

Once Shō is discovered to possess a very powerful "aura", he is drafted into the Byston Well conflict as the pilot of the lavender-colored Dunbine.Īs in other Tomino creations, Dunbine's cast is populated by Nordic-looking military types in elaborate costumes on one side, a young Japanese hero caught in the middle, and freedom fighters on the other side. Byston Well is located in another dimension located between the sea and the land, and is populated with dragons, castles, knights, and powerful robots known as Aura Battlers. The series followed Shō Zama, as he suddenly finds himself pulled to the world of Byston Well during a vehicular incident with one of his rivals. However, it quickly went out of print, and until 2018, was only available as a digital purchase from the now-defunct Daisuki site, then Sentai Filmworks licensed the series. The series was later dubbed by ADV Films and was released to DVD in North America, along with the original Japanese version in 2003. There was a three-episode anime OVA sequel, New Story of Aura Battler Dunbine (also known as The Tale of Neo Byston Well) released in 1988. The series aired on Nagoya TV from February 5, 1983, to January 21, 1984, totaling for 49 episodes. These fighting suits are powered by a powerful energy called " aura" or "life energy." Certain people are strong enough with the aura-energy to act as power-supply to these mecha, making them Aura Warriors. The main draw to the series were the insect-like Aura Battlers, used by the population of Byston Well to fight their wars. JSTOR ( October 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īura Battler Dunbine ( 聖戦士ダンバイン, Seisenshi Danbain, literally Holy Warrior Dunbine) is an anime television series created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and produced by Sotsu and Sunrise.ĭunbine is set in Byston Well, a parallel world that resembles the countryside of medieval Europe with kingdoms ruled by monarchs in castles, armies of unicorn-riding cavalry armed with swords and crossbows, and little winged creatures called Ferario, flying about offering help or hindrance depending on their mood.


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