Ehrgeiz (TV series)

Earth started space colonization by creating the Next Colonies. The Next forces later rebelled, and created the Next Government. The rebellion became a war, and the multi-purpose Metal Vehicles, MVs for short, were changed for battle purposes. Meanwhile, Terra, an Earth Rebellion force, started creating more trouble for Earth. Now, a mysterious MV-like being, S.A.C ("S" for short), is loose, and Next wants it so that they can win the war. Terra's psychic leader, Hal, has been sensing "S", and wants to know more about the power it has. The future of these three groups will be up to a bunch of outlaws who live on the abandoned Next 7 colony, though no one knows that yet....

;{{visible anchor|Jay Striker}}

: {{anime voices|Mitsuo Iwata}}

:The "Hero" of the story and the leader of the Next 7 outlaws. He was once a member of the Next forces, as an MV pilot.

;{{visible anchor|Camel}}

: {{anime voices|Joji Nakata}}

:A "cool" businessman type.

;{{visible anchor|Balzak}}

: {{anime voices|Osamu Osaka}}

:A former Next forces soldier.

;{{visible anchor|Ken}}

: {{anime voices|Urara Takano|Alex Doduk}}

:Anne's brother. His parents were killed in the battle of "Next 7".

;{{visible anchor|Ann}}

: {{anime voices|Ikue Otani|Chantal Strand}}

:Ken's sister. Her parents were killed in the battle of "Next 7".

;{{visible anchor|Gord}}

: {{anime voices|Masamichi Sato}}

:An MV developer. Formerly an MV pilot for Earth's military.

;{{visible anchor|Roddy}}

: {{anime voices|Nobuyuki Hiyama|Scott McNeil}}

:Characterized by his pouty lips. Also a former MV pilot for Earth's military.

;{{visible anchor|Akane Aoi}}

: {{anime voices|Miyuki Ichijo}}

:Captain of the Next forces.

;{{visible anchor|Arnold}}

: {{anime voices|Yusaku Yara}}

:A Next forces cyborg. S.A.C. was developed to capture his bodily tissues.

;{{visible anchor|Hal}}

: {{anime voices|Nozomu Sasaki|Brent Miller}}

:The leader of the Revolutionary Organization TERRA on Earth. He is a psychic.

;{{visible anchor|Galbraith}}

: {{anime voices|Tesshō Genda|Scott McNeil}}

:Hal's bodyguard.

;{{visible anchor|Carl}}

: {{anime voices|Mitsuaki Hoshino}}

:Akane's subordinate. Killed in action as soon as he is introduced.

;{{visible anchor|M.V.}}

: Stands for "Metal Vehicle". This is how all piloted robots are referred to in the series (i.e. "Jay's M.V.)

;{{visible anchor|S}}

: S.A.C. is mounted in an unmanned, state-of-the-art MV. S.A.C. stands for "System of Absolutely Conscience". This powerful M.V. is sought after by the Next forces throughout the series.

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VHS tapes and LaserDiscs of Ehrgeiz were released by Bandai Visual (under their Emotion label) with the first volume released on May 25, 1998, the second on June 25, the third on July 25, the fourth on August 25, the fifth on September 25, and the sixth on October 25, all in the same year.

In 1999, AnimeVillage.com (later Bandai Entertainment) began releasing subtitled VHS volumes of the anime. The first two volumes released in November and December (respectively) of that year, and the final four volumes released between January and March 2000. A single dubbed VHS tape of the first two episodes was also released by AnimeVillage. However, likely due to poor sales of the subbed tapes, AnimeVillage later cancelled the English dubbed version.

All 12 episodes of Ehrgeiz were later made legally available for digital streaming via the Bandai Channel,{{cite web|url=https://www.b-ch.com/titles/1531/|title=ネクスト戦記 Ehrgeiz(エーアガイツ)｜バンダイチャンネル}} courtesy of Bandai Visual. Currently, the series has no DVD or Blu-Ray release in either Japan or North America.

;Opening theme

:"Dream Jack" by HUMMING BIRD

::Episodes 1-12

;Ending theme

:"One Voice for EHRGEIZ" by Mariko Fukui

::Episodes 1-12

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Japanese

• [http://www.dmm.com/digital/bandai/-/title/=/title_code=1531 Ehrgeiz DMM.com page]
• [http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=88927#1 allcinema.com Ehrgeiz page.]

English

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120608045154/http://www.d-rights.com/e_works_ehrgeiz.html Official d-rights Site]
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