Dallos
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese science fiction
OVA
released in 1983, directed by Mamoru Oshii
and created by Oshii and Hisayuki Toriumi
(who also wrote the scripts with Oshii). It is widely considered the first OVA ever released. The storyline focuses on Moon
pioneer
s and the evolution
of mankind.
lead to conflicts with the Earth Federal Government. A mysterious entity called Dallos appears to restore hope.
Alex Riger
Rachel
Melinda Hearst
Dog McCoy
Max
Elna
Katerina
Kōji Nakata
also narrates the series.
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. This feature version was later reissued by Best Film and Video Corp simply titled "Dallos".
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
OVA
Original video animation
, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
released in 1983, directed by Mamoru Oshii
Mamoru Oshii
Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of popular anime, including Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, Ghost in the Shell, and Patlabor 2...
and created by Oshii and Hisayuki Toriumi
Hisayuki Toriumi
, sometimes credited as Eiko Toriumi, was a Japanese director best known for having directed the television program Science Ninja Team Gatchaman...
(who also wrote the scripts with Oshii). It is widely considered the first OVA ever released. The storyline focuses on Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
pioneer
Settler
A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. Settlers are generally people who take up residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomads...
s and the evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
of mankind.
Story
In a near future, mankind has moved from a drained Earth to the Moon. Rebel acts of terrorismTerrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
lead to conflicts with the Earth Federal Government. A mysterious entity called Dallos appears to restore hope.
Characters
Alex Riger
Rachel
Melinda Hearst
Dog McCoy
Max
Elna
Katerina
Kōji Nakata
Koji Nakata
Kōji Nakata is a Japanese football player who played at both the Football World Cup 2002, and the Football World Cup 2006. He currently plays for Kashima Antlers in the J...
also narrates the series.
Release
In 1991, Celebrity Home EntertainmentCelebrity Home Entertainment
Celebrity Home Entertainment , founded by Noel C. Bloom , was a home video distributor specializing in mostly obscure material from around the world, as well as B-grade action films and soft-core adult fare, although they also released some material that...
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. This feature version was later reissued by Best Film and Video Corp simply titled "Dallos".