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6	''Jinki:Extend'' is a HumongousMecha anime that aired in 2005. It is loosely based on Shirō Tsunashima's ''Jinki'' manga and its sequel ''Jinki: Extend'', combining the general stories of both works to create a new entity altogether.
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8	At first glance, it appears to take itself seriously: A potential pilot (Tsuzaki Aoba) with no previous knowledge of the program is brought in and has to be trained in order to defend earth against the so-called Ancient Jinki. Apparently, a typical save-the-world type mecha series. However...
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10	''Jinki:Extend'''s opening animation is a direct {{Homage}} to the opening for the first ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' series (0079), and there are certain Gundam-style visual cues in the mecha battles. The series also included various homages, either in the form of characters, or visual cues to several other mecha series: ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion, Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'', even ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden''.
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12	Due to this, it is difficult to say much about the anime beyond the fact that its humor lies in its complete lack of originality. ''Jinki:Extend'' might not be the "Every Mecha Show Ever" series, but it certainly hits the major ones.
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14	The manga would also receive DarkerAndEdgier sequels, ''Jinki - Shinsetsu'', ''Jinki - Shinsetsu - Final Episode '' and ''Jinki Extend Relation'', the last of which went on hiatus after 5 volumes.
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16	VisualNovel Developer Giga would go on to create multiple [[HGame eroges]] in the franchise on PC, complete with art by Tsunshima himself. They include 2010's ''Jinki:Extend Re:Vision'', a retelling of the ''Extend'' manga, 2020's ''Jinki Resurrection'', a sequel to the ''Extend'' manga's Complete Edition, and 2022's ''Jinki Unlimited''.
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18	Not to be confused with ''Jinrouki Winvurga'', his other work.
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20	!!''Jinki:Extend'' provides examples of:
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22	%%* ActionGirl: Per the premise
23	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: The anime is the only part of the ''Jinki'' franchise to portray Aoba and Ryouhei as being strangers to one another. Any other time the two are featured together, they're ChildhoodFriends.
24	* AlternateContinuity: The ''Re:Vision'' visual novel is a retelling of the ''Extend'' manga, with CanonForeigner Akira as the player character and manga protagonist Akao being reworked into the main heroine.
25	* AnachronicOrder: The anime version alternates between two main story arcs set in 1998 and 2002, and also has occasional flashbacks / flashforwards to events happing elsewhen.
26	%%* AxeCrazy: Kalis Norman, PsychoForHire par excellence.
27	%%* DarkActionGirl: Shiva
28	%%* EvilMatriarch: Shizuka, Aoba's mom, certainly won't win any awards for Mother of the Year.
29	* ExpressiveHair (more specifically, Rui's hairclips, which look like crab pincers, can pince)
30	%%* {{Fanservice}}: Surprisingly nowhere near as much as one might expect from a series about young girls piloting giant robots. The anime averages in at about one fanservice moment per episode.
31	%%* FauxAffablyEvil: Shiva can put up a good facade of being kind and friendly, but it's just that. A facade.
32	%%* GadgeteerGenius (Aoba, borderline)
33	%%* GodivaHair (Shiva)
34	* GroinAttack (In the manga, one of the female characters gets wounded ''over there'' when a large, mecha-sized blade penetrates her mecha's cockpit. She survives thanks to a rescue by her teammate.)
35	* ImprobablyHighIQ: Elny, according to side materials, has an IQ of 300.
36	%%* LadyOfWar: Shiva is a villainous version.
37	%%* LittleMissSnarker: Rui.
38	* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Kalis in the manga. He rants about how annoyed he is that one of the girls won't scream for him while he rapes her.
39	%%* {{Otaku}} (Aoba, a plastic model otaku)
40	%%* PsychoForHire: Kalis Norman is a ''rapist'' for hire.
41	* SettingUpdate: The original manga took place in 1988, with the ''Extend'' manga taking place in 1991. The anime, meanwhile, retells the story during the years 1998 and 2002.
42	%%* ShrinkingViolet: Satsuki
43	%%* SinisterScythe: Used by Kalis to strip the clothes from his victims.
44	%%* SlasherSmile: Sported by Kalis, constantly, and various other villains on occasion.
45	%%* TeamShot: (a direct homage to the final shot in the Gundam op, at that)
46	* SelfCensoredRelease: ''Resurrection'' and ''Unlimited'' both have versions released on the Platform/PlayStation4 and Platform/NintendoSwitch that obviously do away with the explicit content.
47	* TimeSkip: There's a gap of 3 years between the original manga and the ''Extend'' manga. Likewise, ''Resurrection'' takes place 2 years after the latter.
48	%%* WalkingShirtlessScene: Kalis again.
49	%%* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Kalis Norman, WalkingShirtlessScene, PsychoForHire, and all around bad guy.
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