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Main Title Salamander (a4134)
Official Title ja
Type OVA, 3 episodes
Year 25.02.1987 until 25.02.1989
Season Winter 1986/87
Tags actionAction anime usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting., action gameAny game where reflexes are the key to the gameplay, violence is optional., alienThis entity or creature was born on another world than the main characters., gameBased on an interactive (even if minimally so) form of entertainment software, generally available for PCs, consoles or arcade machines., militaryThe military, also known as the armed forces, are forces authorized and legally entitled to use deadly force so as to support the interests of the state and its citizens. The task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its citizens and the prosecution of war against foreign powers. The military may also have additional functions within a society, including construction, emergency services, social ceremonies, and guarding critical areas., science fictionScience fiction stories usually focus on how situations could be different in the future when we are more technologically advanced; due to either our own achievements or having met with other civilizations whom we have learned from., space travelSpace Travel usually refers going to space or travelling there with or without a spacecraft. There are different forms of space travel like Interplanetary travel, Interstellar travel or Intergalactic travel. Since it isn`t possible to travel faster than light, most anime series involve some sort "sub-space travel mechanism" as a way to travel faster than light. - [similar]
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Rating 5.15 (118)
Average 5.83 (118)
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Added by hidden on 2005-11-14 18:04
Edited by hidden on 2016-08-29 14:45
Main Title Salamander (a4134)
Official Title ja
Official Title frverified
Official Title zh-Hans
Synonym 沙羅曼陀 (incorrect)
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Suzuoki Hirotaka as Lord British

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Direction: Toriumi Hisayuki
Character Design: Mikimoto Haruhiko
Music: Umegaki Tatsushi
Animation Work: Studio Pierrot
Three tales based on the Gradius video game series by Konami. The planet Latis is under attack by the Space Dragon Salamander and it's war planet, the Bacterian horde destroying everything in sight, their defenses ineffective and losing all hope, three heroes from the planet Gradius join Lord British in defense of his beloved planet... Then in a prequel, a girl from a distant planet brings an ominous warning to the planet Gradius, the Bacterians and how three people become heroes of the galaxy.... Then we jump to the future, after the signing of a peace treaty, one of our heroes gets captured by the Bacterians, can the military might of Gradius and our remaining heroes save the prisoner from a fate worse than death.

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Direction (監督) Toriumi Hisayuki
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン) Mikimoto Haruhiko
Mechanical Design (メカデザイン) Moriki Yasuhiro
Music (音楽) Umegaki Tatsushi
Music Work (音楽制作) King Records 1
Border Line Records 2-3
Oota Toshiaki 2-3
Sound Effects (効果) Satou Kazutoshi
Editing (編集) Katayama Rie 2
Morita Henshuushitsu
Morita Seiji
Sakamoto Masaki
Recording Direction (レコーディングディレクター) Shigematsu Hidetoshi 1, 3 King Records (キングレコード株式会社)
Recording Direction (録音監督) Shiba Shigeharu
Art Direction (美術監督) Banno Masayoshi 1-2
Koitabashi Kayoko 3
Art Design (美術設定) Banno Masayoshi 3
Colour Design (カラーデザイン) Yamada Midori 1
Photographic Direction (撮影監督) Takahashi Hirokata 1-2
Kaneko Hitoshi 3
Producer (プロデューサー) Takanashi Yumiko 1-2 Konami Kougyou (コナミ工業株式会社)
Hiramatsu Tatsuya 3 Konami Kougyou (コナミ工業株式会社)
Nunokawa Yuuji Studio Pierrot (スタジオぴえろ)
Assistant Producer (アシスタントプロデューサー) Hiramatsu Tatsuya 1-2 Konami Kougyou (コナミ工業株式会社)
Animation Work (アニメーション制作) Studio Pierrot
Production & Publication (製作著作) Konami Kougyou
Script/Screenplay (脚本) Kushima Kazuhito 1-3
Episode Direction (演出) Tamano Harumi 1-3
Animation Direction (作画監督) Okada Toshiyasu 1-3
Key Animation (原画) Aoshima Katsumi 1
Kusuda Hiroki 1
Miyata Tadaaki 1
Sugimitsu Noboru 1
Kobayashi Hiroya 1-3
Neriki Masahiro 1-3
Niidome Toshiya 1-3
Tanemoto Takeyoshi 1-3
干田尾秀一 1-3
Saitou Jun`ichirou 2
Terasawa Shinsuke 2
Tsuru Toshiyuki 2
In-Between Animation Check (動画チェック) Yoshikawa Fumiyo 1-3
In-Between Animation (動画) Imaizumi Ken`ichi 1
Ishino Kiyoto 1
Kitayama Mari 1
Kobayashi Masayuki 1
Matsuda Hideaki 1
Ootomo Ken`ichi 1
Soutome Kouichirou 1
Takeda Yoshihiro 1
Uematsu Mamoru 1
寺田武史 1
小林桃代 1
清水弘子 1
渡辺健治 1
笹原貴之 1
経徳研一 1
高橋晋治 1
Suzuki Mariko 1-2
Suzuki Mayumi 1-3
Kamata Hitoshi 2
Yamada Maki 2
Yamada Reiko 2
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Kimura Masahiro 2-3
和田初美 2-3
岸由紀子 2-3
Inoue Eiji 3
Inoue Hirofumi 3
Kishi Yuuya 3
杉山元章 3
榊原克衛 3
Colour Specification (色指定) Nishimura Michiko 1-3
Colouring (彩色) Ichimura Isamu 1
Murakami Tomomi 1
Okazaki Rieko 1
Shimanuki Emiko 1
ぴえろ仕上室 1
千葉香 1
塚崎透 1
塚本利枝 1
小関裕子 1
尾崎一行 1
山路明美 1
岡弘行 1
田中由紀子 1
蟻川登志子 1
重野幸子 1
鎌田晃央 1
長谷川雅子 1
Yamaguchi Mineko 1-2
Kawabata Yuuko 1-3
Gotou Tadaaki 2
Matsutani Sanae 2
Teruya Miwako 2
井上正 2
小張佐和子 2
金順徳 2
Yamashita Yayoi 2-3
大崎美樹 2-3
山田勝一 2-3
水野好成 2-3
荻原晶子 2-3
鈴木順子 2-3
塩沢れい子 3
杉田理衣 3
長尾節子 3
Finishing/Clean-up Inspection (仕上げ検査) ぴえろ検査部 1
三上孝一 1
Finishing/Clean-up Inspection (仕上検査) Mikasa Osamu 2
ぴえろ検査部 2
Kamitani Hideo 2-3
Background Art (背景) Ichihara Mieko 1
Ishizu Setsuko 1
Komine Masahiro 1
Shibamura Mitsuo 1
Studio Kuma 1
上村協子 1
亀谷三良 1
Koitabashi Kayoko 1-2
Murakami Ritsuko 1-2
Studio Cats 1-3
栗原現 1-3
梶谷雅夫 1-3
牧野早苗 1-3
Futami Makiko 1, 3 as 二見まき子
Oota Masaru 1, 3
Kouno Ryou 2
林原協子 2
森下朋美 2
Ichihara Youko 2-3
Mikami Masahiro 2-3 as 三上まさひろ
Minemura Rumiko 2-3
Special Effects (特殊効果) Abe Gou 1 Gureru Koubou (グレル工房)
Teraoka Shinji 1
Asanuma Kiyoshi 2-3
Photography (撮影) Matsuzaki Taizou 1
Sakata Miho 1
斉藤善昭 1
Horikoshi Hironobu 1-2
Kobayashi Takeo 1-2
Shirakami Takashi 1-2
Takahashi Production 1-2
Miyajima Yukio 2
Noguchi Hajime 2
Toyonaga Yasuyoshi 2
Kakuhara Yukie 3
Kitsugi Yoshinori 3
Komatsu Juuichi 3
Kumagai Masahiro 3
Kurata Yoshimi 3
Shinohara Hiroko 3
Tokyo Animation Film 3
Uehara Ichirou 3
Yamada Hiroaki 3
松下直樹 3
福永健司 3
Lith Mask (リスマスク) E&G World 1
Title (タイトル) Sugisawa Hideki 1-3
Telop (テロップ) ユニエース 1
アズスタッフ 2-3
Film Processing (現像) Toei Kagaku Kougyou 1-3
Ending Theme Song Work (エンディング主題歌制作) King Records 1-3 credit given as Endingテーマ音楽制作
Recording Direction Assistant (レコーディングA.D.) 秋山恵子 1, 3 King Records (キングレコード株式会社)
Recording Direction Assistant (録音演出助手) Asari Naoko 1-3
Recording Adjustment (調整) Kuwahara Kunio 1-3
Re-recording (リレコ) Tokyo TV Center 1-3 credit given as リレコ現像
Studio Staff (スタジオスタッフ) 関谷行雄 1
来栖和成 1-3
Yamada Fujio 2-3 as 山田不二男
Recording Studio (録音スタジオ) Eikou Onkyou 1-3
New Japan Studio 2-3
Recording Production (録音製作) Omnibus Promotion 1-3
Production Desk (制作デスク) Hounokidani Naoji 1, 3
Takae Yuuji 2
Assistant Production Manager (制作進行) 黒田達治 1, 3
井上謙二 2-3
Assistance/Cooperation (協力) Ashi Productions 1
E&G World 1
Group Linus 1
Hadashi Pro 1
Hitomi Production 1
Miyuki Production 1
Samtack 1
Shaft 1
Studio Add 1
Studio Kumari 1
Studio Marmalade 1 as マーマレード
Studio Onion 1 as オニオン
山下プロ 1
猫プロ 1
黒猫館 1
Dragon Production 1-2
Village 1-2
Mushi Production 1-3
ヤマトプロ 1-3 as ヤマトプロダクション in eps 2-3
Artland 1, 3
Daume 1, 3
Bebow 2 as スタジオビーボォ
E&G Films 2
I.G Tatsunoko 2
Mook Animation 2 as スタジオムーク
Studio Dove 2
Studio Look 2
Studio Wombat 2
Kyoto Animation 2-3
Studio Mark 2-3
Studio Takuranke 2-3
T. Nishimura 2-3
Gainax 3
Meruhensha 3
Sasagawa Jimusho 3
Studio Angel 3
Studio Cockpit 3
Studio Kuma 3
Trans Arts 3
Whisky Studio 3

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12.03.2019 Tarkovsky_1138 complete
3 0 ja pt-BR DVD N/A (0) 0
04.11.2014 Macross2012 complete
3 0 ja en LD N/A (0) 0
18.07.2011 APC complete
3 0 ja en DVD N/A (1) 0
22.04.2011 Random Masters complete
3 0 en unknown N/A (1) 0
01.11.2010 anibalance complete
3 0 ja en DVD N/A (0) 0
16.10.2008 Motome-subs [MoE] complete
3 0 ja de DTV N/A (1) 0
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