From the depths of space he is coming... Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He has destroyed half the universe and is on his way here. He is… Genma. Only two people are aware of the imminent catastrophe: Princess Luna, a modern day prophetess and Vega, a cybernetic crusader from a world long since ravaged by Genma. Determined to spare the Earth from a similar fate, Luna and Vega must try to mobilize the most potent psychics in the world. Together, this army of fledging psychic warriors must succeed where billions have tried... and failed. But will they be able to gather their champions in time? Genma’s agents are already on Earth to ensure that their master meets with no opposition!
Direction
Rintaro's hallucinatory vision of planetary annihilation.
Sound
Keith Emerson's prog-rock score screams at the apocalypse.
Visual Effects
Hand-drawn cosmic destruction that predates digital shortcuts.
Director
Rintaro
Toru Furuya
Jô Azuma (voice)
Mami Koyama
Luna (voice)
Masako Ikeda
Michiko Azuma (voice)
Keiko Han
Junko Sawakawa (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa
Shirô Eda (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Salamander (voice)
Yasufumi Hayashi
Sonny Lynx (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka
Asanshi (voice)
Tomoyo Harada
Tao (voice)
Tohru Emori
Vega (voice)
Ryuji Saikachi
Yogin (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Zambi (voice)
Junpei Takiguchi
Zamedi (voice)
Kayoko Shiraishi
The Astrologer (voice)
Takanobu Hozumi
Kafū
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer composed the score after being shown raw animation footage—he reportedly called it 'the most expensive music video ever made.'
This was Kadokawa's attempt to crack the international market before Akira existed, making it a fascinating 'what if' of anime history where cosmic bombast tried to bridge cultures.
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