Gunbuster: The Movie

You aspire to pilot a space fighter, just like your late father. You enroll in a training program, but your skills lag behind the other cadets. Then, you're inexplicably chosen to co-pilot an experimental mecha. Anno's debut short-form anime is a frenetic, sentimental tribute to hot-blooded sports stories. The animation style has aged, but the core of its drama remains.

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Hideaki Anno directed Gunbuster: The Movie in 2006. See Hideaki Anno's full filmography, where to start with Hideaki Anno, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hideaki Anno.

Gunbuster: The Movie was released in 2006 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 95 minutes.