Gunbuster
Gunbuster, known in Japan as Top o Nerae! (トップをねらえ!, Toppu o Nerae!, Aim for the Top!), is a Japanese OVA anime series produced by Bandai Visual, Victor, and Gainax and released from 1988 to 1989. It was the directorial debut of Hideaki Anno, best known as the creator and director of Neon Genesis Evangelion. The title is a combination of the titles of classic tennis manga and anime Aim for the Ace! and hit action drama film Top Gun, whose plot inspired Gunbuster's.[4] To celebrate Gainax's 20th anniversary in 2004, a sequel to Gunbuster, Diebuster (or Gunbuster 2), was released as an OVA. The sequel features new characters and mecha, but retains the format and many of the concepts of the original series.
| Gunbuster | |
Official Blu-ray cover from Discotek Media | |
| トップをねらえ! (Toppu o Nerae!) | |
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| Genre | Mecha[1] |
| Created by | Toshio Okada |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Hideaki Anno |
| Produced by | Hiroaki Inoue Minoru Takanashi Shirō Sasaki |
| Written by | Hideaki Anno Toshio Okada Hiroyuki Yamaga |
| Music by | Kohei Tanaka |
| Studio | Gainax |
| Licensed by |
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| Released | 7 October 1988 – 7 July 1989 |
| Runtime | 25–29 minutes |
| Episodes | 6 |
| Anime film | |
| Gunbuster vs. Diebuster | |
| Directed by | Hideaki Anno Kazuya Tsurumaki |
| Written by | Toshio Okada Yōji Enokido[2] |
| Music by | Kohei Tanaka |
| Studio | Gainax |
| Licensed by |
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| Released | 1 October 2006 |
| Runtime | 195 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kabocha |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Young Ace |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | December 4, 2010 – June 4, 2013 |
| Volumes | 5[3] |
| Sequel | |
Plot edit
This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (December 2016) |
The human race's survival is threatened by a race of insectoid aliens, known as the Uchuu Kaijuu or Space Monsters which are approaching Earth. To combat the threat, Humanity developed spaceships and giant mecha. Among these are RX-7, advanced single-pilot fighting suits, and the new version dubbed Gunbusters. Pilot candidates are trained in various training schools and selected from Earth and the Lunar colony.
The story begins in the year 2023, six years after the first battles with the aliens and centers on Noriko Takaya, who attends a training school in Okinawa. Daughter of the famous admiral Takaya who went missing after one of the first battles, Noriko's talents as a pilot are lacking compared to other students, who refer to her as the "daughter of defeat." Her instructor, Kōichirō "Coach" Ōta, one of Admiral Takaya's crew, believes she will overcome her clumsiness. Knowing Noriko's admiration for Kazumi Amano , the top RX-7 pilot at the school, coach Ōta shows Noriko the extra training that Amano imposes upon herself.
Two trainees from the school will be selected to pilot Gunbuster. The first slot goes to Amano. Noriko is thrilled to be chosen for the second slot. However, the second-best RX-7 pilot at the school publicly challenges her to a one-on-one fight, unwilling to accept the selection.
During the battle, the older student overwhelms her and humiliates her over the radio. As her RX-7 is pummeled, Noriko realizes she suffers from sensory overload: she is getting too much information from the electronic monitoring systems. She turns off her monitors, enraging her opponent with the perceived insult. As the final blow approaches, Noriko unleashes a Thunder Kick, an advanced maneuver not taught to trainees, destroying her opponent's RX-7. Witnessing the outcome, Ōta is convinced Noriko is the right choice.
Along with Coach Ōta and Amano, Noriko is sent into space to train with other representatives to prepare for the attack upon the space monsters. There they are introduced to a Soviet pilot from the Moon base by the name of Jung Freud.[a]
On their first training mission, Jung challenges Takaya and Amano to a duel. Amano and Jung become completely involved in the fight, as Noriko trails along, and all three get lost within the machinery of the space station. The fight stops midway when all three come in contact with the first space monster that was defeated and captured. Upon their return, they are reprimanded by their coaches but are ultimately let go with a warning. Jung later apologizes for her challenge and thus begins a friendship with the two.
As they move farther into space, the young pilots are placed in their quarters for subspace traveling. On a dare, Takaya is sent into the hangars and meets a male space pilot named Toren Smith.[b] Amano comes into doubt of Takaya's abilities and asks the Coach to end their partnership. Takaya overhears the conversation and ends up partnering with Smith instead.
The first true battle between the aliens begins, and the humans realize how vastly outmaneuvered and outnumbered they are. They are able to retreat with limited casualties, but Takaya has lost Smith and gained an uncontrollable fear of deep space combat. As their second battle approaches, Takaya is determined to improve and asks the Coach for private lessons. Jung finds out and thinking that she doing so to control Gunbuster, challenges her in space. But even before they are able to fight, Takaya breaks down in her suit and is taken to the infirmary.
The captain decides to retreat to Earth, but the fleet is attacked in sub-space, leading to the destruction of the majority of their forces. Once they reach Earth's orbit, only the Exelion and a few minor cruisers are still active. Though their struggle appears bleak, Takaya manages to summon up her strength for the sake of her friends and crew members. She takes control of the incomplete Gunbuster and uses its high-powered weaponry to force the enemy to retreat. The battle is over, but those who remain are faced with the harsh reality of war and its aftermath.
Afterward, the three pilots return to Earth, where things have changed significantly. Due to the effects of time dilation, 10 years of relative time has passed on Earth while the pilots were in space. Takaya's former nemesis who had previously challenged her at school is now the coach for new pilots. Her best friend, Kimiko, is now a mother with a 3-year-old daughter, and Earth has been working on a 70 km long spaceship as a form of defense in the event of a space monster attack.
While in a peaceful lull, Takaya and friends try to re-adjust to living in a world that has already passed them by. Takaya tries to reconnect with her friend, while Amano tries to share her feelings with the Coach. The peace is broken, however, when Earth is notified that a space monster fleet of unprecedented size is headed toward Earth. After many arguments, the idea of sending the old Exelion as an unmanned black hole bomb, is proposed. The Gunbuster is nominated to escort the bomb there, and then to come home.
Takaya and Amano, in separate ships which combine into Gunbuster, are sent out, a trip that will last an hour or more to them, but half a year to everyone back on Earth. As they almost reach their goal, Amano breaks down, admitting that she does not want to go forward, since each second forward means the longer she is away from their Coach, who is now dying from space radiation. Takaya is able to convince her to continue, and their mission is a success. Upon returning, they are relieved to learn that the Coach is still alive; he and Amano then get married.
The final episode takes place 15 years later. Amano has lived on Earth during this time, but after the Coach dies, she decides to take on a final mission. The space monsters have resurfaced, and in retaliation, Earth has been building a much more giant black hole bomb, which has been created using the mass of Jupiter pressured into the size of the Moon. Known as Buster Machine III, this weapon is the size of a small planet. When detonated, the bomb and 3,000 'slave mines' placed around the center of the galaxy, will cause a black hole to be formed thereby sucking in and destroying the space monsters.
Amano is sent back into space to board the new ship Eltreum, where mobile suits called Sizzlers (buster-sized machines, piloted individually) are now used in combat. With the crew present to welcome Amano, she and Takaya share an emotional reunion, though the absence has felt much longer for the former. Takaya has difficulty coming to terms with the fact that so much time has passed on Earth, after only 6 months relative to her.
When the final battle begins, Amano is ordered to man the Gunbuster with Takaya, and both fight alongside others to defend the bomb. The alien army is fended off, allowing the black hole bomb to be set. However, when the time comes to activate, they find out the enemies' attacks have damaged 2% of the 'slave generators' required for implosion. Amano and Takaya decide to dive down into the core of Buster Machine III and activate it by using one of Gunbuster's two Degeneracy reactors, even though doing so means they will likely be unable to leave without suffering severe relativistic time dilation during their escape.
After the bomb is set off, Noriko and Kazumi spend 12,000 Earth years objectively traveling home, although for them only hours or days have passed. Upon arriving in Earth orbit in the damaged Gunbuster, the pilots cannot make contact with anyone nor see any sign of habitation on the planet, suggesting that human civilization is long gone. However, their despair is instantly dispelled when a massive light pattern suddenly appears on the planet saying "WELCOME HOMƎ!" spelled out in simplified Japanese ("オカエリナサイ". The final letter "イ", however, is reversed, which indicates the current civilization was mimicking the bygone language). Delighted that their planet is alive and well, the pilots bid the Gunbuster farewell and return to Earth.
Characters edit
- Noriko Takaya (タカヤ・ノリコ, Takaya Noriko)
- Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka (Japanese); Kiane Chula King (English)[5]
- Kazumi Amano (アマノ・カズミ, Amano Kazumi)
- Voiced by: Rei Sakuma (Japanese); Melissa Sternenberg (English)[5]
- Koichiro "Coach" Ohta (オオタ・コウイチロウ (コーチ), Oota Kouichirou (Kōchi))
- Voiced by: Norio Wakamoto (Japanese); Bradley Gareth (English)[5]
- Jung Freud (ユング・フロイト, Yungu Furoito)
- Voiced by: Maria Kawamura (Japanese); Alexandra Yastishock (English)[5]
- Captain Tatsumi Tashiro (タシロ・タツミ, Tashiro Tatsumi)
- Voiced by: Tamio Ōki (Japanese); Bill Jenkins (English)[5]
- Smith Toren (スミス・トーレン, Sumisu Tōren)
- Voiced by: Kazuki Yao (Japanese); Jason Liebrecht (English)[5]
- Kimiko Higuchi (ヒグチ・キミコ, Higuchi Kimiko)
- Voiced by: Yuriko Fuchizaki (Japanese); Lisa Ortiz (English)
Releases edit
Japan edit
Gunbuster was originally released in Japan by Bandai Visual over three volumes on VHS, with two episodes per volume. It was then released on three LaserDiscs with a later box set containing two new science episodes. The series was released on Region 2 DVD in 2001.[6] A remastered four-disc DVD set was released in 2004 with dramatically improved image quality and new extras such as three short animations, a rough cut of episode five and an unmatted version of episode 6.
In 2006, a theatrical version of Gunbuster was released in Japan, featuring a 5.1 soundtrack, containing new sound effects, the original score and re-recorded dialogue by the original Japanese voice actors. The feature-length film is an abridged version of the original OVA series, using the same animated footage as the original. It was released as a double feature with a condensed version of Diebuster as Gunbuster & Diebuster: The Gattai Movie!! (トップをねらえ!&トップをねらえ2! 合体劇場版!!, Toppu wo Nerae! & Toppu wo Nerae 2! Gattai Gekijōban!!).
In 2011, Bandai Visual announced a Blu-ray release of the OVA series with extras.[7] The Blu-ray set was released in Japan on 24 February 24 2012, in regular and complete limited edition sets.[8] Both sets feature the newly re-recorded 5.1 audio (that was used for the theatrical compilation), along with the original 2.0 mix, remastered video, a brand new short, audio commentary, video shorts, and a 16-page booklet. The complete edition also included a bonus disc, full of production materials, never before seen video footage and a 100-page booklet.
North America edit
Gunbuster was first released with English subtitles in North America starting on 1 February 1990 on VHS by U.S. Renditions as their first release.[9] It was later re-released verbatim in 1996 by Manga Entertainment after U.S. Renditions ceased operations.[10]
On 24 November 24 2006, Bandai Visual USA released a limited, region-free reprint of the 2004 Region 2 remastered DVD set exclusively at Kinokuniya Bookstores.[11] The set lacked any translation and was an exact 1:1 copy of the R2. It was marketed to die-hard fans of the series and was meant to cease distribution upon the R1 release.[12]
On 20 February 20 2007, Bandai Visual USA officially released the remastered Region 1 DVD box set under their Honneamise label, with the series spanning over three discs like the R2 and R0. However, the set lacked the fourth disc of the previous R0, which contained the rough episode five and unmatted episode six, along with other period extras.[13]
While it is common for anime released in North America to come with an English-dubbed audio track, no English-language audio track has been released at the time. In an interview with Anime on DVD, Jonathan Clements stated that "the Music & Effects track has been lost, and [an English dub] would need to be reconstructed from the ground up".[14]
Gunbuster: The Movie was released on Blu-ray in the U.S. by Honneamise.[15] It was initially released on DVD as the box set Gunbuster vs. Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie. A high-definition Blu-ray version was released in November 2008 by Bandai Entertainment[16] (following the liquidation of Bandai Visual USA[17] and Bandai Entertainment's acquisition of the Honneamise label[18]) Maiden Japan later licensed Gunbuster: The Movie on Blu-ray and DVD on 17 May 17 2016.[19] It was re-released by Sentai Filmworks on 13 September 13 2022.[20]
On 7 August 7 2021, it was announced at Otakon that Discotek Media will release Gunbuster on Blu-ray with a dub produced by Sound Cadence Studios, marking the first time the OVA series was dubbed in English.[21] The Blu-ray was initially scheduled for release on 25 April 2023.[22] However, it was pushed back to 30 May.[23][24]
United Kingdom and Europe edit
Gunbuster was released in the United Kingdom by Kiseki Films on a single region-free DVD on 20 April 2001, but this release suffered from poor video quality and inconsistent subtitles. It was also criticized for lack of advertised extras and the editing of a scene with full-frontal nudity.[25][26]
Gunbuster: The Movie was released on Blu-ray by Beez Entertainment in the UK in 2008.[27] On 28 August 2023, Anime Limited released the OVA series on Blu-ray in two editions: standard Blu-ray and Collector's Edition; the latter includes a 48-page art book and a double-sided A3 poster. The Blu-ray does not include Discotek Media's English dub.[28][29]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Shock! Big-Sister and I are Going to be Pilots Together?!" Transcription: "Shock! Watashi to Oné-sama ga Pilot!?" (Japanese: ショック！私とお姉様がパイロット！？) | Hideaki Anno | Toshio Okada[c] Hiroyuki Yamaga[c] | 7 October 1988 |
| 2 | "Daring! The Girl Genius Challenger!!" Transcription: "Futeki! Tensai Shojo no Chosen" (Japanese: 不敵！天才少女の挑戦！！) | Hideaki Anno | Toshio Okada[c] Hiroyuki Yamaga[c] | 7 October 1988 |
| 3 | "First Love☆First Sortie" Transcription: "Hajimete no Tokimeki☆Hajimete no Shutsugeki" (Japanese: 初めてのときめき☆初めての出撃) | Hideaki Anno | Hiroyuki Yamaga[c] | 30 December 1988 |
| 4 | "Launch!! The Incomplete Ultimate Weapon!" Transcription: "Hasshin!! Mikan no Saishuu Heiki!" (Japanese: 発進！！未完の最終兵器！) | Hideaki Anno | Hiroyuki Yamaga[c] | 30 December 1988 |
| 5 | "Please!! Time Enough for Love!" Transcription: "Onegai!! Ai ni Jikan wo!" (Japanese: お願い！！愛に時間を！) | Hideaki Anno | Hiroyuki Yamaga[c] Hideaki Anno | 7 July 1989 |
| 6 | "At the End of Eternity..." Transcription: "Hateshi naki, Nagare no Hate ni..." (Japanese: 果てし無き、流れのはてに...) | Hideaki Anno | Hiroyuki Yamaga[c] Hideaki Anno | 7 July 1989 |
Music edit
The first soundtrack album Top wo Nerae! Ongaku Daizukan (トップをねらえ！音楽大図鑑, lit. Aim for the Top! Music Encyclopedia) was released in Japan through Victor Entertainment on 7 June 1989.[30][31][32] It features the opening theme "Active Heart" (アクティブ・ハート, Akutibu Hāto) and ending theme "Try Again...!" (トライ Again・・・！, Torai Again...!) by Noriko Sakai, plus the insert song "Top wo Nerae! Fly High" (トップをねらえ! ～Fly High～) by Noriko Hidaka and Rei Sakuma, Kohei Tanaka's score for the series' first four episodes, and two original radio dramas. The CD release also includes "Kimi mo Onkyō Kantoku! Top wo Nerae! Naserifu Dai Kōshin" (キミも音響監督！トップをねらえ！名セリフ大行進, lit. "You Can Also Be the Sound Director! Aim for the Top! Parade of Famous Lines"), a collection of sound clips by the voice cast. The album was reissued on 18 December 1996.[33]
The second soundtrack album Top wo Nerae! Ultra Sound Collection: Tanaka Kohei no Sekai (トップをねらえ!ウルトラ・サウンド・コレクション ～田中公平の世界～, lit. Aim for the Top! Ultra Sound Collection: The World of Kohei Tanaka) was released on 21 March 1990.[34][35] It features more of Tanaka's score for all six episodes, plus the image song "Tobe! Gunbuster" (翔べ!ガンバスター, lit. "Fly! Gunbuster") by Kazuki Yao, one radio drama, and the symphonic suite "Kōkyōshi Gunbuster" (交響詩「GUNBUSTER」, lit. "Symphonic Poem Gunbuster"). Like the first soundtrack, this album was reissued on 18 December 1996.[36]
A box set titled Sound Collection of Gunbuster (トップをねらえ!響綜覧, Top wo Nerae! Kyōsōran) was released on 24 August 1994. The three-disc set compiles the first two soundtracks and adds more background music and dialogue tracks, as well as new songs and karaoke tracks.[37][38]
FlyingDog released the soundtrack Top wo Nerae! Ongaku-shū (トップをねらえ！音楽集, lit. Aim for the Top! Music Collection) on 26 March 2013, exclusively on music download and streaming media platforms. The album compiles the first two soundtracks, omitting the opening and ending themes, radio dramas, and character voice clips.[39]
Merchandise edit
In the mid-1990s, Kaiyodo, in association with Xebec, released a PVC figure of Gunbuster. Though limited in posability, the figure featured an extra set of arms and hands, as well as the weapons Buster Tomahawk and Buster Home Run from the radio dramas. In 2005, Kaiyodo released a newer figure sculpted by Katsuhisa Yamaguchi (of Revoltech fame). Though shorter than the original, this newer figure was more detailed and poseable than its predecessor.[40] A newer version of Gunbuster was released in the Revoltech line as Figure #101 in 2011. Once again sculpted by Yamaguchi, it is capable of transforming into both Buster Machines, and has parts to replicate tearing out the power generator core.[41]
On 3 February 2005, Bandai released Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster for the PlayStation 2 console, developed by Shade. It expanded the series with a game that played out as an entirely new third edition that expanded on the themes of the original two animated series. The 25-episode story featured both roaming adventure scenes where defense pilot Noriko Takaya converses with characters and collects items to develop the story, as well as action scenes that put you and co-pilot Kazumi Amano into the cockpit of a Gunbuster mech to battle in heated combat. The action parts allow you to perform all the trademark moves like the Buster Beam, Homing Laser and Super Lighting Kick, with Noriko shouting out the commands with just as much enthusiasm as she does in the show.[42]
In 2006, Bandai released a large diecast toy replica of Gunbuster under the Soul of Chogokin line. Just like in episode 5 of the series, the toy is a combination of Buster Machines 1 and 2. It includes an array of weapons that were used in both the anime and radio drama, as well as a miniature of Kazumi's RX-7 Machine Weapon and a display stand designed to resemble a launch pad. Also included are accessories that can be used to replicate the final scene in episode 6, where Gunbuster removes its power generator core from its chest.[43] In 2013, Bandai released a smaller, more affordable Gunbuster figure under the Super Robot Chogokin line. Despite lacking the transformation feature of the Soul of Chogokin toy, this figure features extreme poseability and comes with two Buster Home Runs and parts for the Double Buster Collider, as well as the power generator core parts.[44] A Tamashii Web exclusive "Hard Work and Guts" Armament Set (努力と根性の武装セット, Doryoku to konjō no Busō Setto), set for release in July 2013, will include the Buster Shield, Buster Missile arms, two Buster Tomahawks and effects parts for the Buster Colliders and Super Inazuma Kick.[45]
Studio HalfEye also released a transformable replica of Gunbuster. In contrast to Bandai's diecast toy, this figure is made of resin plastic and priced higher.[40]
Figures of Noriko have also been manufactured as well. Yellow Submarine (a division of Takara) released a poseable doll, while Kotobukiya and Kaiyodo sold non-poseable figures. Bandai had a limited-edition Noriko & Nono figure set bundled with the North America and Japan DVD release of Gunbuster vs. Diebuster Aim For The Top! The GATTAI!! Movie.[40]
Cybernetic Hi-School, the third installment of Gainax's eroge strip-quiz video game series for the PC-9801 and MSX, focused on characters from Gunbuster.[46]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ The surnames of psychologists Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud combined.
- ^ A reference to the Canadian manga translator Toren Smith.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Okada is credited for the entire series' scripts, but in reality only wrote the first two episodes. The rest that were written under his name were actually written by Hiroyuki Yamaga. Yamaga himself is uncredited as a scriptwriter.
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External links edit
- Official website
- Gunbuster at IMDb
- Gunbuster (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Gunbuster at Curlie
- Ain't It Cool News review
- "Top o Nerae"—The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction