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Jan 4, 2014 4:14 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Essentially a trailer for the movie - I loved that '80's sci-fi art ...


May 10, 2015 3:48 PM
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yeah the art was good.
It looks interesting,I will watch the movie when I'm in the mood for something retro.
Good ol' Gainax ;p
Mar 5, 2017 12:54 PM
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For a trailer/preview/pilot of the movie, this sure was pretty good! The animation and visuals for it being from 1985 were really solid, so I am sure looking forward to see what the actual movie will have to offer!
Mar 15, 2017 6:26 AM
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Beautiful pictures and musical score, highlighting the settings, main theme (space conquest), along a few specific scenes.
Short but very well crafted.

5/5 It shouts: "Watch the movie!". And it is pretty effective: I just ordered it.

How could I escaped such an interesting looking film (somehow missed its VHS bargain edition and the two "censored" TV broadcasts), time to fix this !
Rei_IIIJul 30, 2017 10:04 AM
Jan 3, 2019 6:34 PM
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The promotion features stellar art, has a great arrangement and is well-directed.
Jan 12, 2019 5:37 AM
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I liked the mountain shots. Explosions and technology stuff looked great too.
Jul 8, 2019 6:55 AM
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Nice promo, although it spoils a bit too much (the invasion and assasination scenes). Also, the speech at the beginning is in Russian, looks like the film was inspired by the Soviet space program, at least a bit.
Nov 6, 2019 4:45 AM
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This was perfect in every aspect, the classical music was very magnificent. Animation was well coordinated.
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove

Dec 26, 2020 11:03 PM
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Ceasefire NOW

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Seems interesting; I'm looking forward to watching the full version.
Nov 5, 2021 12:42 AM
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Watching this after the movie is the right choice. This might as well be advertising a different movie. The operation looks so functional and clean, compared to how ragtag it is in the movie. Our protagonist seems energetic and spirited, not disillusioned. And that's definitely not our Riquinni.

I wonder if the disparity was intentionally misleading or if there was a genuine production shift at some point. The tone, messages and beats of the movie implied here, and those of the actual released movie, are vastly different...
Dec 31, 2022 6:17 PM

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Good pilot. It made be interested in this movie.
Jan 18, 2023 10:31 PM
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My favourite film of all time. First watchrd on Channel 4, UK in mid 90s. Ive seen it at least 100 times since. Have on video, dvd, blu ray n watched in Cinema Leeds film festival. Am epic film portraying a failed man who gains purpose (iragai i believe in Japanese)
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