Megazone 23
メガゾーン23
“Motorcycle rebel Shougo steals transforming Garland, uncovers society's Eve-controlled illusion with dancer Yui's help.”
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Synopsis
Motorcycle rebel Shougo steals transforming Garland, uncovers society's Eve-controlled illusion with dancer Yui's help.
Shougo Yahagi is a young motorcycle enthusiast living in a world of hot bikes, hard rock, and J-pop idols. The general populace go about their lives in peace, under the watchful eyes of a computer program in the guise of pop idol sensation Eve, unbeknownst to them. Shougo himself is mostly concerned with riding his motorcycle and picking up beautiful women like Yui Takanaka, who aspires to be a dancer. Shougo's life suddenly changes when his friend, Shinji Nakagawa, shows him a top-secret project: the "Garland," an advanced motorcycle that can transform into a robot. Ambushed by the military, Shougo hijacks the Garland and escapes into the city. Evading the military with the help of Yui and her friends, he gradually discovers that their idyllic society is only an illusion.
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What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
6.9/10
What 11
viewers
settled on.
80% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 1.83 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.4 ptsRecommenders 7.9 · others 3.5
Yes
7.9
No
3.5
Score over time
2.09Verbosity
Short · 36%
Medium · 45%
Long · 18%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9/10 “Megazone 23 delivers one hell of a ride, with Part 2’s realistic animation upgrade and killer 80’s soundtrack standing as the high point. The characters drip so much 80’s style it hurts—in the best...”
- 7/10 “Megazone 23 delivers a deep and captivating presentation with unique characters and spot-on pacing, despite its dated art style and initially underwhelming "bike does stuff" premise. While the...”
- 8/10 “The concept of a delinquent biker uncovering dystopian secrets through a prototype motorcycle is promising, but the execution falters badly. All four parts feel like separate, mismatched stories...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-1766
- Format
- 4 × 67′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 4h 28m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Mar 1985 – Dec 1989
- Winter 1985
- Source
- Ova
- media type
- Rated
- R+
- Mild Nudity
- Ref.
- BS-1766
- catalog