Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross
Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross

Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross (1984)

5.4 (7 votes)
1 Season
April 12, 1984
Japanese
Animation Action & Adventure

Synopsis

By 2120, humans have successfully colonized other planets following the devastation of Earth from the last great world war. One such colony is surprised at the arrival of The Zor, coming to reclaim their former home world. A relentless war erupts between both races.

Network

MBS

Episodes

Prisoner
E1

Prisoner

Apr 12, 1984
25 min

SGM Jeanne leads her squad on unapproved recon maneuvers even though the army is on alert due to a recent attack on the Development Center on the moon, Alpha. Meanwhile, the Zor have arrived around Glorie and one of their city ships begins the decent into the atmosphere.

Makeup
E2

Makeup

Apr 22, 1984
25 min

The Southern Cross Army manages to decode and decipher a number of transmissions from inside the large Zor ships. With the information learned, the Southern Cross High Command has decided to launch a pre-emptive strike against one of the Zor city ships.

Star Angel
E3

Star Angel

Apr 29, 1984
25 min

SGM Jeanne volunteers herself and members of her squad to assist in a mission to try to break through the Zor blockade and contact Liberty for assistance in repelling the Zor forces. When the engines of Lt. Borg's shuttle refuse to shutoff, the shuttle plows into the energy barriers of one the Zor ships and attracts fire from the Zor forces.

Half Moon
E4

Half Moon

May 6, 1984
25 min

Jeanne and Bowie move their patrol into an out-of-bounds territory near some old ruins. They encounter Seifriet and a landing ship exploring the area. Bowie's Flash Clapper is destroyed and he is captured.

Trouble City
E5

Trouble City

May 13, 1984
25 min

Corporal Louis Ducasse figures out a plan to disable the drive system on the large Zor space ships. The 15th is dispatched to enact a plan.

Prelude
E6

Prelude

May 20, 1984
25 min

The members of the 15th squad prepare to explore the downed Zor space ship to learn about their foe. Bowie does some soul searching and wonders whether if he wants to be a member of the military, when his real dream is to be a pianist.

Labyrinth
E7

Labyrinth

May 27, 1984
25 min

The 15th squad is cut off from the Southern Cross command by the Zor commanders. They split up in an attempt to gather more information and to find a way back out. Bowie meets Musica, the decisive one of the musical triad. Meanwhile, the Zor fleet commanders contact Claude Leon and offer a peaceful settlement if the humans agree to become biohumans, like Seifriet.

Metal Fire
E8

Metal Fire

Jun 10, 1984
25 min

The captured bioroid is analyzed and the pilot is determined to be an advanced android despite Jeanne's pleas to the contrary. Later, the Zor launch an attack on the population centers of Glorie to gather more biohumans to pilot the bioroids.

Star Dust
E9

Star Dust

Jun 17, 1984
25 min

Bowie introduces Jeanne to George Sullivan, a Lieutenant in the Special Technical Corps who is trying to determine a way to destroy the Zor vessels after his sister was killed in a Zor attack. Meanwhile, another of the Zor vessels descends to rescue the downed flagship.

Outsider
E10

Outsider

Jun 24, 1984
25 min

Seifriet is taken in for questioning after being found by Lana, barely conscious on the battlefield. Major George Lombard arrives from the Liberty Patrol fleet to assist Glorie against the Zor. The Southern Cross High Command is disturbed when they realize this is the only help Supreme Commander Reinhardt has sent from Liberty.

Deja Vu
E11

Deja Vu

Jul 1, 1984
25 min

General Emerson sees to it that Seifriet is taken to a doctor of his choosing so that this biohuman isn't destroyed like the last one. Efforts to restore his memory prove useless, so he is moved to a military hospital in attempts to remind him of his military background.

Lost Memory
E12

Lost Memory

Jul 8, 1984
25 min

No description available.

Triple Mirror
E13

Triple Mirror

Jul 15, 1984
25 min

No description available.

Iron Lady
E14

Iron Lady

Jul 22, 1984
25 min

No description available.

Love Story
E15

Love Story

Jul 29, 1984
25 min

No description available.

Hunter Killer
E16

Hunter Killer

Aug 5, 1984
25 min

No description available.

Bio Psycher
E17

Bio Psycher

Aug 19, 1984
25 min

No description available.

Wonderland
E18

Wonderland

Aug 26, 1984
25 min

No description available.

Crisis
E19

Crisis

Sep 2, 1984
25 min

No description available.

Daydream
E20

Daydream

Sep 9, 1984
25 min

No description available.

Nightmare
E21

Nightmare

Sep 16, 1984
25 min

Bowie takes Musica to the Zor ruins. Meanwhile, Lana forces Jeanne and her squad to assist in locating the AWOL Bowie and the Zor spy.

Catastrophe
E22

Catastrophe

Sep 23, 1984
25 min

Supreme Commander Claude Leon launches the entire fleet against the Zor in an all-or-nothing attempt to destroy them. General Emerson is tasked with not letting the Zor through to the planet.

Genesis
E23

Genesis

Sep 30, 1984
25 min

The Zor Fleet Commanders answer the all-out assault from the Southern Cross forces with an offensive of their own. The flagship is dispatched to recover the Protozor from the ruins while the others destroy the fleet and inhabitants. Eventually, The Zor commanders reveal their origins.

Cast

Details

Original Title

超時空騎団サザンクロス

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

23

Production

Tatsunoko Production, MBS