Gunbuster
Details
- Also known as: Top wo Nerae! GunBuster, トップをねらえ! GunBuster, Top wo Nerae!, Aim for the Top!, Toppu o Nerae, Punta al Top! Gunbuster
- Type: OVA
- Status: Finished Airing
- Score: 7.7
- Episodes: 6
- Genres: Action, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi
- Studio: Gainax
- Aired: 1988-10-07 to 1989-07-07
- Season: Fall 1988
Synopsis
In the very near future, a race of huge, insect like aliens is discovered traveling the galaxy. These aliens seem dedicated to the eradication of the human species as it takes its first steps away from the solar system, and they are getting closer and closer to Earth. Humanity has responded by developing spacegoing battleships and giant fighting robots. These robots are piloted by the best and brightest of Earth's youth, picked from training schools around the world.
The story begins in the year 2023, not long after the first battles with the aliens, and centers on young Noriko Takaya. Although Noriko's father was a famous Captain in the space fleet who was killed during one of the first battles of the war, her own talents as a pilot are questionable. Nonetheless, she has entered a training school. Through the series Noriko, joined by the beautiful and talented Kazumi Amano, will fight to overcome the trauma of war, the doubts of her peers, and her own lack of confidence.
(Source: AniDB)
The whole series
- Gunbuster (OVA · 1988)
- Gunbuster 2: Diebuster (OVA · 2004)
Characters and voice actors
- Noriko Takaya (main character) · Japanese voice: Noriko Hidaka · English voice: Kiane Chula King
- Kouichirou Oota (main character) · Japanese voice: Norio Wakamoto · English voice: Bradley Gareth
- Kazumi Amano (main character) · Japanese voice: Rei Sakuma · English voice: Melissa Sternenberg
- Jung Freud (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Maria Kawamura · English voice: Alexandra Yastishock
- Smith Toren (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kazuki Yao · English voice: Jason Liebrecht
- Kimiko Higuchi (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Yuriko Fuchizaki · English voice: Lisa Ortiz
- Tashiro Tatsumi (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Tamio Ooki · English voice: Bill Jenkins
- Takami Akai (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Yuriko Fuchizaki
- Announcer (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Mitsuaki Hoshino
- Announcer Woman (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Sakurako Kishiro
- Classmate β (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Miharu Yokota
- Engineer (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kazuo Oka
- Principal Hiroaki Inoue (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Takkou Ishimori
- Reiko Kashiwara (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Masako Katsuki · English voice: Krystal LaPorte
- Officer (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Tomomichi Nishimura
- Radar Soldier Ʃ (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Daiki Nakamura
- Sailor (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Nobuyuki Furuta
- Speaker Man (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Daiki Nakamura
- Yuzo Takaya (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Masashi Hirose · English voice: Brett Weaver
- Linda Yamamoto (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Ayako Shiraishi · English voice: Nola Klop
Opening and ending songs
- Opening 1: Active Heart · Noriko Sakai
- Ending 1: Try Again · Noriko Sakai
- Ending 2: Active Heart · Noriko Sakai
- Ending 3: Toki no Kawa wo Koete... · Kohei Tanaka