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Ground Defense Force Mao-chan

Score

6.3 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

26

Studio

Xebec

Ground Defense Force Mao-chan

Also known as 陸上防衛隊まおちゃん | Rikujou Boueitai Mao-chan | Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan

TVSummer 2002Source OriginalG - All Ages
ComedyMahou ShoujoSci-Fi

6.3/10

Community score

#8167

Rank

6.4K

Members

11

Favorites

Synopsis

Mao Onigawara is a happy 8-year-old grade-schooler and the granddaughter of Chief of Staff of Ground Defense Force. Equipped with her cloverleaf-shaped badge which enables her to transform (but gives her no special power whatsoever), Mao and her best friends (granddaughters of Chief of Staff of Air and Marine Defense Force, respectively) will defend Japan against the invasion from "cute aliens," who are way too cute to be dealt with regular armed forces.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Theme Songs

Openings

1: "ALL MY LOVE" by Yui Horie

2: "Brand new day" by Aice5 (2007 rebroadcast)

Endings

1: "It's my style" by Yui Horie

2: "Eternity" by Aice5 (2007 rebroadcast)

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Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes26
Duration12 min per ep
SourceOriginal
RatingG - All Ages
SeasonSummer 2002
AiredJul 4, 2002 to Dec 26, 2002
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#8696
Scored by1.8K
BroadcastThursdays at 02:35 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan

Romaji title

Rikujou Boueitai Mao-chan

Japanese title

陸上防衛隊まおちゃん

Synonyms

Rikujou Bouei-tai Mao-chan

Production Team

Main studio

Xebec

Producers

Unknown

Licensors

Geneon Entertainment USA

Japanese title

陸上防衛隊まおちゃん

Themes And Audience

MilitaryKids