1988 anime OVAs

Japanese manga series

novel series by Yoshiki Tanaka

Gunbuster, known in Japan as , is a Japanese original video animation (OVA) series produced by Bandai Visual, Victor Entertainment, and Gainax. It was released from October 1988 to July 1989. It was the directorial debut of Hideaki Anno, best known as the creator and director of Neon Genesis Evangelion. The title is a combination of the titles of classic tennis manga and anime Aim for the Ace! and hit action drama film Top Gun, whose plots inspired Gunbusters.

television series

Japanese manga series

, also known as Patlabor (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor"), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise in the mecha genre created by Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori Itō, mecha designer Yutaka Izubuchi, and character designer Akemi Takada.

Japanese OVA series

Japanese manga series

Japanese manga series

Japanese anime television series

Japanese anime television series

Japanese manga series

Japanese anime television series

Japanese manga series

Japanese anime television series

Japanese anime television series

Japanese manga series

novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi

Japanese anime television series

Japanese manga series

1988 cyberpunk original video animation directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama

media franchise based on the manga series of the same name

Japanese OVA series

1988 original video animation