History Anime / TwinkleNoraRockMe

-> ''I shouldn't have to point this out when talking about an anime, that anime, has to be--you know--'' '''''animated'''''. ''It's like, right there in the name.''

The second {{OVA}} adaptation of the ''Nora'' manga (not to be confused with [[Manga/{{Nora}} the Weekly Shōnen Jump series of the same name]]), ''Twinkle Nora Rock Me!'' was released in November 1985--[[ChristmasRushed just 10 months]] after the previous one. Unlike the previous OVA, ''Rock Me!'' was developed by the manga's creator Satomi Mikuriya on an '''''[[NoBudget astoundingly low budget]]''''', with LimitedAnimation at various points throughout, with the ActionHoggingOpening [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=gaoZ9DS60CU scene]] and the infamous "[[EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop dance]]" [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=HSYoH9bWBqM scene]] being the most notable examples.

The plot revolves around the eponymous character, Nora, a BountyHunter with PsychicPowers. After busting a notorious criminal, she gets a $10,000 check from her boss, only to ''burn'' it and laugh, noting that she has other intentions than making money, such as learning more about her powers. Afterwards, she heads to Planet Dazzle to fight [[BigBad Fuuchiro]] due to the $1,000,000 bounty on his head. After getting into a BarBrawl with the villain's younger brother, [[TheDragon Touchino]], she befriends a miner named Max. Nora attempts to coax Max into revealing the location of Fuuchiro...by making some music with makeshift drumsticks. One trippy dance sequence later and he agrees to go with her. Then Nora and Fuuchiro have a climactic final fight that essentially boils down to "[[MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours My Psychic Powers Are Stronger Than Yours]]". One celebratory music number and possible SequelHook later and roll credits.

* BountyHunter: Nora. Whether or not she wants the money however seems to be inconsistent.

* DancePartyEnding: After everything is over [[spoiler:Nora randomly goes back to the Bar she had the bar fight and she and Max join the band as a singing / dance duo.]]

* EverybodyLaughsEnding: Well [[spoiler:Nora does, after she and Max do another dance routine in the bar she had a fight in the episode closes out with Nora just laughing at Max for falling over and fade to credits.]]

* FacelessMasses: The characters in the crowd scene during the first fight have very basic faces that basically look like someone typing :D. Normally in anime you might not notice because it would move by too quickly, but thanks to the infamous 2-frame-a-second pacing of the OVA they stand out like a sore thumb.

* LapPillow: [[spoiler:Fuuchiro ends up defeated, hallucinating]] while his head on Nora's thighs.

* MindScrew: Really, the whole thing is like is but ''especially'' the cave dance scene.

* NearVillainVictory: Fuuchiro, near the end of the final fight, manages to temporarily paralyze Nora with his PsychicPowers. [[spoiler:As he's about to kill her with a heart attack, she (somehow) deflects it back to him]].
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Nora's PsychicPowers...''where'' do we even begin?
** In the first scene, she's able to resolve a hostage situation by turning said hostage into a [[ForcedTransformation monster]] for a very brief period before teleporting her away.

** She apparently can create virtual "dreams" if the dance scene is of any indication (though that whole scene was one massive MindScrew).

* EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop: The cave dance scene is full of this.

* ShesGotLegs: Nora wears shorts that emphasize her well-toned long legs.

** In the first scene, she's able to resolve a hostage situation by turning said hostage into a [[BalefulPolymorph monster]] for a very brief period before teleporting her away.

* NiceHat: Nora wears one nice military cap.

* LimitedAnimation: ''[[UpToEleven Oh yes]].'' This is easily the most infamous aspect of the OVA. The conspicuously godawful lack of interpolation is nothing short of ''astounding''!

''Rock Me!'' didn't make much of a blip when it was first released in 1985, but eventually became [[MemeticMutation memetic]] in 2019 when {{YouTuber|s}} Kenny Lauderdale posted clips of the anime on his channel. The quality of the animation made it [[SoBadItsGood rather]] [[{{Narm}} infamous]] among the anime crowd, with some people even going as far as calling it the Japanese equivalent to ''WesternAnimation/{{Hammerman}}'' due to the sheer choppiness of its animation. Interestingly, this OVA was animated on a computer, [[OlderThanTheyThink long before]] digital ink and paint became the norm for the industry.

The second {{OVA}} adaptation of the ''Nora'' manga (not to be confused with [[Manga/{{Nora}} the Weekly Shōnen Jump series of the same name]]), ''Twinkle Nora Rock Me!'' was released in November 1985--[[ChristmasRushed just 10 months]] after the previous one. Unlike the previous OVA, ''Rock Me!'' was developed by the manga's creator Satomi Mikuriya on an '''''[[NoBudget astoundingly low budget]]''''', with LimitedAnimation at various points throughout, with the ActionHoggingOpening [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=gaoZ9DS60CU scene]] and the infamous "[[EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop dance]]" [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=v2R7t2SUo3w&list=PLW6YJl_JmgM3XsWbYjTTS_3iBkU9qG_Q3&index=9 scene]] being the most notable examples.

The second {{OVA}} adaptation of the ''Nora'' manga (not to be confused with [[Manga/{{Nora}} the Weekly Shōnen Jump series of the same name]]), ''Twinkle Nora Rock Me!'' was released in November 1985--[[ChristmasRushed just 10 months]] after the previous one. Unlike the previous OVA, ''Rock Me!'' was developed by the manga's creator Satomi Mikuriya on an '''''[[NoBudget astoundingly low budget]]''''', with LimitedAnimation at various points throughout, with the ActionHoggingOpening [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=1wAVpcvIrQM scene]] and the infamous "[[EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop dance]]" [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=v2R7t2SUo3w&list=PLW6YJl_JmgM3XsWbYjTTS_3iBkU9qG_Q3&index=9 scene]] being the most notable examples.

!Low Budget Examples

-> ''I shouldn't have to point this out when talking about an anime, that anime, has to be--you know--'' '''''animated'''''. ''Its like, right there in the name.''

* LimitedAnimation: [[UpToEleven Oh yes]]. This is easily the most infamous aspect of the OVA. The abhorrent lack of in-between frames is nothing short of ''astounding''!

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The second {{OVA}} adaptation of the ''Nora'' manga (not to be confused with the [[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shōnen Jump]] series [[NamesTheSame of the same name]]), ''Twinkle Nora Rock Me!'' was released in November 1985--[[ChristmasRushed just 10 months]] after the previous one. Unlike the previous OVA, ''Rock Me!'' was developed by the manga's creator on an '''''[[NoBudget astoundingly low budget]]''''', with LimitedAnimation at various points throughout, with the ActionHoggingOpening [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=1wAVpcvIrQM scene]] and the infamous "[[EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop dance]]" [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=v2R7t2SUo3w&list=PLW6YJl_JmgM3XsWbYjTTS_3iBkU9qG_Q3&index=9 scene]] being the most notable examples.

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--> '''kenny lauderdale''', during [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RuZ_pe5GFLA his review]].

The second OVA adaptation of the ''Nora'' manga (not to be confused with the Weekly Shonen Jump series [[NamesTheSame of the same name]]), ''Twinkle Nora Rock Me'' was released in November 1985--[[ChristmasRushed just 10 months]] after the previous one. Unlike the previous OVA, ''Rock Me'' was developed by the manga's creator on an '''''[[NoBudget astoundingly low budget]]''''', with LimitedAnimation at various points throughout, with the ActionHoggingOpening [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=1wAVpcvIrQM scene]] and the infamous "[[EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop dance]]" [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=v2R7t2SUo3w&list=PLW6YJl_JmgM3XsWbYjTTS_3iBkU9qG_Q3&index=9&t=0s scene]] being the most notable examples.

''Rock Me'' didn't make much of a blip when it was first released in 1985, but eventually became [[MemeticMutation memetic]] in 2019 when [[{{YouTubers}} YouTuber]] "kenny lauderdale" posted clips of the anime on his channel. The quality of the animation made it [[SoBadItsGood rather]] [[{{Narm}} infamous]] among the anime crowd, with some people even going as far as calling it the Japanese equivalent to ''WesternAnimation/{{Hammerman}}'' due to the sheer choppiness of its animation. Interestingly, this OVA was animated on a computer, [[OlderThanTheyThink long before]] digital ink and paint became the norm for the industry.

The second OVA adaptation of the ''Nora'' manga (not to be confused with the Weekly Shonen Jump series [[NamesTheSame of the same name]]), ''Twinkle Nora Rock Me'' was released in November 1985--[[ChristmasRushed just 10 months]] after the previous one. Unlike the previous OVA, ''Rock Me'' was developed by the manga's creator on an '''''[[NoBudget astoundingly low budget]]''''' and oh boy does it show. LimitedAnimation is in full effect, with the ActionHoggingOpening [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=1wAVpcvIrQM scene]] and the infamous "[[EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop dance]]" [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=v2R7t2SUo3w&list=PLW6YJl_JmgM3XsWbYjTTS_3iBkU9qG_Q3&index=9&t=0s scene]] being the worst offenders.

''Rock Me'' didn't make much of a blip when it was first released in 1985, but eventually became [[MemeticMutation memetic]] in 2019 when [[{{YouTubers}} YouTuber]] "kenny lauderdale" posted clips of the anime on his channel. The quality of the animation made it a [[SoBadItsGood complete]] [[{{Narm}} laughingstock]] among the anime crowd, with some people even going as far as calling it the Japanese equivalent to ''WesternAnimation/{{Hammerman}}'' due to the sheer choppiness of its animation. Interestingly, this OVA was animated on a computer, [[OlderThanTheyThink long before]] digital ink and paint became the norm for the industry.

The plot revolves around the eponymous character, Nora, a BountyHunter with PsychicPowers. After busting a notorious criminal, she gets a $10,000 check from her boss, only to ''burn'' it and laugh, noting that she has other intentions than making money (like learning more about her powers[[note]]never mind the fact that she's rejecting money [[FridgeLogic despite being a bounty hunter]][[/note]]). Afterwards, she heads to Planet Dazzle to fight [[BigBad Fuuchiro]] due to the $1,000,000 bounty on his head ([[PlotHole never mind the fact that she previously rejected cash rewards]]). After getting into a BarBrawl with the villain's younger brother, [[TheDragon Touchino]], she befriends an [[Franchise/StarWars ewok]]...er, "miner" named Max. Nora attempts to coax Max into revealing the location of Fuuchiro...by making some music with makeshift drumsticks. One trippy dance sequence later and he agrees to go with her. Then Nora and Fuuchiro have a climactic final fight that essentially boils down to "[[MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours My Psychic Powers Are Stronger Than Yours]]". One celebratory music number and possible SequelHook later and roll credits.

* CrapsackWorld: Planet Dazzle. Formerly a mining planet, its become a haven for criminals.

* {{Teleportation}}: Nora can apparently do this, but only in one scene.
* TheDragon: Touchino, who wants to have a rematch with Nora despite the warnings of his older brother.

-> ''I shouldn't have to point this out when talking about an anime, that anime, has to be--you know--'' '''''animated'''''. ''Its like, right in there in the name.''

''Rock Me'' didn't make much of a blip when it was first released in 1985, but eventually became [[MemeticMutation memetic]] in 2019 when YouTuber "kenny lauderdale" posted clips of the anime on his channel. The quality of the animation made it a [[SoBadItsGood complete]] [[{{Narm}} laughingstock]] among the anime crowd, with some people even going as far as calling it the Japanese equivalent to ''WesternAnimation/{{Hammerman}}'' due to the sheer choppiness of its animation. Interestingly, this OVA was animated on a computer, [[OlderThanTheyThink long before]] digital ink and paint became the norm for the industry.

* NoBudget: As if the animation (or lack thereof) wasn't enough to give that away.