History Anime / DieBuster

%% * LostInTranslation: Like SpellMyNameWithAnS below, several jokes and references to the original got lost. This might border on a [[BlindIdiotTranslation bad translation]].

* LostInTranslation: Like SpellMyNameWithAnS below, several jokes and references to the original got lost. This might border on a [[BlindIdiotTranslation bad translation]].

* SpaceOpera
* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** Oh, lordy. Most of the Topless, and Lal'C is worst of all.
** Also, the title falls victim to this a bit: while Gainax usually prefers the romanization "[=DieBuster=]", it's very likely what they were going for was "[=DaiBuster=]". As in, "Dai" meaning "great" or "big" in Japanese, so "Big Buster". [[spoiler:As in, Size-Of-A-Frickin'-Planet-Buster.]]

A six-volume OVA that serves as a sequel to ''Anime/GunBuster'', released as a [[MilestoneCelebration 20th anniversary]] project for Creator/StudioGainax. With director Creator/KazuyaTsurumaki at the helm, who also directed ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'', this series could easily be described as the love-child of the two series. While its source material is very story-centric, ''[=DieBuster=]'' maintains a strong overarching story while including more action and style that would set the groundwork for ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' three years later.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[ClarkesThirdLaw Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from]]'' ([[AnimeThemeSong Groovin]]') ''[[IncrediblyLamePun magic]]''.]]

* ContinuityNod: Both girls make themselves [[IncrediblyLamePun Topless]] like Noriko does during Gunbuster's final episode as bookends: Nono does it in episode 1, [[spoiler:and Lal'C does it in episode 6, after taking in a degeneracy engine.]] They both precede [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Inazuma Kicks]].

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Nicola and lal'c.

* IdiotHair: Nono has an ''epic'' ahoge. (It only gets more so when she's in [[spoiler:Buster Machine 7 mode]].)

* LegendaryInTheSequel: [[spoiler:The mystery behind the term "Nonoriri" is that it is an homage to Noriko from ''Anime/GunBuster''.]]

* MeaningfulName: Nono, which has the same root as her ambition, "Nonoriri." It also sounds a bit like [[spoiler:[[SevenIsNana Nana]]]].

** [[spoiler:[[SuperPrototype Buster Machine 7]]]] is a relic from the old LensmanArmsRace, able to rewrite nearby matter and physics to the point of creating and controlling micro black holes. Effective range prevents it from being used directly on something the size of a Space Monster, however.

* [[spoiler:LegendaryInTheSequel: The mystery behind the term "Nonoriri" is that it is an homage to Noriko from ''Anime/GunBuster''.]]

** One thing that stays consistent is Nono's PinocchioSyndrome, but the reasons behind it change. At first she's CursedWithAwesome as being an advanced, durable android has the drawback of not letting her become a Topless. Later, she is [[spoiler:BlessedWithSuck as she makes the Topless obsolete, is looked at with [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy and spite]], and her responsibilities of protecting humanity drives other schisms between them. Whether it is inaccessible or she is [[PhysicalGod flung far beyond it]], she doesn't get to aim for the top like her idol.]]

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Lal'C.

''[=DieBuster=]'' was released in the US by Creator/DiscotekMedia under the name ''[=GunBuster=] 2''. It remains to be seen if they'll also rerelease the original ''[=GunBuster=]''.

* SkyscraperMessages: Taken UpToEleven, [[spoiler:where the entire ''planet'' is shut down then lit up to give our heroines a warm welcome back after ''ten thousand'' years.]]

''Anime/DieBuster'' was released in the US by Creator/DiscotekMedia under the name ''Anime/GunBuster 2''. It remains to be seen if they'll also rerelease the original ''Anime/GunBuster''.

* SelfParody: A drama CD track gathers up the voice actors from ''Anime/DieBuster'' and ''Anime/GunBuster'' to have them make a mock trailer for a {{troperrific}}, FakeCrossOver of the two. Or [[TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste at least the audio of it]]. Narrated by [[Creator/NorioWakamoto Coach]]. Rather than be faithful to either, it brings in things like the unimplemented Buster Homerun and [[EnsembleDarkhorse made up kaiju]] on the old ''Anime/GunBuster'' soundtrack cover with [[AffectionateParody even more ridiculous]] [[CallingYourAttacks shouted attacks]]. Sure, we got the movie that showed the [[AdaptationDistillation distilled versions]] side by side, but imagine if they made this [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin literal]] ''Anime/GunBuster'' vs ''Anime/DieBuster'' instead.

* TheFuture: [[spoiler:About ''12,000 years'' after the events of ''Anime/GunBuster''. The endings line up, though.]]

** The final scenes of the anime reveal that this entire ordeal [[spoiler: took place before the end of the original Anime/{{Gunbuster}}, and ends at the same moment too]].

* WhamEpisode: Episode 4 turns ''everything'' on its head. The Topless [[spoiler:are actually the first stage of humanity's evolution into Space Monsters]]. The Space Monsters [[spoiler:or what were thought to be Space Monsters are actually the ''good guys'', an automated defense system currently lacking their central control unit that mistook the Topless for Space Monsters]]. The Variable Gravity Well [[spoiler:is actually a ''real'' Space Monster, i.e. from ''Anime/GunBuster'', and is ''comically'' out of the Topless Fraternity's league]]. And Nono [[spoiler:is not just some android -- she's Buster Machine No. 7, ''the most powerful fighting machine in existence'']].

* YouDontLookLikeYou: The Space Monsters now sport a sleeker, techno-organic design aesthetic compared to the grotesque, wholly organic one they had in ''Anime/GunBuster''. While this could be explained by the general [[ArtShiftedSequel change in art style]], it's actually [[JustifiedTrope justified]] InUniverse by the fact that [[spoiler: those so-call "Space Monsters" are actually units of the Buster Legion]]. The [[spoiler: ''actual'']] Space Monsters resemble the ''Anime/GunBuster'' ones far more closely.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Nono continually tries to forge one between her and her reluctant OneeSama Lal'C.

* AscendedFanboy: InUniverse example with Nono. She admires Noriko and wanted to become a Topless. Becomes Lal'C best friend pretty quickly, helping her. [[spoiler: She even tried to sacrifice herself to save the Earth like Noriko did. The difference is, while Noriko survived, [[HeroicSacrifice Nono didn't have the same luck]]]].

** In episode 5, we find out that [[spoiler:The last space monster is trapped in a black hole, and is attempting to break out of it. Not only does it succeed despite Nono's best efforts, but it OVERCOMES the black hole in size and uses it as it's POWER SOURCE. Note that the black hole is the one created in ''Anime/GunBuster'' with the self-destruction of the Excelion.]]

* RidiculouslyHumanRobot [[RobotGirl Girl]] - Nono, who doesn't display a single remotely "robotic" characteristic until the end of Episode 4.On the other hand she [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace can breathe in space]] and [[ConvectionSchmonvection not suffer burns]] from a rocket blasting off. Then there's the mechanical light in her eyes when she [[spoiler:unknowingly commands the first monster to take her out to space.]]

*** There's one to ''End of Evangelion'' in the final episode, [[spoiler:When Lal'C and Nono are pulled into the Singularity. Nono takes Lal'C's hand and shoves it through her right breast, a la Gendo starting Insturmentality with Rei. Luckily, nobody turns into Tang; it's a gift of Nono's singularity, in the form of a paper crane.]]

** Subverted in the last episode. [[spoiler: Nono's full complete form struggles to even injure the final Space Monster. Then, Lal'C implants a new engine into Dix-Neuf, revealing it's [[SuperMode true form]], Buster Machine #19. While the scene suggests that it's Nono and Lal'C working together that defeats the Space Monster, Nono was unable to scratch it only moments before. This suggests that Buster Machine #19 is so powerful that it defeated the Space Monster in a single attack, showing that it's a vast improvement over Buster Machine #7.]]

* YouDontLookLikeYou: The Space Monsters now sport a sleeker, techno-organic design aesthetic compared to the grotesque, wholly organic one they had in ''Anime/GunBuster''. While this could be explained by the general [[ArtShiftedSequel change in art style]], its actually [[JustifiedTrope justified]] InUniverse by the fact that [[spoiler: those so-call "Space Monsters" are actually units of the Buster Legion]]. The [[spoiler: ''actual'']] Space Monsters resemble the ''Anime/GunBuster'' ones far more closely.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: The Space Monsters now sport a sleeker, more techno-organic aesthetic compared to grotesque, wholly organic one they had in ''Anime/GunBuster''. While this could be explained by the general [[ArtShiftedSequel art style change]], its actually [[JustifiedTrope justified]] InUniverse by the fact that [[spoiler: those so-call "Space Monsters" are actually units of the Buster Legion]]. The [[spoiler: ''actual'']] Space Monsters resemble ''Anime/GunBuster'' ones far more closely.

* ConspicuousCG: It's not a major problem, but the CG does date the animation.

* YouDontLookLikeYou:

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[ClarkesThirdLaw Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from]]'' [[AnimeThemeSong Groovin]]' [[IncrediblyLamePun Magic]].]]