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Aura Battler Dunbine (聖戦士ダンバイン Seisenshi Danbain^?) is an anime television series, created by Sunrise, aired on Nagoya TV from 1983 to 1984, ran for 49 episodes, and 12 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD.^[1] Created by Hajime Yatate (a pseudonym for the Sunrise team) and Yoshiyuki Tomino, director of such anime series like Gundam and Heavy Metal L-Gaim, it featured a combination of complex characters, radical mecha designs, and plot twists. Image File history File links Aura_Battler_Dunbine. ... â€œTVâ€ redirects here. ... â€œAnimÃ©â€ redirects here. ... Sunrise logo Founded in 1972, Sunrise Inc. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Tin plate toy car by Bandai Bandai is a Japanese toy making company. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... ADV Films logo ADV Films is the home video publication arm of A.D. Vision based in Houston, Texas. ... is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Original Video Animation ), abbreviated OVA ), is a term used for anime titles that are released direct-to-video, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ... â€œAnimÃ©â€ redirects here. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Sunrise logo Founded in 1972, Sunrise Inc. ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Hajime Yatate (çŸ¢ç«‹ è‚‡ Yatate Hajime), also known as Hajime Yadate, is a pen name for the collective contributions of the Sunrise animation staff. ... A pseudonym (Greek: , pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons legal name. ... Yoshiyuki Tomino , born November 5, 1941) is a Japanese anime creator, director, screenwriter and novelist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Heavy Metal L-Gaim (Japanese: é‡æˆ¦æ©Ÿã‚¨ãƒ«ã‚¬ã‚¤ãƒ Juusenki L-Gaim) is an anime television series, begun in 1984, which was directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. ... For the fictional robot, see Mecha. ...

Dunbine was one of the first anime series to combine fantasy with modern science fiction (though this would be repeated with The Vision of Escaflowne).^{[citation needed]} The series is set in the medieval-like world of Byston Well, resembling a countryside in medieval Europe with kingdoms ruled by monarchs in castles, armies of unicorn-riding cavalry armed with swords and crossbows, and little winged creatures called Ferario, or fairies, flying about offering help or hindrance depending on their mood. For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... Original run April 2, 1996 â€“ September 24, 1996 No. ... The gentle and pensive maiden has the power to tame the unicorn, in this fresco in Palazzo Farnese, Rome, probably by Domenichino, ca 1602 For other uses, see Unicorn (disambiguation). ... by Sophie Anderson A fairy, or faery, is a creature from stories and mythology, often portrayed in art and literature as a minuscule humanoid with wings. ...

The main draw to the series were the insect-like Aura Battlers, used by the population of Byston Well to fight their wars. These fighting suits are powered by a powerful energy called "aura" or "life energy", which is transmitted to the suit by the pilot. In parapsychology, spirituality and New Age belief, an aura is a subtle field of luminous multicolored radiation surrounding a person or object as a cocoon or halo. ...

Characters

Show Zama (Shigeru Nakahara/Jay Hickman): Show is the young protagonist of the series. Before coming to Byston Well, he lived in Tokyo and enjoyed motocross racing. One night, as he was riding his motorcycle through the city, he was yanked to Byston Well in order to serve as a mecha pilot under the command of regional overlord Drake Luft. He soon discovers Luft's evil motives and switches sides, joining Nie Given and his freedom fighters in their resistance to Luft's military advances. Over time (and through experience in battle,) Show's Aura Power increases to near infinite levels, while control over his power correspondingly weakens. Also, during the series, he returns to Earth twice, but his already strained and dysfunctional relationship with his estranged parents (one of whom may be American) crumbles completely when they refuse to believe that he is not an impostor. To further complicate matters, he comes to harbor intimate feelings for Marvel. However, the stresses of war prevent them from actively pursuing their relationship. Image File history File linksMetadata Sho_zama. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Sho_zama. ... Nakahara Shigeru (中原 茂) is a veteran seiyu who was born on January 22, 1961 in Kanagawa. ... Jay Hickman is an American actor, singer, and voice actor, currently based in Houston, Texas. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... A rider using a berm to corner during a motocross race in Australia Motocross (often shortened to MX or MotoX) is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. ... For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). ...

Marvel Frozen (Mika Doi/Christine Auten): An attractive young woman whose wealthy parents own a large ranch near Dallas, Texas, Marvel was also brought to Byston Well to fight on the side of Drake Luft, but now works with Nie Given to overthrow Luft. She and Show Zama first meet as enemies, but, between her getting him to question his allegiance, and his guilt when House Luft attacks House Given and kills Nie's mother, he soon allies with her. Her fighting abilities are on par with Show, but she lags far behind him in Aura Power. When the battling armies of Byston Well are sent to Upper Earth by the Fellario, Marvel takes time to reconcile with her parents, and also to spend a few days visiting Hawaii with Show. Though, early on, she seems to have some interest in Nie, Marvel falls deeply in love with Show, and wishes that he would admit the feelings she knows he has for her. Image File history File linksMetadata Marvel_Frozen. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Marvel_Frozen. ... Doi Mika (åœŸäº• ç¾ŽåŠ , nÃ©e Itou Mika or ä¼Šè—¤ ç¾ŽåŠ ) is a veteran seiyuu who was born on August 4, 1956 in Sendai. ... Christine M. Auten is an American voice actress working with ADV Films and Funimation, who is noted for her roles in English-languages dubs of anime series, including those of Priss Asagiri in Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 and Sakaki in Azumanga Daioh. ... Dallas redirects here. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallasâ€“Fort Worthâ€“Arlington Area Ranked 2nd - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 kmÂ²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area Ranked 43rd - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 kmÂ²) - Width n/a miles (n/a km) - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km) - % water 41. ...

Cham Huau (Maria Kawamura/Kira Vincent-Davis): A faerie companion of Show's, and presumably the only "survivor" of the final battle. Cham provides the emotional barometer to the group, and often finds herself more sensitive to the tensions in a situation. She is Show's cheerleader, and vigorously defends him from enemies and naysayers alike. Kawamura Maria (川村 万梨阿, née Kawamura Shigeyo or 川村 繁代) is a veteran seiyuu who was born on November 21, 1961 in Tokyo and works for Arts Vision. ... Kira Vincent-Davis (Born July 9, 1979 in Houston, Texas) is an American voice actress, noted for her roles in English-language dubs of anime series. ... Cheerleading is recreational activity and sometimes competitive sport involving organised routines including elements of dance and gymnastics to encourage crowds to cheer on sports teams. ...

Nie Given (Makoto Ataka/Vic Mignogna): A somewhat embittered freedom fighter, Nie leads a small faction that opposes the military objectives of Drake Luft. Both of his parents are killed early in the war by Drake's forces, leaving him the sole survivor of the Given family name. He commands the Aura ship, Zelana, and is harsh but dedicated to his crew. He also finds himself faced with a conflict during the war as he carries on a romance with Riml Luft, Drake's daughter. Victor Joseph Mignogna (born August 27 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania) (Italian Name: Vittorio Giuseppe Mignogna) is a prolific voice actor who has done voice work for dozens of anime series, movies, and video games. ...

Keen Keats (Yumi Takada/Emily Carter): The daughter of a noble house, Keen spends much of the earlier part of the series trying to prove herself. Her father, choosing to serve Drake to uphold the family name, is killed in combat against Nie's forces (Keen herself has to fight him.) Keen is a loyal, if not exactly skilled fighter, and is able to hold her own well enough until the final battle, even if she sometimes lets her want to prove herself get the better of her. While versed in the use of Aura Battlers, more often than not Keen serves as a support pilot, sortieing in the Fou fighter unit. She has feelings for Nie, but he does not seem to notice them. Yumi Takada (高田由美 Takada Yumi, born in September 21, 1961) is a veteran seiyu who was born in Tokyo. ...

Riml Luft (Kyōko Irokawa/Hilary Haag): Daughter of Drake Luft. While she does not seem to hate her father as a person, she shares no love for his actions and makes several efforts to aid Nie Given's resistance forces. While her father does care about her, and, to that end, wishes to engage her to Burn, he fails to notice she is in love with Nie. She tries to escape her father to aid the resistance multiple times, but is repeatedly recaptured. Eventually she escapes joins Nie's group. Here, however, she's met with distrust by many, even after she proves herself in battle. A decent pilot, she does not get many chances to actively fight before she's taken back into custody. While she still seems to care for her father, she has no love for her mother, Louser. Unlike her father, she can see through her mother's schemes. Hilary A. Haag (born December 3, 1973 in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin) is an American voice actress, often providing English dialogue for the Japanese anime dubbed and distributed by ADV Films. ...

Todd Guinness (Hidemi Ōsaka/John Gremillion): Brought to Byston Well along with Show, Todd means well enough, but has the misfortune of making many poor decisions. Unlike Show, who knows what he wants to fight for, Todd finds his motives changing throughout his time in the war. Initially believing Byston Well to be only a dream, he takes a very lax attitude to his new role, enticed by the prospect he could very well become a king in Byston Well. It is only after several defeats, and being faced with the prospect of being replaced by Drake, that he starts to become serious, now fighting for his pride. During one of these battles, he is taken down by Show and left bed ridden for some time. When he returns and finds he's been cast aside by Drake, he eagerly accepts an offer from one of Drake's compatriots, Bishot, as he sees an opportunity to get revenge on Show for his disgrace. It's only when the armies are sent to Upper Earth that he finally finds a cause worth fighting for, believing if he can defeat Show, Drake will not attack America, and thus he can protect his mother. Actor and voice actor for ADV Films. ...

Burn Bunnings (Sho Hayami/John Swasey): Show Zama's former commander. Throughout most of the series, he serves Show's main rival. Commands extreme respect from his underlings, and grudging respect from his superiors, Burn oversees Drake's armies for a better part of the war. During the later half of the series, however, he is defeated by Show and left for dead. He then returns to Drake's army under the moniker of Black Knight. He is, for a time, engaged to Riml, even though she does not hold mutual feelings for him. Sho Hayami (é€Ÿæ°´ å¥¨ Hayami ShÅ), nÃ© Yasushi ÅŒhama (å¤§æ¿± é– ÅŒhama Yasushi, born August 2, 1958) is a veteran seiyÅ« who was born in Hyogo. ... John Swasey is an American voice actor with numerous roles in various anime dubs, mostly as side cast or to provide additional voices. ...

Ceila Lapana (Miki Takahashi/*Unknown*): The queen of the land of Na. She is rescued by Show and encourages him to fight for not only the crew of the Zelana, but for all people of Byston Well. Later she rallies her army (including the powerful battleship Gulan Gulan) and joins Show's group in the fight against Luft. When the Dunbine is defeated in battle, it is her forces that provide Show with the powerful new Billbine battler. Miki Takahashi Miki Takahashi ) is a seiyÅ« and singer born on September 19, 1961 in BunkyÅ, Tokyo, Japan. ...

Drake Luft (Shōji Ōki/Phil Ross): The main antagonist of the series, Drake is the lord who initially pulls Show into Byston Well. An ambitious man, Drake believes he is doing the right thing by forcefully uniting the people of Byston Well under his banner. His personal life is not much better, as, while he holds love for his daughter, Riml, he fails to realize that she's been working against him. Similarly, he also remains oblivious to his wife's plotting behind his back with Bishot to have him eliminated. During the final battle, he commands the battleship Will Wisp.

Shott Weapon (Masahiko Tanaka/Andy McAvin): A brilliant, but shady man. It's believed Shott is responsible for inventing the Aura Battlers. Originally believed to be from Silicon Valley, the later episodes of the anime suggest there's more to his past than he's willing to let on. Nevertheless, along with being a skilled inventor, he proves a fierce opponent as he brings his own contributions into the final battle, including the battleship Spriggan. Tanaka Masahiko (ç”°ä¸ æ£å½¦) is a seiyu who was born on October 1, 1954. ... Andy McAvin is an American actor and voice over actor with nearly 50 credits to his resume. ...

Bishot Hate (Kazuyuki Sogabe/Chris Patton): One of Drake's comrades and, as far as Drake believes, an ally, Bishot is actually quite the opposite. Throughout much of the series, he and Louser are actually plotting behind Drake's back, presumably planning to seize power from him. He also provides a great deal of the force involved in the final battle, and he's the one who enlists Todd after he's dismissed by Drake. During the final battle, he commands the warship Gea Gring. Kazuyuki Sogabe (æ›½æˆ‘éƒ¨å’Œæ Sogabe Kazuyuki, real name: æ›½æˆ‘éƒ¨å’Œè¡Œ , April 16, 1948 - September 17, 2006) was a veteran seiyÅ«. He was born in Chiba Prefecture. ... Christopher David Patton (born March 15, 1971 in Houston, Texas) has been acting since early childhood, and voice acting for FUNimation Entertainment and ADV Films for eight years. ...

Elle Humn (Run Sasaki/*Unknown*): Niece to King Phaezon and the third major contributor to the resistance during the final battles. Commanding the armies of her uncle and the immensely powerful warship Graon, Elle fights for those in her family who have lost their lives to the war. As the series progresses, she also begins to develop tremendous aura powers, even having the ability to influence pilots from a distance. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Jeryll Coochibie: (Tomoko Ōtsuka/*Unknown*) After the failure of his first trio from Upper Earth, Drake has a second set brought over for his armies. Jeryll is easily the deadliest of these three. Violent, impulsive, and seemingly enjoying the carnage, her immense powers serve as a frightening mirror to what Sho could have become had he continued serving with Drake. She is also the first pilot to bring about 'hyper' mode (when a pilot experiences a great surge of aura power causing their battler to grow several times larger and become devastating as a result.)

Plot

The series followed Show Zama, as he suddenly finds himself in the world of Byston Well after his motocross accident. Byston Well is located in another dimension located between the sea and the land, and is populated with dragons, castles, knights, and powerful robots known as Aura Battlers. Once Sho is discovered to possess a very powerful "aura", he is drafted into the Byston Well conflict as the pilot of the lavender-colored Dunbine. Chinese dragon, color engraving on wood, Chinese school, 19th Century The dragon is a mythical creature typically depicted as a large and powerful serpent or other reptile with magical or spiritual qualities. ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ...

As in other Tomino creations, Dunbine's cast is populated by Nordic-looking military types in elaborated costumes on one side, a young Japanese hero caught in the middle, and freedom fighters on the other side. Beautiful female warriors abound on both sides, and the hero falls for the main female lead. There are romances that cut across battle lines, and the non-stop battles between elaborated fighting craft on land and on the air. Most of the cast pilot Aura Battles, although there are lots of standard airships, smaller fighters, and large warships as well. USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga class cruiser. ...

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Yoshiyuki Tomino directed the series, which is based on an earlier novel, "The Wings of Rean" (which did not feature the Aura Battler mechas at all, they were added to the series at the insistence of the sponsors, Clover and Bandai). The series spawned several model and toys lines, as well as related OVAs and spin-offs. Image File history File linksMetadata Dunbine_chara. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Dunbine_chara. ... This article is about the Japanese toy manufacturer. ... Original Video Animation ), abbreviated OVA ), is a term used for anime titles that are released direct-to-video, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ...

One spin-off of the series, a 3-episode OVA called Aura Battler Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well was released in 1988. The series' action takes place 700 years after the events of the original. Other animated works based on the world of Byston Well include Tales from Byston Well: Garzey's Wing (OVA, 1999) and The Wings of Rean (ONA, 2005). A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... Original Net Animation (ONA) is an acronym used in Japan for anime titles that are directly released onto the Internet. ...

The character of Cham, is virtually identical to the character of Lillith from Heavy Metal L-Gaim. They share an identical appearance, as well as the same voice actress. Some speculate that Tomino had a soft spot for Cham, and felt like putting a near identical character in another series. A real rarity for Tomino, who often goes to great lengths to make sure characters cannot be reused. Heavy Metal L-Gaim (Japanese: é‡æˆ¦æ©Ÿã‚¨ãƒ«ã‚¬ã‚¤ãƒ Juusenki L-Gaim) is an anime television series, begun in 1984, which was directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. ...

This is yet another of Tomino's series' where we see his "Kill 'em all" style appeared once more. Most of the main cast is killed in the final battle. It is hinted however, that despite all the death, these characters may have just returned to Byston Well. The final battle takes place on Earth, when the majority of the main cast became stranded there earlier in the series. Image File history File links Marvel_and_Sho_kissing. ... Image File history File links Marvel_and_Sho_kissing. ...

Although sad, the ending does leave more interpretation for a happier ending than that of Space Runaway Ideon, the previous series Tomino worked on, which has become legendary for having the bloodiest and deadliest ending of any anime of its time. Space Runaway Ideon ), also known as Legendary Giant God Ideon, is an anime television series produced by Sunrise. ...

Super Robot Wars and Another Century's episode

The Dunbine characters, mecha, and storyline elements make appearances in quite a few games in the Super Robot Wars series by Banpresto; most notably the "first" series. Banpresto has gone on to make spinoff series taking place in different universes such as the Alpha series and Impact. However, Dunbine has made few appearances in these latter titles. Image File history File linksMetadata Dunbine2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Dunbine2. ... Super Robot Wars: Alpha Gaiden, one of many SRW games released by Banpresto in Japan. ... Banpresto Co. ...

The Dunbine units have also appeared in the Another Century's Episode series. In the first sequel, Another Century's Episode 2, many more units from the Dunbine series are included compared to the amount in the first game, and they have a very large part in the plot. Show and Marvel, pilotting the Bilbine and Dunbine respectively, also acquire a unique team attack. Another Centurys Episode, abbreviated as ACE, is a mecha action video game produced by Banpresto and developed by From Software. ... Another Centurys Episode 2, abbreviated as A.C.E.2, is a mecha action video game produced by Banpresto and developed by From Software. ...

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