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Victor Manga Golden Special
Top O Nerae! Gunbuster Victor Manga Golden Special
Victor Entertainment VDR-1601/VICL-2128
This is Gunbuster's first original soundtrack album. The disc contains 99
tracks of music from the first four episodes, out takes, and a radio drama.
This is the easiest of all the soundtrack albums to find. Still in production.

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Ultra Music Collection
Top O Nerae! Gunbuster Ultra Music Collection
Victor Entertainment VICL-16/VICL-2179
Gunbuster's second original soundtrack album. The disc contains 26
tracks of music from the last two episodes and two radio dramas. Not in
production any longer, but can still be found if you look hard enough.

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Sound Collection Of Gunbuster
Sound Collection of Gunbuster
Victor Entertainment VICL-40109 (Common)
This is a marvelous 3 CD set. Each CD has 99 tracks each, and includes
all music from the series as well as the radio dramas, out takes, karaoke
songs, and new material. No longer in production and very hard to find.

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VHS Format
Japanese Release 1
Japanese Release 2
Japanese Release 3
Top O Nerae! Gunbuster VHS Edition
Victor VIVF-10157/VIVF-10158/VIVF10159
Original Japanese VHS release of Gunbuster in hard
clamshell boxes with great artwork. Each tape
contains two episodes plus the science lectures. All
are NTSC formatted and will work in US VCR's.

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US Renditions 1
US Renditions 2
US Renditions 3
Top O Nerae! Gunbuster US VHS Edition
US Renditions USR-VD1/USR-VD3/USR-VD5
Original North American release of Gunbuster in
hard clamshell boxes. One of the first professionally
translated anime to reach the American Market. Two
episodes per tape plus the science lectures.

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Manga 1
Manga 2
Manga 3
Top O Nerae! Gunbuster US VHS Edition
Manga Entertainment
Second North American release of Gunbuster to be
produced when US Renditions went out of business.
Identical to US Renditions release, as Manga used
their transfers. In paper wrap around box. No dub.

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Laser Disc Format
Okaerinasai Edition - Click for larger image.
Okaerinasai Edition - Click for larger image.
Top O Nerae! Okaerinasai LD Boxed Set
Emotion/Bandai BEAL-623
This is a beautifully packaged anniversary boxed set.
The box art was done by Haruhiko Mikimoto. Comes
complete with activity and production booklet and two
new science lectures for episodes five and six. Click
the images to the left for larger picture.
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DVD Format
Japanese Release 1 - Click for larger image.
Japanese Release 2 - Click for larger image.
Japanese Release 3 - Click for larger image.
Top O Nerae! Gunbuster DVD Set
Emotion/Bandai BCBA-0618/BCBA-0619/BCBA-0620
Official Japanese release of Gunbuster in the DVD video format. Two episodes per disc plus science lectures. Also
contains staff commentaries and art galleries. Click the images above for larger picture.
Remastered Special Edition
Top O Nerae! Gunbuster Remastered DVD Collection
Emotion/Bandai BCBA-2053
Newly released DVD set which features a totally new digital transfer. I
have not seen an older series look this good since
AnimEigo released
Macross. The set includes quite a bit of bonus material, including an
uncropped version of episode six! Definitely worth having!

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Gunbuster Documentary
Top O Nerae! Gunbuster Perfect Guide Documentary
Emotion/Bandai BCBA-1958
A fascinating DVD which features new interviews with production
members and voice acting staff, as well as video documentation and
new music produced solely for the DVD. 160 page booklet contains
additional artwork, staff interviews, and reprints of magazine articles.

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Kiseki Films UK Release - Click for larger image.
Top O Nerae! Gunbuster DVD UK Edition (Edited)
Kiseki Films PAR61110
British release of Gunbuster on DVD which utilizes transfers from the
original US Renditions edition. Video quality is grainy, but sound quality
is okay. No effort has been put into remastering this DVD, as it is a
direct rip of the VHS edition. All six episodes are present, but episode
two has about 20 seconds of footage removed. Extras are offered, but
they are abysmal. Click the image to the left to see a larger picture.
Bootleg Hong Kong/Chinese Release - Click for larger image.
Top O Nerae! Gunbuster DVD Hong Kong Bootleg
Anime Cartoon International DVD-008E
Chinese DVD edition of Gunbuster which has not been officially
licensed for sale by Gainax. This DVD is a rip of the original Emotion
laser disc set and includes the mock Bandai commercials. Video and
sound quality are on par with the laser discs. An English subtitled track
is included, but it is done so horribly it is barely watchable. Click the
image to the left to see a larger picture.
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Honneamise R1 DVD Release
Top O Nerae! Gunbuster DVD Official American Release
Honneamise
/Bandai BUDH-0104
This set is almost an exact carbon copy of the Japanese remastered
set, with a few minor exceptions as some of the bonuses did not make
it to this release. There was also some minor controversy among fans
regarding the removal of 90 seconds of music from episode 1 because
of possible copyright conflicts.
This set is now out of print in America.

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Honneamise R1 DVD Release
Gunbuster vs Diebuster Top O Nerae! The GATTAI!! Movie
Honneamise
/Bandai BUDH-0138/BUDH-0139
North American DVD release of the Japanese theatrical film. Tells both
stories in a condensed format. The most notable thing about the film is
the fact that Gainax edited certain parts of
Gunbuster, even utilizing
new dialogue from the original cast. Fans of both will love this film.

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Blu-Ray Format
Honneamise Blu-Ray Release
Gunbuster vs Diebuster Top O Nerae! The GATTAI!! Movie
Honneamise
/Bandai BCXA-0104 Limited Edition
North American Blu-Ray release of the Japanese theatrical film. Tells
both stories in a condensed format. The most notable thing about the
film is the fact that Gainax edited certain parts of
Gunbuster, even
utilizing new dialogue from the original cast. Fans of both will love this
film.

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Box Front  Box Back  Booklets  Cover 1  Cover 2  Cover 3
Complete Edition Blu-Ray Release
Top O Nerae! Gunbuster Blu-ray Box Complete Edition
Honneamise
/Bandai BCXA-423 Limited Edition
New Japanese release of the classic Gainax anime series featuring just
about everything listed in past releases. One note of interest is that on
the 5.1 stereo side Bandai used the exact audio channel used in the
North American release, in which the music had been changed. The
2.0 channel has the original audio intact.

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