Gall Force: The Revolution

Synopsis:

Characters:

• Catty (Main) - Voice Actors: Kouda, Mariko
• Eluza (Main) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kikuko
• Lufy (Main) - Voice Actors: Kusachi, Fumie
• Patty (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakurai, Tomo
• Pony (Main) - Voice Actors: Hikami, Kyouko
• Rabby (Main) - Voice Actors: Mitsuishi, Kotono
• Rumy (Main) - Voice Actors: Yokoyama, Chisa

Staff:

• Hanai, Shinya (Director)
• Matsushita, Yukihiro (Director, Storyboard)
• Nishiyama, Akihiko (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Kakinuma, Hideki (Script)
• Arao, Hideyuki (In-Between Animation)
• Hinata, Masaki (Key Animation)
• Itou, Kaori (In-Between Animation)
• Maru, Hideo (Key Animation)
• Masuda, Chieko (Background Art)
• Ogata, Mieko (In-Between Animation, Animation Check)
• Okada, Yukiko (Animation Check)
• Oshima, Michiru (Music)
• Ozeki, Miyabi (In-Between Animation)
• Saiki, Yasuhiro (Key Animation)
• Sakakibara, Toyohiko (Special Effects)
• Shimizu, Hiroyuki (Key Animation)
• Shiokawa, Takashi (Key Animation)
• Sugai, Yoshihiro (Key Animation)
• Taniguchi, Shigenori (Key Animation)
• Uchihara, Shigeru (Key Animation)
• Wada, Izumi (Background Art)
• Watanabe, Hidenobu (Production Manager)

Reviews:

• User JuneNephthys (Score: 6/10):
  Gall Force: The Revolution is the last addition to the sci-fi (ecchi) legacy series, and—in my opinion—it’s hands-down the best. The visuals are a weird culmination of Star Wars, Neon Genesis Evangelion, & Saber Marionette J. Referentially, ‘The Revolution’ has a Death Star, anti-matter cannons, organic robot heads (that are smashed and gush out blood), & a vat of clones in orange liquid. Since this OVA is only four episodes long, there will be spoilers! You have been warned! • When I first began this OVA, I hated the character designs. Lufy, Catty, Pony, & the sadomasochist antagonist with an electric whip—yes, that was a thing—wereparticularly egregious. Every character had the same body type, there weren’t any male characters but every female character was drawn with a male body-type: the torso was like an upside-down triangle (with large olives attached, as breasts), there was no curvature in the hips, and their legs looked like long, spindly noodles. nn—In her original design, Lafy was one of the more colorful characters—she was dark-skinned, had violet eyes, a star tattoo on her face, & a multi-colored afro. The Lafy in ‘Gall Force: The Revolution’ looks like a sleazy, biker-bandit. She has leather, booty shorts and a halter top (with gaudy red, triangle tattoos under each of her eyes). Her hairstyle is even more atrocious: she wears a large black bandana on her head and has thin, rat-tail hair that goes down to her thighs. Ken'ichi Sonoda’s Lafy often wore a (full-coverage) pilot suit and was still an enigmatic ‘80s icon.nn—Catty was the all-knowing idealist with a light purple, swing bob. In ‘Gall Force: The Revolution,’ she has the ugliest side burns in the world. They practically envelope her whole face. I have seen snow yōkai—often referred to as ‘yuki-onna,’ in other series, have the same blue side burns (i.e. Yukiko-Hime in Dororon Enma-kun and Oyuki in Urusei Yatsura) but Catty is an android that is the leader of a resistance organization and, subsequently, the martyr of the group—it doesn’t fit her personality. Catty has never been the ‘ice queen’ type of character.nn—Pony, originally, was a dark-skinned woman with short, wavy, lilac hair. In ‘Gall Force: The Revolution,’ Pony is a flamboyant, bohemian blonde with fair skin & large flowers in her hair. The first iteration of Pony was deathly shy and brainy, but none of that is conveyed in the re-imagining of her character. The only part of Pony’s character that remains faithful is her bond with android children in ‘Conch’ because of her meek nature, she often bonded with androids and AI systems more than humans.nn•Obviously, from many series from in the ‘90s (a prime example being Sailor Moon), anatomy was seen as more of a stylistic choice than a guideline. Even in earlier shows, like Rose of Versailles (1979), this was apparent—Riyoko Ikeda gives all of her characters tall, ostrich necks. I don’t mind improper anatomy in anime and cartoons, as long as it’s not noticeable or ‘blends’ into the mangaka’s…
• User RedCom (Score: 6/10):
  (Pardon for my English, it's not my native language) A rare OVA, last in Gall Force series line, has it's own problems and dignities. The Revolution is just simply retelling the plot of first three shows of Gall Force (Eternal Story, Destruction, Stardust War). Of course, this retelling is inexact. There are a few new lines in a show, and a new ending, a happy one, which is unusual for Gall Force. Almost every previous OVA has a downer ending. And therefore this is the only GF show without the main plotline of the whole series - the cyclic character of civilisation progress, from one catastrophe toanother.nThis isn't bad after all, but now it's just another save-the-world story.nThe character design is typical for 90's, something similar to Saber Marionettes or Nadesico chardis. Which is also not bad, but old 80's designs by Sonoda are just look better. nMechanical design is 100% identical to first GF movie, so, for the good, there is nothing new and unusual.nOPs&EDs are forgettable but voice acting is really nice: the seiuus do their work right. After all, we have great VA like Kotono Mitsuishi and Kikuko Inoue at work. :-)nnOverall, this is a fair show, entertaining and with simple storyline. It worth it's screentime, but rewatching this... I don't think so.

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Related Anime/Manga:

• Gall Force 1: Eternal Story (anime - Alternative Version)