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-Z- (z@gundam.com)
Sat, 25 Nov 2000 10:45:48 -0800
> Anyway, aside from Arislan, can you guys name other Anime with these
> kinds of themes?
Legend of the Galactice Heroes not only develops the same theme, but even pits
an aristocratic empire against a democratic republic.
Originally produced as an hour-long OAV, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My
Conquest Of The Sea Of Stars, it centers around two strategic geniuses (genii?)
on the opposite sides, each of whom must work around their superiors as well as
against each other. The blond pretty-boy on the empire's side is the son of the
Emperor's mistress, so everyone assumes that he got where he is because of her
influence. His opposite number on the republic's side is also dismissed by his
superiors and never gets due credit because his successes always show them up as
incompetents.
The initial OAV one-shot was so popular that it led to a 26-episode Legend of
the Galactic Heroes OAV series, which had an 8-episode Legend of the Galactic
Heroes II sequel. Confusingly, LotGH II has the same numbering as LotGH, so the
eight episodes of LotGH II are numbered 27 to 34.
Although noted more for its comedy -- it started out as Police Academy with
mecha -- Mobile Police Patlabor also has the same basic premise that all
government is suspect. This comes through much more strongly in the two
feature-length (two-hour) movies, Mobile Police Patlabor: 1999 Tokyo War and
Mobile Police Patlabor 2: 2002 Coup D'Etat. A third movie, Mobile Police
Patlabor: XIII Patlabor, has been in the works for some time and may have been
released without my hearing about it.
And, of course, this thread runs through all of Tomino's works, most notably
Brain Powerd, Aura Battler Dunbine, Space Runaway Ideon, Heavy Metal L.Gaim and
Walker Machine Xabungle.
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