The Other Shelf: Gunbuster

I’ve only recently begun to dip into pre-90’s anime, and this was an easy series to pick after already seeing Diebuster.  For those worried that going backwards might be a waste of time, it’s really worth the time.  The original 6 episode OVA is really seperate plot-wise from what you see in Diebuster, and only makes you want to go back and watch Diebuster again to catch all the little Gunbuster references.

You Can Thank Noriko

Yeah, so I got back to school this week, and initially just felt like taking a few days off from blogging.  Unfortunately I’m one of those people who easily get settled in a state, and so I really didn’t have any motivation to start up again.  Then yesterday I finally got to watch the first Gunbuster OVAs, and it got me raring to go again.  I’ll do a seperate review on Gunbuster and Diebuster, but for now, let’s get caught up on some things, rough draft style: