Kishin Corps

Kishin Corps
機神兵団 (Kishin Heidan)
Genre	Action, Military, Mecha, Science fiction, Alternate history
Light novel
Written by	Masaki Yamada
Published by	Chuokoron-sha
Original run	1990 – 1994
Volumes	10
Original video animation
Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin Corps
Directed by	Takaaki Ishiyama Kazunori Mizuno
Music by	Kaoru Wada
Studio	AIC Pioneer LDC
Licensed by	NA: Geneon USA
Released	March 24, 1993 – August 25, 1994
Runtime	30 minutes per episode
Episodes	7
Manga
Written by	Masaki Yamada
Illustrated by	Shohei Oka
Published by	Tokuma Shoten
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Captain
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	1994 – 1995
Volumes	3

Kishin Corps (機神兵団, Kishin Heidan), also called Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin Corps, is a series of Japanese light novels written and illustrated by Masaki Yamada. The series was published in 10 volumes between 1990 and 1994. It is a work of alternate history, taking place in 1941 during World War II. An alien race invades the earth and their forces ally themselves with the Axis powers. To combat these aliens an elite allied unit called the Kishin Corps is created, using alien technology. The story deals with the main character Taishi, who obtains a secret alien device from his father, which the Germans are after to build their own robots.

In 1995, Kishin Corps won the Seiun Award for "Best Japanese Novel of the Year". An original video animation titled Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin Corps was produced by Geneon, co-directed by Takaaki Ishiyama and Kazunori Mizuno, and released in Japan between March 24, 1993, and August 25, 1994.

See also

• Worldwar series

External links

• Kishin Corps (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia