Name: Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! (2004)
TMDb: link to Aim for the Top!
Genres: Adventure, Animé, SciFi Country of Origin: Japan
Cast: Yukari Fukui as Nono, Maaya Sakamoto as Lal'C Mellk Mal, Miyuki Sawashiro as Tycho Science, Mitsuo Iwata as Nicholas Vacheron.
Directed by: Kazuya Tsurumaki. Written by: Yoji Enokido.
The Three Acts:
The initial tableaux: Nono is a young country girl who dreams of being a space pilot as the film starts. She has a chance meeting with a real pilot. She travels to the city, and tries to weasel her way into joining the fraternity of elite pilots.
Delineation of conflicts: Nono is an outsider who has to gain the trust of the elite pilots. Earth is attacked by an old enemy. Earth is losing, and needs additional help.
Resolution: Once Nono discovers her true identity, will she be able to adapt quickly enough to save the day?
Statistics:
Art: 7/10 Despite the 2004 release year, the art looks rather dated, perhaps early 90s or late 80s, pre-Cowboy Bebop.
Sound: 6/10 Spoken word is Japanese; subtitles are in English. Voices were OK, but the background music was annoying. I relied on the voice for clues to the emotional states of the characters, but used the sub-titles for language.
Voice acting: 8/10 The voice actors were into it.
Screenplay: 2/10 Plot? What plot? Also, the protagonist was at first the quintessence of loser, while neither funny nor sympathetic. Later the idiot protagonist becomes amazingly powerful. Supposedly she's a leftover from lost high-technology from times past. Anime explosions are fun, and there are lots of those. I viewed the rest of the film in passive mode, as one might during a Gundam property.
Final Score: 6/10
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