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“Incompetent aliens vs. giant robot ARIEL; teen pilots juggle saving Earth with Kazumi's first date dilemma.”
Ariel Deluxe
DELUXE ARIEL (エリアル)
5.94
10,953 rank · 2,675 viewers · 1 favorites
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Mecha
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Synopsis
Incompetent aliens vs. giant robot ARIEL; teen pilots juggle saving Earth with Kazumi's first date dilemma.
Those incompetent aliens are still plotting to conquer the Earth! The only obstacle in their path is the giant, feminine robot ARIEL! But the young pilots have lives of their own... When Kazumi receives a mysterious love letter from a secret admirer, should she cancel her first date just to save the Earth? (Source: AnimeNfo)
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
4.5
/10
What 2 viewers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4.5
mode 3
σ 1.50
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Aug 2011 → Jun 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 3 “This one wasn't very good. Except the music. For some reason all of these 80s and 90s OVAs I've been watching lately have had great music, even the bad ones. But other than that it's not great....”
- 6 “The story takes place after the first Ariel OVA, corporate aliens have invaded earth but they're in trouble. They don't have a proper budget and their ship is in desperate need of an overhaul. When...”
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Long · 0%
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- Format 2 × 42′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 24m all episodes
- Aired Jan 1991 – Apr 1991
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-2605 catalog
Produced by
- animate Film Producer
Licensed by
- Central Park Media Licensor