History YMMV / Gaiking

* TearJerker: For a SuperRobot series, there's LOTS of these. These include the episodes featuring [[spoiler: the death of Fan Lee's LongLostSibling, right after they found each other - and in poor Fan Lee's arms!]], [[spoiler: the story of the ONLY member of the Dark Horror Army able to resist his brainwashing... since the Army killed his cute little daughter in front of him]], and [[spoiler: Pete's ADayInTheLimelight episode, in which [[DarkAndTroubledPast we learn]] ''why'' is he a JerkAss... due to [[MyGreatestFailure having failed to prevent his parents's deaths]].]]

* AwesomeMusic: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RHbxu6E1s0 theme song]] is awesome enough to rival that of Mazinger Z.

* AwesomeMusic: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOPQ3hHEvpg theme song]] is awesome enough to rival that of Mazinger Z.

* TearJerker: For a SuperRobot series, there's LOTS of these. These include the episodes featuring [[spoiler: the death of Fan Lee's LongLostSibling, right after they found each other - and in poor Fan Lee's arms!]], [[spoiler: the story of the ONLY member of the Dark Horror Army able to resist his brainwashing... since the Army killed his cute little daughter in front of him]], and [[spoiler: Pete's ADayInTheLimelight episode, in which [[DarkAndTroubledPast we learn]] ''why'' is he a JerkAss... due to [[MyGreatestFailure having failed to prevent his parents's deaths]].]]

* SoBadItsGood: The William Winckler-produced {{Compilation Movie}}s can be this if you're a fan of cheesy dubs, especially since they're reminiscent of Winkler's attempt at dubbing {{Tekkaman}} back in 1984. Or...

* TearJerker: For a SuperRobot series, there's LOTS of this. These include the episodes featuring [[spoiler: the death of Fan Lee's LongLostSibling, right after they found each other - and in poor Fan Lee's arms!]], [[spoiler: the story of the ONLY member of the Dark Horror Army able to resist his brainwashing... since the Army killed his cute little daughter in front of him]], and [[spoiler: Pete's ADayInTheLimelight episode, in which [[DarkAndTroubledPast we learn]] ''why'' is he a JerkAss... due to [[MyGreatestFailure having failed to prevent his parents's deaths]].]]

** {{Macekre}}: They can be this if you wanted a more serious and polished dub that doesn't squish the show into a rather disappointingly small set of {{Compilation Movie}}s (three, to be exact).

!! Tropes associated with the series as a whole:

!! Tropes associated with the 1976 series:

** {{Macekre}}: They can be this if you wanted a more serious and polished dub that doesn't squish the show into a rather disappointingly small set of {{Compilation Movie}}s (three, to be exact).

!!Tropes associated with the 2005 series: ''Gaiking: The Legend of Daiku Maryu''
* BetterOnDVD: The DVD and international releases of the show feature improved animation in quite a few spots.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Psychic Lover, known for their awesome {{Toku}} themes, prove that they've got as much chops as JAMProject when it comes to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD4Zip8wQHk awesome Super Robot music]].
** And Akira Kushida [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg-mZTnqhcY Sono Na Ha Gaiking The Great!]]
* EarWorm: See AnimeThemeSong on the main page.
* LesYay: [[spoiler: Proist seems just a ''little'' too interested in Vestanuu]]
* MagnificentBastard / CompleteMonster: Proist is possibly the only villain in all of Super Robot fiction who will make you shout out obscenities as often and as frustrated as you did during {{Gundam00}}. Ribbons and [[spoiler:her]] are [[CrossoverShip a match made in hell]].

* AwesomeMusic: The theme song is awesome enough to rival that of Mazinger Z.

* TearJerker: Holy crap... for a SuperRobot series, there's LOTS of this. These include the episodes featuring [[spoiler: the death of Fan Lee's LongLostSibling, right after they found each other - and in poor Fan Lee's arms!]], [[spoiler: the story of the ONLY member of the Dark Horror Army able to resist his brainwashing... since the Army killed his cute little daughter in front of him]], and [[spoiler: Pete's ADayInTheLimelight episode, in which [[DarkAndTroubledPast we learn]] ''why'' is he a JerkAss... due to [[MyGreatestFailure having failed to prevent his parents's deaths]].]]

* LesYay: [[spoiler: Proist seems just a ''little'' too interested in Vestanuu]]

* TearJerker: Holy crap... for a SuperRobot series, there's LOTS of this. These include the episodes featuring [[spoiler: the death of Fan Lee's LongLostSibling, right after they found each other - and in poor Fan Lee's arms!]] and [[spoiler: the story of the ONLY member of the Dark Horror Army able to resist his brainwashing... since the Army killed his cute little daughter in front of him.]]