Maps densetsu no fukkatsu (1994) (V)

Director:

Susumu Nishizawa

Writer:

Masaki Tsuji

Genre:

Animation

Plot Keywords:

Anime

Cast

Missy Atwood	...	Hoshimi (voice: English version)
Sascha Biesi	...	Lin (voice: English version)
Amy Bizjak	...	Teacher (voice: English version)
Jose Brown	...	Chief Commander Sasandra (voice: English version) (as Jose R. Brown)
Charles Campbell	...	Bruhha Kala Kala (voice: English version)
Michael Dalmon	...	Gahha Kala Kala (voice: English version)
Gary Dehan	...	Distressed Caller (voice: English version)
Lainie Frasier	...	Mother (voice: English version)
Amy L. Gamber	...	Daine (voice: English version) (as Amy Gamber)
Jeff Gibbs	...	Gen (voice: English version)
Claire Hamilton	...	Lipumira (voice: English version)
David R. Jarrott	...	Commander Zeo (voice: English version)
Mariko Kouda	...	Hoshimi
Hikaru Midorikawa	...	Tokishima Gen
Robert Newell	...	Various voices (voice: English version)
Megumi Ogata	...	Shian
Ai Orikasa	...	Dain
Amber Quinn	...	Jarna (voice: English version) (as Amber Allison)
Miki Takahashi	...	Jyarna
Yumi Tama	...	Lipumira
Mîna Tominaga	...	Ladou
Paul Wright	...	Calion (voice: English version)

Directed by
Susumu Nishizawa

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Masaki Tsuji

Original Music by
Masahiro Kawasaki

Animation Department
Hideyuki Motohashi	....	animation director
Masahiko Ohkura	....	character designer

Production Companies

• KSS
• Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS)

Also Known As:

Country:

Japan

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG

Company:

KSS

Movie Connections:

Remake of Mappusu: Densetsu no masayoeru seijintachi (1987) (V)

Great looking anime...

... let down by a somewhat weak ending. Without spilling any details, the ending is a major weakness here. Good science fiction leaves the viewer seeing the universe as suddenly bigger and more interesting than ever before, usually thanks to a knockout ending that makes you re-think all that came before, but I found myself asking "Is that it?" once it was all over. I remember being quite let down by this video. The trailer shows off the animation to great effect, and the spaceships and action animation here are actually quite stunning to look at, and the characters are engaging enough to keep your interest to the end. Yet, there is still an aftertaste of disappointment, despite there being quite a lot of eye candy along the way. The overall story arc is nothing particularly unique, and once the viewer gets familiar with the milieu, it loses a little of its appeal. Approach with caution.