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Megazone 23

  • Video
  • 1985
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
863
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Megazone 23 (1985)
Home Video Trailer from ADV Films
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Adult AnimationAnimeCyberpunkHand-Drawn AnimationSpace Sci-FiActionAdventureAnimationDramaMusic

In 1980s Tokyo, a young motorcycle enthusiast discovers that the transforming bike/mecha entrusted to him by his murdered friend holds the key to the true nature of his world.In 1980s Tokyo, a young motorcycle enthusiast discovers that the transforming bike/mecha entrusted to him by his murdered friend holds the key to the true nature of his world.In 1980s Tokyo, a young motorcycle enthusiast discovers that the transforming bike/mecha entrusted to him by his murdered friend holds the key to the true nature of his world.

  • Director
    • Noboru Ishiguro
  • Writers
    • Noboru Ishiguro
    • Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
    • Shinji Aramaki
  • Stars
    • Masato Kubota
    • Maria Kawamura
    • Mîna Tominaga
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    863
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Noboru Ishiguro
    • Writers
      • Noboru Ishiguro
      • Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
      • Shinji Aramaki
    • Stars
      • Masato Kubota
      • Maria Kawamura
      • Mîna Tominaga
    • 6User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Masato Kubota
    • Shogo Yahagi
    • (voice)
    Maria Kawamura
    • Yui Takanaka
    • (voice)
    Mîna Tominaga
    Mîna Tominaga
    • Tomomi Murashita
    • (voice)
    Mayumi Shô
    Mayumi Shô
    • Mai Yumekanô
    • (voice)
    Kaneto Shiozawa
    Kaneto Shiozawa
    • Mjr. B.D.
    • (voice)
    Hitoshi Takagi
    • Coco
    • (voice)
    Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    • Eigen Yumekanô
    • (voice)
    Yûji Mitsuya
    Yûji Mitsuya
    • Morley
    • (voice)
    Katsumi Toriumi
    • Chombo
    • (voice)
    Kazuyuki Sogabe
    • Producer
    • (voice)
    Daisuke Gôri
    • Mjr. B.D.'s Senior Officer
    • (voice)
    Ikuya Sawaki
    • 1st. Lieutenant Nakao
    • (voice)
    Hisashi Katsuta
    • Commander
    • (voice)
    • (as Hisashi Katsuda)
    Kôichi Yamadera
    Kôichi Yamadera
    • Shinji Nakagawa
    • (voice)
    Hiromi Yokoi
    • Reporter
    • (voice)
    Ichirô Itano
    Ichirô Itano
    • Navigator
    • (voice)
    Yoshio Kawai
    • Corporal
    • (voice)
    Maya Okamoto
    Maya Okamoto
    • Female Voice
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Noboru Ishiguro
    • Writers
      • Noboru Ishiguro
      • Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
      • Shinji Aramaki
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews6

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    geeked-out-4-movies

    Great OVA.

    Megazone 23 Part 1 is a amazing Anime OVA with a exciting story and amazing character designs. I really enjoyed it.

    A 8/10 stars.
    mister_popo01

    one of the earliest OVAs....

    Great movie, though VERY steeped in the 80's. "The Matrix" borrowed a lot of ideas from this 1985 classic. in the US, there are at least 2 different dubs of this film. the first was made by Carl Macek under commission from Cannon films & Harmony Gold USA, and is very bad. 25% of the movie was edited out, the storyline was entirely re-written, footage from the series "Space calvalry Southern Cross" was edited in, and a 12 minute "happy ending" was animated in Japan for American tastes. It was christened "Robotech the movie: The Untold Story" during the 1985 holiday season. as expected by most, this version was a total flop in US theatres, and barely made it out of the test-markets. Only a decade later, after Macek had left Harmony Gold and was co-running Streamline Pictures with Jerry Beck, was Megazone 23 part I released semi-properly(footage & Storyline now intact). but now Streamine is bankrupt and the OVA appears to be floating in public-domain limbo. oh well......
    gailneko

    the anime classic that inspired the Matrix

    Picture Toyko Japan.It's 1985.Bike gangs roam the streets,when teens carried boomboxes on their shoulders.This is the world of megazone 23.An 18 yearold biker and mechanic named Shogo is given a mysterious motorcycle called the Garland,it's more than he bargins for as the cycle is actually an advanced robotic weapon system.Chased down by the millitary,he and his friends begin to slowly release that the world around them isn't what it really is.And the truth has to be kept a secret as the authorities struggle to maintain the truth for the citizens of Toyko.But how does this all have to do with Eve,the pop idol of Toyko and the Garland?It's a cult classic with great music and nicely done animation done by two masters of anime Haurihiko Mikimoto ans Toshihiro Hirano.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the scene where Shogo is being chased by the police car, the two cops driving look like Lupin and Jigan from the anime series, Lupin the III.
    • Goofs
      After the sex scene between Shogo and Yui, if you look closely at Yui her skin tone switches back and forth between her's and Shogo's skin tone.
    • Quotes

      Shougo Yahagi: Robot bike, don't fail me now!

    • Alternate versions
      The movie originally ended with Eve giving Shogo a weapon which he used to defeat B.D. and end the war. The producers considered this ending to be ludicrious and chopped it off. The Robotech Movie (which alters the plot so it fits in with the TV series) contains this ending; for years people thought that Harmony Gold got the producers to animate a new ending, but they simply used the original.
    • Connections
      Edited into Robotech, Le film (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Senaka Goshi ni Sentimental
      ("Sentimental Behind My Back")

      Lyrics by Yoshiko Miura

      Composed by Hiroaki Serizawa

      Arranged by Shirô Sagisu

      Performed by Kumi Miyasato

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 9, 1985 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official AnimEigo Page
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Megazone Twenty Three Part I
    • Filming locations
      • Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Anime International Company (AIC)
      • Artland
      • Artmic
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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