Key Staff

Original Concept, Series Composition & Script: Gen Urobuchi

    (“Puella Magi Madoka Magica” as Series Composition & Script, “Fate/Zero”, as Original Creator)

Original Concept & Director: Kazuya Murata

    (Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, as Director & Storyboard)

Original Character Design: Hanaharu Naruko

    (“Kamichu!” manga, as Art)

Chief Animation Director & Animation Character Design: Masako Tashiro

    (“Fractale”)

Animation Production

Production I.G

Introduction

December 10th, 2012
Kazuya Murata, Director

February 1st, 2013
Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus), Series Composition & Script

Story

A boy who came from the heavens, encounters a city of ships, Gargantia

In the distant future a young boy, Ledo, is raised in space knowing nothing but war, until he comes to Earth, a planet whose surface is nearly covered in water, where he witness the sea for the first time.

On the vast seas with an aquamarine glow, people form huge fleets and live a humble, but happy life. Ledo is the only foreigner in this world with foreign customs and language, but he's not alone.

What can he do to make a living here? What should he live for now? His days on this verdurous planet will make him face those questions.

Characters

	Ledo VA: Kaito Ishikawa Ledo is a second lieutenant in the Galactic Alliance of Humankind. His combat skills are great, but he grew up knowing nothing other than war. As a result, he's not very good at expressing his emotions, and often misunderstood. During combat he's swallowed by a rift in space-time and castaway to the remote planet, Earth, where he's rescued from cold sleep by Gargantia. In the midst of an unknown environment and a language he doesn't understand, he starts communicating with the people of Gargantia in order to survive, and slowly he begins to have a change of heart. He's 16.
	Amy VA: Hisako Kanemoto Amy is a young messenger aboard Gargantia. She's active, filled with curiosity, and she always has a smile on her face. Once she meets Ledo after he wakes from cold sleep, she grows very interested in him, and volunteers to be his guide on Gargantia. She treasures her younger brother Bevel. She's 15.
	Saaya VA: Ai Kayano Saaya is a messenger, just like Amy. She's friends with Melty, and the three are always together. She's bit laid back, but tight when it comes to money. Both men and women admire her glamorous figure. She's 15.
	Melty VA: Kana Asumi Melty's another messenger like Amy and Saaya. She's younger than the other two, and she still looks young, so she's trying to stretch herself. She likes handsome men and tales of romance, but she's never been in love. Her mischievous grin is one of her notable traits. She's 14.
	Bellows VA: Shizuka Itou Bellows runs a salvage operation focused on recovering artifacts of old civilization from the sea. She's the one who discovered Ledo and Chamber at the bottom of the ocean and pulled them up. She excels at operating the heavy labor robot, Yunboro. She's a caring older sister figure who's strict when it comes to work, and her comrades all have great faith in her. She's 18.
	Ridget VA: Sayaka Ōhara Ridget serves as the aid to Fairlock, captain of the Gargantia fleet. She's calm, diligent, logical, and holds a strong sense of responsibility. However, that also means she's too serious and stiff, so many keep their distance. She's 22.
	Pinion VA: Katsuyuki Konishi Pinion is a young man who handles maintenance and repairs on Gargantia. He gets carried away easily, but everyone trusts his knowledge and skills when it comes to machinery. He dreams of making it rich one day by dragging treasure up out of the sea. He's 20.
	Fairlock VA: Hideaki Tezuka Fairlock is the captain who commands the Gargantia Fleet. He's well experienced, and always stays calm. He puts the safety of his fleet above all else.
	Joe VA: Yuuki Hayashi Joe is a young welder who specializes in creating and severing the attachments that join the ships together. He's a true craftsman who's strict about his work.
	Kugel VA: Yūki Ono Kugel is a Lt. Colonel in the Galactic Alliance of Humankind. He is an excellent solder and takes command of battles against the Hideauze. He's Ledo's superior officer.
	Chamber VA: Tomokazu Sugita Chamber is the Machine Caliber that Ledo pilots. It comes equipped with a “Pilot Support and Development Interface System” charged with training its pilots to become excellent soldiers via communication and capable of taking autonomous action. He's an important companion to Ledo.
	Heavy Yunboro The largest grade Yunboro, equipped with four huge arms for heavy labor. It takes three men to operate, one for each pair of arms along with the main operator.
	Submersible Yunboro A Yunboro model used by salvage operations to haul materials up from the bottom of the sea. It's design features many rounded edges to help withstand water pressure.
	Medium Yunboro This Yunboro is often employed in battle due to its ease of use, and it's possible to attach armor plating to the front of its frame. It comes equipped with small guns for Yunboro use and a needle gun that fires sharp metal rods.
	Striker VA: Ayumi Fujimura Striker is the Machine Caliber that Kugel pilots. It's a more high-tech model than Chamber, and often used by commanding officers of the Galactic Alliance of Humankind. It comes equipped with the Pilot Support and Development Interface System and uses it to gather and organize the information needed for its pilot to act.

Cast

Ledo

Kaito Ishikawa

Amy

Hisako Kanemoto

Saaya

Ai Kayano

Melty

Kana Asumi

Bellows

Shizuka Itou

Ridget

Sayaka Ōhara

Pinion

Katsuyuki Konishi

Bevel

Yuka Terasaki

Fairlock

Hideaki Tezuka

Joe

Yuuki Hayashi

Kugel

Yūki Ono

Chamber

Tomokazu Sugita

Striker

Ayumi Fujimura

Staff

Original Creator

Oceanus

Original Concept

Kazuya Murata
Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus)

Director

Kazuya Murata

Series Composition
Script

Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus)

Character Design

Hanaharu Naruko

Mechanical Design

Makoto Ishiwata (Nitroplus)

Music

Taro Iwashiro

Animation Character Design
Chief Animation Director

Masako Tashiro

Gargantia Image Design

Tomoaki Okada

Setting Research and Design

Shinya Ogura

Prop Design

Shinobu Tsuneki
Akiko Murayama

Art Director

Hirotsugu Kakoi (Totonyan)

Art Supervision
Art Design

Hiroshi Katō (Totonyan)

Color Design

Miho Tanaka (Studio Road)

3D Director

Makoto Endō (Tri-Slash)

3D Technical Director

Yuu Sudou

Monitor Works

Kichijōji Tron

Special Effects

Masahiro Murakami

Director of Photography

Hiroshi Tanaka

Editing

Taeko Hamauzu

Sound Director

Jin Aketagawa

Music Production

Lantis

Animation Production

Production I.G

Opening Theme

“Kono Sekai wa Bokura wo Matteita”
(This World Was Waiting For Us)
by Minori Chihara

Ending Theme

“Sora to Kimi no Message”
(The Message for You and the Sky)
by ChouCho

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