Katsuhito Akiyama Movies
- 1997
This anime TV series was launched after the success of the El Hazard: The Magnificent World OVA and serves as an alternate retelling of the story therein, set in an alternate timeline. High-school student Makoto is engrossed in the invention that he's been working on, which he only partially understands, when a series of events, beginning with an insult from his rival, Jinnai, causes a monstrous reaction from the device. It throws Makoto and Jinnai, along with another student, Nanami, and teacher Mr. Fujiwasa into another world where a kingdom is at war with a race of giant insects and the hunt is on to find an ancient weapon called the Eye of God. What role will this group of earthlings have to play in the future of this place, and will they ever get back home? ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
- 1990
The all-female crew of the space-pirate ship Sol Bianca has seen just about everything. When they sack a freighter ship that's already been sacked by a different crew, however, they find something very new. A boy named Rim is stowing away onboard and all he can tell them is that he's trying to get to the planet Tres, where his parents are being held hostage by a tyrannical dictator. The women of Sol Bianca know that Tres is a planet of treasures -- the most precious of which is a recording device said to contain all the knowledge in the universe. It looks like everyone aboard has a good reason to head for Tres -- but there are many secrets yet to be revealed, and this mission might just be the first one that the crew of Sol Bianca can't handle. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tessho Genda
- 1989
- R
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In this Japanese anime feature that follows up on the popular series Gall Force, the year is 2085 and the Earth is in a state of war. The remnants of older Earth technologies were discovered during an excavation of the moon, and these robotics and weapons systems have been embraced by different factions battling one another for control of the planet. In the war of robots versus cyborgs, who will win? And what external force is causing this violence -- and how can it be defeated? ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- 1988
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An ancient war is set to explode and as Catty and the Solnoids prepare to take on the powerful Paranoids, the fate of an entire new breed of man hangs in the balance in this anime space adventure created by Hideki Kakinuma and featuring the character design of Bubblegum Crisis mastermind Kenichi Sonoda. Her project constantly set back by centuries of warfare and destruction, Catty has finally completed the engineering of a new human race. There's no time for celebrating though, because if she and the Solonoids fail to defeat the dreaded Paranoids no one, not even her artificial creations themselves, will be around to appreciate her breakthrough melding of science and evolution. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1987
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It is the year 2033 and the world is a much different place. Tokyo has been devastated by a major earthquake and rebuilt as Megatokyo. Amid the chaos surrounding the devastation and rebuilding was a perfect window for the emergence of Boomers. Boomers are humanoid robots created to perform all manner of work -- manual, sexual, and otherwise. The giant corporation GENOM, which created the Boomers, however, has a problem on its hands since they sometimes rebel from their assigned task and wreck havoc. The solution to this problem comes in the form of the Knight Sabers, an all-female fighting force equipped with armor and weaponry for the main task of handling insurgent Boomers. The task of the Knight Sabers, however, turns out to be more complicated than it looks. Is the enemy really just any rogue Boomer, or is it GENOM itself? This anime mixes action, comedy, and questions about the line between man and machine. Bubblegum Crisis was one of the first anime to gain popularity in the U.S. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
- 1987
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An ace space pilot determined to save her people from extinction is forced to fly deep into enemy territory and disarm the doomsday machine that threatens to destroy humanity's final outpost in a sci fi anime space adventure created by Hideki Kakinuma and featuring the character design of Bubblegum Crisis mastermind Kenichi Sonoda. Her spaceship destroyed along with her entire home planet, Lufy thought she perished in the battle before awakening to discover that she has one last mission to fulfill. The planet destroyer that her enemies used on her home planet is en route to the final outpost, and if Lufy doesn't gather a new Gall Force and penetrate into the very heart of the alien menace before it reaches its intended destination, the only evidence that mankind ever existed will be a few chapters in the interstellar history books. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
This example of Japanese anime, one of a series of "Gall Force" adventures, centers on seven women warriors as they work to stop an alien conspiracy. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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