What is SolAka?
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Genre: Mecha, Anime, Action/Adventure, Military Science Fiction, Fantasy/Mythology.
Year: March 2009
Heroic Blaze SolAka (壮烈火炎 ・ ソルアカ, sōretsu kaen ・ soruaka) is a fictional Japanese mech fiction (see Mech/Mecha) set in the 21st century. There is a high focus on storyline traits familiar in the super robot shows such as extraterrestial enemies, "monster of the week", and close friendship. It contains mild violence and language.
The story is about a war between two extraplanetary nations: The Four Kingdoms of Planet Shirei and the Deva Dynasty of Planet Shenbu. Set in present time, Planet Shenbu has become unstable and the Deva Dynasty led by Emperor Yang invades Earth to ransack its resources. What was highly expected to be an easy victory against Earth was thwarted by the Four Kingdoms, who have escaped their conquered planet and taken refuge on Earth. They fend off the Dynasty through the use of powerful machines based off the Four Saints. The main protagonist is Princess Hiori Soratoga, a big-hearted and gallant young woman from Shirei's Hoō (Fènghuáng) families, has been living on Earth under the disguise of a teacher. She pilots the SolAka, a high mobility mecha based off the mythological bird the phoenix.
The story incorporates many elements of Asian and Super Robot culture. This includes the Four Beasts myths, Hinduism, Shitennō, evil space monarchies, struggles between protagonists, heroism and justice, and the bond between man and machine. What's also present is strong friendship bonds and, by a smaller extent, magic that can imitate natural energy and control the mind.
Listed are main protagonists and antagonists:
Hiori Soratoga (空途駕 火折): Pilot of the titular mech SolAka. Hiori is the primary protagonist of the fiction. After the Deva Dynasty occupied her home planet of Shirei, Hiori fled to Earth and lived among the people of Japan as an Elementary school teacher. She has a gentle-heart, but sense of justice is strong.
Torahiko Yūtsukasa(勇士 虎彦): Also called Toramaru, is a brash Shirei warrior from Shirei who pilots the BaiShiro. He is extremely prone to becoming passionate and battles the Deva Dynasty without hesitancy.
Yang (暘): The 42nd Emperor of the Deva Dynasty, the current ruling Monarch of Planet Shenbu. His army. His Shintennou
Shitennō (四天王): Yang's four military commanders. They are named after Hindu deities: Yami (DarK), Indra (Storm), Aryaman (Time), Aditi (Infinity).
May add more.
Inspiration: After watching, researching, and playing games about mecha, the author Master Gray Wolf wondered what it would look like if she ever made a future mecha (droid, robot, machine, combattloid, armor) story series with a female as the lead character. The plan was a mecha story "not too complex, not too negative, old-fashioned, and had at least forty chapters" for youths to enjoy.
Due to lack of knowledge in science and science fiction, MGW was reluctant about working on SolAka as it would be her first science fiction story.
MGW stated that SolAka was highly inspired by the Brave series (勇者シリーズ, yūsha shiri-zu) and the Eldran series (エルドラン シリーズ; erudoran shiri-zu). Both had a toy line and popular TV series produced by the cooperation Sunrise. In Brave, many of the mechs have spirits or very potent A.I. battling evil forces alongside human friends. The word yuusha means "the brave", "the hero", or "man of valor"[2]. In Eldran, the heroes are elementary schoolchildren entrusted fighting mechs by the warrior of light Eldran and the mecha take the shape of real animals and dinosaurs. The childrens' school life twines with the ongoing combat and there are scenes where the school or surrounding town transforms into a base or the mecha they use.
Regarding these themes, MGW aimed for some of the mecha to have a spirit or have a close connection to both nature and their pilots. She was thoroughly impressed by the mecha from Eldran's Go-Saurer series and wanted to use mythological or phenomenal animals. The design of the phoenix mecha Solaka made her decide to use the motif of the Four Symbols as the main heros' mecha, and the idea of Japanese and Chinese-like planets fighting one another. Furthermore, the Four Generals are named after Hinduism Devas.
MGW also used the Megaman (Rockman) series, one of her favorite game series from CAPCOM, as an inspiration. The series contain A.I "replioids" as characters and she liked their designs, which are humanoid and animal. The term for "reploid" could mean to "replicate human beings."
Title: In the romanized title, the word sōretsu (壮烈)[3] means heroic or brave. There are different Chinese letters and words for brave/heroic, but the author wanted something that sprouted more strength or seemed to provide more intensity when describing the main protagonists. Souretsu can even describe a god, war, or a story; the symbol for sō means robust, and the symbol for restu means vehement, extreme, ardent. The word aka (赤, アカ, or あか) simply means the color red in Japanese. Also used to define the color of fire. Sol, in many languages like Spanish, Old Norse and Portuguese, means the sun. Sol is also the name of a Norse sun goddess and a Roman sun god. Other ideas for the story title were the following: Imperial Blaze Queen/Imperial Flame Queen SolAka (皇帝炎女王 ソルアカ, kōtei enjoō soruaka), Phoenix Queen SolAka (鳳凰女王 ソルアカ, hōō enjoō soruaka), Heroic Queen SolAka (壮烈女王 ソルアカ, souretsu joō soruaka).
Genre: Mecha, Anime, Action/Adventure, Military Science Fiction, Fantasy/Mythology.
Year: March 2009
Heroic Blaze SolAka (壮烈火炎 ・ ソルアカ, sōretsu kaen ・ soruaka) is a fictional Japanese mech fiction (see Mech/Mecha) set in the 21st century. There is a high focus on storyline traits familiar in the super robot shows such as extraterrestial enemies, "monster of the week", and close friendship. It contains mild violence and language.
The story is about a war between two extraplanetary nations: The Four Kingdoms of Planet Shirei and the Deva Dynasty of Planet Shenbu. Set in present time, Planet Shenbu has become unstable and the Deva Dynasty led by Emperor Yang invades Earth to ransack its resources. What was highly expected to be an easy victory against Earth was thwarted by the Four Kingdoms, who have escaped their conquered planet and taken refuge on Earth. They fend off the Dynasty through the use of powerful machines based off the Four Saints. The main protagonist is Princess Hiori Soratoga, a big-hearted and gallant young woman from Shirei's Hoō (Fènghuáng) families, has been living on Earth under the disguise of a teacher. She pilots the SolAka, a high mobility mecha based off the mythological bird the phoenix.
The story incorporates many elements of Asian and Super Robot culture. This includes the Four Beasts myths, Hinduism, Shitennō, evil space monarchies, struggles between protagonists, heroism and justice, and the bond between man and machine. What's also present is strong friendship bonds and, by a smaller extent, magic that can imitate natural energy and control the mind.
Listed are main protagonists and antagonists:
Hiori Soratoga (空途駕 火折): Pilot of the titular mech SolAka. Hiori is the primary protagonist of the fiction. After the Deva Dynasty occupied her home planet of Shirei, Hiori fled to Earth and lived among the people of Japan as an Elementary school teacher. She has a gentle-heart, but sense of justice is strong.
Torahiko Yūtsukasa(勇士 虎彦): Also called Toramaru, is a brash Shirei warrior from Shirei who pilots the BaiShiro. He is extremely prone to becoming passionate and battles the Deva Dynasty without hesitancy.
Yang (暘): The 42nd Emperor of the Deva Dynasty, the current ruling Monarch of Planet Shenbu. His army. His Shintennou
Shitennō (四天王): Yang's four military commanders. They are named after Hindu deities: Yami (DarK), Indra (Storm), Aryaman (Time), Aditi (Infinity).
May add more.
Inspiration: After watching, researching, and playing games about mecha, the author Master Gray Wolf wondered what it would look like if she ever made a future mecha (droid, robot, machine, combattloid, armor) story series with a female as the lead character. The plan was a mecha story "not too complex, not too negative, old-fashioned, and had at least forty chapters" for youths to enjoy.
Due to lack of knowledge in science and science fiction, MGW was reluctant about working on SolAka as it would be her first science fiction story.
MGW stated that SolAka was highly inspired by the Brave series (勇者シリーズ, yūsha shiri-zu) and the Eldran series (エルドラン シリーズ; erudoran shiri-zu). Both had a toy line and popular TV series produced by the cooperation Sunrise. In Brave, many of the mechs have spirits or very potent A.I. battling evil forces alongside human friends. The word yuusha means "the brave", "the hero", or "man of valor"[2]. In Eldran, the heroes are elementary schoolchildren entrusted fighting mechs by the warrior of light Eldran and the mecha take the shape of real animals and dinosaurs. The childrens' school life twines with the ongoing combat and there are scenes where the school or surrounding town transforms into a base or the mecha they use.
Regarding these themes, MGW aimed for some of the mecha to have a spirit or have a close connection to both nature and their pilots. She was thoroughly impressed by the mecha from Eldran's Go-Saurer series and wanted to use mythological or phenomenal animals. The design of the phoenix mecha Solaka made her decide to use the motif of the Four Symbols as the main heros' mecha, and the idea of Japanese and Chinese-like planets fighting one another. Furthermore, the Four Generals are named after Hinduism Devas.
MGW also used the Megaman (Rockman) series, one of her favorite game series from CAPCOM, as an inspiration. The series contain A.I "replioids" as characters and she liked their designs, which are humanoid and animal. The term for "reploid" could mean to "replicate human beings."
Title: In the romanized title, the word sōretsu (壮烈)[3] means heroic or brave. There are different Chinese letters and words for brave/heroic, but the author wanted something that sprouted more strength or seemed to provide more intensity when describing the main protagonists. Souretsu can even describe a god, war, or a story; the symbol for sō means robust, and the symbol for restu means vehement, extreme, ardent. The word aka (赤, アカ, or あか) simply means the color red in Japanese. Also used to define the color of fire. Sol, in many languages like Spanish, Old Norse and Portuguese, means the sun. Sol is also the name of a Norse sun goddess and a Roman sun god. Other ideas for the story title were the following: Imperial Blaze Queen/Imperial Flame Queen SolAka (皇帝炎女王 ソルアカ, kōtei enjoō soruaka), Phoenix Queen SolAka (鳳凰女王 ソルアカ, hōō enjoō soruaka), Heroic Queen SolAka (壮烈女王 ソルアカ, souretsu joō soruaka).
