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{{nihongo|'''''Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise'''''<ref>{{IPA-en|oʊniˈɑːmiːs}}</ref>|王立宇宙軍 オネアミスの翼|Ōritsu Uchūgun: Oneamisu no Tsubasa}} is the first feature-length [[anime]] movie produced by [[Gainax]] in 1987. It is directed by [[Hiroyuki Yamaga]]. The movie would ultimately be a critically acclaimed<ref>"1987 The Wings of Honneamise is released, making anime officially an artform." Richard Corliss, 'Amazing Anime', ''Time'' magazine; Nov. 22, 1999. Vol. 154, Iss. 21; pg. 94</ref> Gainax classic, but it was poorly received |
{{nihongo|'''''Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise'''''<ref>{{IPA-en|oʊniˈɑːmiːs}}</ref>|王立宇宙軍 オネアミスの翼|Ōritsu Uchūgun: Oneamisu no Tsubasa}} is the first feature-length [[anime]] movie produced by [[Gainax]] in 1987. It is directed by [[Hiroyuki Yamaga]]. The movie would ultimately be a critically acclaimed<ref>"1987 The Wings of Honneamise is released, making anime officially an artform." Richard Corliss, 'Amazing Anime', ''Time'' magazine; Nov. 22, 1999. Vol. 154, Iss. 21; pg. 94</ref> Gainax classic, but it was poorly received and sold only modestly domestically and overseas<ref>"Considered one of the top 10 films of 1987 by Japanese film critics, The Wings of Honneamise is a bittersweet, introspective tale of an incompetent space program staffed by slacker astronauts who are despised by society at large. It was made by an iconoclastic band of talented twentysomethings who called themselves Gainax. The name is a self-mocking contraction of a Japanese word for great with the English word max." [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.04/anime_pr.html "Heads Up, Mickey: Anime may be Japan's first really big cultural export"], Issue 3.04 - Apr 1995, ''[[Wired Magazine]]''</ref>. A sequel was intended to be released set 50 years later, but due to lack of funds, Gainax abandoned it part way through production<!-- See the NGE TV article, under #Origin and Production. I is too lazy to copy over the ref/quote. -->; Okada Toshio says that what killed the sequel was a fundamental dissatisfaction with the script & plot<ref>"Pioneer was at one point to finance a sequel to Honneamise, written by Yamaga and directed by Anno, yet the project fell through because, Okada relates, Yamaga's heart wasn't in what he was writing; his script was becoming a parody." Horn 1995</ref>. |
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| Wings of Honnêamise | |
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| 王立宇宙軍 オネアミスの翼 (Ōritsu Uchūgun: Oneamisu no Tsubasa) | |
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| Genre | Drama, Military Science Fiction |
| Anime | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Yamaga |
| Produced by | Shigeru Watanabe Toshio Okada |
| Music by | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Studio | Gainax |
| Released | 14 March 1987 |
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise[1] (王立宇宙軍 オネアミスの翼, Ōritsu Uchūgun: Oneamisu no Tsubasa) is the first feature-length anime movie produced by Gainax in 1987. It is directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga. The movie would ultimately be a critically acclaimed[2] Gainax classic, but it was poorly received and sold only modestly domestically and overseas[3]. A sequel was intended to be released set 50 years later, but due to lack of funds, Gainax abandoned it part way through production; Okada Toshio says that what killed the sequel was a fundamental dissatisfaction with the script & plot[4].
Plot
The story is set in a parallel version of Earth, where an industrial civilization is flourishing amidst the backdrop of an impending war between two bordering nations.
Shirotsugh Lhadatt is an unmotivated young man who has drifted into his nation's lackadaisical space program. After the death of a fellow astronaut, he nurtures a close acquaintance with a young religious woman named Riquinni Nonderaiko, whose faith has seen her through some personal hardships. Seeing Lhadatt as a prime example of what mankind is capable of, along with the godliness and ground-breaking nature of his work, she inspires him to become the first man in space.
His training as an astronaut parallels his coming of age, and he and the rest of the members of the space project overcome technological difficulties, spiritual doubt, the machinations of their political masters, and a botched assassination attempt by the enemy nation. Amidst the debacle, Lhadatt soon becomes worn out by the overbearing publicity surrounding his space mission, prompting him to stay with Riquinni for awhile; he then comes close to raping her one night while catching her undressing, causing a temporary rift between them that is later happily mended.
These events culminate in the eventual space launch, which is taking place in what is essentially a demilitarized zone with the hope that the enemy nation will act to seize the rocket before launch, giving Lhadatt's country a pretext for war. As planned, the enemy nation launches a vast combined arms invasion, resulting in a visually stunning finale as fighter planes| duel high above an armoured advance towards a defensive trench network. Despite calls to pull out, Lhadatt, already in the space capsule, convinces the vulnerable ground crew to complete the launch. The launch stuns both sides into inaction as Lhadatt goes into orbit. With no more reference to the world below (beyond a slight suggestion that both nation's plans for war have been foiled by the successful launch), Lhadatt prays for humanity's forgiveness.
In a symbolic moment, Lhadatt's capsule is suddenly bathed in sunlight, and a montage of his own life and his world's history and achievements flash (presumably) through his mind. Meanwhile on the planet's surface, Riquinni witnesses the first snow fall and gazes into the sky, thinking of Lhadatt.
See also
References
- ^ /oʊniˈɑːmiːs/
- ^ "1987 The Wings of Honneamise is released, making anime officially an artform." Richard Corliss, 'Amazing Anime', Time magazine; Nov. 22, 1999. Vol. 154, Iss. 21; pg. 94
- ^ "Considered one of the top 10 films of 1987 by Japanese film critics, The Wings of Honneamise is a bittersweet, introspective tale of an incompetent space program staffed by slacker astronauts who are despised by society at large. It was made by an iconoclastic band of talented twentysomethings who called themselves Gainax. The name is a self-mocking contraction of a Japanese word for great with the English word max." "Heads Up, Mickey: Anime may be Japan's first really big cultural export", Issue 3.04 - Apr 1995, Wired Magazine
- ^ "Pioneer was at one point to finance a sequel to Honneamise, written by Yamaga and directed by Anno, yet the project fell through because, Okada relates, Yamaga's heart wasn't in what he was writing; his script was becoming a parody." Horn 1995
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