Apocalypse Zero
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Cover of Apocalypse Zero volume 1 as published by Media Blasters
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覚悟のススメ (Kakugo no Susume) |
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| Genre | Martial arts, Post-apocalyptic science fiction |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takayuki Yamaguchi |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Original run | 1994 – 1996 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Toshiki Hirano |
| Produced by | Hiroshi Kato Shin'ichi Hirai Shirō Sasaki |
| Written by | Akiyoshi Sakai |
| Music by | Takashi Kudō |
| Studio | Ashi Productions |
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| Released | October 23, 1996 – December 18, 1996 (cancelled) |
| Runtime | 45 minutes (each) |
| Episodes | 2 (10 were planned) |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takayuki Yamaguchi |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Champion Red |
| Original run | 2010 – 2015 |
| Volumes | 8 |
Apocalypse Zero, known in Japan as Kakugo's Progress (覚悟のススメ Kakugo no Susume?), is a manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi.
The manga was adapted into a two-part original video animation in 1996.
Kakugo and Harara are siblings trained to fight the monsters roaming in post-apocalyptic 21st century Tokyo. To aid them, Kakugo and Harara were entrusted with "Fortified Armor Shells", exoskeletons forged from the souls of deceased warriors. After Harara succumbs to the evil within the armor, it is up to Kakugo to defeat his sibling.
Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera (Japanese); Lex Lang (English)
The main protagonist of the series, he received the Zero armor. Unlike Harara, Kakugo stuck to his duty to protect innocent citizens in trouble. This leads to several encounters with the monsters that inhabit the city and finally Harara, himself.
Voiced by: Megumi Ogata (Japanese); Mona Marshall (English)
Kakugo's older brother and the main antagonist of the series. Believing humanity responsible for the death of the environment, he has become determined to destroy all humans, with the aid of beings known as "Tactical Evils." Harara received the Kasumi armor, which he used to kill his father and defeat his brother in their first battle. After Kakugo defeats all of Harara's Tactical Evils, Harara possesses the defeated form of Eikichi in an attempt to finally destroy Kakugo. In the ensuing battle, Kakugo manages to emerge victorious over his sibling. He is male despite having a body and voice of a woman.
Voiced by: Mitsuko Horie (Japanese); Sherry Lynn (English)
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