Genesis of Aquarion

Shoji Kawamori’s Genesis of Aquarion, usually known simply as Aquarion, is a Japanese anime television series created by Satelight.

Set in the future, a giant fighting machine called the Aquarion is humanity’s only effective weapon against the technologically advanced species called the Shadow Angels.

Aquarion follows the story of Apollo, a near-feral young man brought up in poverty, who is believed to be a legendary hero reincarnated. After his best friend is taken by the Shadow Angels, Apollo chooses to become an Aquarion pilot.