Diebuster: The Movie
2006·Action·1h 36m
7.1
★
Nono is a clumsy waitress who dreams of becoming a space pilot. One day, she meets Lal'C Melk Mark, a member of the elite psychic pilot team "Topless." But when space monsters appear from out of nowhere to wreak havoc on Mars, Lal'C calls out her Buster Machine—codenamed "Dix-Neuf"—to subdue the threat. During a battle with a Space Monster, Lal'C gets the surprise of her life when she sees Nono use her super-strength to help Dix-Neuf destroy the alien. From that point, Nono hangs along with Lal'C in hopes of becoming a member of Topless.
Directed by Katsuichi Nakayama and Tadashi Hiramatsu and Masahiko Otsuka and Atsushi Nishigori and Kazuya Tsurumaki
space
mecha
anime
super robot
based on anime
edited from ova
IMDB
N/A
Cast
Yukari Fukui
Nono (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Lal'C Mellk Mal (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Tycho Science (voice)
Mitsuo Iwata
Nicholas Vacheron (voice)
Takumi Yamazaki
Casio Takashirô (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
Piaget Serpentine (voice)
Yuki Matsuoka
LeCoultre Serpentine (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Gouya Reicy (voice)
Yuhko Kaida
Roo Soon (voice)
Akio Suyama
Roy Anyan (voice)
Crew
Tadashi Hiramatsu
Director
Masahiko Otsuka
Director
Kazuya Tsurumaki
Director
Yoji Enokido
Screenplay
Toshio Okada
Original Story
Kohei Tanaka
Music
Kazuya Tsurumaki
Original Story
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
Rebel NotoriousPRO
6.0★ · 03/30/26
“I open the door and head out under the blue sky.”
[Original OVA]
While I think it ultimately sticks the landing. It’s an incredibly rocky journey. From the first half that entirely forgets that it’s a follow up to Gunbuster to taking a lot of the worst parts of its contemporaries as influence. That being said, the second half begins to wander into the realm of Gunbuster but with trepidation and many missteps. It never fully captures what made the original so special but by the last episode at least codifies its themes and makes for a somewhat impactful ending.
Shigeto Koyama may be my least favourite mechanical designer in the industry. This and Darling in the FranXX have just absolutely awful mechs.
[Original OVA]
While I think it ultimately sticks the landing. It’s an incredibly rocky journey. From the first half that entirely forgets that it’s a follow up to Gunbuster to taking a lot of the worst parts of its contemporaries as influence. That being said, the second half begins to wander into the realm of Gunbuster but with trepidation and many missteps. It never fully captures what made the original so special but by the last episode at least codifies its themes and makes for a somewhat impactful ending.
Shigeto Koyama may be my least favourite mechanical designer in the industry. This and Darling in the FranXX have just absolutely awful mechs.
“I open the door and head out under the blue sky.”
[Original OVA]
While I think it ultimately sticks the landing. It’s an incredibly rocky journey. From the first half that entirely forgets that it’s a follow up to Gunbuster to taking a lot of the worst parts of its contemporaries as influence. That being said, the second half begins to wander into the realm of Gunbuster but with trepidation and many missteps. It never fully captures what made the original so special but by the last episode at least codifies its themes and makes for a somewhat impactful ending.
Shigeto Koyama may be my least favourite mechanical designer in the industry. This and Darling in the FranXX have just absolutely awful mechs.
[Original OVA]
While I think it ultimately sticks the landing. It’s an incredibly rocky journey. From the first half that entirely forgets that it’s a follow up to Gunbuster to taking a lot of the worst parts of its contemporaries as influence. That being said, the second half begins to wander into the realm of Gunbuster but with trepidation and many missteps. It never fully captures what made the original so special but by the last episode at least codifies its themes and makes for a somewhat impactful ending.
Shigeto Koyama may be my least favourite mechanical designer in the industry. This and Darling in the FranXX have just absolutely awful mechs.
Danny Reguinho
*Something that the original GunBuster did so well was efficient storytelling.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
*Something that the original GunBuster did so well was efficient storytelling.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
Danny Reguinho
*Something that the original GunBuster did so well was efficient storytelling.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
*Something that the original GunBuster did so well was efficient storytelling.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
Danny Reguinho
*Something that the original GunBuster did so well was efficient storytelling.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
*Something that the original GunBuster did so well was efficient storytelling.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
Danny Reguinho
*Something that the original GunBuster did so well was efficient storytelling.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
*Something that the original GunBuster did so well was efficient storytelling.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.
*
It also ends pretty definitively. Unfortunately, this series is crippled by its connections to GunBuster as it lacks most of what made the original appealing and leans totally into Late-GAINAX era stretchy Gurren Lagann animation to capitalize on the popularity of that, but doesn't really do the lifting on the characters, design, story, or vibes department. So in the end we get something that is sometimes extremely stylish but mostly hard to get through. I feel I would've liked this way more if I just watched the Movie edit, but I could not get my hands on it.