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Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan
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Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan

2002-07-03 · 15 min / episode · ★ 6.3

Animation · Comedy · Kids

Three eight-year-old girls, Mao, Misora and Sylvia, try to defend the earth against invading aliens. The world's defense has fallen to unlikely straits because the aliens are excessively cute, of which combat engagements are televised: if the forces battling the aliens were not cute themselves, the general public would revolt, as it would be seen as "bullying". Consequently, three military leaders chose their granddaughters to be the defenders, fittingly, becoming a team even cuter than the aliens. They each have a clover-shaped badge that enables them to transform.

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Creators
Ken Akamatsu
Production companies
XEBEC, Kodansha
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Akio NojimaAkio NojimaRikushiro Onigawara (voice)
Yui HorieYui HorieSilvia Maruyama (voice)
Kiyonobu SuzukiKiyonobu SuzukiSorajiro Tsukishima (voice)
Miki NagasawaMiki NagasawaKagome Mishima (voice)
Kimiko KoyamaKimiko KoyamaMao Onigawara (voice)
Yūya YoshikawaMisora Tsukishima (voice)
Ai IuraChinami Noki (voice)
Takashi TaniguchiTakashi TaniguchiAdalbert Von Marayuma (voice)
Machiko ToyoshimaMachiko ToyoshimaEmi Uehara (voice)
Machiko ToyoshimaMachiko ToyoshimaShoko Akasaka (voice)
Chiaki TakahashiChiaki TakahashiMio Nanba (voice)
Yukiko MannakaYukiko MannakaYuriko Oozora (voice)
Machiko ToyoshimaMachiko ToyoshimaOperator (voice)
Kanako HattoriKanako HattoriClass representative (voice)
Yuji UedaYuji UedaKeinosuke Urashima (voice)

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