Genmu Senki Leda

For a year and a half, Youko Asagiri has fostered an unrequited love for one of her classmates. To express her affection, she composes a piano solo that she plans to show him when she confesses. When the moment of truth comes, however, Youko is not brave enough to speak to her classmate, and the ground suddenly swallows her up!

In an instant, Youko finds herself in the mysterious realm of "Ashanti." She quickly makes friends with a talking dog named Lingam, who explains that Ashanti is a sister realm of "Noa," the realm that Youko came from. The two worlds were once connected, but they were separated long ago by the warrior Leda in order to protect the people of Noa. Now, Youko's arrival has temporarily opened a path between the realms, which the evil forces of Zell intend to make permanent.

The forces of Zell steal Youko's cassette player under the belief that it is the mythical "Heart of Leda," a necessary artifact for their nefarious plans. However, Youko manages to evade their capture by transforming into Leda's warrior. With these new powers, will she be able to protect the people of Noa and return to her own world?

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Asagiri, Youko Main

Tsuru, Hiromi Japanese

Yoni Main

Sakamoto, Chika Japanese

Lingam Main

Tomiyama, Kei Japanese

Zell Supporting

Ikeda, Shuuichi Japanese

Yuyama, Kunihiko Director, Script

Matsuura, Noriyoshi Sound Director

Takegami, Junki Script

Inomata, Mutsumi Storyboard, Character Design, Animation Director

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Sep 25, 2025

Milakochan

Recommended

I thought this was going to be some cheap anime with a sultry maim character but it's actually quite good. The difference between this one and Windaria is that even though both have the topic of love underlying, Windaria makes it it's main subject with poor decision choices by the characters and overall message that didn't age well whereas this one uses love as the catalyst of the story.

Both animation are topnotch as far as vintage anime is concerned. The enjoyment for this one is 8/10 for me. If you're between both of then I'd choose this one to watch. Did I mention they are ... from the same animation group? They are. So there's that. The character designe is quite similar.

The story of this one might be a bit too linear without not many surprises underneath. The other one is just a mess of multiple characters. Maybe the main focus of this animation company was never the script to begin with haha.

My overall rating is 7.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Mar 13, 2023

McPickles

Recommended

One of the most rewarding parts of finding old, forgotten gems like this is digging around in the credits, because you'll often be pleasantly surprised by the names that appear. Notable ones here include the late Hiromi Tsuru, who would go on to voice Bulma for 30 years, Shirō Sagisu, whose music for Evangelion is among the best ever composed, and Kunihiko Yuyama, who has directed almost every Pokémon film since the beginning of the franchise. There's a lot of talent behind this OVA, and I imagine it was a strong addition to the resumes of everyone involved, because they all contribute to an adventure ... that's wonderfully animated, creatively styled, and, most importantly, competently executed, a distinction that's pretty rare when it comes to some of the other dreck from this era.

The concept and story are far from the most original or compelling (magical girl, isekai, mecha, oh my!), but Leda is a breezy delight that's well worth the tight 70 minutes it takes to watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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May 25, 2014

Fel_Temp

Mixed Feelings

I feel like I liked this more than I should. I mean the plot is pretty bare bones and kind of dumb, but there's something weirdly charming about the package as a whole. The world is distinctive and well designed, and after watching n a whole bunch of 80s OVAs lately, it's really nice to see mechs that aren't just designed to look like they came out of Gundam or Macross. That said, what really elevates this into something decent is the direction. Yuyama kept this whole thing surprisingly atmospheric, and he gave us some pretty good action setpieces. ... Seriously, these things were good enough to make me like an anime where a girl gets bikini armor and super powers after falling into a flower for no adequately explained reason.

I don't know if I'd quite call this a hidden gem or anything, but I had a good time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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