Otaku no video (1991) - full transcript
An hilarious mocumentary featuring an animated tale of an average person who slowly becomes an otaku (anime fanatic) and eventually becomes the "Otaking"! Between story segments, live action interviews with fictional die-hard otakus take place.
First, fill the cup half
full of solution ''A.''
Then mix in solution ''B.''
After mixing lightly,
pour immediately...
...into the silicone mold we
made from the original.
In addition to the mold opening, there
are tiny holes to stop air bubbles...
...from forming, thus allowing the liquid
to reach every part of the mold.
And then...?
And then...?
...we wait a bit.
MORE OTAKU NO VIDEO
Presented by
Toshiba Video Soft, Inc.
Presented by
Toshiba Video Soft, Inc.
It's time!
Well?
Well? Using this technique,
from this single mold...
...we can make hundreds, even
thousands, of copies.
That means...
...we can become a plastic
model manufacturer!
That's right, Kubo!
Already, companies like Inoue
Arts and Kaiyoudo...
...are starting to do
business this way.
Since it's only sold by mail
order and direct sales...
...you can run a sizable business out
of your own one-room apartment.
And since the buyers are all hardcore
fans, by simply reproducing...
...out-of-print kits, we can charge
outrageous prices!
This is what they call the ''Garage Kit!''
This is what they call the ''Garage Kit!''
I would want this business
to run legally.
What?! If we do that, it'll take
forever to get started!
Now is the time to strike,
and sell garage kits!
Just hold on a minute.
Calm down, Tanaka.
A silly fad like this will be
gone before you know it.
Even if we work
our butts off...
...in the end, it'll amount
to nothing.
What we should do is start our own
company... We'll start small...
...and get some
licenses.
We'll make sure our product
is well-packaged...
...and we should sell it to
wholesalers as well.
We may have to make consignment
sales at first, but that's okay.
We'll get the modeling magazines
to showcase our product...
...and then we'll make the world
acknowledge the garage kit.
Kubo! With a plan like that,
we can take over the world!
That's right! The world
will be in our hands!
Our goal is to control the
world of garage kits...
...and become the supreme
leaders of all Otaku!
We'll name the company ''Grand
Prix!'' Or ''GP'' for short!
May 22, that same year.
Opening of the first Grand Prix store.
Kubo, this is our
new assistant.
Umm... I'm
Fukuhara
Umm... I'm
Fukuhara
Umm... I'm
Fukuhara
Umm... I'm
Fukuhara
l'm pleased to be working
with you.
Right... Welcome
aboard.
''Like Second Coming of Dakko-chan:
The Big Garage-Kit Boom!''
''Garage Kit Dictionary''
''Garage Kit close-Up!''
August 18, that same year.
Late-night Talk Show appearance.
''Today's Garage Kit Boom''
September 25, that same year.
Shinjuku Station, East Exit.
''It's Okay to Laugh!--Forest of Otaku;
Yamori's Prayer for Easy Delivery;
Kubo Akira; others''
October 10, that same year.
Korakuen Stadium.
The First Wonder Carnival.
Kubo
Tanaka
Fukuhara
March 7, 1987 :
Theatrical Premiere of
''The Royal Space Force
(Wings of Honneamise ) .''
PORTRAIT OF AN OTAKU
Sato Hiroshi
(pseudonym)
Born 1968.
Comic Magazine
Editor.
Years as an
Otaku: 13.
What is a Garage Kit?
A garage kit's a little different
from other Otaku hobbies.
The others don't have a
real creative aspect...
...but garage kits
are different.
With garage kits, you
can express...
...your own sensibilities and feelings
for a given character...
...in your own par-
ticular way.
With other things, you just collect
them, and that's the end of it...
...but with garage kits, you not only
have to buy and collect them...
...you have to put your heart and soul
into building and maintaining them.
It's totally different.
As far as the creative aspects
are concerned...
As far as the creative aspects
are concerned...
...garage kits and other things are
as different as night and day.
...garage kits and other things are
as different as night and day.
If I'm not satisfied with
what I've bought...
If I'm not satisfied with
what I've bought...
If I'm not satisfied with
what I've bought...
...sometimes I end up building
one completely from scratch.
...sometimes I end up building
one completely from scratch.
That's what's known
as ''full-scratch.''
Amateur makers will make molds
and sell copies of these.
Umm... Well...
Yes, well...
It's also different in that you're always
trying to see how far you can go...
...in expressing your feelings
for a given character.
How are they different
from plastic models?
Plastic models are an industrial product,
so there are lots of restrictions.
Garage kits are different...
Oh, how can I put it...?
Well... even though they are
both kits to be assembled...
...with garage kits, you try to put your
heart and soul into the construction.
For that reason, there are
lots of character kits.
When it comes to girl characters, I put
more effort into the ones I like best...
...and into the parts that
I like best as well.
Can you build a model
anyway you like?
Eh... If I'm not happy with
a store-bought kit...
...well, chances are I'll trash
it, leaving only the body...
...and build the rest
from scratch.
You can buy something
like this at any store...
...but I can fool with it
a little, remodel it...
...and make it more like
the kind of girl l'd like.
ln other words, this doll is the
kind of girl I currently like.
Is it fun?
Yes, it's fun.
Sooner or later, I think people will
stop buying kits in stores...
...and start building everything from
scratch, all by themselves...
...yeah, just like
I'm doing.
An exclusive girlfriend...
the perfect girlfriend...
But she's just a silent,
cold-skinned doll.
This man bears the burden of the sad
contradiction that is the garage kit.
Just what does the public think
about these garage kits?
Just what does the public think
about these garage kits?
As you can see, garage kits
are not yet widely known.
It has not yet achieved the same status
as more mainstream hobbies.
However, as a method of expressing
one's devotion to the fullest...
...and as an ultimate hobby demanding
a high level of technical skill...
...it is not an exaggeration to say that it
will probably catch on in the future.
GP Headquarters
I can't believe it... that we've come
this far in just one year!
I can't believe it... that we've come
this far in just one year!
I can't believe it... that we've come
this far in just one year!
Tanaka... we could've never made
it this far without you.
Tanaka... we could've never made
it this far without you.
Tanaka... we could've never made
it this far without you.
Kubo, you've become the
Otaku conqueror...
Kubo, you've become the
Otaku conqueror...
Kubo, you've become the
Otaku conqueror...
...the Otaku of Otaku!
Otaking!
No, not yet. That title I can't
yet claim for myself.
Huh? Why not, Kubo?
I have a dream.
A...a dream?
A utopia of Otaku, by Otaku, for Otaku.
Yes! The building of Otakuland!
''O...Otakuland?!''
Yes. An amusement park that caters
to the needs of any kind of Otaku.
That is Otakuland!
There, Otaku from all around
the globe can gather...
...and, for a time, forget about reality,
and have fun in the world of Otaku.
And then, I'll put into action my project
for the Otakunization of all mankind...
...and make Ueno Yoshiko
regret ever leaving me!
K...Kubo...
I had no idea you were
so unforgiving!
Let's do it,
Tanaka!
We'll bring to life the dreams
of Otaku the world over!
Uh...uh, yeah!
As you can see, the mail-order division
is doing well, as usual...
As you can see, the mail-order division
is doing well, as usual...
...with profits up 25%
from last year...
...with profits up 25%
from last year...
...with profits up 25%
from last year...
...with profits up 25%
from last year...
...but the direct-sales outlets' profits
have been declining...
...but the direct-sales outlets' profits
have been declining...
...but the direct-sales outlets' profits
have been declining...
...but the direct-sales outlets' profits
have been declining...
...since opening the 20 new stores
in the first half of the year...
...and we can see no
signs of recovery.
All the wholesalers are complaining
that they're having a difficult time...
All the wholesalers are complaining
that they're having a difficult time...
...due to a lack
of advertising.
...due to a lack
of advertising.
...due to a lack
of advertising.
It can't be a lack
of advertising.
It can't be a lack
of advertising.
It can't be a lack
of advertising.
We added ten more spots just at
the beginning of this month.
We added ten more spots just at
the beginning of this month.
It's the effect of the majors
getting into the game.
It's the effect of the majors
getting into the game.
It's the effect of the majors
getting into the game.
Especially where licenses
are concerned.
lt has become impossible to obtain
licenses from any company...
...under the influence
of the majors.
We should check on the
majors' sales figures.
I'll bet anything they're cutting
into our market share.
In other words, there's a need
to strengthen our efforts...
...in self-licensed and
original products.
If only we had a
solid concept...
There's a project in the works that
has already been submitted...
...to Managing Director
Tanaka.
Are you acting
on it?
Yeah. We've already contracted for
a Y30-billion bank loan this year.
All right, take it as
far as Y100 billion.
The new product will be
made entirely in China.
China?!
That's right.
We're going to build a major garage-
kit factory in China...
We're going to build a major garage-
kit factory in China...
...equipped with its own casting,
silicone, and all other facilities.
...equipped with its own casting,
silicone, and all other facilities.
...equipped with its own casting,
silicone, and all other facilities.
No matter how much
we cut our costs...
...our garage kits are produced
largely by hand...
...and the biggest bottleneck is
therefore the cost of labor.
We must increase our competitiveness
by using abundant Chinese labor.
Or eventually, the majors will devour
our market share by cutting costs.
For our company... No, for the whole
Japanese garage-kit industry...
...building a factory in China is a major
undertaking that must be done.
China... Here
I come!
MEANWHILE, IN JAPAN...
''Garage Kit Depression: The Winter of
the Garage Kits has Arrived at Last''
''GP President in Danger of Dismissal''
''GP Financially Troubled''
''President Hiding Out in China''
''Special Report: The Modeling lndustry''
''Director Kirita's Whole Staff's
Remaining Hope Fading''
'''The Potential Power of the Majors
to Threaten Garage Kits...'
...by Economic Analyst
Ishihara Keiji (Age 35)''
Oh! This is
incredible!
Oh! This is
incredible!
Oh! This is
incredible!
This concept will work
all over the world!
From now on, garage kits have to be
targeted at international markets...
...or there'll be no point
in doing them.
No doubt any modeler will welcome
this character with open arms!
Just who did
this design?
SHE did.
Y...you mean, a trendy girl like you
came up with a design like this?
Miss Sato!
If the president's plan for the
factory in China works out...
...I have an idea for a new
medium to work in.
What?
I'd like to use
soft vinyl.
Soft vinyl?
To be sure, soft vinyl does
have disadvantages...
...like changing shape over time,
and being difficult to work with.
But I think that customers
will, from now on...
...want completeness, rather than ease
of alteration, in their models.
With soft vinyl, we can make the
kind of large-scale kits that...
...we couldn't make
with casts.
I also think this can become the
new product that sheds...
...the heavy, bulky image
of garage kits.
But what about the
problem of paints?
Normal paints won't
stick to soft vinyl.
We'll market special paints through the
same sales channels as the kits.
We'll not only sell
the product...
...but also the whole culture
the product possesses!
We can have consultants at all
our stores to demonstrate...
...new techniques
to customers.
All right. I'll talk with group leaders.
You keep working on it.
There's no doubt that soft-vinyl kits
will be a revolutionary product!
If they aren't, there'll be
no point in doing them!
September 7, that same year.
People's Republic of China
''GP China Factory''
Mr. President! Mr. President! A
package! For you from Japan.
Ah, I've been waiting
for this.
They must've completed the designs
for the new product.
This is it!
The original character I've
been searching for!
I'll call her ''Marchen
Doll Maki!''
She's going to be the one who saves
Japan's garage-kit industry!
You see something?
Akasaka, Minato District, Tokyo
This way,
please.
Your guest has
arrived.
I've been expecting you,
Director Tanaka.
You... You're...
July 23, 1988:
Self-Defense Forces submarine
''Nadashio, '' and fishing boat
''Dai-Ichi Fuji Maru, '' collide
and sink in Yokosuka Bay.
30 fatalities.
PORTRAIT OF AN OTAKU
Shon Hernandez
(Pseudonym)
Born 1964.
Missionary.
Years as an
Otaku: 6.
I think I was about 21 when I first
developed an interest in Japan.
It all started when my friend from
Portugal showed me a book...
...I think ''Animec''
was its name.
When I saw it, I remember experiencing
a severe culture shock.
That was when I began to
want to come to Japan...
...to learn about, and preach about this
beautiful and wonderful thing...
...to the unknowing people
of the world.
I felt that God had commanded
me to do this work.
How did you feel when you
first came to Japan?
Fantastic!
The reason I live in a place
like this is to cut down...
...on food and living expenses, so I
can save and use all my money...
...including what I amassed
before coming to Japan...
...by selling all my US
possessions...
...to buy and collect Japan's splendid
books and other merchandise.
Unlike American cartoons
and comics...
...Japanese anime has taken a totally
different evolutionary path.
The beauty of the characters, the
power of the Gundam robot...
...it is all something
to be admired.
I am therefore willing to devote
my life to this culture.
Do you have a character that
you particularly like?
Well, I was really surprised that
what Americans call ''Satan...''
...which, I understand, is
called ''Oni'' in Japan...
...was turned from a scary concept
into a cute girl called ''Lum.''
That has to be the
best character.
Like they say, it's the devilish nature of
women that makes them fascinating.
They labeled a beautiful woman
with a keyword like ''Oni...''
...and used it to give the fans a modern
take on traditional Japanese stories.
I am always fascinated by these
clever Japanese techniques.
Can you imagine an American drawing
a devil-girl or a Kerberos-lass?
Are you happy?
No, I am not.
Why couldn't I have been born
in this golden land?
Without regard to their
nationality, race...
...or status as illegal workers
on tourist visas...
...we interviewed some
foreigners at random.
The results are
shown here.
Surprisingly, more than
one out of two...
...or over 50% of the people
we interviewed...
...had, in some form, been baptized
into the Otaku subculture in Japan.
And over half of these people either
''like'' or are ''not opposed'' to it.
Recently in America, there has been a
boom in ''Japanimation'' and manga.
How will the Otaku culture affect
future Japan-US relations?
Banner: ''To Celebrate China
Factory Completion!''
Sign: ''Japan-China Friendship Party''
Sign: ''Japan-China Friendship Party''
Cheers!
Completion of the GP China Factory
It's me...
What?! An emergency
board meeting?!
Sign: ''Conference Room Two''
You're... Mr. Kanda,
of Tozai Bank!
Right on schedule.
Shall we begin?
We'll start by introducing a motion
for President Kubo's dismissal.
All in favor, raise
your hand.
W...What?!
By majority vote, the motion
is seconded.
Tanaka! What's the
meaning of this?!
Moving on, all those in favor of
President Kubo's dismissal...
...please raise
your hands.
This is crazy.
By majority vote, President
Kubo has been dismissed.
Hold on a
minute!
What do you think
you're doing?!
Grand Prix is MY
company!
Don't you
get it?
You brought this on yourself with
that selfish attitude of yours.
You bastard!
To continue, allow me to introduce
the new president...
Ueno... Yoshiko?!
Ueno is my maiden name.
Now she's Kanada Yoshiko...
In other words,
she's my wife.
You won't get away
with this...
No matter what anyone says, I
won't let you get away with it!
Guys! What's the matter with you?
Why are you falling for this ploy?
G...Guys...
Mr. Kubo...
We have arranged a new
posting for you.
As of today, you'll be going
to the GP Kichijoji branch.
Go and dream your
dreams there...
January 18, 1989:
The Showa Emperor
dies, ushering in
the ''Heisei'' era.
PORTRAIT OF AN OTAKU
Akabori Osamu
(Pseudonym)
Born 1972.
Culinary School
Student.
Years as an
Otaku: 9.
See... this is called ''Cybernetic
High School.''
See, see? Isn't
Hiroko cute?
Well, basically, it's
a quiz game.
It's a quiz with...
hold on a sec.
Yeah, mostly it covers anime
and special-effects films.
Oh... Damn,
hold on...
Do you ever admire
the blue sky?
Yes, well, I don't go outside much.
I don't like to sweat and stuff.
How do you take care of
your sexual needs?
Well, I like computer games.
It's good when the
girls are cute.
Er... Don't you think
Hiroko's cute?
There's been a lot of adult
stuff lately, you see...
...and I'm a fan of
all that stuff.
See... See...
Is she cute...
or what?
Ah, hold on
a sec...
Look, look,
look...
Well? Do you like her? I really
like her like this, you see...
Er, well... Uh,
um... uh...
Don't you think what you're
doing is indecent?
Ah... Um... I guess I do, now
that you mention it.
But I don't worry
about it.
Have you ever thought about
having sex with a real girl?
Well, uh, you
know...
Don't you think Hiroko
is pretty?
One of the noticeable traits
of the Otaku is that...
...they often talk
to themselves.
This graph clearly shows that
this is indeed the case.
The most important thing
is a world of their own...
...a world within the heart, which
no one else can intrude upon.
There, even today, Otaku
will converse alone.
Go and dream your
dreams there...
Goddammit!
Maybe I should
just go home...
''GP Announces New Product''
''Explosive Popularity Beginning
With Pre-Orders''
''Garage Kit Boom Re-Ignites''
''Approved at Soviet Conference''
Damn, damn! So careless
of me to come this way...
Tanaka!
Tanaka!
Forgive me, Kubo!
I was a fool!
What in the world happened
to you, Tanaka?
I was being used by
the bank guys.
As soon as you were out of the picture,
they threw me out like a bag of trash.
I was framed for embezzlement, then
fired without any severance pay.
Now I'm living hand-to-mouth,
a day at a time.
And yet, old habits
are hard to break...
...and so, before I knew it,
here I am at this store.
Tanaka... why don't we start
from scratch, all over again.
Kubo! You mean you'll
forgive me?
What are you talking
about, Tanaka?
Are we not Otaku?
As Otaku, we'll...
...live on, bar none!
January 1, 1991:
The 23 Districts of Tokyo
increase the telephone
exchange prefix from
3 to 4 digits.
PORTRAIT OF AN OTAKU
Murayama Akira
(pseudonym)
Born 1964.
Unemployed.
Years as an
Otaku: 10.
Years as a
cel thief: 6.
What is a cel
thief?
Like the name says, it's
a thief who steals cels.
I also steal designs and original
art, but mostly, I steal cels.
I also steal designs and original
art, but mostly, I steal cels.
I also steal designs and original
art, but mostly, I steal cels.
Yeah, it's really easy.
Yeah, it's really easy.
Animation companies are usually
open 24 hours a day...
Animation companies are usually
open 24 hours a day...
Animation companies are usually
open 24 hours a day...
...so you can just walk in, say
''Good Morning,'' and score.
No one at the companies
remembers the faces...
...of all the subcontractors' production-
advancement people...
...so there's no worry at all
about being suspected.
Well... I sell the goods within my own
in-group or at secret swap meets.
I make copies of the
design sheets...
...and sell them at Comic Market
for some serious money.
Do you consider yourself
a criminal?
Well, there are guys who, even
knowing that they're stolen...
...buy and hoard cels like
they're treasures.
Since that's the way the world
works, I say, ''so be it.''
And there's also a
code in stealing.
I make it a point never to steal cels
that haven't been shot yet.
If I did that, it would slow the production
of animation that I want to see.
I'd never do that.
Naturally, I don't plan to quit.
This is my livelihood.
I think as long as there's a demand,
there'll be a supply. Definitely.
Not all Otaku
are just.
lf there's an Otaku who'll
follow his dreams...
...there's an Otaku who'll
feed on those dreams.
Unfortunately, this graph shows
that this is all too true.
When a desire exists, people
will do anything to satisfy it.
This emotion is strongest
in an Otaku.
Even acts such as committing
crimes become mere trifles.
Video software?
Right! We'll make our own
videos and sell them.
If we make them original,
the copyright's ours.
Then we can sell books, kits,
or whatever we want.
But Tanaka, how are we
going to do this?
It costs hundreds of millions
of yen to make a movie.
I have an 8-mm
camera.
Eight-millimeter?!
Tanaka, do you think we can make
anything worth selling with that?
Kubo, Otaku think
different!
Of course!
If we were able to sell garage kits,
then why not garage videos?
That's right!
We'll start off with some
sure-fire anime.
We can use home VCRs
to make the copies.
Then, we'll do mail order through
the magazines...
...and at screenings, we'll
sell merchandise.
How about
it, Kubo?
Once again, all that lies beneath
the heavens will be ours!
Hold on,
Tanaka!
Who's going
to do it?
Neither one of
us can draw!
Have no fear. Anticipating this,
I secretly contacted someone...
Oh! You're...
...Miss Fukuhara!
But why you?
Even though she was on the
enemy's side for a while...
...in her heart, she
felt closer to us.
Umm, if I'm a
bother, I'll...
No, of course
you're not!
With you on our side, we'll have
the strength of a thousand!
I'm counting
on you!
Sure!
Miss Fukuhara...
Miss Fukuhara...
Did you bring ''it?''
Yes!
Please take a
look at this.
This is Marchen Doll
Maki, isn't it?!
Wrongo!
You're losing
it, Kubo!
But...
She may look similar, but
she's a little bit different.
Tanaka...
The same person drew it, so
naturally it looks similar.
But this time, there's a story
that goes along with it.
The main character, Satsuki, is a quiet
girl who's always being picked on.
But when she gets hold
of her baton... Wow...
...she changes into the
Super ldol, Misty May!
Best of all, she lacks Marchen Doll
Maki's greatest weakness!
Maki's weakness?
What's that?
Mascots!
Mascots?!
Correct! Stuff for girls
always has mascots...
...as they are cute comic relief
and important co-stars.
Therefore,
we have...
Posi-King and
Nega-King!
Posi-King...? Nega-King...?
I like it! I like it!
Okay, I've got it!
We'll form a new company
right away!
The company's name should
suggest bigness...
Yes! How about
''Giant X?!''
Or ''GX'' for short!
''Animage Magazine''
''Animedia Magazine''
First Screening
Action!
Misty May videos;
all rented out.
''GX: Conquering the World
With Garage Video?!''
Tokyo Dome
''GX Buys Out Garage
Kit Manufacturer GP''
''Gorby Serious About
Garage-Kit lndustry''
''GP Exporting Video to Communist Bloc''
''Three Animation Titles Initially''
''Big Hit in Moscow! Percentage
of Video Owners on Rise''
''Longer Lines Than for Black Bread!''
''GX Expands Product Line''
Secretary of State Baker; Washington,
This Morning
Secretary of State Baker; Washington,
This Morning
''Super301 Sanctions Against
GP and GX Products''
''The Japan that Can Say 'Oh No!'
by Kubo Ken and Tanaka Naeo''
''Smash Bestseller''
''Must-Read for Businessmen''
April 1
Tokyo Otakuland
We've done
it, Kubo!
Even our mansions in Beverly
Hills are completed!
I've done it! Finally... finally,
I have achieved my dream.
I'm the Otaku
of Otaku...
...OTAKING!
And it is I...
...who has become the
Terrible Great King!
September 13, 1999:
An accidental explosion
occurs at the Nuclear
Waste Disposal Facility
on the far side of
the Moon.
PORTRAIT OF AN OTAKU
Uesaka Hidehiko
(Pseudonym)
A true Otaku, whom
our staff discovered
as a result of seven
weeks of ongoing
investigation.
Hold it. There
he goes...
Okay.
He's passing alongside
the car now.
He's passing alongside
the car now.
He's passing alongside
the car now.
Roger, we'll
follow.
Roger, we'll
follow.
Roger, we'll
follow.
Okay, go!
GO! GO!
You idiot, slow
down!
You idiot, slow
down!
Easy, easy...
Go slowly... Okay, he
hasn't noticed.
Okay, okay, stop
him! Stop him!
Excuse me, hold
on a second!
Excuse me! Just
a moment.
What! What do you want?!
What! What do you want?!
We'd like to talk to
you for a second.
What?! What's this?!
What?! What's this?!
Can we talk with you a second?
Can we talk with you a second?
What? Is this TV?
What? Is this TV?
Yes. We'd like to ask you something...
Yes. We'd like to ask you something...
What are you saying?!
What are you saying?!
Sorry! Yes! Only for a moment, Okay?
Sorry! Yes! Only for a moment, Okay?
It's about that bag...
What's in it?
What?! What difference does it make?
lt's none of your business!
Please, just a few
questions...
Get out of here!
You okay?
You okay?
36 Years Later
Japan
Kanto Bay
What on earth's down here,
at the botom of the sea?
What on earth's down here,
at the bottom of the sea?
Our youth.
Our youth.
Our youth.
It all started here,
didn't it, Kubo?
Yes. From the time I decided to
build this place, 40 years ago...
Otakuland... Oh, it's
all so dear to me...
What exactly is going
on here?
Are we dreaming?!
Iiyama! Miyoshi! Hino!
Tsurumaki! Sato!
Kubo, you don't need
helmets here.
Where do we go
from here?
There can only be one
place, Tanaka.
The stars... are our
destination!
We'll boldly go, to seek out...
the planet of the Otaku!
May 5, 2035 :
Launching of ''Eltrium, ''
5th-Generation Space
Battleship.
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Produced at Gainax
In Association With
Studio Fantasia
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Studio Fantasia
full of solution ''A.''
Then mix in solution ''B.''
After mixing lightly,
pour immediately...
...into the silicone mold we
made from the original.
In addition to the mold opening, there
are tiny holes to stop air bubbles...
...from forming, thus allowing the liquid
to reach every part of the mold.
And then...?
And then...?
...we wait a bit.
MORE OTAKU NO VIDEO
Presented by
Toshiba Video Soft, Inc.
Presented by
Toshiba Video Soft, Inc.
It's time!
Well?
Well? Using this technique,
from this single mold...
...we can make hundreds, even
thousands, of copies.
That means...
...we can become a plastic
model manufacturer!
That's right, Kubo!
Already, companies like Inoue
Arts and Kaiyoudo...
...are starting to do
business this way.
Since it's only sold by mail
order and direct sales...
...you can run a sizable business out
of your own one-room apartment.
And since the buyers are all hardcore
fans, by simply reproducing...
...out-of-print kits, we can charge
outrageous prices!
This is what they call the ''Garage Kit!''
This is what they call the ''Garage Kit!''
I would want this business
to run legally.
What?! If we do that, it'll take
forever to get started!
Now is the time to strike,
and sell garage kits!
Just hold on a minute.
Calm down, Tanaka.
A silly fad like this will be
gone before you know it.
Even if we work
our butts off...
...in the end, it'll amount
to nothing.
What we should do is start our own
company... We'll start small...
...and get some
licenses.
We'll make sure our product
is well-packaged...
...and we should sell it to
wholesalers as well.
We may have to make consignment
sales at first, but that's okay.
We'll get the modeling magazines
to showcase our product...
...and then we'll make the world
acknowledge the garage kit.
Kubo! With a plan like that,
we can take over the world!
That's right! The world
will be in our hands!
Our goal is to control the
world of garage kits...
...and become the supreme
leaders of all Otaku!
We'll name the company ''Grand
Prix!'' Or ''GP'' for short!
May 22, that same year.
Opening of the first Grand Prix store.
Kubo, this is our
new assistant.
Umm... I'm
Fukuhara
Umm... I'm
Fukuhara
Umm... I'm
Fukuhara
Umm... I'm
Fukuhara
l'm pleased to be working
with you.
Right... Welcome
aboard.
''Like Second Coming of Dakko-chan:
The Big Garage-Kit Boom!''
''Garage Kit Dictionary''
''Garage Kit close-Up!''
August 18, that same year.
Late-night Talk Show appearance.
''Today's Garage Kit Boom''
September 25, that same year.
Shinjuku Station, East Exit.
''It's Okay to Laugh!--Forest of Otaku;
Yamori's Prayer for Easy Delivery;
Kubo Akira; others''
October 10, that same year.
Korakuen Stadium.
The First Wonder Carnival.
Kubo
Tanaka
Fukuhara
March 7, 1987 :
Theatrical Premiere of
''The Royal Space Force
(Wings of Honneamise ) .''
PORTRAIT OF AN OTAKU
Sato Hiroshi
(pseudonym)
Born 1968.
Comic Magazine
Editor.
Years as an
Otaku: 13.
What is a Garage Kit?
A garage kit's a little different
from other Otaku hobbies.
The others don't have a
real creative aspect...
...but garage kits
are different.
With garage kits, you
can express...
...your own sensibilities and feelings
for a given character...
...in your own par-
ticular way.
With other things, you just collect
them, and that's the end of it...
...but with garage kits, you not only
have to buy and collect them...
...you have to put your heart and soul
into building and maintaining them.
It's totally different.
As far as the creative aspects
are concerned...
As far as the creative aspects
are concerned...
...garage kits and other things are
as different as night and day.
...garage kits and other things are
as different as night and day.
If I'm not satisfied with
what I've bought...
If I'm not satisfied with
what I've bought...
If I'm not satisfied with
what I've bought...
...sometimes I end up building
one completely from scratch.
...sometimes I end up building
one completely from scratch.
That's what's known
as ''full-scratch.''
Amateur makers will make molds
and sell copies of these.
Umm... Well...
Yes, well...
It's also different in that you're always
trying to see how far you can go...
...in expressing your feelings
for a given character.
How are they different
from plastic models?
Plastic models are an industrial product,
so there are lots of restrictions.
Garage kits are different...
Oh, how can I put it...?
Well... even though they are
both kits to be assembled...
...with garage kits, you try to put your
heart and soul into the construction.
For that reason, there are
lots of character kits.
When it comes to girl characters, I put
more effort into the ones I like best...
...and into the parts that
I like best as well.
Can you build a model
anyway you like?
Eh... If I'm not happy with
a store-bought kit...
...well, chances are I'll trash
it, leaving only the body...
...and build the rest
from scratch.
You can buy something
like this at any store...
...but I can fool with it
a little, remodel it...
...and make it more like
the kind of girl l'd like.
ln other words, this doll is the
kind of girl I currently like.
Is it fun?
Yes, it's fun.
Sooner or later, I think people will
stop buying kits in stores...
...and start building everything from
scratch, all by themselves...
...yeah, just like
I'm doing.
An exclusive girlfriend...
the perfect girlfriend...
But she's just a silent,
cold-skinned doll.
This man bears the burden of the sad
contradiction that is the garage kit.
Just what does the public think
about these garage kits?
Just what does the public think
about these garage kits?
As you can see, garage kits
are not yet widely known.
It has not yet achieved the same status
as more mainstream hobbies.
However, as a method of expressing
one's devotion to the fullest...
...and as an ultimate hobby demanding
a high level of technical skill...
...it is not an exaggeration to say that it
will probably catch on in the future.
GP Headquarters
I can't believe it... that we've come
this far in just one year!
I can't believe it... that we've come
this far in just one year!
I can't believe it... that we've come
this far in just one year!
Tanaka... we could've never made
it this far without you.
Tanaka... we could've never made
it this far without you.
Tanaka... we could've never made
it this far without you.
Kubo, you've become the
Otaku conqueror...
Kubo, you've become the
Otaku conqueror...
Kubo, you've become the
Otaku conqueror...
...the Otaku of Otaku!
Otaking!
No, not yet. That title I can't
yet claim for myself.
Huh? Why not, Kubo?
I have a dream.
A...a dream?
A utopia of Otaku, by Otaku, for Otaku.
Yes! The building of Otakuland!
''O...Otakuland?!''
Yes. An amusement park that caters
to the needs of any kind of Otaku.
That is Otakuland!
There, Otaku from all around
the globe can gather...
...and, for a time, forget about reality,
and have fun in the world of Otaku.
And then, I'll put into action my project
for the Otakunization of all mankind...
...and make Ueno Yoshiko
regret ever leaving me!
K...Kubo...
I had no idea you were
so unforgiving!
Let's do it,
Tanaka!
We'll bring to life the dreams
of Otaku the world over!
Uh...uh, yeah!
As you can see, the mail-order division
is doing well, as usual...
As you can see, the mail-order division
is doing well, as usual...
...with profits up 25%
from last year...
...with profits up 25%
from last year...
...with profits up 25%
from last year...
...with profits up 25%
from last year...
...but the direct-sales outlets' profits
have been declining...
...but the direct-sales outlets' profits
have been declining...
...but the direct-sales outlets' profits
have been declining...
...but the direct-sales outlets' profits
have been declining...
...since opening the 20 new stores
in the first half of the year...
...and we can see no
signs of recovery.
All the wholesalers are complaining
that they're having a difficult time...
All the wholesalers are complaining
that they're having a difficult time...
...due to a lack
of advertising.
...due to a lack
of advertising.
...due to a lack
of advertising.
It can't be a lack
of advertising.
It can't be a lack
of advertising.
It can't be a lack
of advertising.
We added ten more spots just at
the beginning of this month.
We added ten more spots just at
the beginning of this month.
It's the effect of the majors
getting into the game.
It's the effect of the majors
getting into the game.
It's the effect of the majors
getting into the game.
Especially where licenses
are concerned.
lt has become impossible to obtain
licenses from any company...
...under the influence
of the majors.
We should check on the
majors' sales figures.
I'll bet anything they're cutting
into our market share.
In other words, there's a need
to strengthen our efforts...
...in self-licensed and
original products.
If only we had a
solid concept...
There's a project in the works that
has already been submitted...
...to Managing Director
Tanaka.
Are you acting
on it?
Yeah. We've already contracted for
a Y30-billion bank loan this year.
All right, take it as
far as Y100 billion.
The new product will be
made entirely in China.
China?!
That's right.
We're going to build a major garage-
kit factory in China...
We're going to build a major garage-
kit factory in China...
...equipped with its own casting,
silicone, and all other facilities.
...equipped with its own casting,
silicone, and all other facilities.
...equipped with its own casting,
silicone, and all other facilities.
No matter how much
we cut our costs...
...our garage kits are produced
largely by hand...
...and the biggest bottleneck is
therefore the cost of labor.
We must increase our competitiveness
by using abundant Chinese labor.
Or eventually, the majors will devour
our market share by cutting costs.
For our company... No, for the whole
Japanese garage-kit industry...
...building a factory in China is a major
undertaking that must be done.
China... Here
I come!
MEANWHILE, IN JAPAN...
''Garage Kit Depression: The Winter of
the Garage Kits has Arrived at Last''
''GP President in Danger of Dismissal''
''GP Financially Troubled''
''President Hiding Out in China''
''Special Report: The Modeling lndustry''
''Director Kirita's Whole Staff's
Remaining Hope Fading''
'''The Potential Power of the Majors
to Threaten Garage Kits...'
...by Economic Analyst
Ishihara Keiji (Age 35)''
Oh! This is
incredible!
Oh! This is
incredible!
Oh! This is
incredible!
This concept will work
all over the world!
From now on, garage kits have to be
targeted at international markets...
...or there'll be no point
in doing them.
No doubt any modeler will welcome
this character with open arms!
Just who did
this design?
SHE did.
Y...you mean, a trendy girl like you
came up with a design like this?
Miss Sato!
If the president's plan for the
factory in China works out...
...I have an idea for a new
medium to work in.
What?
I'd like to use
soft vinyl.
Soft vinyl?
To be sure, soft vinyl does
have disadvantages...
...like changing shape over time,
and being difficult to work with.
But I think that customers
will, from now on...
...want completeness, rather than ease
of alteration, in their models.
With soft vinyl, we can make the
kind of large-scale kits that...
...we couldn't make
with casts.
I also think this can become the
new product that sheds...
...the heavy, bulky image
of garage kits.
But what about the
problem of paints?
Normal paints won't
stick to soft vinyl.
We'll market special paints through the
same sales channels as the kits.
We'll not only sell
the product...
...but also the whole culture
the product possesses!
We can have consultants at all
our stores to demonstrate...
...new techniques
to customers.
All right. I'll talk with group leaders.
You keep working on it.
There's no doubt that soft-vinyl kits
will be a revolutionary product!
If they aren't, there'll be
no point in doing them!
September 7, that same year.
People's Republic of China
''GP China Factory''
Mr. President! Mr. President! A
package! For you from Japan.
Ah, I've been waiting
for this.
They must've completed the designs
for the new product.
This is it!
The original character I've
been searching for!
I'll call her ''Marchen
Doll Maki!''
She's going to be the one who saves
Japan's garage-kit industry!
You see something?
Akasaka, Minato District, Tokyo
This way,
please.
Your guest has
arrived.
I've been expecting you,
Director Tanaka.
You... You're...
July 23, 1988:
Self-Defense Forces submarine
''Nadashio, '' and fishing boat
''Dai-Ichi Fuji Maru, '' collide
and sink in Yokosuka Bay.
30 fatalities.
PORTRAIT OF AN OTAKU
Shon Hernandez
(Pseudonym)
Born 1964.
Missionary.
Years as an
Otaku: 6.
I think I was about 21 when I first
developed an interest in Japan.
It all started when my friend from
Portugal showed me a book...
...I think ''Animec''
was its name.
When I saw it, I remember experiencing
a severe culture shock.
That was when I began to
want to come to Japan...
...to learn about, and preach about this
beautiful and wonderful thing...
...to the unknowing people
of the world.
I felt that God had commanded
me to do this work.
How did you feel when you
first came to Japan?
Fantastic!
The reason I live in a place
like this is to cut down...
...on food and living expenses, so I
can save and use all my money...
...including what I amassed
before coming to Japan...
...by selling all my US
possessions...
...to buy and collect Japan's splendid
books and other merchandise.
Unlike American cartoons
and comics...
...Japanese anime has taken a totally
different evolutionary path.
The beauty of the characters, the
power of the Gundam robot...
...it is all something
to be admired.
I am therefore willing to devote
my life to this culture.
Do you have a character that
you particularly like?
Well, I was really surprised that
what Americans call ''Satan...''
...which, I understand, is
called ''Oni'' in Japan...
...was turned from a scary concept
into a cute girl called ''Lum.''
That has to be the
best character.
Like they say, it's the devilish nature of
women that makes them fascinating.
They labeled a beautiful woman
with a keyword like ''Oni...''
...and used it to give the fans a modern
take on traditional Japanese stories.
I am always fascinated by these
clever Japanese techniques.
Can you imagine an American drawing
a devil-girl or a Kerberos-lass?
Are you happy?
No, I am not.
Why couldn't I have been born
in this golden land?
Without regard to their
nationality, race...
...or status as illegal workers
on tourist visas...
...we interviewed some
foreigners at random.
The results are
shown here.
Surprisingly, more than
one out of two...
...or over 50% of the people
we interviewed...
...had, in some form, been baptized
into the Otaku subculture in Japan.
And over half of these people either
''like'' or are ''not opposed'' to it.
Recently in America, there has been a
boom in ''Japanimation'' and manga.
How will the Otaku culture affect
future Japan-US relations?
Banner: ''To Celebrate China
Factory Completion!''
Sign: ''Japan-China Friendship Party''
Sign: ''Japan-China Friendship Party''
Cheers!
Completion of the GP China Factory
It's me...
What?! An emergency
board meeting?!
Sign: ''Conference Room Two''
You're... Mr. Kanda,
of Tozai Bank!
Right on schedule.
Shall we begin?
We'll start by introducing a motion
for President Kubo's dismissal.
All in favor, raise
your hand.
W...What?!
By majority vote, the motion
is seconded.
Tanaka! What's the
meaning of this?!
Moving on, all those in favor of
President Kubo's dismissal...
...please raise
your hands.
This is crazy.
By majority vote, President
Kubo has been dismissed.
Hold on a
minute!
What do you think
you're doing?!
Grand Prix is MY
company!
Don't you
get it?
You brought this on yourself with
that selfish attitude of yours.
You bastard!
To continue, allow me to introduce
the new president...
Ueno... Yoshiko?!
Ueno is my maiden name.
Now she's Kanada Yoshiko...
In other words,
she's my wife.
You won't get away
with this...
No matter what anyone says, I
won't let you get away with it!
Guys! What's the matter with you?
Why are you falling for this ploy?
G...Guys...
Mr. Kubo...
We have arranged a new
posting for you.
As of today, you'll be going
to the GP Kichijoji branch.
Go and dream your
dreams there...
January 18, 1989:
The Showa Emperor
dies, ushering in
the ''Heisei'' era.
PORTRAIT OF AN OTAKU
Akabori Osamu
(Pseudonym)
Born 1972.
Culinary School
Student.
Years as an
Otaku: 9.
See... this is called ''Cybernetic
High School.''
See, see? Isn't
Hiroko cute?
Well, basically, it's
a quiz game.
It's a quiz with...
hold on a sec.
Yeah, mostly it covers anime
and special-effects films.
Oh... Damn,
hold on...
Do you ever admire
the blue sky?
Yes, well, I don't go outside much.
I don't like to sweat and stuff.
How do you take care of
your sexual needs?
Well, I like computer games.
It's good when the
girls are cute.
Er... Don't you think
Hiroko's cute?
There's been a lot of adult
stuff lately, you see...
...and I'm a fan of
all that stuff.
See... See...
Is she cute...
or what?
Ah, hold on
a sec...
Look, look,
look...
Well? Do you like her? I really
like her like this, you see...
Er, well... Uh,
um... uh...
Don't you think what you're
doing is indecent?
Ah... Um... I guess I do, now
that you mention it.
But I don't worry
about it.
Have you ever thought about
having sex with a real girl?
Well, uh, you
know...
Don't you think Hiroko
is pretty?
One of the noticeable traits
of the Otaku is that...
...they often talk
to themselves.
This graph clearly shows that
this is indeed the case.
The most important thing
is a world of their own...
...a world within the heart, which
no one else can intrude upon.
There, even today, Otaku
will converse alone.
Go and dream your
dreams there...
Goddammit!
Maybe I should
just go home...
''GP Announces New Product''
''Explosive Popularity Beginning
With Pre-Orders''
''Garage Kit Boom Re-Ignites''
''Approved at Soviet Conference''
Damn, damn! So careless
of me to come this way...
Tanaka!
Tanaka!
Forgive me, Kubo!
I was a fool!
What in the world happened
to you, Tanaka?
I was being used by
the bank guys.
As soon as you were out of the picture,
they threw me out like a bag of trash.
I was framed for embezzlement, then
fired without any severance pay.
Now I'm living hand-to-mouth,
a day at a time.
And yet, old habits
are hard to break...
...and so, before I knew it,
here I am at this store.
Tanaka... why don't we start
from scratch, all over again.
Kubo! You mean you'll
forgive me?
What are you talking
about, Tanaka?
Are we not Otaku?
As Otaku, we'll...
...live on, bar none!
January 1, 1991:
The 23 Districts of Tokyo
increase the telephone
exchange prefix from
3 to 4 digits.
PORTRAIT OF AN OTAKU
Murayama Akira
(pseudonym)
Born 1964.
Unemployed.
Years as an
Otaku: 10.
Years as a
cel thief: 6.
What is a cel
thief?
Like the name says, it's
a thief who steals cels.
I also steal designs and original
art, but mostly, I steal cels.
I also steal designs and original
art, but mostly, I steal cels.
I also steal designs and original
art, but mostly, I steal cels.
Yeah, it's really easy.
Yeah, it's really easy.
Animation companies are usually
open 24 hours a day...
Animation companies are usually
open 24 hours a day...
Animation companies are usually
open 24 hours a day...
...so you can just walk in, say
''Good Morning,'' and score.
No one at the companies
remembers the faces...
...of all the subcontractors' production-
advancement people...
...so there's no worry at all
about being suspected.
Well... I sell the goods within my own
in-group or at secret swap meets.
I make copies of the
design sheets...
...and sell them at Comic Market
for some serious money.
Do you consider yourself
a criminal?
Well, there are guys who, even
knowing that they're stolen...
...buy and hoard cels like
they're treasures.
Since that's the way the world
works, I say, ''so be it.''
And there's also a
code in stealing.
I make it a point never to steal cels
that haven't been shot yet.
If I did that, it would slow the production
of animation that I want to see.
I'd never do that.
Naturally, I don't plan to quit.
This is my livelihood.
I think as long as there's a demand,
there'll be a supply. Definitely.
Not all Otaku
are just.
lf there's an Otaku who'll
follow his dreams...
...there's an Otaku who'll
feed on those dreams.
Unfortunately, this graph shows
that this is all too true.
When a desire exists, people
will do anything to satisfy it.
This emotion is strongest
in an Otaku.
Even acts such as committing
crimes become mere trifles.
Video software?
Right! We'll make our own
videos and sell them.
If we make them original,
the copyright's ours.
Then we can sell books, kits,
or whatever we want.
But Tanaka, how are we
going to do this?
It costs hundreds of millions
of yen to make a movie.
I have an 8-mm
camera.
Eight-millimeter?!
Tanaka, do you think we can make
anything worth selling with that?
Kubo, Otaku think
different!
Of course!
If we were able to sell garage kits,
then why not garage videos?
That's right!
We'll start off with some
sure-fire anime.
We can use home VCRs
to make the copies.
Then, we'll do mail order through
the magazines...
...and at screenings, we'll
sell merchandise.
How about
it, Kubo?
Once again, all that lies beneath
the heavens will be ours!
Hold on,
Tanaka!
Who's going
to do it?
Neither one of
us can draw!
Have no fear. Anticipating this,
I secretly contacted someone...
Oh! You're...
...Miss Fukuhara!
But why you?
Even though she was on the
enemy's side for a while...
...in her heart, she
felt closer to us.
Umm, if I'm a
bother, I'll...
No, of course
you're not!
With you on our side, we'll have
the strength of a thousand!
I'm counting
on you!
Sure!
Miss Fukuhara...
Miss Fukuhara...
Did you bring ''it?''
Yes!
Please take a
look at this.
This is Marchen Doll
Maki, isn't it?!
Wrongo!
You're losing
it, Kubo!
But...
She may look similar, but
she's a little bit different.
Tanaka...
The same person drew it, so
naturally it looks similar.
But this time, there's a story
that goes along with it.
The main character, Satsuki, is a quiet
girl who's always being picked on.
But when she gets hold
of her baton... Wow...
...she changes into the
Super ldol, Misty May!
Best of all, she lacks Marchen Doll
Maki's greatest weakness!
Maki's weakness?
What's that?
Mascots!
Mascots?!
Correct! Stuff for girls
always has mascots...
...as they are cute comic relief
and important co-stars.
Therefore,
we have...
Posi-King and
Nega-King!
Posi-King...? Nega-King...?
I like it! I like it!
Okay, I've got it!
We'll form a new company
right away!
The company's name should
suggest bigness...
Yes! How about
''Giant X?!''
Or ''GX'' for short!
''Animage Magazine''
''Animedia Magazine''
First Screening
Action!
Misty May videos;
all rented out.
''GX: Conquering the World
With Garage Video?!''
Tokyo Dome
''GX Buys Out Garage
Kit Manufacturer GP''
''Gorby Serious About
Garage-Kit lndustry''
''GP Exporting Video to Communist Bloc''
''Three Animation Titles Initially''
''Big Hit in Moscow! Percentage
of Video Owners on Rise''
''Longer Lines Than for Black Bread!''
''GX Expands Product Line''
Secretary of State Baker; Washington,
This Morning
Secretary of State Baker; Washington,
This Morning
''Super301 Sanctions Against
GP and GX Products''
''The Japan that Can Say 'Oh No!'
by Kubo Ken and Tanaka Naeo''
''Smash Bestseller''
''Must-Read for Businessmen''
April 1
Tokyo Otakuland
We've done
it, Kubo!
Even our mansions in Beverly
Hills are completed!
I've done it! Finally... finally,
I have achieved my dream.
I'm the Otaku
of Otaku...
...OTAKING!
And it is I...
...who has become the
Terrible Great King!
September 13, 1999:
An accidental explosion
occurs at the Nuclear
Waste Disposal Facility
on the far side of
the Moon.
PORTRAIT OF AN OTAKU
Uesaka Hidehiko
(Pseudonym)
A true Otaku, whom
our staff discovered
as a result of seven
weeks of ongoing
investigation.
Hold it. There
he goes...
Okay.
He's passing alongside
the car now.
He's passing alongside
the car now.
He's passing alongside
the car now.
Roger, we'll
follow.
Roger, we'll
follow.
Roger, we'll
follow.
Okay, go!
GO! GO!
You idiot, slow
down!
You idiot, slow
down!
Easy, easy...
Go slowly... Okay, he
hasn't noticed.
Okay, okay, stop
him! Stop him!
Excuse me, hold
on a second!
Excuse me! Just
a moment.
What! What do you want?!
What! What do you want?!
We'd like to talk to
you for a second.
What?! What's this?!
What?! What's this?!
Can we talk with you a second?
Can we talk with you a second?
What? Is this TV?
What? Is this TV?
Yes. We'd like to ask you something...
Yes. We'd like to ask you something...
What are you saying?!
What are you saying?!
Sorry! Yes! Only for a moment, Okay?
Sorry! Yes! Only for a moment, Okay?
It's about that bag...
What's in it?
What?! What difference does it make?
lt's none of your business!
Please, just a few
questions...
Get out of here!
You okay?
You okay?
36 Years Later
Japan
Kanto Bay
What on earth's down here,
at the botom of the sea?
What on earth's down here,
at the bottom of the sea?
Our youth.
Our youth.
Our youth.
It all started here,
didn't it, Kubo?
Yes. From the time I decided to
build this place, 40 years ago...
Otakuland... Oh, it's
all so dear to me...
What exactly is going
on here?
Are we dreaming?!
Iiyama! Miyoshi! Hino!
Tsurumaki! Sato!
Kubo, you don't need
helmets here.
Where do we go
from here?
There can only be one
place, Tanaka.
The stars... are our
destination!
We'll boldly go, to seek out...
the planet of the Otaku!
May 5, 2035 :
Launching of ''Eltrium, ''
5th-Generation Space
Battleship.
Ripped and Encoded By Chiafu
Produced at Gainax
In Association With
Studio Fantasia
Produced at Gainax
In Association With
Studio Fantasia