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Mars (OAV)

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Alternative title:
マーズ (Japanese)
Genres: science fiction
Themes: mecha
Plot Summary: A new island appears off the coast of Japan, and when a TV journalist helicopters in to report on it he sees a naked man on the island. The man is rescued & brought to Japan, all while the report finds its way to six men in New York, who remark that "Mars" has awakened too early. Mars, it turns out, is an alien whose job it is to judge whether or not Earth should be destroyed, based on whether or not humanity can be trusted with space travel. Mars, though, decides to side with humanity & fights back against his fellow six aliens using Gaia, the giant robot he can command. However, should Mars be killed then Gaia will self-destruct, which would result in Earth's eradication. (from manga by M. Yokoyama)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 2
Episode titles: We have 2
Vintage: 1994-06-10 to 1994-08-05
Release dates: We have 4
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Junji Nishimura
Screenplay: Masashi Sogo
Storyboard: Junji Nishimura
Episode Director:
Toshiya Shinohara (ep 1)
Yūji Himaki (ep 2)
Music: Kaoru Wada
Original creator: Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Character Design: Hideyuki Motohashi
Art Director:
Mitsuharu Miyamae
Osamu Honda
Animation Director: Hideyuki Motohashi
Mechanical design:
Chiharu Satō (ep 1)
Toshiyuki Horii (ep 2)
Yasuhiro Moriki (Six Gods)
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Director of Photography: Tadashi Hosono
Producer:
Masao Mochizuki (KSS)
Michiyoshi Minamisawa (81 Produce)
Takao Asaga

Animation producer: Yoshinaga Minami (Bee Media)
Mechanical animation Director: Keisuke Watabe
Planning: Tōru Nakano
Akiko Hiramatsu as Harumi Yamaguchi
Emi Shinohara as Reiko Yamaguchi
Nozomu Sasaki as Mars

Hidetoshi Nakamura as Kongō Captain
Kiyoshi Kawakubo as Al
Norio Wakamoto as Gill
Osamu Kobayashi as Cabinet Secretary
Ryūsei Nakao as Milo
Shigeru Chiba as Shin
Toshihiko Seki as Ōgaki
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Dr. Yamaguchi
Yoshito Yasuhara as Ra
Yumi Touma as Nike

Hidenari Ugaki as Kongō Crew A
Mitsuaki Hoshino as Kongō Radio Op.
Shinichirō Miki as P-3C Pilot
Takuma Suzuki as Hamashio Sonar Tech
Tarō Arakawa as
JGSDF Chief of Staff
Kongō XO
Toshiharu Sakurai as Kongō Operator A
Toshiya Ueda as Minister of Defense
Japanese companies
Backgrounds: Baku Production
Distributor: Soft Garage
Finish Animation:
Tasco Shanghai
Tsuburaya Productions
In-Between Animation:
Tasco Shanghai
Tsuburaya Productions
Laboratory: Imagica
Photography: Falcon, Inc.
Production:
81 Produce
KSS
Production Cooperation: Bee Media
Recording Studio:
KSS
Prozen Studio
Sound Production: HALF H·P STUDIO
Titles: Maki Production
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