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Diebuster

2004–2006 sequel OVA set 12,000 years after Gunbuster.
Jenxi Seow Published 8 Mar 2025 Updated 8 Mar 2025

Diebuster (2004–2006) is set about 12,000 years after Gunbuster. Topless pilots use psychic links with sentient Buster Machines. Nono idolises “Nono-riri”—Noriko Takaya—and is revealed to be Buster Machine 7. Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki; produced by Gainax for their 20th anniversary.

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