History Trivia / Gunbuster

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: There was a brief period at the TurnOfTheMillennium and throughout TheNewTens where ''[=GunBuster=]'' wasn't available in North America, before Discotek Media released it on Blu-ray in 2023.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: There was a brief period at the TurnOfTheMillenium and throughout TheNewTens where ''[=GunBuster=]'' wasn't available in North America, before Discotek Media released it on Blu-ray in 2023.

* BreakthroughHit: ''[=GunBuster=]'' was the first hit that made Creator/HideakiAnno and Creator/StudioGainax HouseholdNames worldwide.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor drug scandal]] involving the OP singer, Noriko Sakai, kept it out of print for a while. These days it's out of print in Japan just due to its age, though up until the Discotek release, the NA release was available if you looked around a bit.

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/NorioWakamoto hadn't actually ''been'' typecast at this point his career, so it's not surprising that Coach Ohta lacks ''any'' of the [[EvilIsHammy Villainous]] LargeHam traits that the actor has since become so famous for. It helps that, naturally, Wakamoto was also a lot younger when he played this role.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: This is perhaps why the OVA series has never been released overseas beyond the 1990s VHS and the 2007 DVD release, as it contains a "homage" that sounds extremely similar to the ''Film/ChariotsOfFire'' theme song. This got to the point where the 5.1x sound remix has it replaced.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Hideaki Anno revealed in a 2019 interview that he had tried to get Gainax to sign over the rights to the ''[=GunBuster=]'' IP (as well as the ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' IP) to him and Creator/StudioKhara in exchange for a million-class loan to help the struggling studio away from the edge of bankruptcy. Anno's plans were to let his protégé, Creator/KazuyaTsurumaki, develop new installments for both shows, but much to his outspoken annoyance, Gainax instead straight up duped him and moved the rights to a shell company simply to avoid upholding their end of the bargain. Somewhat hilariously, his first pick ''did'' end up developing ''Anime/{{Diebuster}}''.

* TheDanza: [[BadassAdorable Noriko]] [[TheHero Takaya]], voiced by Creator/NorikoHidaka.
* FakeNationality: In Discotek's dub, Soviet pilot Jung Freud is voiced by the American Alexandra Yastishock.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Hideaki Anno revealed in a 2019 interview that he had tried to get Gainax to sign over the rights to the ''[=GunBuster=]'' IP (as well as the ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' IP) to him and Creator/StudioKhara in exchange for a million-class loan to help the struggling studio away from the edge of bankruptcy. Anno's plans were to let his protégé, Creator/KazuyaTsurumaki, develop new installments for both shows, but much to his outspoken annoyance, Gainax instead straight up duped him and moved the rights to a shell company simply to avoid upholding their end of the bargain. Somewhat hilariously, his first pick ''did'' end up developing Anime/{{Diebuster}}.

* BreakthroughHit: ''[=GunBuster=]'' was the first hit that made Creator/HideakiAnno and Creator/StudioGainax household names worldwide.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Hideaki Anno revealed in a 2019 interview that he had tried to get Gainax to sign over the rights to the ''[=GunBuster=]'' IP (as well as the ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' IP) to him and Creator/StudioKhara in exchange for a million-class loan to help the struggling studio away from the edge of bankruptcy. Anno's plans were to let his protégé, Creator/KazuyaTsurumaki, develop new installments for both shows, but much to his outspoken annoyance, Gainax instead straight up duped him and moved the rights to a shell company simply to avoid upholding their end of the bargain.

* NoDubForYou: The original Dual Audio Tracks for this show have been lost, meaning they ''would have to recreate the entire audio from scratch'' should ever it be dubbed, which it most likely never will.
** Subverted with [[Creator/DiscotekMedia Discotek's]] Blu-Ray release including a dub by Sound Cadence Studios.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: This is perhaps why the OVA series has never been released overseas beyond the 1990s VHS and the 2007 DVD release, as it contains a "homage" that sounds extremely similar to the ''Film/ChariotsOfFire'' theme song. This got to the point where the 5.1x sound remix has it replaced. Doubly subverted when Creator/DiscotekMedia licensed the OVA for a Blu-Ray release in, albeit with the song still replaced.

* BreakthroughHit: ''Gunbuster'' was the first hit that made Creator/HideakiAnno and Creator/StudioGainax household names worldwide.
* ContentLeak: Discotek's English voice cast for ''Gunbuster'' was inadvertently leaked hours before the official announcement on July 30, 2022.
* CreatorBacklash: Not towards the series itself, but Gunbuster's design. Anno gave it a single eye because he thought it was unique, but he later decided it was a mistake because it didn't keep the robot recognizable when in shadows (''Super Robot Wars'', in particular, sometimes has to do a bit of "creative" lighting to get around this). This is why EVA-01 was drawn with two glowing, white eyes on a gloomy purple body.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: This is perhaps why the OVA series has never been released overseas beyond the 1990s VHS and the 2007 DVD release, as it contains a "homage" that sounds extremely similar to the Chariots of Fire theme song. This got to the point where the 5.1x sound remix has it replaced. Doubly subverted when Creator/DiscotekMedia licensed the OVA for a Blu-Ray release in, albeit with the song still replaced.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: This is perhaps why the OVA series has never been released overseas beyond the 1990s VHS and the 2007 DVD release, as it contains a "homage" that sounds extremely similar to the Chariots of Fire theme song. This got to the point where the 5.1x sound remix has it replaced. Doubly subverted when Creator/DiscotekMedia licensed the OVA for a Blu-Ray release in 2022, [[spoiler:albeit STILL with the song replaced.]]

** Subverted wtih [[Creator/DiscotekMedia Discotek's]] Blu-Ray release including a dub by Sound Cadence Studios.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/NorioWakamoto as Coach Ohta. Wakamoto hadn't actually ''been'' typecast yet, as this was still earlier in his career, but Ohta doesn't have ''any'' of the [[EvilIsHammy Villainous]] LargeHam that he has since become so known for. It helps that, naturally, he was also a lot younger when he played this role.

* OldShame: Not the series itself, but Gunbuster's design. Anno gave it a single eye because he thought it was unique, but he later decided it was a mistake because it didn't keep the robot recognizable when in shadows (''Super Robot Wars'', in particular, sometimes has to do a bit of "creative" lighting to get around this). This is why EVA-01 was drawn with two glowing, white eyes on a gloomy purple body.

* NamesTheSame: Noriko Takaya shares the same name with a [[https://doblaje.fandom.com/es/wiki/Noriko_Takaya Japanese-Mexican voice actress]].

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: This is perhaps why the OVA series has never been released overseas beyond the 1990s VHS and the 2007 DVD release, as it contains a "homage" that sounds extremely similar to the Chariots of Fire theme song. This got to the point where the 5.1x sound remix has it replaced. Subverted when Creator/DiscotekMedia licensed the OVA for a Blu-Ray release in 2022, [[spoiler:albeit STILL with the song replaced.]]

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: This is perhaps why the OVA series has never been released overseas beyond the 1990s VHS and the 2007 DVD release, as it contains a "homage" that sounds extremely similar to the Chariots of Fire theme song. This got to the point where the 5.1x sound remix has it replaced. Subverted when Creator/DiscotekMedia licensed the OVA for a Blu-Ray release in 2022.

* ContentLeak: Discotek's English voice cast for ''Gunbuster'' was inadvertently leaked shortly before the dub's premiere at Otakon on July 30, 2022.

* ContentLeak: Discotek's English voice cast for ''Gunbuster'' was leaked hours before the dub's premiere at Otakon on July 30, 2022.