Gilgamesh (2003)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Shigeru Shibuya
Novem (voice)
Brittney Karbowski
Fuko Omuro / Haruka Mayazumi
Daisuke Namikawa
Tatsuya Madoka / Terumichi Madoka / Enkidu
Chie Nakamura
Kiyoko Madoka
Shelley Calene-Black
Kiyoko Madoka
Yuko Ando
Theme Song Performance
Shotaro Ishinomori
Original Story
Masahiko Murata
Series Director / Storyboard Artist / Series Director / Director / Key Animation
Akio Satsukawa
Series Composition
Takayuki Takeya
Mechanical & Creature Designer
Yoshikazu Iwanami
Sound Director
Hisaya Takabayashi
Storyboard Artist
Shinichi Toukairin
Storyboard Artist
Taiki Nishimura
Storyboard Artist
Naoyuki Kuzuya
Storyboard Artist
Koji Yoshikawa
Director
Akira Shimizu
Director
Yuji Kanzaki
Director
Yoko Takanori
Animation Director
Chiyuki Tanaka
Key Animation
Yasuyuki Ebara
Key Animation
Hiromi Maezawa
Key Animation
Minoru Morita
Key Animation
Hideo Amemiya
Key Animation
Keiko Shimizu
Key Animation
Masayuki Sato
Animation Director
Haruki Miura
Key Animation
Chou Kobayashi
Key Animation
Mikio Fujiwara
Key Animation
Keisuke Masunaga
Key Animation
Yuji Sato
Animation Director
Michiyuki Nojo
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 2, 2003
Original Nameギルガメッシュ
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes26
Running Time25m
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
Wiki.
Gilgamesh (ギルガメッシュ, Girugamesshu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in the Shōnen Gahōsha magazine Weekly Shōnen King from 1976 to 1978. In 2003, an anime series based on the original story was produced by Ishimori Entertainment and animated by Group TAC and Japan Vistec. Gilgamesh is set in the near future and the plot revolves around characters who can be divided into four groups: The Countess and the Orga-Superior, the Mitleid Corporation, the siblings, and the Gilgamesh. With the development of the plot, the past and motives of the characters and their relationships with one another are exposed.
The 26-episode anime television series was the first directed by Masahiko Murata, with music by Kaoru Wada. It was created by Group TAC, and it aired on Kansai TV from October 2, 2003 to March 18, 2004. The series received generally positive reviews and was subsequently translated, released on DVD and aired in several other countries, including the United States.
Music, mystery, intrigues and darkness are central elements of Gilgamesh's plot. The series shows clear influences from the story known as the Epic of Gilgamesh, and from different scientific and archaeological influences as well.