#DUNBINE

[oldanimeshitposts]

sharing this Dunbine record cover I found on Mandarake bcuz it's so pretty... I don't think it's been posted to tumblr, and I can't say I know who the artist is 😔

[victory-raiga]

Alright! We’ve got part 2… miniatures! I definitely got better at painting small scale kits like these as time went on, I’ve got a lot of love for Wargaming now that I’ve given miniatures a good try!

[holmslice69art]

[doyouknowthisanime]

Do You Know This Anime?

[laylafgore]

lil drawing of Marvel and Cham

[nakamorijuan]

MIO - ダンバイン とぶ MIO - DUNBINE Tobu Aura Battler DUNBINE - Opening Theme

[yodawgiheardyoulikemecha]

ドラムロ

びりー＠模型垢

[callgespenst]

The Aura Battler Dunbine Slap Collection

[dynared]

Sunrise just remade the opening to Aura Battler Dunbine for no particular reason. Pachinko machine? Animation test? Trying to see if there’s an interest in this isekai deconstruction that was made before the isekai genre became as ubiquitous as it was? Who knows? It does look nice though.

[katiajewelbox]

Is the anime Aura Battler Dunbine the prototype for Vision of Escaflowne?

This sword and sorcery meets mecha anime was created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Studio Sunrise between 1983 and 1988, and is an “isekai” about a brave young Japanese man who is transported to the parallel world of Byston Well and forced to fight in a war using giant mechas called Aura Battlers. 

I have only seen clips and still images from this anime, but I think the art style has some similarities with Escaflowne. Although the human characters have that classic 80′s action anime vibe and don’t look much like the Escaflowne characters, the Aura Battlers have the same curvy “Art Nouveau” aesthetic as the Guymelefs. The Zaibach Alseides Guymelefs look a LOT like the Aura Battlers in terms of design, and the hero is wearing an outfit that looks like a more colourful version of the Dragonslayers’ uniforms. 

Beyond the mecha design, the series is often highly praised for its exciting plot and sympathetic characters (especially strong and complex female characters) as well as the detailed world building that fuses medieval fantasy with science fiction elements. Those are the same reasons many folks love Escaflowne! 

One day, I’d like to watch the whole series and see how many “inspirations” for Escaflowne I can find in Aura Battler Dunbine. If you’ve seen this anime, what is your opinion of it?

What if Aura Battler Dunbine is secretly set in the same world as Escaflowne, and it is just another epoch of Gaea’s history? What a cross over fanfiction that would make!

[oldanimeshitposts]

[victory-raiga]

I have new resin!

I’ll paint Arc first… yes…

[leflairzone]

Dunbine vs Viravee, getting back in the groove while listening to Dunbine Tobu (the 2015 version is pretty nice).

[holmslice69art]

[agathathetransmechapilot]

Isekai for escapism? sorry pal we are directly addressing political issues and our protagonist is not living the dream. - Tomino in my head.

[virtuahamster]