Cartoon Profile: Megas XLR
Fields | USA Info | Japanese Info | Image |
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Title | Megas XLR | Megas XLR | ![]() |
· · · | Lowbrow (original pilot) | ||
Released | 26 TV Episodes | 26 TV Episodes | |
Dates | May 1, 2004–January 15, 2005 | ||
Company | Cartoon Network | Madhouse/Cartoon Network | |
Creator | Jody Schaeffer, George Krstic | ||
Director | Kelsey Mann, Sue Perrotto, Chris Prynoski | ||
Genre | Action, Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi | Action, Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi | |
Characters | Coop | ||
· · · | Goat ⊕ | ||
· · · | Gorrath ⊕ | ||
· · · | -- more listed below -- | -- more listed below -- |
Cartoon Description: Megas XLR
What would you do if a Giant Robot suddenly landed in your backyard? That's what happens when a giant robot lands in the good ol' land of New Jersey, and in the hands of a video gaming slacker named Coop and his best friend Jamie. Coop, also being a real auto enthusiast, soups up the robot and customizes it.
The robot originally came from the future, where the Earth is oppressed by war-mongering group of aliens called the Glorft. The robot, originally known as the Megas, was created to turn the tide of the war. A female pilot named Kiva is sent back in time to retrieve the Megas, but eventually winds up teaming with Coop and Jamie, mostly due the robot being changed beyond recognition.
The Glorft follow Kiva to the same time and also intend to take back the Megas, but to dominate Earth from the past. With the help of Megas, Coop uses his mad-video gaming skills to save Earth from the Glorft, and any other nasty villain of alien that happens to threaten it. With a little collateral damage on the side....
Note: Not only does this show reference and parody lots of anime series (I've noted the Harlock universe and Sailor Moon as examples of known parodied animes), but well-recognized voices from the American anime world lend themselves to the series (Jamie's voiced by Steven Jay Blum and Kiva by Wendee Lee, two of the dub world's most recognized voices).