Sentai Parody “EA's Rock” Gets Film this November

GAINAX's first live action television series EA's Rock will have a compilation film that will premiere in two Japanese theaters this November 3rd. Viewers will receive an original manga drawn by Hiroyuki Ōhashi.

EA's Rock is of ennui genre, a genre of comedy that depicts the listless minutiae of everyday life.

The story centers around the “Kankaku Senshi Gokan Five”, a team of heroes who once protected the Earth’s peace. However, the need for their hero work has been rapidly decreasing, the members now goes about their daily lives in other occupations.

The only one left as a hero is the 45-year-old Akai / GokanRed (played by Hiroshi Yamamoto), who has had a hero career of 25 years. While working as a bartender at the bar run by the former GokanBlue, he continues his task of protecting the Earth’s peace, albeit in minor ways. In addition, the 17-year-old Momoka (Shiina Kotone), the former GokanPeach, begins working part-time at the bar as a waitress.

Nobuhiro Yamashita (Linda Linda Linda, Cream Lemon) wrote the script alongside Rikiya Imaizumi and manga artist Hiroyuki Ōhashi (City Lights, Ongaku to Manga). Ōhashi is also acting as character designer.Hiroyuki Yamaga and Yoshinori Asao for project planning, and Shōji Ikenaga as the music director.

Source: Comic Natalie via Anime News Network