Genesis Climber MOSPEADA

Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
Promotional art showing the Legioss transformable mecha, the MOSPEADA transformable motorcycle, Yellow Belmont, Houquet et Rose, Ray and Mint Labule.
機甲創世記モスピーダ (Kikō Sōseiki Mosupīda)
Genre	Adventure, Mecha anime, Military science fiction
Anime television series
Directed by	Katsuhisa Yamada
Produced by	Masatoshi Yui Shinji Aramaki Kenji Yoshida
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita
Music by	Hiroshi Ogasawara Joe Hisaishi
Studio	Artmic & Tatsunoko
Original network	Fuji TV
Original run	2 October 1983 – 23 March 1984
Episodes	25
Original video animation
Genesis Climber MOSPEADA: Love Live Alive
Directed by	Katsuhisa Yamada
Produced by	Masatoshi Yui Shinji Aramaki Kenji Yoshida
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita
Music by	Joe Hisaishi
Studio	Artmic & Tatsunoko
Released	21 September 1985
Runtime	50 minutes

Genesis Climber MOSPEADA (機甲創世記モスピーダ, Kikō Sōseiki Mosupīda^?) (literally "Armored Genesis MOSPEADA") is an anime science fiction series created by Shinji Aramaki and Hideki Kakinuma. The 25-episode television series ran from late 1983 to early 1984 in Japan. MOSPEADA stands for Military Operation Soldier Protection Emergency Aviation Dive Armor, one of the transformable motorcycle-armors the series features. The other primary mecha featured in the show is the three-form transformable fighter called the Armo-Fighter AFC-01 Legioss, which is somewhat similar in design to the VF-1 Valkyrie variable fighter from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross.

In the 21st century, Earth's pollution problems result in the development of a new hydrogen fuel called "HBT" as an alternative to fossil fuels, while mankind colonizes Mars. In 2050, a mysterious alien race called the Inbit invades Earth. Unable to fight off the Inbit, Earth becomes desolate with only a few pockets of human beings scattered throughout the planet. Many of the refugees escape aboard a few remaining shuttles to seek shelter on the Moon. The Inbit set up their main base of operations on Earth, called "Reflex Point", in the Great Lakes area of North America.

However, the Mars colony, dubbed the Mars Base, does not forget about the plight of Earth. Troops are sent in to fight the Inbit from the Moon, only to fail miserably. The Inbit do not attack Mars and show no interest towards the other planets. Surprisingly, the aliens show no hostility towards humans unless they are directly provoked. The Inbit can also sense the presence of HBT and use of the fuel is limited under their supervision, as HBT is a common component in weapons technology. Mars Base becomes a gigantic military factory, producing vast amounts of advanced weaponry and trained troops. In 2080, Mars Base sends in the next wave of troops called the Earth Recapture Force - but it is virtually destroyed despite a technological advantage including the deployment of transformable mecha.