Gall Force 1: Eternal Story
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Two advanced civilizations, the Paranoids (a race of alien humanoids) and the Solenoids (who are all women) are waging a war that has gone on for centuries. When the Solenoid fleet leaves a battle to defend an experimentally terraformed world from the Paranoids, one damaged Solenoid ship, the Star Leaf, is separated from the fleet. Only seven women remain alive on the ship: Eluza, the captain, Rabby, the solid more or less main character, Lufy, the brash pilot, Catty, the mysterious science officer, Pony, the pink-haired ditzy tech, Patty, a solid crew member, and Remy, the cute one. After narrowly escaping the battle, the crew of the Star Leaf decides to continue with their orders and rendezvous at planet Chaos to defend it. It turns out, however, that their ship is the subject of a Paranoid experiment. In the end, it is up to the remaining crew Star Leaf to defend the artificial paradise of Chaos from the Paranoid fleet and the plans of the Solenoid leaders. (Source: AniDB)
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Two advanced civilizations, the Paranoids (a race of alien humanoids) and the Solenoids (who are all women) are waging a war that has gone on for centuries. When the Solenoid fleet leaves a battle to defend an experimentally terraformed world from the Paranoids, one damaged Solenoid ship, the Star Leaf, is separated from the fleet. Only seven women remain alive on the ship: Eluza, the captain, Rabby, the solid more or less main character, Lufy, the brash pilot, Catty, the mysterious science officer, Pony, the pink-haired ditzy tech, Patty, a solid crew member, and Remy, the cute one. After narrowly escaping the battle, the crew of the Star Leaf decides to continue with their orders and rendezvous at planet Chaos to defend it. It turns out, however, that their ship is the subject of a Paranoid experiment. In the end, it is up to the remaining crew Star Leaf to defend the artificial paradise of Chaos from the Paranoid fleet and the plans of the Solenoid leaders. (Source: AniDB)
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February 13, 2021
Excuse me, I'm Spanish and I don't usually write in English. If you want you can read my review in Spanish. One of the most popular and profitable franchises within the realm of the OVAs of the 80s was Gall Force, which for a lot of people is totally unknown due to its minor impact in the West. The origin of this multimedia franchise is in Star Front Gall Force, a 3D photonovela that appeared in the monthly Model Graphix magazine. Here were presented several of the characters that star in the film, which was produced and animated by the AIC and Artmic studios. Between themost prominent members of the staff are those responsible for Bubblegum Crisis (1987-1991) such as Katsuhito Akiyama or Kenichi Sonoda. Without reaching the splendor of the cyberpunk title, the quality of the animation is close to outstanding when the action erupts in the form of space battles. Gall Force: Eternal Story (1986) is a war drama about the eternal conflict between two alien races. Despite the fact that this question has been addressed, to a greater or lesser extent, by several previous titles, among which Space Runaway Ideon (1980-1981) or Macross (1982-1983) stand out, what strikes me is the idea that both sides seek an agreement to avoid their mutual destruction. A peace agreement that would be carried out through the creation of a third alien race, which would be born thanks to the genetic combination of the two. From my point of view, this idea is sensational since among those destined to hate each other, the only one who can mediate between them is a third party who is both alien, but also aware of the conflict. An idea that reminds me of a later film like Wicked City (1987), although Kawajiri's film has a more interesting thematic and symbolic construction. What it does not have, however, is a failure that will be repeated cyclically in the following films. Although I applaud such a solution I believe that this issue together with the war drama does not reach its highest point due to a series of inconveniences. In the first place, the action sometimes overshadows this theme due to the excessive attention it receives with long and abundant sequences of chases, space battles, etc. Second, the film's tone is inappropriate on multiple occasions, incapacitating the work to represent the seriousness of the conflict and explore the issues at stake. Comedy —generated above all by Rumy's comic relief— and eroticism —partial nudity, here and there— end up subtracting more than adding. Not extremely serious, but it clearly affects your presentation. Third, the background to the war is somewhat poor, with very little about the reasons that drive both sides to fight to the death. Finally, the war drama is less effective than it should because the subjects of this misfortune are of no interest to the audience. Despite the attractive designs, the characterization of the characters is mediocre. They hardly define his character and personality correctly, except for Lufy. Among the group members, this tough and reckless aunt is distinguished by her personal background which reveals how hurt she is over the death of her former companions. In addition to this background, her personality caused friction in the group that, in turn, generated a strong dynamic. Unfortunately, Lufy is the first to fall so we run out of interesting characters. Perhaps she does not catch anyone by surprise that from now on many feel indifference to the fate of the rest of the crew. Although the aforementioned inconveniences do not completely detract from this historical title, had it not been present, we would speak of a remarkable or even excellent work.
