Megazone 23

Megazone 23
	Cover to the NA/R1 Blu-Ray release from AnimeEigo for the entire OVA series. The cover shows the Garland mech.
メガゾーン23; (Megazōn Tsū Surī)
Genre	Action, cyberpunk
Created by	Noboru Ishiguro
Anime film
Megazone 23
Directed by	Noboru Ishiguro
Produced by	Hideaki Suda; Suichi Onodera; Toru Miura;
Written by	Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Music by	Shirō Sagisu
Studio	Artland; Artmic;
Licensed by	NA: Streamline Pictures (former); ADV Films (former); AnimEigo; ;
Released	March 9, 1985
Runtime	80 minutes
Anime film
Megazone 23 Part II: Please Give Me Your Secret
Directed by	Ichiro Itano
Produced by	Hideaki Suda; Suichi Onodera; Toru Miura (AIC);
Written by	Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Music by	Shirō Sagisu
Studio	AIC; Artland; Artmic;
Licensed by	NA: ADV Films (former); AnimEigo; ;
Released	May 30, 1986
Runtime	80 minutes
Original video animation
Megazone 23 Part III
Directed by	Shinji Aramaki; Kenichi Yatagai;
Produced by	Toru Miura (AIC); Isamu Senda;
Written by	Emu Arii
Music by	Keishi Urata
Studio	AIC; Artmic;
Licensed by	NA: ADV Films (former); AnimEigo; ; UK: Manga Entertainment;
Released	September 28, 1989 – December 22, 1989
Runtime	50 minutes (each)
Episodes	2

Megazone 23 (メガゾーン23, Megazōn Tsū Surī) is a three-part Japanese cyberpunk original video animation created by Noboru Ishiguro, written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama and Emu Arii, and directed by Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai, and Shinji Aramaki. The series debuted in 1985. It was originally titled Omega Zone 23 (オメガゾーン23, Omega Zōn Tsū Surī) but the title was changed just before release.

The story follows Shougo Yahagi, a delinquent motorcyclist whose possession of a government prototype bike leads him to discover the truth about the city. Released on the VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc and VHD formats, the first part was a major commercial success in Japan upon release in 1985. It was also adapted into Robotech: The Movie (1986) in North America. The film's concept of a simulated reality has drawn comparisons to later films including Dark City (1998), The Matrix (1999) and Existenz (1999). It also inspired the video game 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (2019).

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