Maps (マップス) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuichi Hasegawa. It was serialized in the Gakken magazine Monthly Comic Nora from 1985 to 1994. The series was adapted into two animeoriginal video animations (OVAs): the 1987 original, fully titled Maps: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijintachi (マップス 伝説のさまよえる星人たち, lit. "Maps: Legendary Space Wanderers") in Japan, and the 1994 remake, simply titled Maps.
Maps follows a normal Earth boy named Gen. He and his girlfriend Hoshimi meet Lipmira, a woman from outer space, who tells Gen that he is the "mapman," meaning the map to a great treasure is coded in his genes. Gen and Hoshimi leave Earth with Lipmira to find the treasure, a quest shared by evil space people whom they are often compelled to fight against.[1] Notable aspects of the series are the spaceships (which look like giant silver angelic women, often described as "hood ornaments") and the robot women that control them, or more precisely embody them for dealings with regular-sized life forms (Lipmira is one of these robot embodiments). Each ship and its pilot have a distinct character, from playful to evil.
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Maps was written and illustrated by Yuichi Hasegawa.[2] It was serialized in the Gakken magazine Monthly Comic Nora from 1985 to 1994. A total of 17 tankōbon bound volumes were published in Japan between 1987 and 1995. Japan Media Factory re-released the manga in bunkoban format in 2003.
OVAsedit
Two OVAs based on Maps have been created. The first, Maps: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijintachi, was produced by Studio Gallop, directed by Keiji Hayakawa, written by Kenji Terada, and musically scored by Kohei Tanaka. It was released exclusively in Japan on July 17, 1987. The second, simply titled Maps, was animated by TMS Entertainment, directed by Susumu Nishizawa, written by Masaki Tsuji, and musically scored by Masahiro Kawasaki. It was released in Japan in four episodes split into two volumes on July 8, 1994 and February 24, 1995. An English version of this OVA was later licensed by ADV Films and distributed in North America.
1994-1995 OVA episodesedit
Galactic Angel (ACT1 宇宙（あま）翔ける天使, Act 1: Ama Kakeru Tenshi)
A Reward for the Travelers (ACT2 トラベラーの報酬, Act 2: Traveller no Hōshū)
Six Ghost Ships (ACT3 六人の幽霊船, Act 3: Rokunin no Yūreisen)
Revival of the Legend (ACT4 伝説の復活, Act 4: Densetsu no Fukkatsu)
Referencesedit
^Robinson, Tasha (November 23, 1998). . Sci-Fi Weekly. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved 2011-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Crossbone Gundam/MAPS' Hasegawa to Draw Raideen Manga". Anime News Network. May 3, 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
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