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Aura Battler Dunbine

1983–1984 · 1 season

A sweeping, earnest war saga that pulls you into a strange medieval-fantasy world of insectoid mecha and moral compromises, feeling both adventurous and quietly tragic.

Created by: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Genres: Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy, War & politics
Starring: Shigeru Nakahara, Mika Doi, Maria Kawamura

Overview: After a motocross accident, Sho Zama was pulled from Japan into the mystical world of Byston Well, where he and others from Earth were reicruited by Lord Drake Luft to pilot his newest weapons, the Aura Battlers, a combination of Byston Well magic and Earthien technology. However, in the heat of battle, Sho is approached by Marvel, a woman from Earth, who convinces him of Luft's sinister intentions.

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Created by: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Genres: Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy, War & politics
Starring: Shigeru Nakahara, Mika Doi, Maria Kawamura

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
betrayal
identity
power
survival
Places: fantasy world
countryside
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	3
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, sci-fi & fantasy, war & politics, action & adventure
Created by: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Starring: Shigeru Nakahara, Mika Doi, Maria Kawamura, Michie Tomizawa, Masako Ikeda, Norio Wakamoto, Miki Takahashi, Fumihiko Tachiki
Cinematography: Akio Saito
Length: 1 seasons, 49 episodes, 25 min each
Network: Nagoya TV
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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