Of course, Sho has a heck of an aura, and becomes the pilot of the series’s title robot. Our hero, Sho Zama, finds himself transported to the world of Byston Well: a fantasy land where knights possessing powerful “auras” pilot insectoid mecha known as Aura Battlers. But, of course, it was still full of robots.Īura Battler Dunbine premiered in 1983, and blended high fantasy with mecha action more than a decade before The Vision of Escaflowne would hit. In addition to starting one of the biggest anime franchises ever, Tomino also created what is arguably the first isekai anime. But where the television series keeps its terrifying endgame isolated to the show’s players, Be Invoked takes the results of the TV series and… well, it spreads them to every corner of the universe. Ideon is probably known best these days for its ending - specifically the ending of Be Invoked, the film serving as an alternate ending. There’s a lot more to this machinery than just machinery, and it’s not especially happy with people in general. And they focused on the title robot… and the title robot focused back. Space Runaway Ideon premiered in 1980, and centered on the conflict between the colonists of Solo and the Buff Clan military. How many have you seen?Īfter challenging the super robot genre with Gundam, Tomino went bigger. These are just a few of the many shows he’s given us outside the Gundam franchise. He had to get his nickname somehow, after all. But how much do you know about his other works?įor decades, he’s been gracing the anime industry with stories of human bravery, mighty mecha, and… well, lots of death. It’s a career full of highlights, including (of course) Gundam in all its forms. Celebrated Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino foresees his anime career coming to an end soon.
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