| The Family's Defensive Alliance | |
| 地球防衛家族 (Chikyū Bōei Kazoku) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, Science fiction |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tetsu Kimura |
| Produced by | Minoru Takanashi Hiroshi Sakurai Tsutomu Onishi |
| Written by | Shōji Kawamori |
| Music by | Shigeo Naka |
| Studio | Group TAC |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | WOWOW, Animax |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 9, 2001 – March 29, 2001 |
| Episodes | 13 |
The Family's Defensive Alliance (地球防衛家族, Chikyū Bōei Kazoku, lit. Earth Defence Family) is an anime television series created and written by Shōji Kawamori. The series premiered in Japan on WOWOW between January 9, 2001 and March 29, 2001, spanning a total of 13 episodes. It centers on a dysfunctional family tasked with defending the Earth from alien invaders.
The series was aired by the anime television network Animax across its respective networks worldwide, including its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia under the title The Family's Defensive Alliance.[1] It was released on DVD in North America by Geneon under the title The Daichis: Earth Defence Family, but was not broadcast across the region.