Japanese Media Translation

  The man that waits to catch his kill on the earth of the charred battlefield! Several hundred years after the end of the Christian Era. The human race has spread the seeds of its civilisation across the multitude of star systems. However, the flames of war were not extinguished, even on this planet, Jerra… The long war between the Regular Army and the Negsrom Army paved the battlefields with destruction, death and a deep blackness. Flying over was a single VTOL unit. In the cargo hold, the armed Negsrom soldiers were standing by for their airdrop operation which was about to begin.  On the hellish surface, camouflaged in the dead was a single man. In the left hand of that man was an anchor gun, as the VTOL unit flew over, the trigger was pulled. The anchor pierces the belly of the craft! “Huh!?”, the pilots noticed something strange, but it was too late. The man retracted the wire up to the cockpit, and without hesitation fired his launcher gun.  (Inset Caption) The man...

This book is a compilation of production and promotional materials that was released shortly after the debut of the home video release. It contains a story digest featuring stills from the animation, concept and line art, as well as multiple interviews with the staff and cast. The opening section is a "Geist Special" feature which provides background on the character and setting.  After the end of the Christian Era, in the year 5843, an all new type of hero is born. Ruthless, cold, brutal, savage. A beast with a golden mane that suits such words. THAT is what Geist is! Wherever he goes, all is destroyed without a trace. He dresses in battle armour, with a bazooka in his right hand and a spear in his left. All around him is the stench of death, and his eyes, which burn with a mysterious blue, every so often shine with evil. The Most Dangerous Soldier, Geist, a man with as much destructive power as one whole army, a bloodthirsty battle machine. The scent of gunpowder smoke drif...

This is a translation of the insert sheet which comes with the original 1986 release of Sokihei M.D. Geist  on home media. The reverse side of this sheet contains the lyrics for the vocal themes as well as voiceover credit. Sokihei M.D. Geist:  Story The “Armoured Demon Soldier” M.D. Geist, who they say as a mere man is equal to one army.  He, the most dangerous man, was imprisoned onboard an artificial satellite that orbited the planet Jerra. As a result of the effects of the war that happened on Jerra, the satellite fell to the ground. As he awoke once again, he found himself in the hellish fiery war. The blood in his body began to course. Inside a city that has become a ghost town, its biker gangs swarm a fleeing soldier. As Geist stands before the biker gang and the soldier they have killed, he goes one-to-one with their boss. He ends it as fast as lightning. As their boss is killed, all of the bikers set their sights on Geist, but they are stopped by Paia, the mistre...

 The following article is a magazine preview of Sokihei M.D. Geist  published in Anime V of April 1986. “M.D.”, that’s the name of fear… See the hard action of an invincible superhero legend! If you want to see fighting action where an invincible superhero mows down unstoppable opponents one after the other… This is the birth of a production for fans of such hard content. “Sokihei M.D. Geist” depicts the hard violence and action of the everyday battles of one man who finds purpose only in combat. Production planning is by the well-known Hiromedia and film production is by Production Wave. Koichi Ohata, of mechanical design for “Galvion”, is in charge of the original concept and mechanical design here. Character design is by Tsuneo Ninomiya of “Hurricane Polymer” and “Tekkaman”. Hayato Ikeda directs.  A brief outline of the story: Planet Jerra - A lone man is imprisoned in an artificial satellite orbiting this planet. The Armoured Demon Soldier M.D. Geist… He alone as ...