Hanoka (2006)

Genre

science fiction anime and manga

Country

Japan

How it feels

A female soldier fights in a war against aliens. She also has a romantic connection with a male protagonist on her side.

flash-animatedspace-warearnestmelodramaticromantic-subplotmilieu-aliensdated-cgi

What happens

Hanoka (〜葉ノ香〜, Hanokō) is a 12-episode anime created by RAMS and Fanworks. Directed by Aruzi Morino, it was broadcast in Japan on Kids Station between August 7, 2006, and October 23, 2006. It is the first non-comedy focused anime television series entirely created with Adobe Flash animation. The opening theme of the anime is "Dual Love on the planet ~Hanoka~" by Sakura Nogawa. On October 4, 2006, Lantis released a maxi single for the anime's opening theme, "Dual Love on the planet ~Hanoka~". It was sung by Sakura Nogawa. The song was composed by Hironobu Kageyama. On September and October 2008, 2 DVD volumes were released in Japan. This release is notable for including a Director's cut which includes new scenes, replaced dialogue and inclusion of prologue and epilogue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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