prince Eonia, the Angel-tai along with their flagship the Elsior are placed in the hands of the kind and ever-capable Commander Takuto Meyers. In addition to the storyline differences, the personalities of the characters were also altered significantly for the anime, and the video games offer a much more in-depth look into

1680-417: The ball, and while there Prince Eonia shows up with several soldiers to try and take Prince Shiva into his Custody, although Prince Shiva refuses. Shots are fired, and it is revealed that Prince Eonia and the soldiers are just holograms and are not physically present, at this point Eonia's fleet launches a sneak attack while most of the Loyalist fleet is docked and not combat ready, and inflicts serious damage on

1736-518: The company from 10.4% to 84.5%. Index Corporation's stake in Madhouse fell from 60.91% to 10.54%. In January 2012, Madhouse announced their acquisition of the animation rights to the Peanuts comic strip. In March 2014, NTV bought all the shares belonging to Index Corporation, increasing its stake in Madhouse to 95%. The studio employs approximately 70 employees, with employment levels varying depending on

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1792-574: The expanded PS2 port. Eternal Lovers also received a fan disc called Galaxy Angel EX . A pachinko simulation game for Playstation 2, CR Galaxy Angel , was released in 2008. A sequel series to the original trilogy, Galaxy Angel II , came out exclusively on the PS2 and followed a different cast of characters. The three games in the sequel series are called Galaxy Angel II: Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira , Galaxy Angel II: Mugen Kairou no Kagi , and Galaxy Angel II: Eigou Kaiki no Toki , released in that order. In

1848-478: The first season of One-Punch Man , the second adaptation of Hunter X Hunter , Overlord , and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End . Unlike other studios founded at this time such as AIC and J.C.Staff , their strength was and is primarily in TV shows and theatrical features. Expanding from the initial Mushi Pro staff, Madhouse recruited important directors such as Morio Asaka , Masayuki Kojima , and Satoshi Kon during

1904-507: The fleet, Meyers takes his fleet and follows them back to where the Elsior is hiding, the battleship usually used only by the Imperial Guards for ceremonies and meets his old Instructor Lufte, now Commodore, who charges Meyers with commanding the Elsior and the Angel Wing in escorting Prince Shiva, the only survivor of the Royal Family, to the Rhombe system where loyalist forces are gathering for

1960-432: The founder of Tokyo Movie , and co-produced its earliest series with Tokyo Movie. In February 2004, Madhouse became a subsidiary of Index Corporation . On February 8, 2011, Nippon TV became Madhouse's primary stockholder (replacing Index Corporation), via a third-party allocation of new shares. NTV bought 128,667 new shares (each ¥7,772) issued by Madhouse for ¥999,999,924 total (about $ 12.4 million), raising its stake in

2016-509: The heroe Tact Meyers and the Moon Angels defeated the Val Fask's ambition in the previous game. Now it has been found a new universe called "NEUE" and a new angel-team (all of them having some connection with the previous characters) has been formed to protect it from Verel, their new enemy, who will kidnap Milfeulle Sakuraba "the gate keeper" who is the one who can open the gate to ABSOLUTE. Most of

2072-521: The late 1980s and early 1990s, director Yoshiaki Kawajiri produced a string of action films including Wicked City , Demon City Shinjuku , and Ninja Scroll . In the late 1990s, the studio aimed at a younger female audience with Morio Asaka's two Cardcaptor Sakura films, based on the popular television series. In the early 2000s, an ambitious collaboration with Tezuka Productions resulted in Metropolis , directed by Rintaro and adapted from

2128-401: The latter two. The company has animated a number of CLAMP's titles, including Tokyo Babylon , two versions of X (a theatrical movie and a TV series), Cardcaptor Sakura and its sequel Clear Card , and Chobits . Madhouse was established in 1972 by ex– Mushi Production animators, including Masao Maruyama , Osamu Dezaki , and Yoshiaki Kawajiri , with funding from Yutaka Fujioka,

2184-429: The major cast from the original Galaxy Angel games make appearances in this game. Tact will be the new commander of Luxiole in spite of to leave as new commander of Elle Ciel to Lester Cooldaras and the new team will be led by Kazuya Shiranami the new male member. On release, Famitsu magazine scored the game a 29 out of 40. The second game, Mugen Kairō no Kagi ( 無限回廊の鍵 ) , can be translated as "The Key to

2240-406: The manga by Osamu Tezuka . Earlier collaborations with Tezuka productions included two feature-length films made for Sanrio starring Tezuka's unicorn character Unico . Director Satoshi Kon produced all four of his films with the studio: Perfect Blue , Millennium Actress , Tokyo Godfathers , and Paprika , as well as his TV series Paranoia Agent . Kon was also making his fifth film

2296-472: The number of productions currently underway. Additionally, the company has invested in the animation studio DR Movie . Madhouse has a subsidiary, Madbox Co., Ltd., that mainly focuses on computer graphics . Madhouse's early theatrical work included assistance on the Barefoot Gen films, and Lensman , an anime movie based on the space opera series by pulp science fiction author E.E. "Doc" Smith . In

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2352-467: The only person who can is the Moon Angel Troupe's Milfeulle Sakuraba . Since the operation of the hub involves opening gates between different dimensions, those with the ability to do so are called "gate keepers". The new Rune Angel Troupe features Emblem Frames from NEUE and is the successor to the now disbanded Moon Angel Troupe. Galaxy Angel Rune ( ギャラクシーエンジェる〜ん , Gyarakushī Enjerūn Run )

2408-556: The port facilities. Meyers heads back to the ship with Prince Shiva, and after the enemy fleet retreats, the Black Moon, an identical counterpart to the White Moon(a planet sized structure) shows up and fires a massive laser that slices Rhombe in half and destroys much of Fargo and the Loyalist fleet. Meyers and the Angel Wing fight a desperate battle to reach the Black Moon, which is constantly producing attack satellites and unmanned ships, before Noah unleashes an EMP like blast that leaves

2464-787: The previous characters. In this plot the Rune Angel-tai will have to fight against the Arms Alliance, which is integrated by the Three Marquis and, later, against "Parfait" the main villain. The third game, Eigō Kaiki no Toki ( 永劫回帰の刻 ) , can be translated as "Eternal Recurrence of the Moment" Several years have passed since Milfeulle Sakuraba and the other lovely ladies of the Angel Troupe finally defeated Eonia's forces in EDEN. A new galaxy called NEUE

2520-587: The project was suddenly canceled without any explanation. 2010 also saw the publication of Devil , a manga intended specifically for the American market; the property is a collaboration with Dark Horse Comics , and is written and drawn by Torajiro Kishi. Madhouse also participated in animating the Wakfu TV special Ogrest, la légende in collaboration with Ankama Japan . In addition to Madhouse creating anime of Western media, they were also responsible for making

2576-508: The shooting mode. Players can replay the game's battles piloting the Angel Frame instead of being the commander in chief of the battle. (while players are still given the option to command other fighters at the same time without the free camera mode.) Two light novels by Ryō Mizuno (the second cowritten with Megumi Tsuge ) have been released in the Galaxy Angel series: Galaxy Angel Live

2632-442: The songs and wept during singing through the recording sessions. Galaxy Angel II Galaxy Angel II ( ギャラクシーエンジェルII , Gyarakushī Enjeru Tsū ) is a sequel to the games, anime , and manga franchise of Galaxy Angel , and is the continuation of BROCCOLI 's Project G.A. . It features a brand new cast of Angels called the Rune Angel Troupe, and according to the game Galaxy Angel II: Zettai Ryōiki no Tobira ,

2688-449: The story in the adventure mode and play real time tactics battle missions in the name of Takuto Mayers . While having good relationship with the Angel Troupe can increase their battle ability and the Angel Troupe with the best relation with Takuto will be with Takuto in the end like the previous two Galaxy Angel games. In this game, the cleared character would relate to the shooting mode of the game and her own Angel Frame would be unlocked in

2744-524: The studio by directing The Girl Who Leapt Through Time . Recent productions included Masayuki Kojima 's theatrical debut Forest of Piano (2007), Hosoda's acclaimed Summer Wars (2009), Sunao Katabuchi's Mai Mai Miracle (2009), the company's first CG animated film, Yona Yona Penguin (2009), Takeshi Koike 's feature film debut Redline (2009), a theatrical version of the Trigun series, Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010), and The Tibetan Dog ,

2800-576: The technology there for good. Lady Shatoyan then lifts the limiters on the Emblem Frames and installs the Chrono Break Canon on the Elsior. In the Final Battle, after defeating the Hell Hounds, Prince Eonia's elite fighter wing piloting copied Emblem Frames, Noah causes their frames to grow wings as well by altering their structure, in the process causing the fighters to consume their pilots and turn them into soulless zombies. After destroying their fighters,

2856-464: The trilogy, Moonlit Lovers , revolves around the battles with remnants of Eonia's forces led by General Rezum and later a mysterious woman named Nephilia who claimed to be a member of a race called the Val-Fasq. A new member of the Angel-tai, Karasuma Chitose, is also introduced. The relationship between Takuto and whichever Angel whose heart he won is explored as well. In the final game, Eternal Lovers ,

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2912-542: The video game universe , the Galaxy Angels are from the "Special Guardian Division" and they work closely with the "Imperial Special Guards" and the "Satellite Defense Teams". They are the guardians of the White Moon, the sacred planet of the Transbaal Empire, and the personal protectors of the White Moon Goddess Shatoyan. The story begins with Prince Eonia attempting a take over of the Transbaal Empire with

2968-427: The war with the Val-Fasq begins in earnest while a couple of refugees from the legendary EDEN (the place origin of both the White Moon and Black Moon) arrive to beg the Transbaal Empire (and the legendary hero Takuto Meyers) for help. Takuto and his Angel's relationship is also put into serious jeopardy as his duties preparing for the war with the Val-Fasq keep them apart with increasing frequency. Players can go through

3024-459: The way, but fails, finally sacrificing herself as she tries to ram her flagship into the Elsior, although the Angel Wing manages to destroy her ship just before impact. At the White Moon, Lady Shatoyan, the Holy Mother of the White Moon, reveals that the White Moon is a weapons producing factory just like the Black Moon, but the people who found the White Moon decided to keep it a secret, and only use

3080-451: Was performed on March 16, 2005. Performers are completely different from the voice actors because some of them were unable to participate. There was also another show in 2005, from December 7 to 11. Galaxy Angel Theme songs Galaxy Angel Moonlit Lovers theme/insert songs Theme songs: Insert songs: Galaxy Angel External lovers theme songs The opening and ending theme is sung by the famous singer Hiromi Satō , known to be moved by

3136-725: Was soon followed by numerous sequels, including a second series ("Z"), a third series ("A", "AA", and "S") and a fourth ("X"). Each broadcast is made up of two 15-minute episodes , whose titles always contain references to food . The first series was broadcast by Animax , while later series have been broadcast by TV Osaka and other TXN stations. Internationally, the series has been broadcast by Animax and its respective networks worldwide, including its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia , and its other networks in Hong Kong , Taiwan , South Korea and Latin America . In

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