Heavy Object
| Heavy Object | |
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First light novel volume cover featuring the character Milinda Brantini | |
| ヘヴィーオブジェクト (Hevī Obujekuto) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Mecha |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
| Illustrated by | Ryō Nagi |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
| Original run | October 2009 – present |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
| Illustrated by | Shinsuke Inue |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Dengeki Black Maoh, Dengeki Maoh |
| Original run | 2009 – 2011 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Heavy Object S | |
| Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
| Illustrated by | Sakae Saitō |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Dengeki Maoh |
| Original run | 2011 – 2013 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Heavy Object A | |
| Written by | Kazuma Kamachi |
| Illustrated by | Sakae Saitō |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Dengeki Maoh |
| Original run | February 2015 – present |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takashi Watanabe |
| Produced by |
Jun Fukuda Kazuma Miki Kosuke Shukuwa Kozue Kananiwa Nobuhiro Nakayama Satoshi Fukao |
| Written by | Hiroyuki Yoshino |
| Music by |
Maiko Iuchi Keiji Inai |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Tokyo MX, MBS, TVA, BS11, AT-X |
| Original run | October 2, 2015 – March 25, 2016 |
| Episodes | 24 |
Heavy Object (ヘヴィーオブジェクト Hevī Obujekuto) is a Japanese light novel series, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Ryō Nagi. ASCII Media Works have published eight volumes since 2009 under their Dengeki Bunko label. It has received three manga adaptations. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from October 2, 2015 to March 25, 2016.
Plot
In the future, the development of massive war machines called Objects have rendered conventional warfare and even tactical nuclear weapons seemingly obsolete. As a consequence of this military upheaval, all of the nations of the world have fractured into four coalitions which constantly wage war on each other; the "Legitimate Kingdom", focused on tradition; the "Capitalist Corporation"(in the anime the "Capitalist Enterprise"), which values profit; the "Information Alliance"(in the anime the "Intelligence Union"), focused on knowledge; and the "Faith Organization", which values religion above everything else. With the perception that only Objects can destroy Objects, modern warfare is reduced to duels between Objects, resulting in shorter, cleaner, and safer wars. However, this all changes when two regular soldiers from the Legitimate Kingdom, Qwenthur Barbotage and Havia Winchell, use their smarts and ingenuity to destroy the "Water Strider" Object of the Faith Organization all by themselves. Having proven that Objects created by man can also be destroyed by man, Qwenthur and Havia are thrown into a new world of harrowing adventures and dangerous suicide missions while together with Qwenthur befriending and saving the Legitimate Kingdom's elite Melinda Brantini, of the Object the "Baby Magnum".
Characters
Main Characters
- Qwenthur Barbotage (クウェンサー＝バーボタージュ Kuwensā Bābotāju)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (Japanese); Justin Briner (English)
- Qwenthur, the main male protagonist, is a young military cadet studying to be a Heavy Object engineer due to his fascination with Objects. His kindness and chivalry is only second to his quick wit. He is Havia's best friend and partner in their missions and usually acts as the brains of the duo. He is also close friends with Milinda after saving her from capture by the Faith Organization.
- Havia Winchell (ヘイヴィア＝ウィンチェル Heivia Wincheru)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (Japanese); Micah Solusod (English)
- Havia, the other male protagonist, is a member of the powerful Winchell family, and joins the military in the hopes of gaining enough fame and renown to earn his inheritance as the head of the Winchell family. He is Qwenthur's best friend and partner in their missions and typically handles all of the fighting. It is later revealed that he wishes to take control of the Winchell family in order to end its feud with the rival Vanderbilt family, so that he can marry his fiance who is part of the Vanderbilts.
- Milinda Brantini (ミリンダ＝ブランティーニ Mirinda Burantīni)
- Voiced by: Eri Suzuki (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)
- Milinda is the pilot of the Legitimate Kingdom's Heavy Object "Baby Magnum", a first generation Object. After being saved by Qwenthur and Havia, Milinda quickly befriends the two soldiers and happily provides whatever support she can to their missions within Baby Magnum. It is also hinted that she has a crush on Qwenthur.
- Frolaytia Capistrano (フローレイティア＝カピストラーノ Furōreitia Kapisutorāno)
- Voiced by: Shizuka Itō[1] (Japanese); Morgan Garrett (English)
- Frolaytia is Qwenthur and Havia's strict and heartless commanding officer. She's often happy to throw the pair into extremely dangerous missions and is quick to punish them for any disobedience. However, she secretly does care for Qwenthur and Havia and does whatever she can to make sure they complete their missions and survive. Her reason for joining the military is because she wants to avoid an arranged marriage with a long list of suitors who want to use her to produce a male heir offspring. Qwethur's actions help end the pressure of her 3rd suitor, Halreed Copacabana, who had just become 1st on the list.
Legitimacy Kingdom
- Ayami Cherryblossom (アヤミ＝チェリーブロッサム Ayami Cherīburossamu)
- Voiced by: Mari Yokoo (Japanese); Wendy Powell (English)
- Flide (フライド Furaido)
- Voiced by: Ryusuke Obayashi (Japanese); R Bruce Elliott (English)
- Seawax (シーワックス Harurīdo Kopakabāna)
- Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (English)
- Vanderbilt (バンダービルト Bandābiruto)
- Voiced by: Maaya Uchida (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English)
- Havia's betrothed who is from a rival family. Although Havia seems to act cold towards her, he truly does care for her as he fears for her life during "The Battle for Supremacy in Antarctica". Also although their families are against their betroval Havia plans to end the feud once he takes over the Winchell family.
- Halreed Copacabana (ハルリード＝コパカバーナ Harurīdo Kopakabāna)
- Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum (English)
- Halreed is the pilot of the Legitimate Kingdom's Heavy Object "Bright Hopper", a second generation Object. Assigned to defeat the Mass Driver Conglomerate's Heavy Object, Halreed was injured after the Bright Hopper was destroyed by the MDC's railgun. A high ranking noble, Halreed was one of the top suitors to be in an arranged marriage with the Kingdom's commanding officer Frolaytia and produce a male heir offspring out of it. But he canceled those plans after Qwenthur fooled him into thinking that Frolaytia was in an illicit relationship with one of her soldiers.
- Bilany Saronno (バイラニー＝サローノ Bairanī Sarōno)
- Voiced by: Minami Takahashi (Japanese); Anastasia Muñoz (English)
- Staccato Raylong (スタッカート＝レイロング Stakkāto Reirongu)
- Voiced by: Shinobu Matsumoto (Japanese); Marcus D. Stimac (English)
- Staccato is a jet fighter pilot who goes under the codename "Burning Alpha". He assists Qwenthur in freeing the Kingdom's Object Baby Magnum from debris during a mission in the abandoned Amazon City.
- Charlotte Zoom (シャルロット＝ズーム Sharurotto Zūmu)
- Voiced by: Saori Oonishi (Japanese); Felecia Angelle (English)
- An oversight officer who is interested in Qwenthur. She joins Qwenthur's team during a mission in Kamchatka that involved infiltrating a radar facility where her and Qwenthur are almost killed.
- Myonri (ミョンリ Myonri)
- Voiced by: Kaede Hondo (Japanese); Tia Ballard (English)
- Myonri is a soldier assigned to Havia's team during a mission in Kamchatka that involved infiltrating a radar facility. She survives the failed attempt at sabotaging the Faith Organization's Heavy Object "Wing Balancer" and makes it back to base with Havia, Qwethur, and Charlotte.
- Westy (ウェスティ Wesuti)
- Voiced by: Yuna Yoshino (Japanese); Apphia Yu (English)
- Westy is a soldier assigned to Havia's team during a mission in Kamchatka that involved infiltrating a radar facility. She's killed along with Cookman during a failed attempt at sabotaging the Faith Organization's Heavy Object "Wing Balancer".
- Charles (チャールズ Chāruzu)
- Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English)
- Charles is the shy and barely speaking military tech expert assigned to Qwenthur's team during a mission in Kamchatka that involved hacking surveillance UAVs belonging to the Faith Organization. He was killed by Nutley who betrayed the group.
- Cookman (クックマン Kukkuman)
- Voiced by: Kaku Yamamoto (Japanese); Rick Keeling (English)
- Cookman is a soldier assigned to Havia's team during a mission in Kamchatka that involved infiltrating a radar facility. He's killed along with Westy during a failed attempt at sabotaging the Faith Organization's Heavy Object "Wing Balancer".
Information Alliance
- Lendy Farolito (レンディ＝ファロリート Rendi Farorīto)
- Voiced by: Rina Sato (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English)
- Lendy is the Lieutenant Colonel of the Information Alliance. She takes an interest in Qwenthur later on in the series after Qwethur's confrontation with Oh ho ho.
- Oh ho ho (おほほ Ohoho)
- Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
- Oh ho ho is the codename given by the Legitimate Kingdom for the pop idol and pilot of the Information Alliance's Heavy Object "Rush", a second generation Object. Originally assigned to a joint operation in Oceania with the Kingdom's Object Baby Magnum, Oh ho ho prevented Milinda from providing backup to Qwenthur and Havia's mission under the orders of the joint task force commander Councillor Flide. They would cross paths again in Alaska in a battle between Rush and Baby Magnum, where Qwenthur confronts the pilot in her cockpit and finds out her true appearance is child-like due to genetic enhancements. After this confrontation she seems to have developed a crush on Qwethur. She even wanted him as her personal object maintainer.
Battlefield Cleanup Service
- Wydine Uptown (ワイディーネ＝アップタウン Waidīne Apputaun)
- Voiced by: Satomi Arai (Japanese); Carli Mosier (English)
- Leader of the team; She will do anything for money. Qwethur convices her and her team to help them in the Victoria Island battle by paying with the diamonds he found in the mine from his last mission.
- Charm (チャーム Chāmu)
- Voiced by: Mari Nakatsu (Japanese); Kristen McGuire (English)
- A battle maid serving under Wydine.
- Lemish (レミッシュ Remisshu)
- Voiced by: Juri Kimura (Japanese); Natalie Hoover (English)
- Another battle maid serving under Wydine.
Capitalist Corporations
- Buffer Planters (バッファ＝プランターズ Baffa Purantāzu)
- Voiced by: Takayuki Sugo (Japanese); Greg Dulcie (English)
24th Mobile Maintenance Battalion
- Nutley (ナッツレイ Nattsurei)
- Voiced by: Yasuaki Takumi (Japanese); Josh Grelle (English)
- Prizewell City Slicker (プライズウェル＝シティ＝スリッカー Puraizuweru Shiti Surikkaa)
- Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Eric Vale (English)
- Prizewell is the pilot of the Legitimate Kingdom's Heavy Object "Indigo Plasma", a second generation Object.
Faith Organization
- Klondike (クロンダイク Kurondaiku)
- Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (Japanese); Mark Stoddard (English)
Other Characters
- Monica (モニカ Monika)
- Voiced by: Rumi Okubo (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)
- Monica is a starlet and battlefield reporter for the CS Military Channel. She is the spoiled daughter of a wealthy noble family, before they lost everything and accepted refuge from Qwenthur's father to hideout in his storehouse. Her position as reporter was set up by Qwenthur himself.
- Sladder Honeysuckle (スラッダー＝ハニーサックル Suraddā Hanīsakkuru)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)
- Shikibu (シキブ Shikibu)
- Voiced by: Ikumi Hayama (Japanese); Mallorie Rodak (English)
- Iekazu (イエカズ Iekazu)
- Voiced by: Junichi Yanagita (Japanese); Anthony Bowling (English)
- Orihime (オリヒメ Orihime)
- Voiced by: Inori Minase (Japanese); Alison Viktorin (English)
Media
Light novels
The first light novel volume was published on October 10, 2009 by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. As of February 2016, eleven volumes have been published.
Volume list
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Object Hevī Obujekuto (ヘヴィーオブジェクト) | October 10, 2009[2] | ISBN 978-4-04-868069-1 |
| 2 | Heavy Object: Recruitment War Hevī Obujekuto Saiyō Sensō (ヘヴィーオブジェクト 採用戦争) | June 10, 2010[3] | ISBN 978-4-04-868594-8 |
| 3 | Heavy Object: Shadow of the Giants Hevī Obujekuto Kyōjin-tachi no Kage (ヘヴィーオブジェクト 巨人達の影) | November 10, 2010[4] | ISBN 978-4-04-870051-1 |
| 4 | Heavy Object: The Electric Mathematic Treasure Hevī Obujekuto Denshi Sūgaku no Zaihō (ヘヴィーオブジェクト 電子数学の財宝) | September 10, 2011[5] | ISBN 978-4-04-870549-3 |
| 5 | Heavy Object: Festival of Death Hevī Obujekuto Shi no Saiten (ヘヴィーオブジェクト 死の祭典) | November 10, 2011[6] | ISBN 978-4-04-870997-2 |
| 6 | Heavy Object: Path to the Third Generation Hevī Obujekuto Daisansedai e no Michi (ヘヴィーオブジェクト 第三世代への道) | June 10, 2012[7] | ISBN 978-4-04-886624-8 |
| 7 | Heavy Object: Ghost Police Hevī Obujekuto Bōrei-tachi no Keisatsu (ヘヴィーオブジェクト 亡霊達の警察) | November 9, 2013[8] | ISBN 978-4-04-866080-8 |
| 8 | Heavy Object: The 7X% Governor Hevī Obujekuto Nanamaru Pāsento no Shihaisha (ヘヴィーオブジェクト 七〇％の支配者) | March 8, 2014[9] | ISBN 978-4-04-866379-3 |
| 9 | Heavy Object: The Salvation of Negative 195 Degrees Hevī Obujekuto Hyōtenka Ichikyūgodo no Kyūsai (ヘヴィーオブジェクト 氷点下一九五度の救済) | April 10, 2015[10] | ISBN 978-4-04-865064-9 |
| 10 | Heavy Object: The Outer Gods Hevī Obujekuto Sotonaru Kami (ヘヴィーオブジェクト 外なる神) | October 10, 2015[11] | ISBN 978-4-04-865452-4 |
| 11 | Heavy Object: Dance With Noble Sister Hevī Obujekuto Banira Aji no Kagaku-shiki (ヘヴィーオブジェクト バニラ味の化学式) | February 10, 2016[12] | ISBN 978-4-04-865764-8 |
Manga
A manga adaptation with art by Shinsuke Inue was serialized in ASCII Media Works's seinen manga magazines Dengeki Black Maoh and Dengeki Maoh from 2009 to 2011. A single tankōbon of Heavy Object was released on May 27, 2011.[13] A second manga adaptation, with art by Sakae Saitō and titled Heavy Object S, was also serialized in Dengeki Maoh from 2011 to 2013. Three tankōbon volumes of the manga were released between August 27, 2012 and July 27, 2013.[14][15] A third manga adaptation titled Heavy Object A, also by Sakae Saitō, began serialization in Dengeki Maoh from February 2015.[16]
Anime
See also: List of Heavy Object episodes
An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff was announced at the Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival event on October 5, 2014. Twenty-four episodes aired between October 2, 2015 and March 25, 2016.[17]
Video games
Several Heavy Object characters appeared in the sequel to Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax, a fighting game by Sega featuring various characters from works published under the Dengeki Bunko imprint. Qwenthur is a playable character, assisted by Milinda and Havia, and Frolaytia is a support character.[18]
References
- ↑ "Shizuka Itou Joins Heavy Object Anime Cast". Anime News Network. October 13, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ↑ ヘヴィーオブジェクト (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ ヘヴィーオブジェクト 採用戦争 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ ヘヴィーオブジェクト 巨人達の影 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ ヘヴィーオブジェクト 電子数学の財宝 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ ヘヴィーオブジェクト 死の祭典 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ ヘヴィーオブジェクト 第三世代への道 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ ヘヴィーオブジェクト 亡霊達の警察 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ ヘヴィーオブジェクト 七〇％の支配者 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ ヘヴィーオブジェクト 氷点下一九五度の救済 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ ヘヴィーオブジェクト 外なる神 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ↑ ヘヴィーオブジェクト バニラ味の化学式 (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ ヘヴィーオブジェクト (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "ヘヴィーオブジェクトS 01" (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "ヘヴィーオブジェクトS 03" (in Japanese). Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Heavy Object Novels by Magical Index's Kamachi Get New Manga". Anime News Network. February 8, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Heavy Object Anime Date, Visual, Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Heavy Object Characters Join Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Sequel". Anime News Network. June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
External links
- Anime official website (Japanese)
- Heavy Object (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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