Cover to the NA/R1 Blu-Ray release from AnimeEigo for the entire OVA series. The cover shows the Garland mech.
メガゾーン23 (Megazōn Tsū Surī)
Genre
Action,[1][2] cyberpunk[3][1]
Created by
Noboru Ishiguro
Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Anime film
Megazone 23
Directed by
Noboru Ishiguro
Produced by
Hideaki Suda
Suichi Onodera
Toru Miura
Written by
Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Music by
Shirō Sagisu
Studio
AIC
Artland
Tatsunoko
Licensed by
NA:
Streamline Pictures (former)
ADV Films (former)
AnimEigo
Released
March 9, 1985[4]
Runtime
80 minutes
Anime film
Megazone 23 Part II: Please Give Me Your Secret
Directed by
Ichiro Itano
Produced by
Hideaki Suda
Suichi Onodera
Toru Miura
Written by
Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Music by
Shirō Sagisu
Studio
AIC
Artland
Tatsunoko
Licensed by
NA:
ADV Films (former)
AnimEigo
Released
May 30, 1986
Runtime
80 minutes
Original video animation
Megazone 23 Part III
Directed by
Shinji Aramaki
Kenichi Yatagai
Produced by
Toru Miura
Isamu Senda
Written by
Emu Arii
Music by
Keishi Urata
Studio
AIC
Artmic
Licensed by
NA:
ADV Films (former)
AnimEigo
UK:Manga Entertainment
Released
September 28, 1989 – December 22, 1989
Runtime
50 minutes (each)
Episodes
2
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Megazone 23 (メガゾーン23, Megazōn Tsū Surī) is a three-part Japanese cyberpunk original video animation co-created by Noboru Ishiguro and Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, written by Hoshiyama and Emu Arii, and directed by Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai, and Shinji Aramaki. The series debuted in 1985. It was originally titled Omega Zone 23 (オメガゾーン23, Omega Zōn Tsū Surī) but the title was changed just before release.[5]
The story follows Shougo Yahagi, a delinquent motorcyclist whose possession of a government prototype bike leads him to discover the truth about the city. Released on the VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc and VHD formats, the first part was a major commercial success in Japan upon release in 1985. It was also adapted into Robotech: The Movie (1986) in North America. The film's concept of a simulated reality has drawn comparisons to later films including Dark City (1998), The Matrix (1999) and Existenz (1999). It also inspired the video game 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (2019).
^ abRoss, Carlos. "Megazone 23 Part I". THEM Anime Reviews. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
^"ADV Films Announces Street Date for Megazone 23 Part 1 And Other Releases". Anime News Network. April 14, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
^Robinson, Tasha (September 7, 2004). "Megazone 23". Sci Fi Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
^Anime-int.com (Archived 2013-06-30 at the Wayback Machine)
^ 緊急特報!!あの「マクロス」のスタッフがオリジナルビデオアニメに挑戦「オメガゾーン23」 [Breaking News!! The staff of 'Macross' are challenging it with an original anime video 'Omega Zone 23']. My Anime (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Akita Shoten: 117. October 1984.
Megazone23 (メガゾーン23, Megazōn Tsū Surī) is a three-part Japanese cyberpunk original video animation co-created by Noboru Ishiguro and Hiroyuki Hoshiyama...
the title by which EVE refers to Shogo Yahagi and Eiji Takanaka in the Megazone23 anime OAV series. 7G, the production code for the 1987 Doctor Who serial...
designer) Megazone23 (guest character designer (Eve Tokimatsuri)) Megazone23, Part II (guest character designer (Eve Tokimatsuri)) Megazone23, Part III...
after the premiere of the original series. It uses footage from the Megazone23 – Part 1 OVA (original video animation; made-for-video animated feature)...
numerous times over the next several decades. The Japanese cyberpunk anime Megazone23 (1985) took the virtual idol concept further with EVE, who is depicted...
include the 1982 film Burst City, the 1985 original video animation Megazone23, and the 1989 film Tetsuo: The Iron Man. According to Paul Gravett, when...
the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014. "Megazone23 Part I". Megazone23. "Super Heavy Battlefield". Gravion. Episode 8. "Deep Blue...
premiering shortly thereafter, were Fight! Iczer One and the original Megazone23. Other companies were quick to pick up on the idea, and the mid-to-late...
Rei Takashi Kondo—Guilty Gear Drama CD as Dr. Bordeaux Kotaro Shibata—Megazone23 as BD Eiji Takemoto—Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi as Nam Tsutomu Kashiwakura—Monster...
far more heavily from Megazone23 than it does Evangelion, and even Evangelion could be said to be heavily influenced by Megazone23. I think that in its...
released in 1984, he was selected as a character designer for the OVA Megazone23 produced by Artland in 1985. In the same year, he also took charge of...
anime series Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry Megazone – the title spaceship in the OVA series Megazone23 Minbari – Victory-class destroyer based on Vorlon...
before he made a name for himself. His voice acting debut was the OVA Megazone23 as the motorcycle-riding Shinji Nakagawa, while his television debut...
Spooks & Only Fools". MyLondon. Retrieved 25 March 2023. Greenstreet, Rosanna (23 July 2022). "Robert Glenister: 'I wish I wasn't quite as arrogant when I got...
More (column). Retrieved June 22, 2015. Reviews of Streamline releases (Megazone23, Part 1 to Nadia). Patten, Fred (June 28, 2015). "Streamline Pictures...
Adult Swim and Crunchyroll. Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 (director, 1987) Megazone23 III (director, 1989, with Ken'ichi Yatagai) Genesis Survivor Gaiarth...
November 6: Yoshiko Miura, Japanese lyricist (wrote the theme song for Megazone23), dies at age 74. November 17: Maciej Damięcki, Polish actor (Polish...
consciously think about perspective and eye level. He participated in Megazone23 (1985) as an animator and storyboard artist and was subsequently asked...
CNN. August 28, 1996. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019. LAURIE ULSTER (March 11, 2021). "13 Original Series...
MegaZone was an Australian video game magazine which ran from July 1988 to October 1995, ultimately publishing 56 issues. MegaZone started out as a bi-monthly...
Year Title Role Notes 1989 Megazone23 III Edval Voice 2002 Masada Host Television film; documentary 2002 Egypt Land of the Gods Host Television film;...
(Ep. 9) Last Exile - Emperor of Anatoray Mars Daybreak - EF Commander Megazone23 - Eigen Yumekanou (Part 1, Streamline Dub) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya...
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