Genesis Survivor Gaiarth...
One of AnimEigo's early releases was the VHS version of Genesis Survivor Gaiarth...
I wasn't too happy with Genesis Survivor Gaiarth. More than twenty years have past since I last watched this series. At this point, beyond saying that it failed to hold my interest, I don't really have anything new to add. I used to have Genesis Survivor Gaiarth on subtitled VHS, but, in the aftermath of the Ultimate Otaku Fall Cleanup, I decided not to keep it in the archive. I gave Genesis Survivor Gaiarth a 1 out of 5.
According to Wikipedia...Stage 1
Cover Art Gaiarth - a world devastated by a cataclysmic war, where pockets of humanity struggle to survive amidst the rubble of technologies made magical by ignorance. Gaiarth - a world where artificially intelligent machines doggedly pursue their programmed imperatives - to protect, or to destroy, humanity. Gaiarth - the world of Ital del Labard, a young man raised by an aging War-roid, Sahari, the leader of a band of Junk-Hunters, and Zaxxon, an amnesiac War-roid who may be a link to the fabled past. Gaiarth - a world in which an old and terrible evil has reawakened, threatening to bring about the End of the World - again!
Stage 2
In the aftermath of a planetary war, the people of Gaiarth struggle to survive amidst the remnants of technology they no longer understand. After defeating the Beast Master, Ital, Zaxxon, and Sahari travel to Metro City, where a gigantic Kampfdraken has reportedly awaken. Our heroes confidently engage the monster, only to discover that it's more than they bargained for. When the monster is finally defeated, they discover that it is guarding a treasure, an egg containing a mysterious Elf, a synthetic human named Sakuya - the same Sakuya that the Beast Master was searching for. But when Sakuya awakens, the mysterious General is able to set his terrible plan into motion...
Stage 3
After the defeat of Kampfdraken, a mysterious Elf named Sakuya awoke from a century-long slumber only to be captured by the diabolical General, who plans to use her to dominate the world - or destroy it in the attempt! Can Ital, Sahari, Fayk and Zaxxon the War-roid rescue Sakuya, defeat the General, and save Gaiarth from a fate worse than Armageddon? Find out in the thrilling final stage of GENESIS SURVIVOR GAIARTH!
[Genesis Survivor Gaiarth] was licensed and distributed in North America in 1993 by a small anime subtitling/licensing company called AnimEigo. It was released on VHS and Laserdisc with the title "Genesis Surviver Gaiarth". (Note that "Surviver" is spelled with the letter 'e' instead of the customary 'o'.) This title is still one of the publisher's many titles without a DVD release in the United States...
...Helen McCarthy in "500 Essential Anime Movies" commented that Genesis Survivor Gaiarth "offers some interesting concepts, including a thoughtful treatment of the idea of magic as technology that's too far ahead of its users to be accepted as normal". She stated that older children and young teenagers would enjoy the anime, and noted that "this attractively designed, expensive looking science fantasy saga has a number of established and future stars on the crew list", specifically Hiroyuki Kitazume and Shinji Aramaki.
I wasn't too happy with Genesis Survivor Gaiarth. More than twenty years have past since I last watched this series. At this point, beyond saying that it failed to hold my interest, I don't really have anything new to add. I used to have Genesis Survivor Gaiarth on subtitled VHS, but, in the aftermath of the Ultimate Otaku Fall Cleanup, I decided not to keep it in the archive. I gave Genesis Survivor Gaiarth a 1 out of 5.
