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 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 was released on May 21, 2013. A manga adaptation of the series is available in Japan.