#1495

Anime shows also have Giant Monsters!

Giant monsters attacking cities is a pretty common science fiction or horror scenario in Japanese media. The reason being possibly that since people live pretty close together, the idea of a giant monster coming and wreaking havoc is particularly scary and destructive.

I know a certain Anime show called "Dai-Guard", which is a show about a decommissioned robot specifically designed to fight one monster that keeps coming back for more: Heterodyne!

This show is fairly humorous and often involves the giant robot "Dai-guard" not really functioning the way it should. But the threat of the monster is very real, and it's up to dai-guard and the rag-tag operating crew to put a stop to it once and for all.
Try watching Episode 1 here!
http://www.animeplus.tv/daiguard-episode-1

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