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Jo takes on the military powered suit unit in the Gladiator while Jin drives away with Sana, leaving Gora behind. It's not a fair fight at all, as Jo easily destroys both man and robot in the Gladiator. Jin and Sana don't get too far away before another shot from the Wakou submarine blows out the road ahead. A helicopter picks up the truck and brings it aboard the Wakou ship.

Meanwhile... some military people look at video of a test of the Gladiator. Seems it's too much for a normal person to handle -- only those "monsters" in Phantom seem to be able to control it. But the research on it must go forward...

Gora somehow managed to get through all of that without getting hurt.. he looks at Jo, now getting out of the Gladiator -- a tear comes down Jo's face. The helicoper carrying the truck Jin and Sana are in lands on the Wakou ship, and the ship dives below the surface. Jo picks up Gora and demands to know where the ship is headed..

Onboard the Wakou sub, Jin and Sana are taken by armed men to see their leader, pointing guns right to Sana's face to get them to move it. A rather strong-looking woman, Hijin, tells them not to be so rough and apologizes to Jin and Sana. Hijin takes Sana and Jin to the leader of Wakou, Toraji, very much looking like your typical pirate ;) Sana hides behind Jin... seems Gora was useful for Hijin this time, telling about him the Gladiator suits that Jin and Jo had. Jin notices that the ship they're on is new, definitely from the military.. After Jin and Sana sit down, Toraji offers Sana some chocolate -- extremely cute reaction from Sana -- but she shakes her head and doesn't take one. Jin eats one and says it's okay, so Sana takes one -- too cute, really :) Anyways... since Jin had stuff like the Gladiator suit, Toraji thinks he must've been in Phantom...

  
  
Opening: "Noble Roar" by Yousei Teikoku (starting with ep 2): The single was out before the show started, and after listening I wondered exactly what an OP to fit the song, which is similar in style to "Senketsu no Chikai" (OP for Magipoka, also by Yousei Teikoku), would look like. What we got fits pretty well. It's more on the abstract side, and there are some images in it -- Sana as the proverbial "caged bird" at the beginning, for example -- that might or might not have significance. I'll pass on trying to analyze it for now, though ;)

In 2010 the "Hyper Hurricane" devstated the world, cutting the population by 5 billion and sending North America, Russia, and Europe into ruin, with Japan left (of course). The government of Japan started a rebuilding program, setting up special economic development districts, all of it made easier by the invention of "powered suits". However, outside of the special economic districts, the cities fell into slums. The elite of the world, calling themselves "Logos", put the powered suits to military use, and shut the poor in the slums, the "Levinas", out.

Fast forward to 2035 -- a young man, Jin, and a girl, Sana@Kaori Nazuka (14... supposedly) flee from the military, and are cornered when someone in a mobile suit mecha gets them out. It's Jo, Jin's buddy -- both of them were in a special squad named Phantom whose mission is to observe the Levinas and supress rebellion with Logos, but have fled taking Sana with them. Jo's the rather cool and quiet type, but Jin's more friendly -- Sana seems rather attached to Jin, but hesitates to approach Jo. A kid that's a troublemaker, Gora, joins them as well, thinking he might have something to gain. He and Sana don't seem to get along too well, with him calling Sana "Hime-sama" all the time ;)

As for Phantom.... we see them carry out their anti-terrorist duties, with plenty of blood to go along. Scary guys there...

Jo and Gora go out to scout and see if the military's come yet.. and it looks like they're going to be there shortly, so they've got to get away. A powered suit squadron attacks, but Jo and Jin take care of things easily with the ridiculously powerful robotic suits they have (apparently called "Gladiator" or something), and manage to escape with Sana and Gora... on to episode two after the jump.