Mars of Destruction
2005 • Idea Factory
- Format
- OVA
- Aired
- 2005
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Idea Factory · WAO World · King Records · Design Factory
- Genres
- Action · Horror · Science fiction
Some time after a space mission to Mars ends in destruction, strange monsters called "Ancients" begin appearing around Tokyo. A group of specialists consisting of three girls and one troubled young boy must fight the Ancients until they can come to understand exactly what it is they are fighting. When one of the Ancients tells them that they are the true invaders of Earth, they must search within themselves to grasp what truly is reality.
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Mars of Destruction, known in Japan as Kasei Yōhei-ki, was released in 2005 as an original video animation produced by Idea Factory. It was conceived as a promotional tie-in for the studio's video game title of the same name, aiming to capitalize on the late-nineties and early-two-thousands trend of cross-media adaptation, though it ultimately served as a stark example of the risks inherent in low-budget animation production.
The production is widely regarded for its rudimentary animation quality and disjointed narrative structure, which departs significantly from typical professional standards of the era. Designed to flesh out the game's science-fiction premise, the project has since achieved a notable status within online animation subcultures primarily as a subject of critical analysis regarding the technical limitations of its production period.
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