Discotek media has since relicensed diebuster as gunbuster 2. Story okay, so anyway gunbuster 2 diebuster takes place many many many years after gunbuster and is the story of nono and how she becomes a space pilot. The first part, gunbuster the movie, condenses the six episodes of the original ova into a 95minute moviefeaturing a new 5. The series really put studio gainax on the map, and is fondly remembered by old school otaku.
By the end, i knew so little of these characters that they left no impact. Looking for episode specific information top wo nerae 2. Nono is a sweet young country bumpkin who runs away to the big city to chase her dream of becoming a space pilot, only to have her dream temporarily crushed when she finds out that people have to go to school to become space. While its a bit of a rough diamond, viewers today can still see why it stood out then, where it led gainax, and where gainax took the ideas they started in it. Spoilers gunbuster and diebuster i have a question. In order to one day realize her dream of becoming a space pilot, this young girl left her home in a lonely, snowbound village and made her way on her own to. Gunbuster vs diebuster movie bd capture simu ehentai. Gunbuster had its share of egregious problems, most of them worse than diebusters errors, but at least they tried to tell a. The movie is an anime that falls into the main genre of action. The gattai movie 2007 is available on netflix since. Mar 06, 2012 this entry was posted on march 6, 2012 at 4. The gunbuster the movie consists of recut footage from the original sixpart ova gunbuster, 1988 with a new 5. Welcome to the 19th episode of the should you watch. The original uncut version of gunbuster is only six 20minute episodes long, same for diebuster.
The gattai movie full english full movie gunbuster vs. This dvd released by kiseki in the uk in 2002 and is the only proper domestic release of gunbuster. For the love of all that is good, go watch diebuster before anyone spoils this series for you. Gunbuster was really cool and i enjoyed the nearlight travel, time dilation, and. Gunbuster is amongst the first anime that managed to find the perfect balance between a good story and an entertaining presentation. On this page you will find a few items that i made which you can download for your computer. This double feature comprises of gunbuster and diebuster aka gunbuster 2 condensed into a single theatrical release told in two parts with a musical intermission in between.
Every time nonos legs kick in the air and the martians watch with glee, we do too. Gunbuster has the rare moments where the actions and emotion on screen synch perfectly with the soundtrack in our ears. Everything you need to know about diebuster the movie. Im actually rather fond of lalc, and her character arc much more strongly echoes the themes from the original gunbuster.
Episode summaries and screenshots, character profiles, series history, credits, merchandise, and wallpaper. There is absolutely no reason for a movie cut of gunbuster or diebuster to exist in this day and age, where dvds can cram 5 episodes on a single dvd, and even more on a bluray. I roughly spent 4 weeks on it with 40 hours of work. Gunbuster was originally set to dualwield these, ala getter dragon, but they didnt make the cut. While gunbuster s final mission destroyed the space monsters star system, the intergalactic war still continues. This film along with the theatrical version of diebuster, which was released theatrically as a double feature with the gunbuster theatrical edition has been licensed for north american distribution by bandai visual usa. A whole lot of people were pretty let down by how this popular cooking battle manga wrapped up on the eve of its final anime adaptations premiere, nick dupree goes indepth on exactly why. Diebuster is a worthwhile watch for fans of the original gunbuster series. I agree, i absolutely love both gunbuster and diebuster. The ova consists of six episodes and was sold in both vhs and laserdisc format. Ttgl is less serious and has more humour, but deals with some similar themes like willpower and selfconfidence. I guess it can be looked on as comforting in a way to know that the straighttovideo knockoff is not an exclusively american phenomenon. Bandai schedules bluray freedom, gunbuster diebuster movie jul 4, 2008 bandai entertainment reveals honneamise lineup jul 1, 2008 gunbuster vs.
Her goal in life is to become a great space pilot like her hero, nonoriri. Diebuster, was created for gainaxs 20 year anniversary. A manga adaptation of the series is available in japan. Bandai schedules bluray freedom, gunbuster diebuster movie jul 4, 2008 bandai entertainment reveals honneamise lineup. Read 33 galleries with parody gunbuster on nhentai, a hentai doujinshi and manga reader. Gunbuster had its share of egregious problems, most of them worse than diebuster s errors, but at least they tried to tell a. It is not an easy task that one can write down and offer it to all the rest so they can mimic the formula thereafter. Gunbuster main characters from the seriess opening. Diebuster is a series of decent spectacle moments rendered in colourful, wellanimated art with an occasional joke in the mix, nothing more. Both films, or ovas if you will are highly entertaining and offer interesting insight into space. It was licensed for american release by bandai visual usa as gunbuster 2. Diebuster licensed by bandai visual usa may 26, 2007. Diebuster movie, diebuster movie 2006, gunbuster 2 movie, gunbuster movie, top wo nerae. They can actually be seen during gunbuster s combination sequence, packed inside the mechs shoulders.
When she was a child, norikos father was killed in humanitys first battle with aliens from the galactic core. Nono is a sweet young country bumpkin who runs away to the big city to chase her dream of becoming a space pilot, only to have her dream temporarily crushed when she finds out that people have to go to school to become space pilots, and to go to school you have to have money. These aliens seem dedicated to the eradication of mankind as they near closer and. Oct 04, 2015 diebuster is a series of decent spectacle moments rendered in colourful, wellanimated art with an occasional joke in the mix, nothing more. Given the kickass action and overall awesomeness of diebuster, the video turned out to be more action than dance. Young takaya noriko had always wanted to be a pilot like her father, who was killed in space during an alien attack. I had no idea how this version of the gunbuster story would handle this, and the answer worried me. I obtained all three volumes of the series at once and watched them in a single sitting so the lines between the. As it is with the first part of the film, diebuster retains a lot of the dramatic points of its original release. Gunbuster movie is a compilation of the original 6episode gunbuster ova, where man first meets the insect aliens and builds fighting robots and huge battleships to combat them.
Preferably watch the ova if you have the time, as they are more fleshed out. Gattai means combine, and just like the fighting mecha of the heroines, hideaki annos gunbuster and kazuya tsurumakis diebuster have come together to form the gattai movie. Laster releases such as the region 1 release or gunbuster movie have footage cut out or music changed for licensing reasons, making this dvd here incredibly priceless. Ttgl can be thought of as the kiddie version, though. Sure, we got the movie that showed the distilled versions side by side, but imagine if they made this literal gunbuster vs diebuster instead. The third installment of gainaxs eroge strip quiz game series for the pc9801 and msx, cybernetic hischool, focused on characters from gunbuster. Yes, nono did have fragments of knowledge about norikokazumijung, and these became stronger at the end of diebuster.
And as with gunbuster, the films ending has an emotional outcome and manages to do a decent job of tying in the two series together nicely. Even so, nono was discovered 5 years before the beginning of diebuster in a comet that sprung a tail for the first time in a thousand years aka still 9,000 years after gunbuster. Nono is the main character of top o nerae 2 diebuster. You should either watch the ova series or the movies, but not both. In the near future, humanity has taken its first steps towards journeying into the far reaches of the galaxy.
So when nono giddily plays fly high to do a karaoke duet with lalc, she grumpily refuses to sing her side the entire time. Aug 11, 2012 while the original gunbuster used its fan service without irony, i dont think that its a coincidence that diebuster puts us into the shoes of the voyeur. Among their ranks is a rookie named nono and the ace pilot lalc whom nono looks at as a big sister. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Cybernetic hischool, the third installment of gainaxs eroge stripquiz video game series for the pc9801 and msx, focused on characters from gunbuster. How do you cut down the length of a sixepisode ova down into 95 minutes and have it still make sense. Available in north america from bandai on their honneamise label as a 3dvd box set. Gunbuster is a 1988 anime ova produced by gainax and directed by hideaki anno.
Honneamise also released the movie version on bluray, both alone and as a set with the movie edition of gunbuster 2 and a disc of bonus material. You miss out on a lot of the humor, the sweetness, the poignance, and the. Gunbuster is a sixvolume oav from 1988 directed by hideaki anno. Below is a series of cards taken from the north american release of gunbuster vs diebuster. Jung freud, koichiro coach ohta, kazumi amano, noriko takaya, kimiko higuchi and captain tatsumi tashiro. Upon doing so they discover a huge race of insectoid aliens known as space monsters. Gunbuster gunbuster on myanimelist, the internets largest anime database. Spoilers gunbuster and diebuster i have a question that i. Gunbuster 2, v2, like gunbuster top wo nerae, had some imperfections in terms of plot holes and other minor issues but like the original, it was a lot of fun to enjoy with some significant replay value for me. The pop and space opera pieces excellently convey the tone.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. In the early 21st century mankinds first lightspeed spaceship, the luxion, has a fatal encounter. I couldnt image the best moments of the series without this. Jul 04, 2012 this entry was posted on july 4, 2012 at 7. The sequel features new characters and mecha, but retains the format. While not necessarily required to understand the plot, several key moments in diebuster lose their emotional impact if one hasnt seen gunbuster. It was initially released in the usa on dvd as gunbuster vs. A movie retells and recaps the end of the first gunbuster ova and the finale of diebuster. Diebuster double feature is mainly a recapped and a remixed movie.
And the diebuster final episode does do its job of finally bridging the gap between the two shows. They were later added in super robot wars though, with ryoma himself teaching noriko how to use them. Although imo lalc comes off as being more of a jung freud than a kazumi amano. The movie was made by studio gainax, who later made neon genesis evangelion and tengen toppa gurren lagann and in directors chair sits hideaki anno, the same person who later directed evangelion. I just finished watching gunbuster and diebuster in two days. Earths only hope lies in the hands of topless, an elite mecha group with children possessing supernatural powers and new buster machines. The diebuster movie does feel a bit disjointed in some parts, maybe due to the way it was edited. Its a sequel to gunbuster with new characters but with the same level of excitement and epileptical touch. Spoilers gunbuster and diebuster i have a question that i cant ask in the title.
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