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Macross Plus: The Movie UK Blu-ray Released on Monday
posted on by Andrew Osmond
"From the minds of vision creator Shōji Kawamori and co-director Shinichirō Watanabe, and featuring renowned composer Yōko Kanno, Macross Plus assembles the dream team for a thrilling piece of animation history!
"In the year 2040, on the distant planet Eden, former childhood friends Isamu Dyson and Guld Bowman find themselves pitted against each other as test pilots of rival teams in a competition to decide the next generation of variable mecha fighters. The two must also deal with their own unresolved history with mutual love interest, Myung Fang Lone, who has returned as the manager of Sharon Apple, the AI pop star (virturoid) and the galaxy's biggest singing sensation. When Sharon's advanced artificial intelligence gains consciousness, Isamu, Myung, and Guld must face their turbulent past and come together as Sharon Apple becomes self-aware and takes control of the Macross battlefortress itself."
"After several grueling battles, Gaara is rescued from the clutches of the evil Akatsuki! But the damage is done, and his life hangs in the balance! Back in the Village Hidden in the Leaves, Naruto gets an unwelcome surprise when he's attacked by a cold and unfeeling shinobi named Sai, who is assigned to be his new teammate. The new Team Kakashi sets out on a spying mission in Orochimaru's deadly lair. A fateful encounter brings Naruto face-to-face with his old teammate now turned enemy, Sasuke!"
AlphaPolis' Alpha Manga service published the manga in English under the title Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time and describes the story:
"Not even a hero, Takumi Iruma gets accidentally mixed in with a group of heroes chosen to be summoned to another world. As compensation for the mix-up, a goddess offers him the right to choose any skill he wishes for! Hoping for a peaceful and quiet life that has nothing to do with fighting or going into battle, he chooses a seemingly boring creation skill. However, it turns out "alchemy" is the most powerful skill that allows him to create everything from a holy sword to flying ships! This cheat skill he unexpectedly acquired turns him into a wealthy merchant and makes him undefeatable in battles! A heartwarming adventure story about (possibly) the most powerful alchemist in another world!"
Naoyuki Kuzuya (Saiyuki Gaiden, Bikkuriman 2000, Bikini Warriors) directed the anime at Studio Comet. Mitsutaka Hirota (Edens Zero, Rent-A-Girlfriend) was in charge of series script, Sayaka Anesaki (Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku) designed the characters, and Hiroshi Nakamura (Sweet Reincarnation, Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga) was in charge of music.
