Shooting Star Gakusaver
1993 • Production I.G
- Format
- OVA
- Aired
- 1993
- Episodes
- 6
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Production I.G · Starchild Records · Movic
- Genres
- Action · Comedy · Mecha · Science fiction
A gigantic meteorite landed on earth a few years back. A mysterious capsule believed to have belonged to the aliens was discovered. Called the "black box," an international organization called "Project BB" was created to research it.
Eight boys, including Manabu Yoshimura, attend International Academy, a school located near Project BB headquarters. They are enticed by their teacher Toukichi Hashiba's promise of "I'll give you class credit", and end up getting involved in his experiment. The experiment was to enter the eight empty chambers of meteorite. According to Hashiba's theory, the meteorite should strongly respond to strong human thoughts. He tells them to have a clear image of a great looking gigantic robot; if they do, something should happen...
Then, a big spaceship appears in the sky and an alien calling himself Wercury appears in a 3-D image. He tells them he is from the Star of Prokimasi and that he has come to collect the meteorite of the Choshin people. If they do not hand it over, he will challenge the earth beings to a battle. Manabu and his friends are confused by the unexpected turn of events but the meteorite responds to the thoughts of the group and suddenly starts to transform itself into a gigantic robot. Then, attacked by the invading Prokimasi robot, they are forced to pull their strength together and fight back. But it is extremely difficult to put the wills of the eight together as one and the robot cannot fight in the way it should. The gigantic robot that Hashiba named "Gakusaver" and Manabu's eight; can they manage to protect Earth and the meteorite from the Prokimasi invasion?
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Shooting Star Gakusaver was released in 1993 as a two-episode original video animation produced by Production I.G. It emerged during a transitional period for the studio, which was then moving from its origins as a subsidiary of Tatsunoko Production toward establishing its own distinct identity in the burgeoning direct-to-video market. The project was conceived as a lighthearted sci-fi parody, leaning into the common tropes of school-life dramas combined with space-faring heroics, reflecting the experimental spirit of independent animation studios during the early nineties.
The character design and visual direction drew heavily from the saturated aesthetics of the era, focusing on vibrant, energetic movement to match the comedic tone of the narrative. While the production is relatively obscure compared to the studio's later, more globally renowned works like Ghost in the Shell, it remains a notable example of the studio's early efforts to diversify its portfolio. Upon release, it was received as a niche curio, appreciated by collectors for its straightforward, spirited approach to the 'magical girl' and mecha subgenres that dominated the domestic Japanese home video market at the time.
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