Cannon God Exaxxion
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Cover of Cannon God Exaxxion volume 1 as published by Dark Horse Comics
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砲神エグザクソン (Hojin Exaxxion) |
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| Genre | Comedy, Mecha, Science fiction |
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| Written by | Kenichi Sonoda |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Afternoon |
| Original run | 1997 – 2004 |
| Volumes | 7 |
Cannon God Exaxxion (Japanese: THE CANNON GOD EXAXXION 砲神エグザクソン Hepburn: Hōjin Eguzakuson?) is a seven volume manga by Kenichi Sonoda that deals with Earth's fight against alien colonization with the help of giant robots and super powered battle suits.
Hōichi Kano, the Grandson (revealed in stage three to be son) of world famous inventor Hōsuke Kano, is a student at Howa High School in Musashino City, Japan. At the tenth anniversary of first contact with the Riofaldians, an alien race, the unveiling of an Elevator Ship, designed for orbital transport to and from the Riofald home world and Earth, is about to take place. However, this was just a ploy to take control of the Earth, using their advanced technology and large Riofaldian work force on Earth to their advantage. It is now up to Hōichi, with the help of his grandfather, his school friend Akane, and Isaka, who recently transferred to Howa High School, to stop them and save Earth.
The series was published in North America by Dark Horse Comics but they unexpectedly stopped and currently have no plans to release the last two volumes in English.
Hōichi Kano (加農 砲一 Kano Hōichi)
Akane Hino (日野 茜 Hino Akane)
Isaka Minagata (水方 勇華 Minagata Isaka)
Hōsuke Kano (加農 砲介 Kano Hōsuke)
Ambassador Zobrozaphka Shes’ka
Miss Kin'ba
Murata
The majority of the female characters appearing in the series have names which have been adapted from famous guns and their manufacturers. This stems from Sonoda's love of firearms, which he has already demonstrated in his previous series Gunsmith Cats.
An XXX, or in the Riofaldian alphabet, Ra'un Meta'ar (ra'un meaning "three", meta'ar meaning "X"), Unit is a giant robot that uses antimatter to work.
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