Underplayed Gems

Aura Battler Dunbine (1983)

Aura Battler Dunbine poster
Original title
聖戦士ダンバイン
Genre
mecha, isekai, adventure anime and manga, Adventure, Fantasy, Mecha
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 49 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young man is transported from his world to a fantasy land where he pilots a giant mecha called an Aura Battler. He gets caught up in a conflict between kingdoms and must decide where his loyalties lie.

epicwar-tornadventurousenergeticnostalgicdramaticfantastical

What happens

Aura Battler Dunbine (Japanese: 聖戦士ダンバイン, Hepburn: Seisenshi Danbain; lit. 'Holy Warrior Dunbine') is an anime television series created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and produced by Sotsu and Sunrise. Forty-nine episodes aired on Nagoya TV from February 5, 1983, to January 21, 1984. A three-episode anime OVA sequel entitled New Story of Aura Battler Dunbine (also known as The Tale of Neo Byston Well) was released in 1988. The series was later dubbed by ADV Films and was released on DVD in North America, along with the original Japanese version in 2003. It soon went out of print, and until 2018, was only available as a digital purchase from the now-defunct Daisuki site, then Sentai Filmworks licensed the series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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