Dallos
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| Dallos | |
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| ダロス (Dallos) |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
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| Directed by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot, Bandai Visual |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Released | 12 December 1983 |
Dallos is regarded as the first anime Original Video Animation (OVA) ever released. This anime, distributed only on video media in Japan (save a dub-only, VHS only release in the US) is also one of the first original scripts of modern anime storytelling.
Dallos is a Japanese science fiction anime directed by Mamoru Oshii and created by Hisayuki Toriumi. The storyline focuses on Moon pioneers and the evolution of mankind.
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In a near future, mankind has moved from a drained Earth to the Moon. Rebel acts of terrorism lead to conflicts with the Earth Federal Government. A mysterious entity called Dallos appears to restore hope.
In 1991, Celebrity Home Entertainment released an American dub of the series on VHS under the title Battle for Moon Station Dallos. The three episodes were edited together as a film.
- Kouji Nakata - Narration
- Rumiko Ukai - Rachel
- Shuuichi Ikeda - Alex
- Tesshō Genda - Doc McCoy
- Yoshiko Sakakibara - Melinda Hurst
- Dallos at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia