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Dec 26, 2009 11:15 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Not bad, a shame it never got made. :(
Dec 21, 2012 6:55 PM
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Never saw it, I wonder if this anime has anything to do with this:
http://myanimelist.net/manga/1736/Route_20
Similar name, not sure of the plot/content/etc.

Now that I looked at it, this pilot was actually made two years earlier than the manga. Hmm.
Nov 21, 2013 3:40 AM
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For me, this is as important for the history of anime as any other short Gainax has ever produced. Have been made, it could have been a classic, more so having a genius such as Mahiro Maeda in the direction, one can't even begin to imagine what could have been accomplished. A real shame.

If it is somehow related to that shitty Sadamoto manga, however, I think I prefer it that way.
Nov 24, 2013 1:07 PM
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That was ok, nothing special. Looked like a lot of futuristic mororcylcle anime mixed with Black Jack. Idk if I would have wanted to see that as a movie. Maybe it if had less still shots I would like it more.
Apr 26, 2014 4:29 PM
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The music of The Doors and the art of Sadamoto go really well together.
This could be a masterpiece, its a shame they never did the film.
Apr 25, 2015 11:45 AM
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Not sure about a masterpiece, but didn't looked bad at all. Actually, could have been pretty good.

About the manga... Maybe someone got the idea from the project of the movie and made a manga? If the story isn't the same, should be based on it at the very least.

[3/5]
May 10, 2015 12:33 AM
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Good ol' Gainax.
Would have been interesting as a movie.
Jul 28, 2019 11:29 AM
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Too bad the project was canceled along with Aoki Uru since Nadia was horrible and generated a huge debt that almost led Gainax to bankruptcy.
Feb 1, 2021 4:21 PM
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Feb 28, 2:33 AM
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Watched just bc I saw Royal Space Force mentioned, wish this could have been an actual movie, actually looks so cool.
Would have been a cool movie to watch 😭
The music is nice
Gainax PEAK
It’s time to ditch the text file.
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