Ginga Ojousama Densetsu Yuna: Kanashimi no Siren

Yuna Kagurazaka, a clumsy and sweet 16-year-old girl, had her life drastically changed when she won an intergalactic contest for the person with the purest heart. Now, she is an intergalactic superhero and magical girl known as the Savior of Light. She pilots the mecha El Line to maintain the peace of the universe. But Yuna's entire world is shaken when she is wrongfully accused of destroying a city with El Line. She is captured and taken prisoner by Misaki Ichijouin, a special agent from the Galaxy Alliance. However, Misaki soon realizes that she has been deceived and teams up with the rest of Yuna's friends to free the Savior and save the galaxy before an evil force is restored to power.

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Kagurazaka, Yuna Main

Yokoyama, Chisa Japanese

Cube, Yuri Main

Takahashi, Miki Japanese

Kousaka, Erika Supporting

Uechi, Aki Japanese

Ichijouin, Misaki Supporting

Koorogi, Satomi Japanese

Haruna Supporting

Araki, Kae Japanese

Tokudaiji, Mai Supporting

Ichiryusai, Teiya Japanese

Princess Mirage Supporting

Mizutani, Yuuko Japanese

Ryudia Supporting

Nanba, Chieko Japanese

Fraulein D Supporting

Orikasa, Ai Japanese

von Neuestein, Liavelt Supporting

Touma, Yumi Japanese

Watanabe, Jun Sound Director

Akahori, Satoru Script

Shinbou, Akiyuki Storyboard

Yokoyama, Chisa Theme Song Performance

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Mar 31, 2011

WizardJo

Recommended

Galaxy Frauline Yuna is an adaption of a video game, I believe of the same name. It's strictly for people who like 90's anime, because it is very much a product of the period in which it was produced- if that makes sense. It's an overly sweet story about a remarkably sweet girl and her very sweet friends who save the universe a number of times with their mechanical armour, giant robots, and space ships. Theres also karaoke, a lesson in how to make the perfect fried egg, and teen idols. But despite appearances, there is a little bit of shojo ai so it's not ... for kids (even though I wore out the tape as a child ^^). It's a very random, funny anime and if you like tons and tons of girls rallying around one pure savior of justice to save the universe, give this a whirl. The art is what you'd expect from the 90's. The music is very upbeat and catchy, watch the show enough and you'll sing it to youself in the shower, I swear. The characters are VERY one dimensional but it works for the series. This series isn't for some people but if you like goofy 90s ovas, you'll enjoy it as much as I do. :)

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Oct 21, 2019

voltwaffle

Recommended

I just want to point out that this show is a continuation of a video game series which was never released outside of Japan, so there's a good chance you'll have no idea what is going on when you first watch it.

There's honestly not a lot to say about this series since it's only two episodes and doesn't have any strong character or story development. If you love the early 90's aesthetic, then you'll enjoy it purely for that reason.

The series is similar to other early 90's magical girl series like Magic Knight Rayearth and Metal Fighter Miku.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jul 29, 2015

ktulu007

Mixed Feelings

Ginga Ojou-sama Densetsu Yuna was created in 1992 as a video game created and written by Mika Akitata and released by Hudson. The first titles were released for the PC Engine, known in America as the TurboGrafx. The game franchise also saw installments on the Sega Saturn, Playstation and, mos recently, PSP. So, it was a moderately successful series even if it never got released outside of Japan, which it didn't as far as I can tell. The series got two OVAs based on it from Movic, J.C. Staff, King Records & Toho. The first was released in '95 and it's the one we're going ... to be looking at. Oddly enough, these did get released outside of Japan in spite of the games themselves being unavailable. So, let's take a peek and see if we can figure out the reason for that.

Story:

Our tale opens with a giant mecha slamming down to earth... to win a cooking contest. This mecha is being piloted by our heroine, Yuna, who promptly offers the dish she's made to a masked woman, whom she also dedicates her cooking victory to. This OVA may just not be the most serious of things. /it may also be very yurirrific. We cut to the Galactic Alliance where one of their members expresses concerns about the possibility that Yuna may be out to conquer the galaxy. They promise to send an investigator. The next morning Yuna's school gets a transfer student who seems to be staring at Yuna a lot, which Yuna takes as a sign that she likes her. Deep, intellectual things ensue. Either that or shenanigans. It's one of those.

Now, the series does have a story to it, but it's very much a tongue-in-cheek narrative and really isn't important. It mainly serves as a backdrop for the absurdity. So, how well does the humour work in this? Well, it does have its share of really funny moments, including a scene that parodies Sailor Moon and the tone works well for what they're doing. It also has some moments where the jokes are just kind of dumb. For instance, there's a reoccurring joke about Yuna's friend, Yuri, eating excessively. There are also some jokes that are clearly playing off of something from the games and I can't really judge those since the games were never released here. Hey might be really funny if you know the context, but they're just not going to do anything otherwise.

Characters:

The cast of characters is really simplistic. The major characters mostly work in a comedic sense but the more minor characters tend to get attached to one joke, which may or may not be funny or not get any lines at all. The climax includes what I presume to be a bunch of game characters in small cameo parts. Which is fair enough. I'm sure that fans of the games were glad to see What's her face and Whatever her name was.

Art:

The artwork and animation are a bit dated. It's pretty reminiscent of the art in Battle Athletes. It's competent and looks fine but it's certainly not anything great nor does it really do anything different. The climactic action sequence can be difficult to follow at times, though. It looks like they were trying to rush through it by just throwing things at you quickly.

Sound:

They did get a pretty good cast on this one. Yokoyama Chisa, Touma Yumi, Orikasa Ai, Araki Kae and Yajima Akiko all make appearances, which may make you question how many Gundam Wing actors they'd have gotten if there were male characters in and major roles and they all give competent performances, as do the other actresses. The biggest problem with the acting is that it tends towards over-exaggeration. Which does kind of work for the series aesthetic, but it does get tiring. The music is from Arisawa Takanori, the same Gent who did the composition for Sailor Moon. His soundtrack in this isn't as stellar, but it's still impressive stuff.

Ho-yay:

There's quite a bit. Yuna seems to have a thing with at least three different girls, Liavelt, Misaki & one of the girls who shows up very briefly. The series does pack a lot of yuri scenes into its two episodes. Some cute, some funny and some both.

Final Thoughts:

Ginga Ojou-sama Densetsu Yuna has some funny moments and some that are kind of stupid but inoffensive. It has some well done zany characters and some who are pretty pointless. All in all, it is a decent enough little series and provides some enjoyment. My final rating for it is a 6/10. If you're interested in a tongue in cheek series that pokes fun at magical girl and mecha tropes, you might want to give it a shot. Next week I'll take a look at Death Parade.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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