Jūsō Kikō Dancouga Nova(獣装機攻ダンクーガ ノヴァ) is a Super Robot anime television series, produced by Ashi Productions (same production company that produced the original series) and is directed by Masami Obari, who was also in charge of mechanical design. The series is supposedly a follow up of its predecessor, Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God(超獣機神ダンクーガChōjū Kishin Dancouga) but became a spiritual sequel to Gravion.[citation needed] The series premiered across Japan on the Japanese CS television network Animax on 15 February 2007, spanning a total of 12 episodes.