Two races, the Solnoids and the Paranoids, have been waging a war for centuries. Barely surviving a large scale space battle, seven Solnoids set course toward Chaos, a planet set to be the new homeland for their race. A malfunction during the light speed journey makes their ship jump ahead of their fleet forcing them to encounter several problems on their own.
Production
AIC's scrappy budget stretched into genuinely haunting cosmic horror.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn spaceship porn that puts modern CG fleets to shame.
Writing
Yoshiyuki Tomino-esque despair without the rambling monologues.
Director
Katsuhito Akiyama
Eriko Hara
Patty (voice)
Naoko Matsui
Rabby (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Lufy (voice)
Maria Kawamura
Elza (voice)
Yusaku Yara
Commander Dorn (voice)
Michie Tomizawa
Pony (voice)
Naoko Watanabe
Catty (voice)
Kazuko Yanaga
Central Guard Captain (voice)
Kei Tomiyama
Exenon (voice)
Michitaka Kobayashi
Paranoid Commander (voice)
Seiko Nakano
Solnoid Bridge Crew (voice)
Shinya Ôtaki
Paranoid Adjutant (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This launched a six-film franchise, two OVAs, and a manga—yet most fans discovered it through bargain-bin VHS tapes.
Gall Force exists in that sweet spot between Macross's idol melodrama and Bubblegum Crisis's cyberpunk excess—pure 80s anime ecosystem energy.
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