best part was when Miranda walked up and chopped her in the face when she tried to call Hiro a coward. Ngl Susan's not my favorite and i wish they took her out instead of Will when they wrote the story. Have Will compete against Hiro to see who gets to kill General Donnar first
Easily one of the most underrated animes out there. This movie defined my teenage years as I tried to find my place in the post-80s world, where the values of youthful rebellion and longing for a brighter society took a sideseat to the convenience of today´s pop culture. I can only ever hope to be as principled and honest as Yoshikazu´s Hiro. Easily my favorite movie of all time.
This is one of the most gorgeous things ever created by anyone. I was just a child thinking I was watching cartoons. I never thought their stories and their songs would build a man who finds beauty in such things.
Okay, so I was born in 88, a fair bit after this initially came out, but I distinctly remember my grandmother taping and sending this to me. It was the VERY first anime movie I ever saw in my life. Granted I was around 4 or 5 so some of it was lost on me until very later on, but this song stuck with me! It's easillyone of the most beautiful anime songs of all time. Feeling very nostalgic right now lol
As a kid this song fucked me up, so emotional! He finds Maggie at the end so you know it's a happy ending but at the same time it's bittersweet... All because of the damn cat Andrew lol
I was 15 when I first saw this in spring of 1999. And guess what? It became one of my favorite anime films of all time! Not the greatest, BUT A GREAT ANIME movie and soundtrack!
This song is actually sung by Yanagi George, who also did the OP/ED themes for Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files. Sadly, he passed away today (Oct. 13). He was 63 years old. R.I.P. Yanagi George.
I rented this anime on VHS long ago from Hollywood Video, ah memories. I'm going to start collecting some old anime movies I used to like, Green Legend Ran, Mermaid's Scar, 3x3 Eyes, Ninja Scroll, Ai City, A Wind Named Amnesia....;)
'79, second anime I'd ever seen (first was Vampire Hunter D one badass night when it came on TBS after "The Warriors") but this was the first I owned, still have the VHS.
Blockbuster lol I rented it from Hollywood Video but at least both companies did have a anime section. Much respect for both companies. RIP to them both.
I know I am replying to a post that is 2 years old, but this is also the first anime I ever owned. Really the first real anime movie I had ever saw. I was also born in 1984. To this day I could watch this and smile. There is nothing overly amazing about the movie in general but it just brings me back every time and the music is A+
This classic film is LONG overdue for a UK re-release on DVD and Blu-Ray, this time with the added option to watch it in Japanese with English subtitles.
At long last, at the beginning of this week, All The Anime released an official UK Blu-Ray release! I saw an advert for a Limited Edition release on the Saturday just gone (13/4/24) and naturally jumped at the chance to buy it! 😃
I first heard about this movie when I was in my freshman year of high school which was 2 or 3 years ago, and when I watched this movie I was blown away by the animation and music. I had this playing on my phone on the last day of school and it was very emotional for some reason, even though it was the start of high school for me. I'm planning on playing this on my graduation with my friends by my side.
OH MY GOD!!!!! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG EVER SINCE I WATCHED VENUS WARS! *Ok all caps rant over* I just love this song so much and this is a great movie. Thank you for posting this!
I need to throw in my two cents as well..... I first caught this movie on Sci Fi back in 96 or 97, I was about 15 at the time. I remember they used to show anime on a block they called "Saturday Anime", and this was the first I ever saw! So many memories, and such a great flick. Opened my eyes to a whole new world, literally. They also ran Tank Police, Vampire Hunter D, Project A-Ko and Demon City Shinjuku. This was real Anime. Screw all that nonsense they have now!!!
This was my 2nd anime i watched, the 1st was ninja scroll the movie.... both ending song was my 1st japanese anime songs i've heard....still luv those songs...the best song ever....
So I've revisited this video over the last decade periodically because I love this movie and also the soundtrack. Anyone reading this now please buy the new Sentai Filmworks BluRay of this movie. Just released in February of 2021, and it's absolutely amazing. The video quality is amazing and all the subtitles have been corrected.
Mon conjoint et moi apprécions les animés japonais... Désormais c'est notre chanson préférée. 😍😍 Nous avons dansé sur cette chanson lors de l'ouverture de bal de notre mariage. Original, non ? 😉 Qui a eu un moment insolite avec cette chanson ?
Why is this so special! Im not denying it! This is also the first anime i ever owned! And it means so much to me! Im born in 1984! Anyone else have the same thing?:D
I know what you mean mate! I remember back in the mid-nineties when anime (that many - myself included - referred incorrectly as 'manga' at the time due to the Manga Entertainment label being such a dominant market force) was quite big in the UK I bought this. I was surprised with the quality of animation and artwork. I rememer this song played at the end of the war and he's looking for his girlfriend amongt the refugees, and then we have the reporter on Earth an we see te city scape!
Hel yeah! I love all of those said animes as well. A while back Encore used to show Dominion Tank Police and Vampire Hunter D, but not anymore. Think I might look those up on Amazon soon!
@observer487 You're right, artistic style does change over time, and I have no problem with that.... but I think the big difference between the "Then" anime and the "Now" anime is that everything is made in episodic content. Anime now is just a TV series basically, when all this awesome stuff in the 80's and early 90's were full length movies based off of a series of Manga. It's a shame they try to cash in on comics/manga now and make 24 ep series. I miss ANIME MOVIES!!!
i swear what you have just said is sooo true i feel soo good of what you have just said i cant say anything goood because you have just said it all its good that people love this manga aswell as me :D
importante mencionar que la voz de esa canción es de "george Yanagi", no Joe Hisaishi que como ya sabemos es compositor :) la letra no se quien la escribiria pero en otros sitios he visto como 4 nombres más a demas de esos dos que ya he dicho. habrá mas gente detras de las canciones de venus wars
@miroku8386 This truly is one of the best anime's ever made. Granted, it was the first I saw so nostalgia holds a part in this, but they just don't make 'em like they used to.
la época dorada del anime en japón fueron los años 80-90. hoy en dia no son ni la sombra que lo que tuvimos en aquella época. un claro ejemplo de los dibujos actuales es que están hechos a ordenador y no a mano como antaño, eso ya de por si le quita toda la magia. tu solo tienes que ver los ovas de ranma de hace casi 20 años y comparas el special de hace 2 años y no hay por donde cogerlo. aquellos ovas rebosan calidad por donde quiere. y lo mismo con los video juegos japoneses actuales..
Si amigo, por suerte he leído tu mensaje y me alegra que haya gente que comparta mis pensamientos. Eso si, han pasado tantos años desde que lo escribí que ahora lo hago desde otra cuenta.
Hey, does anyone have some translation or way to translate this, because frankly I love this song and I'd like to eventually know what they're saying lol
