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Plot Summary:
Mysterious monstrous alien creatures attack Earth's colonies. This OVA focuses on Juan "Johnnie" Rico who joins the army because of Carmen, a girl he likes, his days in boot camps, his losses and Earth's first counterattack.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: anime, cyberpunk anime, 2d animation
Best tv shows and movies like Starship Troopers (1988):
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Macross 7 (1994)
Plot Summary:
Macross 7 is an anime television series. It is a sequel to the show The Super Dimension Fortress Macross that takes place many years after the events of the first series following a cast of mostly new characters. The show ran from October 16, 1994 to September 24, 1995 at 11:00 AM, and 49 episodes were aired. Although it has been distributed in the other parts of the world, at present has not been licensed in North America. Macross 7 is best known for its music, and since the show began airing over a dozen albums have been released by the fictional band Fire Bomber that stars in the show. Macross 7 exists in the official Studio Nue chronology and canon, with story concept by Shoji Kawamori, who also handled mechanical designs along with Kazutaka Miyatake. A theatrical episode, Macross 7: Ginga ga Ore wo Yondeiru!, was released in 1995. Several OVAs were also released, including Macross 7: Encore and later, Macross Dynamite 7.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 391
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, cyberpunk anime
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Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986)
Plot Summary:
The year is Universal Century 0088. Directly after the end of the Gryps War, Haman Karn and her army of Zeon remnants on the asteroid Axis begin their quest of reviving the lost empire of the Zabi's, and proclaim themselves as the Neo-Zeon. With the Earth Federation as hapless as ever, only the Anti-Earth Union Group (AEUG) is able oppose the plans of Neo-Zeon. In need of all the help it can get after being decimated in the previous war and losing many of its key members, the AEUG ship Argama enlists the aid of a young junk collector from the Side 1 colony of Shangri-La named Judau Ashta to pilot its newest mobile suit, the ZZ Gundam.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 693
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha
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Green Legend Ran (1992)
Plot Summary:
The mysterious Rodo fell to earth ages ago, stealing away the air, water and life from the planet. It's up to Ran, a daring young man, and Aira, a silver-haired girl with a mysterious connection to the Rodo, to save the planet.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: anime
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (2018)
Plot Summary:
In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states—the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance—are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on the exploits of rivals Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen Li as they rise to power and fame in the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 631
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, clever, serious, captivating, futuristic, stylized
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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985)
Plot Summary:
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam is a television anime, part of the Gundam series and a sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam. The show was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, while the series' mechanical designs is split among Kunio Okawara, Mamoru Nagano, and Kazumi Fujita. The series was originally aired by Nagoya Broadcasting Network, rerun on the anime satellite television network, Animax, across Japan and later its respective networks worldwide, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and other regions. Between 2005 to 2006, the series was reproduced and compiled into a movie trilogy, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation. Though still directed by Tomino, it involved many changes in the original storyline.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, vintage
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Stratos 4 (2003)
Plot Summary:
Earth has developed a defense system against meteorites that are on a collision course with it. Mikaze a troubled girl that is a trainee pilot for a Meteor Sweeper team that dreams of becoming a prestigious Comet Blaster pilot.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
Plot Summary:
For decades, the Galactic Empire has been locked in an interstellar war with the Free Planets Alliance, a conflict that involves thousands of spaceships and millions of soldiers on both sides. Two new commanders enter the conflict with great hopes: Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm and the FPA's Yang Wen-Li. As they deal with superiors and subordinates, maneuver through complicated political arrangements, plot strategies, and win battles, each will be tested, and ultimately, changed, by the reality of war.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, exciting, epic, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, contemplative, stylized, vintage
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015)
Plot Summary:
The year is Post Disaster 323. More than 300 years after a great war between Earth and Mars known as the "Calamity War", Mars has been successfully terraformed and colonized by humans. However even with the technological advancements, the humans on Mars crave freedom against the government of Earth and seek to improve their livelihoods. Furthermore, while most of Mars' nations have received autonomy, the planet is virtually dependent on Earth for economic development. A young orphan named Mikazuki Augus is part of a group of children who work for the civilian security company Chryse Guard Security, entrusted with the safety of the Martian Princess Kudelia Aina Bernstein, who has plans for her nation of Chryse to secure independence from Earth. One day, the group was attacked by the Earth Military organization Gjallarhorn, which aims to stop the Martian independence movement. During the attack, the leader of the children and the Third Army Division within CGS, Orga Itsuka, decides to rebel against the adults and higher-ups who had escaped and left the children and foot-soldiers to remain and fight as decoys. Augus must now choose to either follow his friends, or his mission as he stumbles into the legendary mobile suit: the Gundam Barbatos.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, adult animation, light, futuristic, suspenseful, disturbing, stylized, psychotronic
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Fafner Exodus (2015)
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2150 A.D. The battle with the Festum, the silicon life-forms from distant outer space, had reached a new dimension. The North Polar Meir that was crushed during the First Azure Operation had dispersed its fragments all over the world. They all started activity on their own as independent Meirs. Most of the Meirs harbored hatred towards humanity and challenged a fight, however, a portion of the Festum chose coexistence with mankind. Amongst the crossfire, the Ryugujima island alone disappeared from the forefront of battle and continued its silence. The island had gained a means to converse with the Meir since their encounter with Misao Kurusu two years ago. The children of ALVISS had been searching for a way to understand the enemy as they prepared for battle. And now, once again, further evolution was about to befall the island. A girl that understands the language of the Festum, and a girl protected by a Festum. When the two meet, the doors to a new universe opens.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: mecha, anime, exciting, tense, captivating, futuristic, disturbing
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Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010)
Plot Summary:
The series begins in U.C. 0001, at the very beginning of human space colonization, when a space station called Laplace is destroyed during a ceremony hosted by the Federation's Prime Minister ushering in the Universal Century Calendar. The main story takes place in UC 0096, sixteen years after the end of the One Year War, three years after the events of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, and 27 years before Mobile Suit Gundam F91. The story revolves around Banagher Links, a seemingly normal boy living and going to school in the space colonies. His life changes one day when he meets a girl named Audrey Burne, as the encounter brings him into contact with a new Gundam and its connections to an item called "Laplace's Box.".
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, mecha, exciting, captivating, stylized
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FLCL Alternative (2018)
Plot Summary:
FLCL Alternative is a sequel to FLCL and FLCL Progressive.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 594
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: anime
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Yukikaze (2002)
Plot Summary:
Thirty-three years ago, an alien force known as the "JAM" invaded Earth through a dimensional portal over Antarctica. Earth's forces managed to drive the JAM away to a distant planet designated as "Fairy". While the majority of Earth's population is unaware of the JAM's presence, the war continues on Fairy, where Rei Fukai is an SAF (Special Air Force) pilot assigned to pilot "Yukikaze"—an advanced reconnaissance fighter plane equipped with a near-sentient A.I. that detects the presence of the JAM within its path.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 352
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, psychological
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Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO (2004)
Plot Summary:
The year is Universal Century 0079. Oliver May is a technical officer in the Zeon 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit , in charge of testing new military technology. Stationed in the Jotunheim, a civilian transport ship that was converted into military use, Oliver must head into battle and experience the One Year War, only this time from the perspective of a weapon tester who struggles to make an impact on an evolving war during changing times.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing
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Space Cobra (1982)
Plot Summary:
In the 24th Century, space adventurer Cobra, charismatic vagabond with mysterious past and a powerful "psychogun" for a hand, fights diabolical crime syndicate known as the Galactic Guild with the help of his android friend Lady Armaroid.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 853
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, adult cartoon
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Macross Frontier (2008)
Plot Summary:
A human space colony fleet is trying to find a habitable planet near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The story focuses on three young adults and the events that occur around them as the fleet faces a crisis of alien origin.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 845
Genere: Animation, Action, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, exciting, captivating, futuristic, disturbing, adult anime, cyberpunk anime
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Crest of the Stars (1999)
Plot Summary:
Jinto Lin's life changes forever when the Humankind Empire Abh takes over his home planet of Martine without firing a single shot. He is soon sent off to study the Abh language and culture and to prepare himself for his future as a nobleman - a future he never dreamed of. Or wanted. Now, Jinto is entering the next phase of his training, and he is about to meet his first Abh, the lovely Lafiel. But Jinto is about to learn that she is more than she appears to be. And together they will have to fight for their very lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 526
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, captivating, saga, stylized
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Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1997)
Plot Summary:
The year is AC 196. A year has past since the Gundam pilots fought for peace between the colonies and Earth. Now a new threat has arisen and threatens to take over the Earth. The result: Relena is kidnapped by Trieze's daughter and the Gundam pilots must fight for peace...one last time. The Endless Waltz has begun.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, exciting, offbeat, bleak, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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Starship Operators (2005)
Plot Summary:
Starship Operators is a science fiction light novel series written by Ryo Mizuno. Six volumes were published by MediaWorks between 2001 and 2005. A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by J.C.Staff was aired on TV Tokyo in Japan. Starship Operators is licensed in English in the United States by Geneon.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Harlock Saga (1999)
Plot Summary:
Legend tells of the Rheingold, an all-powerful metal used by the gods of Valhalla during the forging of the universe. Legend says that he who wields the Rheingold wields ultimate power over all things; yea, even over the gods themselves. The Nibelheim, former servants of Valhalla who were cast down aeons ago for daring to defy the gods, are once again fomenting a rebellion. Their leader Alberich is on a ruthless quest for the Rheingold and will let nothing stand in the way of his desire to utterly crush Wotan and the gods of Valhalla. Fearing the implications of his actions, his sister Meeme, currently in the service of the space pirate Captain Harlock, warns her friend about Alberich's plans. Together with fellow space pirate Emeraldas, his best friend Tochiro Oyama, and Maetel the eternal traveler, Captain Harlock sets out to thwart Alberich's designs and save the universe ... not for the gods, but for all the living beings it contains.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime
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Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978)
Plot Summary:
Space Pirate Captain Harlock is a manga series written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto, serialized Akita Shoten's Play Comic from 1977 to 1979. The series was adapted into an animated television series in 1978 directed by Rintaro and produced by Toei Animation. A computer-animated film adaptation of the same name premiered in 2013. The series follows the titular Captain, an outcast turned space pirate after he rebelled against Earth's Government and humanity's general apathy.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, 2d animation
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Gundam 0080: A War in the Pocket (1989)
Plot Summary:
In the final days of the One Year War, a Zeon special forces group infiltrates a colony to gather information on a new Gundam unit. Alfred Izuruha, a 10-year-old student, befriends Zeon rookie pilot Bernie Wiseman during a brief mobile suit combat. Meanwhile, Al meets up with Christina MacKenzie, his former neighbor and babysitter. Little does he know that not only is Christina a member of the Earth Federation, she's the test pilot of the new Gundam NT-4 prototype.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, mecha, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized
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Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007)
Plot Summary:
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is an anime television series, the 11th incarnation of Sunrise studio's long-running Gundam franchise comprising two seasons. The series is set on a futuristic Earth and is centered on the exploits of the fictional paramilitary organization Celestial Being and its efforts to rid the world of war and conflict with a series of unique and extremely advanced mechas mobile suits known as "Gundams". It is directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and features character designs by Yun Kōga. The 25-episode season was officially announced by Sunrise during a 15-second trailer on June 2, 2007. The series aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 5, 2007 to March 29, 2008. The second season began on October 5, 2008 and concluded on March 29, 2009. A movie sequel was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 25, 2010 in Japan. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is the first Gundam series to be animated in widescreen and in high-definition.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized
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Grey: Digital Target (1986)
Plot Summary:
Grey is a laconic trooper in a rough, futuristic military system which rewards success in battle with high pay and promotions, but only three precent of troopers live long enough for the final goal - citizenship, and the chance for a life above the misery of most of the populace. Grey has managed to keep coming back alive, even earning the nickname Grey Death, but is the society he's fought for worth it.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: anime
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Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999)
Plot Summary:
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles is a CGI animated television series, based on the novel by Robert A. Heinlein and the 1997 film adaptation. The film's director, Paul Verhoeven, served as executive producer. It follows the exploits of the Mobile Infantry squad, "Razak's Roughnecks," during the SICON–Bugs War between a newly united humanity and an extraterrestrial race, known as the "Bugs," also sometimes referred to as Arachnids. The show focuses mainly on the Roughnecks' missions, rather than addressing the larger war. The show was geared towards an adult-oriented science fiction audience without being too violent, mature or controversial for the Saturday morning age group. The series aired for one season on BKN beginning in August 1999 and in syndication in the United States and Canada. It was later picked up by the Sci-Fi Channel in the US and Teletoon in Canada. The entire series is available to be streamed on Netflix and Crackle in the US, along with several Minisodes. Despite its short run, the series developed a cult following. The show combines elements of Verhoeven's film and the original novel, such as the extraterrestrial race known as the Skinnies, powered armor suits and drop pods. The series also adds some original elements, while omitting the political aspects of the original work and film.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Animation, Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 778 min
Plot tags: computer animated, space horror, retro, exciting, humorous, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, futuristic
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Macross Zero (2002)
Plot Summary:
Taking place one year before the events of the original Macross series, Macross Zero chronicles the final days of the war between the U.N. Spacy and anti-U.N. factions. After being shot down by the anti-U.N.'s newest fighter plane, ace pilot Shin Kudo finds himself on the remote island of Mayan, where technology is almost non-existent. While Shin stays on the island to heal his wounds, the tranquility of the island is shattered by a battle that involves the UN's newest fighter - the VF-0.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, bleak, serious, adult anime, seinen, futuristic
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Gunbuster (1988)
Plot Summary:
In the very near future, a race of huge, insectoid aliens are discovered traveling the galaxy. These aliens, which are known as the Uchuu Kaijuu, or Space Monsters, seem dedicated to the eradication of the human species as the latter takes its first steps away from the solar system, and they are getting closer and closer to Earth. Humanity has responded by developing space-going battleships and giant fighting robots. These complex robots—RX-7 Machine Weapons—are actually an advanced type of fighting suit, piloted by a single occupant. As advanced as they are, however, they are being used as trainers for a new weapon, the Gunbuster. However, being relatively new technology, they are difficult to operate (stock shots show pilots working multiple controls with hands and feet, while fingers rapidly operate switches on the hand grips), so pilot candidates are selected from the best and brightest youth on Earth and the Lunar colony. These are trained at schools around the world.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, exciting, serious, futuristic, stylized, spoof, parody, vintage
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Star Blazers 2202 (2017)
Plot Summary:
The anime's story is set in the year 2202, three years after the Yamato's return from the planet Iscandar. The people of Earth restored their planet with the Cosmo Reverse System, and they signed a peace treaty with Garmillas. In addition to reconstruction, Earth developed a new defense fleet that includes the state-of-the-art battleship Andromeda. The Earth goes down a path of military expansion, despite Starsha Iscandar's wishes. The Yamato helps accomplish this so-called peace, but it comes at the price of many invaluable sacrifices. The goddess Teresa, who prays for tranquility in space, calls the Yamato to a new voyage. The threat of Gatlantis is sweeping over the universe and approaching Earth.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, futuristic, captivating
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Space Battleship Yamato (1974)
Plot Summary:
When vile aliens known as the Gamilons wreak nuclear havoc on Earth, a group of survivors refit the Japanese battleship Yamato for intergalactic travel and set off on a mission to retrieve a neutralizer that will eradicate the radiation from Earth's atmosphere.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 680
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, captivating, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, vintage
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Star Blazers (1979)
Plot Summary:
Star Blazers is an American animated television series adaptation of the Japanese anime series, Space Battleship Yamato I, II, and III. Star Blazers was first broadcast in the United States in 1979. Significantly, it was the first popular English-translated anime that had an overarching plot and storyline that required the episodes to be shown in order. It dealt with somewhat more mature themes than other productions aimed at the same target audience at the time. As a result, it paved the way for future arc-based, plot-driven anime translations.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, captivating, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, vintage
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Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012)
Plot Summary:
A distant Federation outpost Fort Casey comes under attack by bugs. The team on the fast attack ship Alesia is assigned to help the Starship John A. Warden stationed in Fort Casey evacuate along with the survivors and bring military intelligence safely back to Earth. Carl Jenkins, now ministry of Paranormal Warfare, takes the starship on a clandestine mission before its rendezvous with the Alesia and goes missing in the nebula. Now, the battle-hardened troopers are charged with a rescue mission that may lead to a much more sinister consequence than they ever could have imagined.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: anime, computer animated, adult animation, sexy, futuristic, stylized, satirical, harsh, rough, serious