On Your Mark

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: On Your Mark CHAGE & ASKA
English: On Your Mark
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Type: Music
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jun 29, 1995
Producers: None found, add some
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Studio Ghibli
Source: Original
Genres: DramaDrama, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Theme: MusicMusic
Duration: 6 min.
Rating: G - All Ages

Statistics

Score: 7.461 (scored by 1977519,775 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: N/A2
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #3626
Members: 40,793
Favorites: 100

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Synopsis

In a post-apocalyptic future, a police raid devastates the imposing headquarters of a religious cult. Upon evaluating the casualties, two officers discover a winged girl lying unconscious in chains and attempt to resuscitate her. However, she barely awakens before a group of specialists wearing protective suits hastily takes her away.

Disappointed to see the angel-like being end up in confinement again, the policemen resolve to set her free and start making the necessary preparations. Despite the need to infiltrate a restricted research facility, there is no stopping the duo from readily throwing themselves into a deadly rescue mission.

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Background

On Your Mark is a music video created by Hayao Miyazaki for the pop music duo Chage and Aska, which he worked on as a side project during his production of Mononoke Hime. It is the director's first work combining digital and hand-drawn animation. Originally aired as part of the duo's SUPER BEST3 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE tour in June 1995, the video was later shown alongside screenings of Mimi wo Sumaseba in theaters. It was also presented at the Mononoke Hime screening event in the US—which commemorated the 20th anniversary of the film's release—in 2017.

The video was made available on VHS and Laserdisc by Pony Canyon on July 25, 1997. It was later included in the Ghibli ga Ippai Special Short Short compilation DVD, released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on November 16, 2005. Following the scandal of Aska being arrested for drug possession, Walt Disney Studios Japan removed On Your Mark from the Blu-ray and DVD box sets containing Hayao Miyazaki's works, which were released in July 2014, and also stopped the distribution of Ghibli ga Ippai Special Short Short.

Studio Ghibli eventually decided to offer free individual Blu-rays of On Your Mark to all customers that had acquired box sets between October 2014 and October 2015. On Your Mark was later included in the expanded Ghibli ga Ippai Special Short Short 1992-2016 Blu-ray and DVD collections, made available by Walt Disney Japan Company on July 17, 2019.

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Staff

Suzuki, Toshio
Producer
Miyazaki, Hayao
Director, Screenplay
Asari, Naoko
Sound Director
Chage & Aska
Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Performance


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Reviews

Jun 24, 2020
Summary
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Two compassionate policemen found an unconscious angel at a garbage dump. While the other biohazard policemen wanted to dump her into the landfill, the main two checked to make sure she showed any sign of life. They gave their best to nourish her with these organic ingredients: love, care, and selflessness. After they narrowly escaped from the chaotic chase, they finally reached to the countryside to release the angel. The angel thanked the policemes as she flew happily to her heavenly homeland.
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Story & Theme: 10
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The story seemed like a simple DiD (damsel/dumbass-in-distress) rescuing tale, but portrayed with sincere humanity. Instead of forming a love triangle, ...
Apr 14, 2020
I am Very Surprised that this isn't a trailer for a new movie. The first time I ever saw it was at an Anime Convention. I want to a Studio Ghibli panel and they showed this at the panel. It was amazing watching this music video. It's like I was being dragged through a fast pace version of a Studio Ghibli movie. When it was over, I literally asked if they were that wasn't a trailer for a movie. I'm actually kind of sad because that would have been a really interesting movie. I want to know more about this world. I want to know ...
Sep 5, 2009
Mixed Feelings
There`s a marked difference between something that is designed around and flows with music like Comedy, and something that is jerked around by it the way On Your Mark is. The incoherence in On Your Mark`s chronology and reality feels less like an artistic choice that has a meaningful effect on the final product and more like a story that had to be chopped and tinkered with in order to fit the music. The climactic scene where the two heroes drive down a country road and guide the Angel on her first flight in a long while, if not ever, is certainly a beautiful and ...

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Poll: On Your Mark Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 )
Retro8bit - Jun 25, 2009
53 repliesby Fortress_Maximus »»
Aug 5, 3:27 PM
I liked how half of it was recap
DarkSageRK - Dec 12, 2018
2 repliesby Storm-Sage »»
Mar 31, 2019 1:26 PM

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