Top wo Nerae! & Top wo Nerae 2! Gattai Movie!!

Synopsis:

Streaming Platforms:

• HIDIVE

Episodes:

• Episode 1: Gunbuster the Movie (Aired: 10/01/2006)
• Episode 2: Diebuster the Movie (Aired: 10/01/2006)

Characters:

• Amano, Kazumi (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakuma, Rei
• Melk Mark, Lal'C (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakamoto, Maaya
• Nono (Main) - Voice Actors: Fukui, Yukari
• Takaya, Noriko (Main) - Voice Actors: Hidaka, Noriko
• Freud, Jung (Supporting)
• Hatori (Supporting)
• Nigo (Supporting)
• Oota, Kouichirou (Supporting)

Staff:

• Anno, Hideaki (Producer, Storyboard, Screenplay, Key Animation)
• Inoue, Hiroaki (Producer)
• Kunisaki, Hisanori (Producer)
• Sasaki, Shirou (Producer, Planning)
• Takanashi, Minoru (Producer)
• Takeda, Yasuhiro (Producer)
• Yasuda, Takeshi (Producer)
• Masuo, Shouichi (Episode Director, Key Animation)
• Nakayama, Katsuichi (Episode Director)
• Nishigori, Atsushi (Episode Director, Key Animation, Animation Director)
• Ootsuka, Masahiko (Episode Director)
• Enokido, Youji (Script)
• Okada, Toshio (Script, Planning, Screenplay, Creator)
• Higuchi, Shinji (Storyboard)
• Ikuhara, Kunihiko (Storyboard)
• Imaishi, Hiroyuki (Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director)
• Masayuki (Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director)
• Mori, Hiromi (Theme Song Lyrics)
• Abiru, Tadashi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
• Adachi, Shingo (Key Animation)
• Akai, Takami (Publicity)
• Amemiya, Akira (2nd Key Animation)
• Amiya, Masakazu (Assistant Director)
• Baba, Mitsuko (Key Animation)
• Baba, Ryuuichi (Key Animation)
• Enomoto, Hanako (Key Animation)
• Fujise, Tomoyasu (Background Art)
• Gekidan Inu Curry (Key Animation)
• Genma, Nobuhiko (Key Animation)
• Gouda, Hiroaki (Key Animation)
• Hamatsu, Takehiro (Key Animation)
• Hasegawa, Tetsuya (Key Animation)
• Hayashi, Akemi (Key Animation)
• Higashiji, Kazuki (Background Art)
• Higuchi, Satomi (Key Animation)
• Hiraoka, Masayuki (Key Animation)
• Hirasawa, Akihiro (Background Art)
• Honda, Takeshi (In-Between Animation, Key Animation)
• Iida, Fumio (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
• Inoue, Shinichiro (Planning)
• Ishigaki, Junya (Setting)
• Ishihama, Masashi (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
• Itagaki, Shin (Key Animation)
• Itazu, Yoshimi (Key Animation)
• Itou, Shousei (Publicity)
• Iwasaki, Yoshiaki (In-Between Animation)
• Iwataki, Satoshi (Key Animation)
• Izuna, Yoshitsune (Mechanical Design)
• Katou, Hiroshi (Art Director)
• Katou, Yoshitaka (Key Animation)
• ... and 72 more staff

Reviews:

• User FauxAzn (Score: 8/10):
  Recommendation: Watch the original series instead. This is basically a long summary with nothing new whatsoever, so only come here if you're looking for a quicker rewatch. Starting out, I wondered if I could get away with simply watching these movies instead of the series considering that they both reflected the same story. I knew the series would have more material, but maybe these newer movies might have updated visuals, or might tell the story better or at least more succinctly? Unfortunately, no: I'm pretty sure the movies have no new scenes, the visuals are the same, and the plot moves past succincthere. nnBoth series are condensed enough, but these movies condense past the point of comfort. With all the cutting they had to do, scenes jump around a bit more than they should. The brunt of the action's there, but the development to that action, and especially the reasoning for that action suffers in the movies.n nBut please do try the original series! They already have excellent reviews on MAL, so I won't unnecessarily delve into them here. But I'll just say this: if you don't like Gunbuster (Top wo Nerae), please still give the significantly more modern sequel a chance (but do know that although the stories and characters of the two OVAs are mostly separate, you'll enjoy Diebuster (Top wo Nerae 2) more having first finished its predecessor. It's a spoiler to say why). Dazzling protagonists that evolve well throughout each episode... rare beasts indeed, but we find one in both. Come back for these compilation movies only if you get the urge to rewatch both of these underground gems.

News:

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Forum Topics:

• Top wo Nerae! & Top wo Nerae 2! Gattai Movie!! Episode 2 Discussion
• Gunbuster vs Diebuster Episode 1 Discussion
• question about the THOR release

External Links:

• Official Site
• AniDB
• ANN
• Wikipedia

Related Anime/Manga:

• Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster (anime - Alternative Version)
• Top wo Nerae 2! Diebuster (anime - Alternative Version)