Diebuster
DieBuster, also known as Aim for the Top 2! (トップをねらえ 2!, Toppu o Nerae Tsū!) and GunBuster 2, is a six-episode original video animation series directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, written by Yōji Enokido and animated by Gainax. It was created to commemorate the studio's 20th anniversary in 2004, and it is a sequel to their 1988 OVA GunBuster.
| DieBuster | |
Official DVD cover from Discotek. | |
| トップをねらえ 2! (Toppu o Nerae TSŪ!) | |
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| Genre | Mecha |
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| Prequel | |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Kazuya Tsurumaki |
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| Written by | Yōji Enokido |
| Music by | Kohei Tanaka |
| Studio | Gainax |
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| Released | November 26, 2004 – August 25, 2006 |
| Runtime | 27–31 minutes |
| Episodes | 6 |
| Anime film | |
| GunBuster vs. DieBuster | |
| Directed by | Hideaki Anno Kazuya Tsurumaki |
| Written by | Toshio Okada Yoji Enokido |
| Music by | Kohei Tanaka |
| Studio | Gainax |
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| Released | October 1, 2006 |
| Runtime | 195 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazuya Tsurumaki |
| Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
| Magazine | Dragon Age Pure |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 2006 – 2007 |
| Volumes | 1 |
A compilation film, titled Aim for the Top! & Aim for the Top 2! The Gattai Movie!! (トップをねらえ!&トップをねらえ2! 合体劇場版!!, Toppu o Nerae! & Toppu o Nerae 2! Gattai Gekijōban!!), that condenses GunBuster and DieBuster into two feature-length films, was released on October 1, 2006.
It was licensed for American release by Bandai Visual USA as GunBuster 2. Discotek Media has since re-licensed DieBuster as GunBuster 2: DieBuster and it was released on May 21, 2013. A manga adaptation of the series is available in Japan.