{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6ab494de441bd6c8657d1669","clusterId":"c_ef59e72619d4beb9eefc788b","slug":"gepp-x-re-release-countdown-trailer-arrives-with-creator-s-message","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"GEPP-X Re-Release Countdown Trailer Arrives with Creator's Message","summary":"Bliss Brain has released a countdown trailer for the re-release of the 1999 PlayStation shooting game '70s-style Robot Anime GEPP-X', scheduled for July 16. The trailer accompanies a message from original creator Akira Hachiteki, who reflects on the game's excessive production-over 8,000 hand-drawn cels and four CD-ROMs-and its cult status after poor sales. He calls the game a 'genuine fake' that required foolish effort to become authentic.","whyItMatters":"The GEPP-X re-release preserves a landmark of 1990s fan passion for 1970s super robot anime that never found commercial success but influenced a dedicated audience.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe countdown trailer for \u0026#39;70s-style Robot Anime GEPP-X\u0026#39; is now live, leading up to the July 16 re-release. Creator Akira Hachiteki\u0026#39;s message states: \u0026#39;You can\u0026#39;t become the real thing without being foolish.\u0026#39; He calls the production a \u0026#39;foolish way of doing things\u0026#39; that packed 100 elements into the script, later expanded to 200, resulting in four CD-ROMs and over 8,000 hand-drawn cels. The voice cast includes Akira Kamiya, Shō Hayami, and Shūichi Ikeda, with theme songs by Isao Sasaki, Akira Kushida, and Hironobu Kageyama. Hachiteki thanks fans who kept the cult classic alive after 1999\u0026#39;s poor sales, calling the re-release \u0026#39;your work.\u0026#39;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"GEPP-X, the 1999 PlayStation shooting game with 8,000 hand-drawn cels, gets a re-release countdown trailer and a message from creator Akira Hachiteki. He calls it a 'genuine fake' that required foolish passion. Out July 16.","twitterPost":"GEPP-X re-release countdown trailer is out, along with a creator message. Akira Hachiteki reflects on the 'foolish' production of the 1999 PS1 cult classic - 8,000 hand-drawn cels, four discs. Re-releasing July 16.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Bliss Brain has released a countdown trailer for the July 16 re-release of 1999's cult classic GEPP-X. Original creator Akira Hachiteki shares a message calling the game a 'genuine fake' that required excessive effort to become authentic. The game features over 8,000 hand-drawn cels and a star voice cast.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/09/169064.html\",\"title\":\"We Aimed for a Genuine Fake - STG 'GEPP-X' Respecting Robot Anime with Over 8,000 Hand-Drawn Cels and 'Over-the-Top' Passion Gets Re-release, Original Creator's Message Released\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4315,"outputTokens":2334,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783615435,"createdAt":"2026-07-09T16:37:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-09T16:37:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-09T16:37:01.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ef59e72619d4beb9eefc788b","canonicalTitle":"「本物のニセモノを目指した」―約8,000枚の手描き原画\"やりすぎ\"熱量なロボアニメをリスペクトしたSTG『ゲッP-X』復刻版、原作者のメッセージ公開","representativeArticleId":"a_4f835cd66cec0da36479e048","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Gett P-X\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-09T12:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-09T12:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-09T16:37:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/09/169064.html","title":"「本物のニセモノを目指した」―約8,000枚の手描き原画\"やりすぎ\"熱量なロボアニメをリスペクトしたSTG『ゲッP-X』復刻版、原作者のメッセージ公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Gett P-X"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}