Diebuster
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DieBuster, also known as Aim for the Top 2! (トップをねらえ 2!, Toppu o Nerae Tsū!) and GunBuster 2, is a six-episode original video animation series directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, written by Yōji Enokido and animated by Gainax. It was created to commemorate the studio's 20th anniversary in 2004, and is a sequel to their 1988 OVA GunBuster.
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DieBuster | |
トップをねらえ 2! (Toppu o Nerae TSŪ!) | |
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Genre | Mecha[1] |
Created by | |
Prequel | |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Kazuya Tsurumaki |
Produced by |
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Written by | Yōji Enokido |
Music by | Kohei Tanaka |
Studio | Gainax |
Licensed by |
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Released | November 26, 2004 – August 25, 2006 |
Runtime | 27–31 minutes |
Episodes | 6 (List of episodes) |
Anime film | |
GunBuster vs. DieBuster | |
Directed by | Hideaki Anno Kazuya Tsurumaki |
Written by | Toshio Okada Yoji Enokido[2] |
Music by | Kohei Tanaka |
Studio | Gainax |
Licensed by |
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Released | October 1, 2006 |
Runtime | 195 minutes |
Manga | |
Written by | Kazuya Tsurumaki |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
Magazine | Dragon Age Pure |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 2006 – 2007 |
Volumes | 1 |
A compilation film, titled Aim for the Top! & Aim for the Top 2! The Gattai Movie!! (トップをねらえ!&トップをねらえ2! 合体劇場版!!, Toppu o Nerae! & Toppu o Nerae 2! Gattai Gekijōban!!), that condenses GunBuster and DieBuster into two feature-length films, was released on October 1, 2006.
It was licensed for American release by Bandai Visual USA as GunBuster 2.[3] Discotek Media has since re-licensed DieBuster as GunBuster 2: DieBuster and was released on May 21, 2013.[4] A manga adaptation of the series is available in Japan.