GONZOGonzo, the unique pronunciation of "Gonzo" may make people forget it immediately. For anime fans, Gonzo represents "Ao No. 6" and Yukikaze's graceful figure.

It also represents the production quality of Yu Xia every time starting from the second episode... The so-called impressions and legends often make people unclear about the truth.

What kind of company is Gonzo?

Is the so-called "bad ending" really a characteristic of Gonzo?

King of the Grotto (October 2004, Supervised by: Masahiro Maeda): For the 2004 Gonzo animation, King of the Grotto must be mentioned. This film is based on Alexandre Dumas's masterpiece "The Count of Monte Cristo" and underwent considerable revision.

The adapted animation has a very high level in terms of plot and pictures. For the first time, Maeda Masahiro, who was born in Gainax, took on the important task of planning and supervising all by one person, changing the story background of "The Count of Monte Cristo" that he has loved since childhood.

It has become a future world, and the protagonist has also been changed to a 15-year-old boy Abel, re-presenting the world of classic masterpieces from another side. At the same time, in order to create a special atmosphere in the story, Gonzo combined hand-painted characters with digitally painted clothes.

Texture mapping makes the originally cumbersome texture depiction in character scenes extremely convenient, and the effect is quite gorgeous, as if it takes people into a dreamlike future Paris.

Seven Samurai (2004, directed by Toshifumi Tatsuzawa): Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" is a masterpiece of Japanese cinema. After obtaining its authorization, Gonzo obtained the license to produce the first animated version of Seven Samurai.

The producers boldly adapted the original work, setting it in a future universe era, and also invited Toshifumi Tatsuzawa and Ryosuke Takahashi, who had extensive experience at another animation production company, Sunrise, as supervisors and assistants.

Two animators who collaborated with Gonzo for the first time brought a touch of Sunrise's tough steel to Seven Samurai. Gantz (04, Itano Ichiro): "Gantz", which depicts brutal battles in the afterlife, is adapted from the painting style.

It is difficult to animate the delicate, gorgeous and wonderful original work of Hiroshi Oku. The animated version of "Slaughter City" was supervised by Ichiro Itano from "Macross".

In order to reproduce the magnificence of the comics, Gonzo also used a lot of digital technology to process the background and details. Unfortunately, the integration of the background and characters of this work is a bit awkward. Last Exile (LAST EXILE, 03, Chiaki Koichi): and "Battle Fairy"

Just like "Yukikaze", Gonzo's TV version of the animation "Final Exile" was also produced with great care, not only to prove his strength but also to challenge the limits of TV animation production technology.

To this end, Gonzo gathered old members of the "Aoroku" group such as Maeda Masahiro, Chiaki Koichi and Murata Renji. The producer is Gonzo's own Murahama, just like "Yukikaze", so the production staff can also try their best to exert their strength.

In the weekly TV version of the animation, the high-quality fighting fairy Yukikaze (OVA, 02~05, Okura Masahiko) is shown that is almost close to the OVA: Just when we are about to regard Gonzo as a synonym for bad animation

, they once again used a high-quality OVA. Although the plot is obscure and difficult, the animation's excellent production is enough to conquer the audience.

If "Ao no Roku" made Gonzo famous in one fell swoop, then Yukikaze can be said to have inherited the spirit and perseverance that made Gonzo in Ao Roku. Exploding Angel (04, Koichi Otsuda): After Ao Roku, Battle Fairy Yukikaze

Through training with LAST EXILE, Gonzo has considerable experience in 3D mechanical real-time calculation of graphics.

"Exploding Angel" not only features gorgeous body movements, but also exciting and enjoyable martial arts battles with giant robots. This game also received full musical support from Gonzo's new partner Vector Entertainment.

Sand Child (04, Inagaki Takayuki): The animated adaptation of "Sand Child" is a rather remote and tough-styled post-apocalyptic work.

Gonzo, as always, used their digital animation production technology in terms of backgrounds and mechanics to recreate the desert full of selfish desires and greed in the comics.

Compared with other science fiction-themed animations, Gonzo's unique style in "Sand Child" is quite eye-catching.

PeaceMaker Tetsu/Shinsengumi Hidden Record (03, Tomohiro Hirata): "PeaceMaker Tetsu", which was animated by Gonzo, is not only guaranteed by Kurono's beautiful character, but also the screen is quite commendable.

Gonzo brought the sense of speed and jumping from LAST EXILE and Yukikaze to this costume drama, showing a refreshing and dynamic sword fighting scene, among which the battle of Ikedaya was the most gorgeous.

Koga Ninpo Item (05, Fumichi Kizaki): Koga Ninpō Tie tells the story of the grudge showdown between the legendary ninja forces Koga and Iga, interspersed with a poignant love story.