Hyper Speed GranDoll
| Hyper Speed GranDoll | |
| 超光速グランドール (Chō Kōsoku Gurandōru) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Hideki Tonokatsu |
| Studio | Bandai Visual |
| Released | 1997 |
| Episodes | 3 |
Hyper Speed GranDoll (超光速グランドール Chō Kōsoku Gurandōru) is an anime OVA about a high school girl who discovers that she is really part of a royal lineage of aliens from a distant planet. The anime was released in the United States by Central Park Media. On 14 October 2006 Central Park Media announced that it was to be discontinued.
This anime is part Sci-Fi and part Magical Girl similar to Sailor Moon and Galaxy Fraulein Yuna
Video games
A game based on this OVA was released for the PlayStation in Japan which is an action sidescrolling platformer similar to Metroid and Megaman.
The game's plot closely follows the OVA's storyline, except for a few minor differences. Unlike the anime where Hikaru only fights in her standard armor, in the game she gets multiple different styles of armor upgrades after defeating a boss, similar to Megaman ZX's Bio Metal System.
Episodes
There are 3 episodes:
- An Eventful Double Date
- A Heroic Transfer Student
- Give Me Courage
Music
- Ending theme
- "Sotto Chikau Shunkan Toki" by Junko Iwao
Reception
Bamboo Dong of Anime News Network described Hyper Speed GranDoll as being very predictable, comparing it to a "color by numbers" book. However, said that it was still entertaining enough to warrant a rental.[1] Chris Beveridge of Mania.com expressed similar sentiments, calling the anime "fun" but also "by the numbers".[2]
References
- ↑ "Shelf Life - Beyond the grave and into the anime ocean". Anime News Network. 25 July 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Hyper Speed Grandoll". Mania.com. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2013.