Any SHMUP frachises have TV Series/Movies?

jpolz · Post by **jpolz** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:06 pm

Besides Macross and Robotech?

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:10 pm

I believe there was a Salamander anime movie..

Are we talking about movies spun off from games? Because I thought the Macross games were spun off the anime/manga...

jpolz · Post by **jpolz** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:22 pm

Doesn't really matter which came first, just want to know which games have TV/Movie tie-ins

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:57 pm

There's a Spriggan anime, though I'm not sure if it's related to the games or not...

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:11 pm

Mazinger Z had a shmup made after it, I recall. I'm not sure about this one, but was Area 88 (aka UN Squadron) based on an anime? I think it might have been...Also, while it's not TV/movie related, I believe that there was a manga series created after Batsugun, called "Skull Hornets."

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:18 pm

FRO wrote:There's a Spriggan anime, though I'm not sure if it's related to the games or not...

It isn't. I think the only thing they share in common is their names.

There is a live-action GunHed movie... however, it has practically nothing to do with the PC-Engine game.

There is a Twinbee anime, though (it's only two episodes from what I recall).

And Area 88 began as a manga.

In borderliner territory, there is an anime based on Panzer Dragoon. Unfortunately, it's crap.

Post by **Ghegs** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:19 pm

FRO wrote:There's a Spriggan anime, though I'm not sure if it's related to the games or not...

It's not related AFAIK. Haven't seen it though. Cover

The Salamander anime is pretty fun to watch, in a slightly campy sort of way.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:28 pm

Ghegs wrote:
FRO wrote:There's a Spriggan anime, though I'm not sure if it's related to the games or not...
It's not related AFAIK. Haven't seen it though. Cover

I've seen it. It's crap! Stay away from it!!!

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:32 pm

It's been a while since I watched the Spriggan anime, but from what I remember, the action was pretty badass, and bloody. The story is pure crap though.

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:09 pm

Macross

EvilAkito · Post by **EvilAkito** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:43 am

Wow, I didn't know there was a Salamander anime. Does anyone know if it's been fansubbed?

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:05 am

Don't worry about fansubs for the Salamander anime, I'm pretty sure it's available on DVD with English subtitles already!

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:02 am

The Bokan games and Gatchaman Shooting were based on old anime series of course.

Skyline · Post by **Skyline** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:08 am

Nuke wrote:
Ghegs wrote:
FRO wrote:There's a Spriggan anime, though I'm not sure if it's related to the games or not...
It's not related AFAIK. Haven't seen it though. Cover
I've seen it. It's crap! Stay away from it!!!

OST's nice though.

ED-057 · Post by **ED-057** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:19 am

hmmm, well wasn't there a series of movies in the '80s that featured a P-38 Lightning? That's a tie-in to 1943 right?

Post by **Ghegs** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:12 am

EvilAkito wrote:Wow, I didn't know there was a Salamander anime. Does anyone know if it's been fansubbed?

iatneH is correct, the DVD has english subtitles that aren't even engrishy. They do have a bad habit of disappearing from time to time, but it's not too distracting. I got my copy from eBay, think I paid $10 or so for it. But I haven't seen any new copies around for a while, there's just some western movie with the same name starring Anthony Quinn and Christopher Lee.

llaoyllakcuf · Post by **llaoyllakcuf** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:07 am

Ultra X Weapons

Post by **Shatterhand** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:25 pm

There's an MSX shmup by the name of Hinotori , which was based on an anime (or a Manga, I dunno... I think I don't even know the difference between Anime and Manga

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BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:01 pm

Shatterhand wrote:There's an MSX shmup by the name of Hinotori , which was based on an anime (or a Manga, I dunno... I think I don't even know the difference between Anime and Manga )

It's easy. Anime is animation and manga is comics.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:57 pm

Ghegs wrote:
EvilAkito wrote:Wow, I didn't know there was a Salamander anime. Does anyone know if it's been fansubbed?
iatneH is correct, the DVD has english subtitles that aren't even engrishy. They do have a bad habit of disappearing from time to time, but it's not too distracting. I got my copy from eBay, think I paid $10 or so for it. But I haven't seen any new copies around for a while, there's just some western movie with the same name starring Anthony Quinn and Christopher Lee.

yeah man. christopher lee is always frontin'. i want the Salamander anime real bad.

TVG · Post by **TVG** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:08 pm

batsugun became either an anime or a manga, i dont remember which.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:13 pm

actually if memory serves the Sheep had a panel from "Skull Hornets." i think it was in the ESPrade page with the Joker Jun art link (i.e. unaccessible as far as I know).

found it

the scan on the Sheep's page was better though

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:34 pm

Sorry for the bump, but I'm trying to contribute here. There was a shooter based off of Tekkaman Blade, on the SNES.

Holy shit I just found a wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchuu_no_K ... aman_Blade

Observer · Post by **Observer** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:48 pm

If I'm not wrong, Magical Lyrical whatever... Argh, that Nanoha thing is everywhere. It has an anime.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoha

And Maria-sama has some sort of animated stuff too, right? (Maria-sama has Le Soeur Du Barrage, that doujin stg where you play with the mouse)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria-sama_ga_Miteru#Anime

Both are those all-girls series.

Pity about the Panzer Dragoon OVA. I watched it and, indeed, it's crap. The music was the only redeeming value. I wonder if Yoshitaka Azuma (the composer) did anything else...

t0yrobo · Post by **t0yrobo** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:08 pm

All I've seen that's close is a Shikigami no shiro manga, never seen any movies myself.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:48 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:Mazinger Z had a shmup made after it, I recall. I'm not sure about this one, but was Area 88 (aka UN Squadron) based on an anime? I think it might have been...Also, while it's not TV/movie related, I believe that there was a manga series created after Batsugun, called "Skull Hornets."

Yes, Area 88 was released as an anime series. There is the updated Area 88 anime series with CGI for the fighter jets scenes.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

captpain · Post by **captpain** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:25 pm

Is the Salamander anime good?

GrimoreLibrarian · Post by **GrimoreLibrarian** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:29 pm

I think the Vic Viper had a few Cameos in some randon anime. If that counts.

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:34 pm

t0yrobo wrote:All I've seen that's close is a Shikigami no shiro manga, never seen any movies myself.

I saw a Shikigami no Shiro manga, it had Fumiko doing rude things to Arala Cran

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:19 am

I read somewhere that Opa Opa from Fantasy Zone appeared in the Zillion anime.