Gunbuster, known in Japan as Aim for the Top! Gunbuster is a six episode anime OVA series created by Gainax in 1988. It was the directorial debut of Hideaki Anno, best known as the director of Neon Genesis Evangelion. The title is a combination of the titles of classic tennis anime Aim for the Ace! and hit action drama film Top Gun, whose plot inspired Gunbuster's. To celebrate Gainax's 20th anniversary in 2004, an official 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.
PLOT:
In the very near future, a race of huge, insectoid aliens are discovered traveling the galaxy. These aliens, which are known as the Uchuu Kaijuu, or Space Monsters, seem dedicated to the eradication of the human species as the latter takes its first steps away from the solar system, and they are getting closer and closer to Earth. Humanity has responded by developing space-going battleships and giant fighting robots. These complex robots RX-7 Machine Weapons are actually an advanced type of fighting suit, piloted by a single occupant. As advanced as they are, however, they are being used as trainers for a new weapon, the Gunbuster. However, being relatively new technology, they are difficult to operate (stock shots show pilots working multiple controls with hands and feet, while fingers rapidly operate switches on the hand grips), so pilot candidates are selected from the best and brightest youth on Earth and the Lunar colony. These are trained at schools around the world.
The story begins in the year 2023, six years after the first battles with the aliens (the actual battle started in the year 2015 however due to time dilation, two years went by on Earth by the end of the battle), and centers on young Noriko Takaya.
VIDEO GAME:
Top o Nerae! GunBuster: Based on the trend-setting space anime by Hideaki Anno, Bandai has expanded the series with a game that plays out as an entirely new third edition that expands on the themes of the original two animated series. The 25-episode story features 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.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Anime "Aim for the Top! Action Adventure which reproduced all 25 episodes of the TV series of phantom "appeared on PS2. At the school, which is reproduced in 3D on the field becomes the hero Takayanoriko, I am hard at training as a pilot machine weapons. Puppet machine and weapons Gunbuster, and make full use of weapons and special moves of many, to escape fighting in space monster opponent!
FEATURES:
- Third person perspective.
- 3D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- SCIFI, Futuristic & Anime themes.
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