| Ja Kanji: | トミカ絆合体 アースグランナー |
| Ja Romaji: | Tomika Kizuna Gattai Āsu Gurannā |
| Genre: | Mecha, Tokusatsu, science fiction |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Shinji Ushiro |
| Music: | Noriyuki Asakura |
| Studio: | OLM Team Inoue |
| Network: | TXN (TV Osaka, TV Tokyo) |
| First: | April 5, 2020 |
| Last: | March 28, 2021 |
| Episodes: | 51 |
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[1] is a Japanese anime television series produced and animated by OLM, Inc., based on the long running Tomica series of die-cast metal cars created by Takara Tomy and released for the franchise's 50th anniversary.[2] It is directed by Shinji Ushiro (Yo-kai Watch) and written by Yuka Yamada (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Asteroid in Love) with character designs done by Yuko Inoue (Inazuma Eleven).[3] It began airing on all TXN stations in Japan on April 5, 2020.[4]
Raiga and Kuuga Kudou are twin brothers who like animals and sometimes help their mother in the zoo where she works. However one day, an alien gang known as Dark Spinner appeared on Earth, aiming to obtain the Earth Energy from the Earth's rotation and started to wreak havoc on the planet by summoning huge monsters known as Spingers. In the midst of chaos and the attack on their town, Raiga and Kuga heard voices calling to them, leading them to encounter the defense group Earth Granner. Raiga and Kuuga both became pilots of special machines called Gao Granners, and assume a secret identity. These machines can combine with sub-machines in order to become powerful super robots, as humanity's trump card to protect the planet from the threat of Dark Spinner.
He is able to combine with his partner, using a Kizuna Gattai to form the, who is armed with the, which changes into the .
When Granner R initiates a Type Change with the, Leo Cheetah becomes, which bestows fire abilities.
When Granner R initiates a Type Change with the, Leo Cheetah becomes, which bestows earth abilities.
When Granner R initiates a Type Change with the, Leo Cheetah becomes, which grants an increase in power.
He is able to combine with Gao Granner Cheetah to form the who is armed with the Accel Gun. He is also able to combine with his true partner, to form the, who is armed with the which changes into the .
When Granner K initiates a Type Change with the, both Eagle Cheetah and Eagle Shark becomes and, which bestows wind abilities.
When Granner K initiates a Type Change with the, Eagle Shark becomes, which bestows water abilities.
When Granner K initiates a Type Change with the, Eagle Shark becomes, which grants an increase in power.
He is able to combine with his partners, and to form the, who is armed with the and Gao Granner Crow's weapon forms: the which changes into the .
When Granner X initiates a Type Change with the, Saber Panther becomes, which bestows lightning abilities.
When Granner X initiates a Type Change with the, Saber Panther becomes, which bestows ice abilities.
When Granner X initiates a Type Change with the, Saber Panther becomes, which bestows an increase in power.
He is able to combine with using a Kizuna Gattai to form the, who is armed with the, which doubles as the, and the, which can combine with the Horn Bazooka drills to form the .
He is able to combine with using a Kizuna Gattai to form the, who is armed with the Triceratops head, and the, which can convert into the longsword.
Earth Granner was created for the Tomica franchise's 50th anniversary and follows a similar concept of combining mecha as that of its previous series Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu .[7] An official live stream in February 2020 outlined the basic concept of the upcoming anime as well as the toys, which were first released in April 2020.
Exhibition for the upcoming toyline and anime was meant to be held at the 2020 Anime Japan Expo on March 21, 2020, but the event was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and information was instead later revealed online.
The series began airing in Japan in all TXN affiliated stations in Japan on April 5, 2020.[8] The opening theme song is titled by Masayoshi Ōishi[9] [10] [11] while the ending theme is titled by Da Vinci Poirot. The series' music is composed by Noriyuki Asakura (Major, Knights of Sidonia) Takara-Tomy Asia is currently streaming the series in Southeast Asian territories with an English Dub that premiered on November 22, 2020 in YouTube.[12]
Characters and units from the series were featured in the arcade crossover game alongside Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion and the Transformers franchises.
The official toys based on the series were released by Takara Tomy under the Tomica brand, including interactive role-play toys.