Megazone 23 (Video 1985)

A young biker stumbles onto a prototype motorcycle with a hidden function that has a link to the true nature of his world.

Directors:

Noboru Ishiguro, Matt Greenfield

Writer:

Hiroyuki Hoshiyama

Stars:

Masato Kubota, Maria Kawamura, Mîna Tominaga

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Masato Kubota	...	Shôgo Yahagi
Maria Kawamura	...	Yui Takanaka
Mîna Tominaga	...	Tomomi Murashita
Mayumi Shô	...	Mai Yumekanô
Kaneto Shiozawa	...	B.D.
Hitoshi Takagi	...	Coco
Kiyoshi Kobayashi	...	Eigen Yumekanô
Yûji Mitsuya	...	Morley
Katsumi Toriumi	...	Chonbo
Kazuyuki Sogabe	...	Producer
Daisuke Gôri	...	B.D.'s Senior Officer
Ikuya Sawaki	...	1st. Lieutenant Nakao
Hisashi Katsuda	...	Commander
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Shinji Nakagawa
Hiromi Yokoi	...	Reporter

Storyline

A young biker stumbles onto a prototype motorcycle with a hidden function that has a link to the true nature of his world.

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Plot Keywords:

anime

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Taglines:

In a world where nothing is real, you've got nothing to lose, except your life.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Music | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] (Japanese)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

2 February 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Megazone 23 Part 1

Company Credits

Production Co:

Idol Company, Victor Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Megazone 23 was initially conceived as the studio ARTMIC's next television project after Genesis Climber Mospeada with an unrelated story, but it was converted into an OVA after the sponsors withdrew during the production.

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Quotes

Shougo Yahagi: Robot bike, don't fail me now!

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Connections

References Streets of Fire (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Kaze no Lullaby"
("Wind's Lullaby")
Performed Kumi Miyasato

User Reviews

Great Potential

The excellent story line in this anime could have led to a classic in the Sci-Fi Anime genre, however, the ending left me going, "Huh?"

It's not a cliff hanger ending, either, just a bit of a thud... reminiscent of the animated Lord of the Rings ending. Remember that one? :-)

This film *does* have some excellent visuals, though most of the animation is unpolished by today's anime standards. Since the follow up (Part II) diverges so much from the original this film ultimately fails to deliver on the promise of its premise.