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Space Adventure Cobra

1982 · 99 min

A stylish, melodramatic space opera with retro anime flair, mixing pulpy action, doomed romance, and a lonely, bittersweet mood.

Directed by
Osamu Dezaki
Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Action
Tagline
The most wanted man in the entire universe
Overview
Cobra, a notorious space pirate, is enlisted by bounty hunter Jane to rescue her sister from the strange being known as Crystal Bowie, but then finds himself drawn into a complex struggle over the fate of a mysterious wandering planet.

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Directed by
Osamu Dezaki
Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Action
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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • power
  • grief
Places
  • space
  • fantasy world
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour4
Realism2
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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