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Gunbuster is a sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure anime series that premiered on October 7, 1988. It has 2 seasons and 12 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 6 "The Story of Your Life", aired on August 25, 2006.

In the near future, humanity has taken its first steps towards journeying into the far reaches of the galaxy. Upon doing so they discover a huge race of insectoid aliens known as "Space Monsters." These aliens seem dedicated to the eradication of mankind as they near closer and closer to discovering Earth. In response, humanity develops giant fighting robots piloted by hand-picked youth from around the world. Shortly after the discovery of the aliens, Noriko Takaya, the daughter of a famous deceased space captain, enters a training school despite her questionable talents as a pilot. There, she meets her polar opposite, the beautiful and talented Kazumi Amano, and is unexpectedly made to work together with her as they attempt to overcome the trauma of war as well as their own emotions.

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12 episodes · 2 seasons

Gunbuster

1988 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 37 years ago

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    6. At the End of Eternity...

    Finale

    Fifteen years later, Kazumi is called to another mission, to detonate a black hole bomb in the enemy's home galaxy. She joins Noriko and Jung as they pilot the Gunbusters to their final destiny that could mean the "extinction or survival of the human race."

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    5. Please!! Time Enough for Love!

    Kazumi and Noriko return to Earth for their high school graduation. Even though they are still teenagers after all these months in space, the Earth has aged ten years. Noriko meets up with her friend Kimiko, who now has a daughter. The Earth's forces discover that a massive number of alien spaceships are converging into the solar system. Coach has a strategy that involves creating a miniature black hole around Jupiter 2, but he will need Kazumi and Noriko to work together to pilot Gunbuster in order to put his plan into operation. However, Kazumi is having second thoughts as she's fallen in love with Coach and knows of his health situation.

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    4. Launch!! The Incomplete Ultimate Weapon!

    The fleet advisor tells Captain that the aliens are going to attack Earth. Coach has been training Noriko, but Jung wants to test Noriko by challenging her to a duel. Noriko is still shaken from the death of her comrade and breaks down when they are outside. As the fleet is preparing to jump back to Earth, hoping to hide their trail in subspace, they are suddenly attacked by the aliens and everyone scrambles for their mechs. Noriko is benched for the battle. Things look bleak as most of the defense forces are wiped out, but Noriko manages to get out of her rut and moves to pilot the force's super prototype mech called Gunbuster.

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    3. First Love☆First Sortie

    The Exelion prepares to jump through hyperspace. All the girls and guys are confined to their quarters during the mission, but Noriko loses a dare game, and has to wander off in the dark. She is surprised when a person shows up, but it turns out to be a charming guy named Toren Smith, who befriends Noriko. They get into some minor trouble for being out, and as punishment, they have to polish the lenses for the laser cannon array. But then the Exelion gets a surprise fly-by by the enemy. The fleet goes after them for a large battle at Leaf 64. Toren offers to be Noriko's partner for the next battle, since she has fallen out of favor from Kazumi. But trouble arises as they get overwhelmed by the sweeping enemy.

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    2. Daring! The Girl Genius Challenger!!

    Noriko and Kazumi arrive at the space fleet led by the space battleship Exelion. The girls get introduced to a hot shot female fighter named Jung Freud. During one of their mech training sessions, Jung spars with Kazumi, and end up in a part of the station where they discover one of the mechs of their enemy. Later on, Noriko and Kazumi are sent to partake in a special mission to investigate an object traveling at near light speed. With the laws of quantum physics and time dilation, the mission that would normally take just a few minutes will span several months. But they discover the object is the Lexion, the ship that Noriko's dad used to command.

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    1. Shock! Big-Sister and I are Going to be Pilots Together?!

    Noriko Takaya has spent barely had a month at a training school for giant robots. The school announces they are going to select two candidates to go to the Exelion spaceship for the real missions to fight against an invading mech army. One of the choices is obviously the beautiful and leading senior Kazumi Amano, but somehow Noriko is selected for the second spot! The other girls get jealous that Noriko got the spot, suspecting it's because she was the daughter of the Admiral in a previous mission. School rival Reiko Kashihara feels that's totally wrong, and challenges Noriko to a duel.

Gunbuster 2

2004 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 20 years ago

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    6. The Story of Your Life

    Finale

    With the survival of humanity itself at stake, one desperate plan remains: the sacrifice of the Earth, to strike at the beast! But where is Buster Machine #7?

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    5. Mover of Planets

    After the Titan incident, the world has changed. Topless are a disease, and humanity's last hope for salvation is the least likely person in the Sol System.

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    4. Resurrection!! The Legendary Buster Machine!

    Nono's despair grows as her certainty that she'll get a Buster Machine fades.

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    3. I Hate the Topless!

    Tycho wrecks her Buster Machine, ruining her chance to reach top. Not to worry--there's another Buster Machine in the works.

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    2. I Don't Want to be Your Big Sister!

    Mars' Space Force isn't happy about space monsters showing up on their doorstep, and they blame the Fraternity.

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    1. Please Let Me Call You Big Sister!

    Nono, a young girl from the country, moves to the big city in order to achieve her dream: becoming a space pilot!

Gunbuster FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Gunbuster?

Gunbuster has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on August 25, 2006.

When did the latest episode of Gunbuster come out?

The most recent episode of Gunbuster, Season 2 Episode 6 "The Story of Your Life", aired on August 25, 2006.

How many seasons of Gunbuster are there?

Gunbuster has 2 seasons with 12 episodes in total.

When did Gunbuster first air?

Gunbuster first aired on October 7, 1988.

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