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Pilot Candidate (TV)

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Alternative title:
Candidato para Deusa (Portuguese)
El Candidato para la Diosa (Spanish)
Megami Kōhosei (Japanese)
The Candidate for Goddess
女神候補生 (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: In the future humankind has expanded and colonized other planets. Then an alien species, Victim, attacks the human colonies leaving only one planet, Zion. In an effort to stop Victim from destroying the last planet a training school, GOA, is set up to gather boys from the Zion colonies and train them to become pilots of the Ingrids AKA The Goddesses, five fighting robots that protect Zion. The boys must possess a rare blood type, EO , as well as a special ability, or EX. Zero (Candidate 88) has just arrived in GOA when he falls into the cockpit of the Ingrid Eeva-Leena. Since the synch between pilot and Ingrid are very sensitive everyone believes the Goddess will kill Zero in an attempt to synch. Just before Zero passes out he makes a full synch with the Goddess. Before he can find out more about the incident, his pilot training begins.
User Ratings: 953 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 23 votes (dub:12, sub:8, edit.dub:3)
 Excellent: 49 votes (sub:23, dub:20, edit.dub:2, raw:1, others:3
1 German dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Very good: 83 votes (sub:42, dub:28, ?:3, raw:2, edit.dub:1, others:7
2 Spanish dubbed
2 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Good: 187 votes (sub:83, dub:83, edit.dub:8, ?:3, others:10
8 Spanish dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Decent: 196 votes (sub:98, dub:73, edit.dub:8, ?:3, others:14
4 Spanish dubbed
3 German dubbed
3 Spanish subtitled
2 German subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 So-so: 117 votes (sub:54, dub:47, edit.dub:6, ?:2, others:8
4 German dubbed
2 Portuguese dubbed
1 Spanish edited dub
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Not really good: 73 votes (sub:31, dub:31, edit.dub:5, ?:2, others:4
3 German dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Weak: 108 votes (dub:51, sub:38, edit.dub:13, ?:1, raw:1, others:4
2 German dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Bad: 61 votes (dub:34, sub:17, edit.dub:6, ?:2, others:2
1 German dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Awful: 34 votes (dub:19, sub:9, ?:1, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:3
2 German dubbed
1 Spanish edited dub
)
 Worst ever: 22 votes (dub:15, sub:4, edit.dub:2, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
Seen in part or in whole by 2551 users, rank: #437 (of 9581)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 5.432 (So-so+), std. dev.: 2.2951, rank: #8422 (of 9703)
Weighted mean: 5.334 (So-so+), rank: #8567 (of 9703) (seen all: 5.61 / seen some: 5.16 / won't finish: 3.24)
Bayesian estimate: 5.365 (So-so+), rank: #7058 (of 7286)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage:
2000-01-10 to 2000-03-27
2002-02-23 to 2002-05-11 (USA)
2003-02-06 to 2005-07-30 (Latin America - Locomotion)
2003-05-18 to 2003-08-10 (Germany - VIVA)
Release dates: We have 4
Opening Theme:
"Aim for Zion, the Planet of Hope" by Tomoyuki Asakawa
Ending Theme:
#1: "Chance" by Koizumi Kouhei (eps 1-11)
#2: "Kagayaki" by Koizumi Kouhei (ep 12)
Official website:
女神候補生 (Japanese)
Links: We have 1
Review:
Pilot Candidate (Jan 1, 1970)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Pilot Candidate - Complete Series Collection (DVD) 2016-06-28
    Pilot Candidate - The Academy (DVD 1) 2001-11-06 (from $2.25)
    Pilot Candidate - The Academy (DVD 1) 2004-04-13
    Pilot Candidate - Training (DVD 2) 2002-01-08 (from $3.48)
    Pilot Candidate - Training (DVD 2) 2004-04-13 (from $2.48)
    Pilot Candidate - Working Together (DVD 3) 2002-03-05 (from $29.99)
    Pilot Candidate - Working Together (DVD 3) 2004-04-13 (from $7.49)
    Pilot Candidate - The Test (DVD 4) 2002-05-21 (from $6.48)
    Pilot Candidate - The Test (DVD 4) 2004-04-13 (from $7.49)
    Pilot Candidate - Complete Collection (DVD 1-4) 2005-10-11 (from $59.96)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Mitsuru Hongo
Script:
Akira Okeya (eps 1-8, 10-12)
Mitsuyasu Sakai (ep 9)
Mitsuyatsu Sakai
Storyboard:
Hiroshi Hara (ep 5)
Hiroyuki Nishimura (5 episodes
eps 2, 6, 8-9, 12
)

Junji Shimizu (ep 11)
Mitsuru Hongo (ep 1)
Shinichiro Kimura (ep 4)
Takahiko Hoshiai (eps 3, 7, 10)
Episode Director: Takeyuki Sadohara
Original Manga: Yukiru Sugisaki
Character Design: Shinichi Yamaoka
Art Director: Toshihisa Koyama
Animation Director:
Hideyuki Motohashi (eps 3, 7)
Katsunobu Ito (eps 8, 12)
Masaki Hinata (eps 5, 10)
Minoru Ueda (ep 4)
Seiji Kishimoto (ep 2)
Shinichi Yamaoka (ep 1)
Tatsufumi Tamagawa (eps 6, 11)
Toshiyuki Kono (ep 9)
3D Director: Tokumitsu Kifune
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
3D Developing Producer: Yuuichirou Matsuya
Animation Editing: Masaru Koseki
Arrangement: Atsushi Onosawa
Assistant recording Engineer: Yūji Tagami (Aoistudio)
CGI Supervision: Shinji Takagi
Development Producer: Nobutoshi Terado
Digital Photography: Natsuko Mori
Editing: Makiko Asano
Finish Check: Katsue Inoue
Illustration Director: Masaki Hinata
Key Animation:
Katsunobu Ito (ep 8)
Keiji Gotō (OP; ep 1)
Megumi Kadonosono (OP; ED)
Music Performance:
Hideyo Takakuwa (Flute)
Junko Yamashiro (Bass Trombone)
Otohiko Fujita (Horn)
Tomoyuki Asakawa (Harp)
Music producer:
Masao Fukuda
Shiro Sasaki
Photography Development Producer: Wataru Kurosawa
Production Cooperation: Hidenobu Watanabe
Production Development: Daichi Kato
Production manager: Shunichi Yamamoto
Screen Cont.: Hiroshi Hara
Series Development: Akira Okeya
Special Effects: Meiju Maeda
Theme Song Lyrics: Kyoko Tomita
Theme Song Performance: Kohei Koizumi (ED1, ED2)
Video Editing: Kazunori Okada
Visual Effects: Shigenobu Kaihoko
Yukimasa Obi as Zero Enna

Hiroyuki Yoshino as Clay Cliff Fortran
Miki Nagasawa as Kizna Towryk
Susumu Chiba as Hiead Gner

Akiko Kimura as Rome Lotte
Akio Suyama as Yamagi Kushida
Akira Ishida as
Aracd Narocke
Yu Hikura
Ayako Kawasumi as Kazuhi Hikura
Chiaki Takahashi as Repairer A
Chiemi Chiba as Saki Mimori
Chiyako Shibahara as Kyoko Farley
Keiji Fujiwara as Azuma Hijikata
Kenji Nojima as Erts Virny Cocteau
Kōichi Tōchika as Rioroute Vilgyna
Mami Koyama as Dr. Rill Croford
Masahiko Tanaka as G.O.A. Headmaster (Curriculum 00, 03, 07-08)
Nobuyuki Tanaka as
Chief of Sanitation Unit (Curriculum 00)
Force Wartlliam
Norio Wakamoto as Kuro Rivolde
Rie Kugimiya as Ikhny Allecto
Rika Wakusawa as Wrecka Toesing
Tomoe Hanba as Phil Phleira Deed
Tsutomu Kashiwakura as Ernest Cuore
Wataru Takagi as Gareas Elidd
Yoshimichi Oumoto as Roose Sawamura
Yukari Hikida as Repairer B (Curriculum 10)
Yūko Minaguchi as Mystery Girl
Yumi Kakazu as
Leena Fujimura
Yukine Simmons
Yuri Amano as
Teela Zain Elmes
Tukasa Kuscha
Yuri Shiratori as
Lucas Micche
Tune Youg
Yuugu Chuun
Yuu Urata as Candidate #3
Japanese companies
3D Graphics: Production I.G
Animation Production: Xebec
Broadcaster: NHK
Co-Production: Production I.G (ep 03)
Music Production: Victor Entertainment
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Wiley Isa
Executive producer: Trudy Nodohara

A/E Director: Michael Sable
Assistant ADR Director: Mike Sugano
Coordination: Yasuko Kanamura
Recording engineer: Joel Avila
Jeremiah Freedman as Zero Enna

Georgette Rose as Kizna Towryk
Jim Taggert as Clay Cliff Fortran
John Burnley as Hiead Gner

George C. Cole as
Dock Operator (Curriculum 00)
Dr. Crow Revoard (Curriculum 00)
Georgette Rose as
Mystery Girl
Reena Fujiwara
Repair Candidate Walla (Curriculum 02)
Tune Youg
Jeremiah Freedman as Academy Announcer (Curriculum 09)
Jessica Gee as
Alacudo Repair
Calesu
Dr. Lill Crawford
Green Nurse
Ikhny Allecto
Instructor
Kallisto Repairer
Kazuhi Hikura
Launch Control
Medical Ward Announcer (Curriculum 02, 06)
Panicked Woman (Curriculum 01)
Phil Phleira
Prowing 05 Computer (Curriculum 02)
Purple Nurse
Quarval Voice
Repair Candidate Instructor (Curriculum 02, 04)
Repair Candidate Walla (Curriculum 02)
Rome
Saki Mitchall
Search Computer Voice (Curriculum 01)
Simulation Voice (Curriculum 03)
Wrecka Toesing
Yu Hikura
Zero's Mother
Jim Taggert as
Academy Announcer (Curriculum 10)
Eeva Leena Computer Voice (Curriculum 00, 03)
Panicked Man (Curriculum 01)
Rioroute Vilgyna
Row 08 Dock Operator (Curriculum 02)
John Burnley as
Alacudo Narocke
Ernest Cuore
Matthew Dunn as
Data Instructor (Curriculum 10)
Erts Virny Cocteau
Force Wartlliam
Gareas Elidd
Gossiping Student A (Curriculum 03)
Injured Man (Curriculum 02)
Prowing 01 Pilot (Curriculum 02)
Prowing 03 Pilot (Curriculum 02)
Row 08 Announcer (Curriculum 02)
Row 08 Controller (Curriculum 11)
Melora Harte as
Female Quarval Voice (Curriculum 05)
Narrator
Teela Zain Elmes
Michael McConnohie as
Dr. Marshall (Curriculum 02)
G.O.A. Headmaster (Curriculum 00, 03, 07-08)
Row 08 Controller (Curriculum 02)
Test Operator A (Curriculum 03)
Peter Toll as
Decontamination Unit Chief (Curriculum 00)
Dr. Crow Revoard (Curriculum 01)
Evacuation Announcer (Curriculum 01)
G.O.A. Professor (Curriculum 03)
Gossiping Student B (Curriculum 03)
Male Quarval Voice (Curriculum 05)
Prowing 04 Pilot (Curriculum 02)
Reneighd Klein Computer (Curriculum 09)
Roose Sawamura (Luz)
Test Operator B (Curriculum 03)
Yamagi Kushida
Richard Hayworth as
Azuma Hijikata
Prowing 02 Pilot (Curriculum 02)
Wiley Isa as
Distressed Solider (Curriculum 00)
Dock Computer Voice (Curriculum 00)
Dr. Crow Revoard (Curriculum 11)
Emergency Announcer (Curriculum 01)
Mess Hall Chef (Curriculum 03)
Prowing Squadron Leader (Curriculum 02)
Repair Hall Announcer (Curriculum 02)
English companies
Distributor: Geneon Entertainment Inc. (North America; 2001-2003)
DVD Production: Bandai Visual
DVD Production Services:
Blink Digital
Stream DVD
Licensed by:
Bandai Entertainment (Expired)
Discotek Media (2016)
Production Coorporation: Teleport USA, Inc.
Recording Facility: Mix Magic Studios, Inc.
Recording Studio: Teleport USA, Inc.
French staff
French companies
(none)
Distributor: Beez Entertainment
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Dubbing Director: Marcos Patiño
Irwin Daayan as Zero Enna

Eduardo Garza as Rioroute Vilgyna
Enzo Fortuny as Clay cliff fortran
Laura Ayala as Kizna Towryk

Andrea Cotto as Narración (from ep.2)
Armando Coria as Maestro
Benjamin Rivera as Art Willy Codward
Circe Luna as Lina Fujimura
Emmanuel Rivas as Yamagi Kushida
Gaby Ugarte as Firfileida
Humberto Solorzano as Narración (ep 1)
Isabel Martiñon as
Madre de Zero
Teela Zarn Elmes
Ismael Castro as
Cocinero
Dr. Grudivof
Jose Gilberto Vilchis as Aurnesto Coure
Leyla Rangel as Chica misteriosa
Luis Daniel Ramirez as Russ Sawamura
Marcos Patiño as Prfr. Azuma Hikata
Maria Fernanda Morales as Ingrid Blanca
Oscar Flores as
Galuizu
Garlise Elido
Paco Mauri as Líder de GOA
Rossy Aguirre as Saki Mimori
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Animax
Locomotion (Latin America)
German staff
German cast
Animation/DVD Layout: Holger Paetznick
Authoring/Conception: Tobias Löffler
Casting: Nina Marschke
Conception/organization: Matthias Heer
Coordination: Tobias Trummer
Dialogue Direction/audio Technology: Sascha Kaufmann
Management: Johannes Bauer
Post Production: Johannes Luff
Sound Editor/Cutter: Jusuf Ismaili
Special Effects/Compositing: Gerhard Buchner
Subtitling: Johann Heidinger
Philipp Moog as Zero Enna

Alexandra Mink as Teela Zain Elmes
Anke Kortemeier as Leena Fujimura
Dagmar Dempe as Erzählerin
Dominik Auer as Clay Cliff Fortran
Florian Bauer as Rioroute Vilgyna
Johannes Raspe as Hiead Gner
Jörg Stuttmann as Yamagi Kushida
Manfred Trilling as Ernest Cuore
Marc Stachel as Gareas Elidd
Michele Sterr as Roose Sawamura
Shandra Schadt as Kizna Towryk
Simone Brahmann as Dr. Rill Croford
Tolilah Jolas as Erts Virny Cocteau
Torsten Münchow as Azuma Hijikata
German companies
Broadcaster:
Animax Germany (2007-06-05 to 2007-09-03)
VIVA (2003-05-18 to 2003-08-10)
Distributor:
ACOG
OVA Films
Dubbing: Circle of Arts
DVD Authoring & Encoding: Aaron-Films
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Broadcaster: Hyper
Polish cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
(none)
Portuguese companies
Broadcaster:
Animax Brazil (dubbed version)
Locomotion Brazil (1st broadcaster, subbed)
Dubbing Studio: Álamo
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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