Candidate for Goddess

Aired: 2000

A 12-episode sci-fi mecha anime broadcast on NHK BS2 from January to March 2000, produced by Xebec. Based on Yukiru Sugisaki's manga. Set in the year 5030, the last habitable planet ZION is threatened by alien creatures called Victims. Humanity has built five giant humanoid weapons known as Ingrids (Goddesses) and established the G.O.A. training institution. The story follows young candidates Zero, Clay, and Hieed as they train and face an encroaching existential threat. Notable for its integration of 3DCG in mecha sequences. ©Yukiru Sugisaki/Wani Books/Bandai Visual/Megami Kouhosei Committee.