Gunbuster (OAV)
Alternative title:
Aim for the Top! Gunbuster
Punta al Top! Gunbuster (Italian)
Top o Nerae! Gunbuster
トップをねらえ! (Japanese)
勇往直前 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: science fiction
Themes: super robot
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Noriko Takaya's dream is to become a space pilot like her father, iral Yuzo Takaya. He died when she was still a little girl due to an attack of alien forces in deep space. After entering Okinawa Girls Space Pilot High School, Noriko is handpicked by instructor Kouichiro Ohta as someone with great potential. She must then persuade everyone, especially herself, that she can indeed fulfill her goal and become an accomplished pilot despite being just an ordinary girl.
Ratings: 1297 ratings have been given [details]
Running time: 30 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 6
Episode titles: We have 6
Vintage: 1988-10-07
Release dates: We have 20
Opening Theme:
"Active Heart" (アクティブ・ハート) by Noriko Sakai (eps 1-3)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Try Again...!" (トライAgain…!) by Noriko Sakai (eps 1-3)
#2: "Active Heart" (アクティブ・ハート) by Noriko Sakai (ep 4)
#3: "Toki no Kawa o Koete…" (時の河を越えて…; "The Timeless Stream") by Kouhei Tanaka (instrumental; ep 6)
Insert song:
"Otoko to Onna no Love Game" (男と女のラブゲーム; A Man and a Woman's Love Game) by Norio Wakamoto and Rei Sakuma (ep 3)
"Top o Nerae! ~Fly High~" (トップをねらえ! 〜Fly High〜; Aim for the Top! Fly High) by Noriko Hidaka and Rei Sakuma (ep 5)
Official website:
V-Storage Official Gunbuster Homepage (Japanese)
Links: We have 5
Trivia: We have 31
Comment:
Hideaki Anno's directorial debut.
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Blu-ray (Region A) |
Gunbuster - The Complete OVA Series (Blu-ray) 2023-05-30 (from $26.76) |
Blu-ray (Region B) |
Gunbuster - Complete OVA Collection [Collector's Edition][UK] (Blu-ray) 2023-08-28 |
Gunbuster - Complete OVA Collection [UK] (Blu-ray) 2023-11-13 |
DVD (Region 0) |
Gunbuster [UK] (DVD) 2001-04-20 |
Gunbuster [Kinokuniya USA Exclusive] (Jp.DVD) 2006-11-24 |
DVD (Region 1) |
Gunbuster (Sub.DVD) 2007-02-20 (from $89.99) |
VHS |
Gunbuster (Sub.VHS 1) 1990-02-01 |
Gunbuster (Sub.VHS 1) 1996-08-20 |
Gunbuster (Sub.VHS 2) 1991-08-21 |
Gunbuster (Sub.VHS 2) 1996-09-24 |
Gunbuster (Sub.VHS 3) 1991-12-01 |
Gunbuster (Sub.VHS 3) 1996-10-22 |
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Music: Kōhei Tanaka
Original creator: Toshio Okada
Original Character Design: Haruhiko Mikimoto
Art: Kimiko Higuchi (ED 1-3)
Chief Animation Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Animation Character Design: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Assistant Episode Director: Masakazu Amiya (eps 1, 5-6)
CG Graphics: Hiroyuki Yamaga (New Science Lessons)
Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi (Toyo Onkyo)
Finishing: Tomomi Nakamaru (New Science Lessons)
Harmony: Noriko Takaya
Insert Song Arrangement: Kōhei Tanaka
Opening Animation: Masayuki
Photography: Hidetoshi Watanabe (New Science Lessons)
Production Assistant: Ken Ando (New Science Lessons)
Production Office: Kazumi Okada
Recording: Kunio Andō (Aoi Studio)
Recording Assistant: Nobuyoshi Uebayashi
Scientific Study: Yūji Moriyama
Technical Director: Shōichi Masuo
Theme Song Arrangement: Motoki Funayama
Theme Song Composition: Eiji Nishiki
Theme Song Performance: Noriko Sakai (OP/ED 1-2)
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Hiromi Nakamura
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Kayoko Kawahara
Kenyū Horiuchi
Kinryū Arimoto
Kiyonobu Suzuki
Masaru Ikeda
Shinya Ōtaki
Yuzuru Fujimoto
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Backgrounds: Apple
Development: Tokyo Laboratory
Film: Eastman Kodak
Mechanical Design: Studio Nue
Music Production: Victor Entertainment
Music Production Cooperation: IMAGINE
Opening Titles: Maki Production
Photography: T. Nishimura
Production Cooperation: Studio Fantasia
Recording Studio: Aoi Studio
Sound Effects: Toyo Sound
Sound Production: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
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ADR Director: Marissa Lenti
Script: Natalie Van Sistine
Art Director: Brady Hartel (Discotek Media)
Additional Contributions: Carl Gustav Horn (Bandai Visual USA)
ADR Lyric Adaptation: Dawn M. Bennett
ADR Prep: Ry McKeand
ADR Script Supervisor: J. Michael Tatum
Assistant ADR Director: Amber Lee Connors
Blu-ray Menu Breakdown: Gary Swarer (Discotek Media)
Commentary: Jonathan Clements (Discotek Media)
Copy And Promotion: Michael Toole (Discotek Media)
DVD Encoding & Authoring: Takashi Saita (Video-Tech)
Extra Feature Translation: Elizabeth Ellis (Discotek Media)
Lead ADR Engineer: Natalie Van Sistine
Line Producer: Amber Lee Connors
Logo Animation: Will Culpepper II (U.S. Renditions)
Music Director: Dawn M. Bennett
Production Supervision: Upton S. Redmonton (U.S. Renditions)
Quality Control Manager: Marc Levy (Discotek Media)
Script Editing: Robert Napton (U.S. Renditions)
Talent Coordination: Sarah Poulsen
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Adaptation: Video-Tech (Bandai Visual USA version)
ADR Production: Sound Cadence Studios (Discotek release)
Cover Design: Nippan Design Team (U.S. Renditions)
Distributor: Kiseki Films (UK - Expired)
DVD Mastering: Video-Tech (Bandai Visual USA version)
DVD Menu Design: THESEDAYS (Bandai Visual USA version)
DVD Production: Image Entertainment (Bandai Visual USA version)
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll (via Discotek Media)
Post Production: 525 Post Production (U.S. Renditions)
Post-Production Services: TwistyGadget (Discotek release)
Production: U.S. Renditions (1990-1991 Release)
Translation: Synch-Point (Bandai Visual USA version)
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Distributor: Nova Media
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Translation: Stéphane Lapie
Executive producer: Carlo Levy
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Broadcaster: Nolife
Distributor: Beez Entertainment
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Distributor: Dynamic SK (Spain; subtitled)
Subtitles: Cristal Media (Dynamic SK)
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Marketing Director: Giorgio Pulini (italian edition)
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Licensed by: Dynit
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Licensed by: Proware Multimedia International Co., Ltd.
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