Gunbuster
Gunbuster streams on Crunchyroll — Gainax's legendary debut OVA, the six-episode saga that invented half the DNA of modern hype anime. This is where 'hot-blooded' became an art form, and its final stretch remains one of the most devastating endings in the medium.
About
Humanity's first steps beyond the solar system wake something terrible: swarms of colossal insectoid aliens bent on wiping our species from the galaxy. Earth's answer is battleships and giant fighting machines, piloted by elite cadets — and Noriko Takaya, daughter of a famous fallen captain, is determined to be one of them despite being the clumsiest student in her academy. Under a brutal coach's training, alongside her impossibly composed senpai, Noriko climbs from washout to the cockpit of the ultimate weapon: Gunbuster. But the physics of interstellar war have a cruel edge — every mission at near-light speed means years passing on Earth without her — and the story becomes as much about what Noriko sacrifices as what she saves.
Information
- Japanese
- トップをねらえ! GunBuster
- Premiered
- October 7, 1988
- Episodes
- 6
- Duration
- 28 min per ep.
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studio
- gainax co., ltd.
- Source
- Original
- Themes
- primarily female cast, angst, drama, female protagonist, japanese production, speculative fiction
Seasons & Watch Order
Gunbuster is a complete six-episode OVA — start here. Its famous successor Diebuster is a separate later story; this original stands entirely on its own.
- Top wo Nerae 2! Diebustersequel
- Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster Specialsside story
FAQ
Gunbuster streams legally on Crunchyroll.
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