Megazone 23

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Synonyms: Megazone 23 Part II, Megazone 23 Part III, Robotech: The Untold Story (U.S.)

Japanese: メガゾーン23

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Type: OVA

Episodes: 4

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Mar 9, 1985 to Dec 22, 1989

Producers: Victor Entertainment, Idol, Harmony Gold, Streamline Pictures

Licensors: ADV Films

Studios: Artland, AIC, Artmic

Source: Original

Genres: Action, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi

Themes: Mecha, Music

Duration: 1 hr. 7 min. per ep.

Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

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Score: 6.80¹ (scored by 5,553 users)

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Ranked: #5299²

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Popularity: #4649

Members: 22,133

Favorites: 79

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Shougo Yahagi is a young motorcycle enthusiast living in a world of hot bikes, hard rock, and J-pop idols. The general populace go about their lives in peace, under the watchful eyes of a computer program in the guise of pop idol sensation Eve, unbeknownst to them. Shougo himself is mostly concerned with riding his motorcycle and picking up beautiful women like Yui Takanaka, who aspires to be a dancer.

Shougo's life suddenly changes when his friend, Shinji Nakagawa, shows him a top-secret project: the "Garland," an advanced motorcycle that can transform into a robot. Ambushed by the military, Shougo hijacks the Garland and escapes into the city. Evading the military with the help of Yui and her friends, he gradually discovers that their idyllic society is only an illusion.

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Hibino, Akari
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Ishiguro, Noboru

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Itano, Ichirou

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Aramaki, Shinji

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Yatagai, Kenichi

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	1: "Samishikute Nemurenai (淋しくて眠れない)" by Yuka Takeuchi (タケウチユカ) (eps 1)
	2: "Lonely Sunset" by Kumi Miyasato (eps 2)
	3: "Pandora no Fune" by Saki Takaoka (eps (ep. 3))
	4: "Higeki no Idol" by Nobuyuki Shimizu (eps 4)

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Sep 4, 2021

Kryptonot_7471

Recommended

Megazone 23 is a 4-Part Sci-fi Anime Film/OVA Series that tells an excellent story in its first two parts. While the character designs and Artstyle differences for Part 2 can be jarring at first, don't let it detract from the story which is nothing short of fantastic.

It has a Sci-fi Plot that is ahead of its time and a lot of that is due to Part 1 being directed by the legendary, Noboru Ishigoru (man behind works like LotGalacticHeroes, SDF Macross & Space Battleship Yamato 2) who presents us with a Sci-fi Premise that would later inspire movies like The Matrix, Existenz, etc.

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Apr 25, 2023

DISKOWN

Mixed Feelings

Megazone 23 is an OVA series that can really be broken down into two parts. The first following Shougo and the second following Eiji. The first part is really well animated and has an intriguing plot line but that's about it. The narrative, while interesting, is not fully developed. The characters are not overly memorable and the pacing is erratic. In contrast the storytelling of the second part is executed much better. However the animation, while good, is not on par with the first part. Also the characters remain a weak point. Despite numerous promising concepts, Megazone 23 ...

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Jul 23, 2021

thiccvader

Not Recommended

Original story with sloppy execution. Sigh, what a shame.

An illusionary city set above a top-secret underground cyber hardware was definitely not a conventional narrative the 80s Japanese directors would dare enough to initiate. I can get why this was revolutionary in Japan back then, the story was way ahead of its time. Megazone 23 successfully introduced the phantasm of virtual reality and oh boy you wouldn’t believe the amount of films this OVA have influenced. It starts with a really convincing premise, but once it crispens up... well, things are not quite what they seem.

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