They drew every grain of sand

Who needs story when an anime looks this pretty? Kenny lauderdale reviews Dragon's Heaven, a beautiful anime from the 80s that history has almost forgotten. Moebius may have never lent his art to an anime, but if watched this & told me he didn't make it I wouldn't believe you. The best Mecha anime tend to get overlooked, but this ova is one of those anime that's so beautiful to look at that it may as well not even be mecha. Moebius's art style influenced anime artists so heavily in the 1980s that for a brief time, anime like this was indistinguishable from what it was paying respect to. Makoto Kobayashi was one of those artists. If moebius made anime, this would be it. Dragons heaven also had a series of manga continued in makoto kobayashi's hyper weapon art books if you're interested in learning more. It reminds me a lot of jean giraud's work in wizard magazine which has a similiar art style.
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[@kennylauderdale_en]

Full short with english subtitles kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqfUg52Mhs2deNk

[@KhoiV]

Ok

[@mangaming1942]

Nice

[@BeefSupremeSr]

He did it, the crazy sunufabitch actually did it! Thanks mate

[@oldmanlogan9616]

Very cool

[@Sydney-Casket-Base]

It IS very beautiful to look at (;w;)

[@Taquito-bp8hz]

Old school animators deserve so much appreciation

[@maqshahjahan7451]

Yeah.. Cell animation gives pure aesthetic vibea

[@joaocosta3374]

Moebius trace here. A great meister.

[@kiki-drawer2669]

I think alot of animators would still pu5 this much effort into the work if they were paid more lol

[@natorious314]

@@patrickbyrne5070 There's no such thing as too young. My nieces love old anime. It's far from impossible to give younger generations an appreciation for the past. People just have to share their passions genuinely instead of gatekeeping.

[@hoppinggnomethe4154]

The fact that they had to draw them with real paint

[@NCHProductions]

godamn animating the amount of line textures on the mech and keeping track/consistency for every of them is one huge test of professionalism dedication and craftsmanship to this

[@mechzilla569]

Did not expect to see you here

[@NCHProductions]

@@mechzilla569 kenny is usually brought up on the /m/ board. so I kinda know his channel through there.

[@chowrites6179]

Probably wont happen, but I'd love to see you guys make a MH video in this style, even if it was only 15 seconds long, I'd love that.

[@perhapsahigherbeing288]

Yea it’s pretty beautiful

[@brunobarreto5256]

Based, also can some mecha inspiration on your animation.

[@gabrielangelo8003]

As a Brazilian, I can assure that this movie is 100% accurate

[@fodedordegatas1081]

as a brazilian, i dont even comment in others people section.... our brazilians place is in wild amazonia!

[@kaua7561]

@@fodedordegatas1081 true, I'm connected through my village's smoke signal

[@alendalend51]

@@kaua7561 Connected by our newest tecnology, dial-up internet.

[@CleitinDosPneu]

@@fodedordegatas1081 Nice nickname

[@baaltizado8693]

As a Brazilian, i can assure QUE ESSE ANIME É FODA, PORRA

[@mayfly7022]

I can't but respect the animators back then. No computer, no special tools, all hands. And that level of details, holy shit.

[@trashratx2438]

Computers don't make things any easier 😞

[@kerolokerokerolo]

@@trashratx2438 yes they do

[@trashratx2438]

@@kerolokerokerolo when doing frame by frame you still have to draw each individual frame and put just as much detail just because it's digital doesn't make it easier

[@kerolokerokerolo]

@@trashratx2438 oh in anime you mean. I don't know about that but I trust you. I was thinking that generally speaking, computers make our lifes much easier

[@trashratx2438]

@@kerolokerokerolo well you're right about computers being useful generally

[@albertgore7435]

This type of art style makes me nostalgic for a time I wasn’t alive for.

[@spartanforce7]

Someone finally put it into words.

[@cat-sd5cr]

This is how I feel abt late 90s manga to early 2000s

[@joetrosclair8434]

It was a good time

[@daltonharmon1018]

Same. Modern media (namely music and anime) doesn't get as good as the hard work done by musicians and animators of old

[@99Gara99]

I was

[@Pickle_Pee]

Unlike most anime this looks like a manga in motion. Especially the robots.

[@ncshuriken]

Yea it looks really good. From what I can see, the reasons the robots & ships are higher detailed with pencil shading lines etc though is because unlike the flat coloured characters, they're not animated, but just "still pictures" moved across the screen.

[@indra_vrtrahan]

YO! That is so god damn true

[@elpsykoongro5379]

@@ncshuriken that’s something I realized watching these kind of old animes, If something was brighter than the background or the static images it’s going to be used for something, destruction, movements or anything tbh

[@ncshuriken]

@@elpsykoongro5379 Yeah 100%, I'm with you on that.

[@la-li-lu-le-lo9444]

@@elpsykoongro5379 all old cartoons are like this, it was a revolutionary technique made by Disney in the 40s(IIRC) Scooby Doo and all the old Hanna Barbera cartoons were very big with that as well haha

[@CrimRui]

80's and 90's are a golden era of anime for me. Almost every project felt like a passion Project. The gritty atmosphere, nudity and blood was always present. Mecha and ship designs were always out of this world. Really miss this.

[@gilga2326]

@Karl Art Reid wdm? Dragon ball, one piece, night city? Initial D? So many “soft” anime’s already paving the way for the genre to succeed. Plz stop the cap

[@xmorte]

Agreed. I miss all the dark adult anime I used to rent on vhs from US Manga corps back in the day. There are some ok ones here and there now, but nothing compares for me.

[@MMeltingButter]

@@xmorteu gotta be just being nostalgic.

[@xmorte]

@@MMeltingButter nah, im not. The new stuff just isn't the same.

[@chickenabuser5474]

Old anime were better because nudity and blood were shown, gotcha .

[@jinsaotome3607]

This anime shows what moebius's style would look like in animation. I am so grateful this anime exists not only bc of the moebius influence, but bc it's just really cool and unique. I highly doubt anyone would make something like this today. I don't think many anime fans today would appreciate it either sadly enough.

[@uppishcub1617]

If you want more animated stuff that looks like this the check out Heavy Metal. Its based on the magazine of the same name, which moebius did a lot of art for. So it has a lot of his influence.

[@melancolielupine2023]

@@uppishcub1617 Métal Hurlant ? Is there an English speaking version of this french magazine ?

[@uppishcub1617]

@@melancolielupine2023 yes, it goes by the name Heavy Metal in English speaking countries, and as I mentioned earlier, the English version even got a movie. ( It also had a direct to video sequel, but that one wasn't nearly as good)

[@commenteroftruth9790]

I think fans of stuff like "made in abyss" or any top tier psychological ova would enjoy the art immensely. I know I would lol.

[@emmanuelcrespy8878]

When you see the appeal of something like berserk, where maybe 60% of what makes Kentarō Miura's work so unique is his dedication to produce detailed artwork. I really think that moebius's work can be appreciated on the same level. Not everyone is focused on speedy fight with crazy impact frame. Sometime just animating gorgeous landscape and stories can be as gorgious, and praised by the community as most recent anime does.

[@TreeckoBro]

Japan's tendency to not pander towards nostalgia is both a blessing and a curse. Because I'd love for a studio to revitalize the style of old anime for a movie or something.

[@neverxnice3577]

No seriously. I grew up with classic animes like these in the early 2000’s bc my aunt loved them, but i HATE other anime. I just can’t pay attention to modern anime, the style doesn’t GRAB me.

[@Keechak]

@@neverxnice3577 I could be wrong but this style looks far closer to the early 1980's than to the early 2000's

[@charmygreen665]

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[@BlazeHeartPanther]

I get where you're coming from. When I first saw Osama Tezuka's art style I was like "Man, you don't see a lot of anime in that style nowadays" and wished companies would try that style again since it doesn't feel like anything you see today. Though looking back, I did notice that a lot of anime and manga being created in the era of Tezuka did have that look as well, so his was not as original, though that also might be because he did influence his style from things like Disney and Fleischer studios works. But hey, I'd love to see that style come back in a way to some anime works in the future. If Cuphead could pull off bringing back rubberhose animation, then why not anime?

[@NeostormXLMAX]

no shit because NO ONE FUCKING WATCHES OLD ANIME, look as much as you pretend, these animes aren't made because they are UNPOPULAR, when series that have old anime styles like megalobox or kaiji, no one ends up watching them

[@Gigas0101]

"Moebius was longtime friends with Miyazaki and even named his daughter Nausica" DAMN that's just a side detail but it hits you when you hear it. Thanks for this, it's great!

[@antonydrossos5719]

Yeah, that was pretty deep for something mentioned so "by the way"

[@ncshuriken]

Gary Ghibli was the first person I thought about when I read the title of the video.

[@ttwiligh7]

Naming your child after a famous anime character isn't really a good idea though. I would never do that.

[@minicle426]

@@ttwiligh7 Yeh, that sort of thing just makes me cringe..

[@Gigas0101]

@@minicle426 Eh, I'm named after a biblical character. The bible is anime for ancient goat herders, so it don't seem so bad.

[@saphi2400]

as a Brazilian, I feel betrayed to have never heard about this animation.

[@Leozekss]

Velho eu também. Literalmente, anotei aqui e vou ver HOJE.

[@log10xp]

Why

[@d-chudasama]

There are lots of animations like this we all don't know of

[@bleeem]

Tf does being brazilian have to do with anything? Oq q tem a ver o fato de tu ser br com isso?

[@saphi2400]

@@bleeem ..... o filme se passa no Brasil. ele falou logo no começo do vídeo.

[@yowza206]

I love hand drawn anime. CGI never captures the magic.

[@TheGodofPestilence]

Facts

[@lalacabrito]

*Me, a brazilian, watching the intro* Kenny: Brazil is now a desert Me: well, almost

[@lunarmodule6419]

Scary

[@lunarmodule6419]

Im in Canada and we dont have real winters anymore. It rains in Canada during winter. Its the end of the world.

[@evenuniforme]

Ta foda!

[@Doc_Fun]

@@rodrigowirsch351 I don't think he's talking about covid, I think he's talking about deforestation.

[@absalondebarvac3715]

@@rodrigowirsch351 Uh... yeah, whatever. What?

[@vonstraugg5963]

The closest we’ll ever get to the mythical Moebius/Miyazaki collab that will never happen now.

[@RyumaXtheXKing]

Nausicaa is much closer. Or the exhibitions and books they made together.

[@montajedelespectador]

Moebius meets, jodorowski, jodorowski meets and tell to Katsuhiro Otomo how can finish Akira, Otomo was friend with Satoshi kon, in other part, Hayao Miyazaki are friend of Hideaki Anno the otaking but dislikes the otakulture and dont like anime. In a paralel dimension Osamu Tezuka's colab with kubrick exist, and jodorowski Dune isnt only a doc I dont know if tezuka and Disney meets was true.

[@bfrehksdhf]

@@montajedelespectador Tezuka and Disney meets? Sorry I'm ignorant.

[@montajedelespectador]

@@bfrehksdhf i dont know if only was a rumor or not

[@rwiseart2269]

P. Cox They apparently did, according to this sweet letter given to Walt Disney in the 60s. i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/852/308/803

[@theGreta]

I love Moebius' work, and I like old anime, so imagine my shock to realize I'd completely missed this entire movement in the genre!!! Ten seconds into this video I wondered, "does this anime know it is basically Moebius...?" I'm super excited to know it leans into its inspiration, and I can't wait to find more like this.

[@tobiaskadachi]

I love this 80/90s anime aesthetic. When done right, it looks amazing.

[@khatharrmalkavian3306]

I love that older, soft and fluid art style.

[@kylespevak6781]

Hand drawn vs digital

[@tigerazoz2910]

watch megalo box the style is kinda old but the anime is very funn and it has a very great sequel

[@bonebrokebuddy5248]

and damn expensive as well, it’s Extremely impressive

[@donttalktomeyoureannoying8736]

Now anime has turned into these lollipop headed women with dots for noses, making unintelligible baby noises while wearing a sexy school girl outfit

[@bleeem]

@@donttalktomeyoureannoying8736 like generic anime never existed lol, look up older animes and see that 80% of them all have identical characters

[@mkonji8522]

I'm japanese and grew up around that time. I was in love with this so some friends and I bought the tabletop game. Its long ago now so I have no idea who of my friends ended up with it though and I doubt they would still have it. However, let me know if you had anymore questions about it if somebody hasn't already answered them. I faintly remember how it was played.

[@CtrlAltRetreat]

Quite cool. 1988 was an interesting time for table top over state side as well and i think lodoss had it's first official restructuring of the homebrew rules it was built on into something more professional around then. I remember the Japanese players being really into class based systems with percentile dice back then, what this system along those lines? I remember seeing this anime and the scale of things and thinking rifts must have taken inspiration from it.

[@blitz-frenchman663]

Woah, there was a tabletop game for it? I had no idea!

[@tylermorgan5230]

Lucky😣

[@gloomcookie1709]

Do you remember the name of it?

[@elroma7712]

There's and rpg? How were the mechanics?

[@craddocraddoc]

Moebius was also planned as the lead artist for Jodorowskis Version of Dune, so that anime looks not only close to nausicaä, but even closer to what was planned as a dune movie.

[@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago]

This type of hyper-real hyper -stylized 70s/80s animation style has always been a favorite of mine. All the visual fx of those days will always be near to my heart bec it's that's what I grew up with up. I didn't watch much anime but even the standard cartoons of the day could be very artistic and detailed. In the days before CGI animators did incredible work.

[@darthbiker2311]

A lot of Saturday morning cartoons outsourced their animation work to Japanese studios. MASK, GI Joe (afaik) and Thundercats did.

[@cattysplat]

Almost all of these visual effects are forms of hand drawn animation.

[@pathfindersavant3988]

Moebius style scifi art is woefully underappreciated and needs a resurgence

[@h00db01i]

nobody can do his style not even himself. his works are timeless classics

[@TheAsdasy]

Morbius

[@GoodmansGhost]

@@h00db01i He's been dead for some years now... But yeah, in the last decade he greatly reduced the detail in his work, probably because he wanted to get all of his ideas out before dying.

[@h00db01i]

@@ComfortAmbience the visual style of course can be replicated but not the bleak psychedelic mood of eg Incal. that's why I say not even Giraud himself could repeat such a feat, we're safe. anime has its own masters of bleak sci-fi, namely Otomo and Nihei (edit: and Anno)

[@sigilvii]

​@@h00db01i the only person I can think of who approaches his style is Geof Darrow

[@Set2Wumbo]

The animation style gives me serious 'Heavy Metal' vibes

[@dajokahbaby1506]

Well Moebius was one of the early artists for Heavy Metal, so that probably explains it

[@peterfmodel]

The old Heavy Metal Movie looks just like this, especially the last story. It was also a pretty good movie linking together a number of unrelated heavy metal comics into a single movie. The 2nd Heavy metal movie was not as good, but watchable.

[@YourLocalZombie]

@@peterfmodel The last sequence in Heavy Metal seems to be inspired by Mobius's long-running Azark (or Azrak, there is no consistent spelling) sequences in Heavy Metal. If you liked the characters they were done by Howard Cheykin of American FLAGG, one of the best damn comics of the 90's. Edit: 80's, meant to type 80's. How did I miss that? And Chaykin! I need more coffee.

[@duncangriffiths4399]

I suspected Moebius

[@katya_fhs]

@@dajokahbaby1506 plus, a lot of Heavy Metal artists were influenced by Moebius.

[@tjbr50]

Kenny, I know this is two years old now, but I just want to say that I am really happy that the algorithm machine spirit brought this to me. Your passion for this anime is infectious, and your breadth and depth of knowledge surrounding this topic is valuable as it is impressive. You earned a subscriber.

[@HashFlingnSlashr]

This!

[@powmuckerstion9206]

Praise this holy piece of machinery

[@Glacier_Nester]

Yeah that Mobius influence is so strong that I caught it despite only having a passing familiarity with his art at best, this thing is downright PAINTERLY! What a find

[@dovalayn]

it’s moebius, pronounced ‘mebius’

[@ieatingmilk]

MORBIUS

[@wa-bu3ke]

@@dovalaynno it’s not

[@shawnatlast]

These panels are stunning and more detailed and immersive than most anything now. Watching stuff like this just makes me miss hand-drawn animation with each passing day.

[@chadsomemalowsome]

its literally an ova, a lot of them are almost movie tier

[@h00db01i]

nonsense, there are simply more lines. but the design is unusual, the solution to that mistery is they simply ripped off Mœbius' artstyle. a comic book legend from france

[@rosemangofairy]

@@h00db01i Yeah I thought this was a Moebius animation too at first.

[@kassyyar97]

We still produce hand drawn animation… in Japan….. drawn with our hands… Its frustrating that the audience doesnt realize that taking advantage of today’s technology lets us work with better camera’s, better time and better quality. It lets us explore new styles and possibilities within the realm of animation. It is true, that style is beautiful and unique within its era, but we have to understand that that is an OVA, sold separately and most likely of 3 episodes / a movie’s length. You do not compare productions like Your name / A silent voice to whatever anime is airing this season. And that is an understatement because this season we are giving you guys a buffet of amazing productions anyway. Please give us a break and appreciate what we do today, the effort is still all the same.

[@h00db01i]

@@kassyyar97 people will watch anime then turn around and call it a kids genre. don't expect any respect from those cretins, most the audience doesn't know shit. good thing some of these idiots pay so the artists can eat

[@GrandCorsair]

I'm in love with how this anime looks. The world looks more hostile with the gritty textures and details. I even adore how the machines also look more aged and realistic.

[@shawnatlast]

yes, that grittiness and texture is lacking today and is one of the things yet to be done well with current techniques

[@Hemostat]

I love that too but slapping a generic anime girl head on things just stands out

[@antonius.martinus]

It's Moebius, that's why it looks great

[@me_Gustav]

Them you will love Moebius

[@Ebani]

@@shawnatlast They can be done well, you just won't find it on any random anime bc doing it costs more

[@agent-a-br]

As a brazillian, I do love that the first anime I see that does happen in Brazil made it exactly the same (except for the robots)

[@felixsmith5234]

This kind of art style is my favourite, there's such a charm to it that nothing replicates

[@4n68er6]

Like other commenters mentioned look up Jean girard Moebius. This is his art style

[@Keara113]

GOD, I love that old animation style, so beautiful!

[@h00db01i]

it's not merely old, it's Mœbius (Jean Giraud)

[@iamthetempest1054]

I AM THE TEMPEST

[@cumtoast4348]

So classic

[@viejitaloca2810]

yea 100%, nowadays styles looks so bland in comparison for some reason

[@leeccdoo]

Me too! Retro Anime like this definitely blows the majority of this newer and recent Animated movies out of the water!

[@MrLCGO]

We need more anime inspired by Moebius. We need more everything inspired by Moebius in general.

[@PropaneWP]

I agree. It's evident that the man was hugely influential, though. As seen in Akira Toriyama's work, for example.

[@88feji]

The great director Ridley Scott made his masterpiece Blade Runner based on Moebius's art ... Scott himself is a great artist and his drawings are also very Moebius like ...

[@kenlieck7756]

Our upstairs bathroom was inspired by Moebius. Especially the plumbing fixtures...

[@CopperEye108]

Moebius also inspired/developed the production design for the Fifth Element.

[@noa_1104]

The video game Sable is a beautiful recent example I think

[@Pahricida]

I played an MMO for a couple of years that was heavily inspired by Mœbius Art style. (World's Adrift R.I.P) I love it. Makes me think humans got some more insights from studying bugs and technology adapted more of their concepts down to the rounded shapes and chitin looking surfaces.

[@kighyuga]

I want to see a new anime with this style I think that would be dope

[@llDbGll]

This OVA can be described in a single word: Passion.

[@iamthetempest1054]

I AM THE TEMPEST

[@aubamepierre7511]

Skills

[@marcbuisson2463]

Haven't seen the video yet. But it's looking really a lot like Moebius' work '-'

[@quacq650]

@@marcbuisson2463 MORBIUS⁉️🤨

[@marcbuisson2463]

@@quacq650 Mœbius XD The french comic book writer. The guy who made Blueberry, Arzach and l'Incal. And designer of Alien, Tron, the 5th Element, and should have been one of Jodorowki's Dune.

[@christianblair8663]

Was about to say ''this looks like a Moebius painting come to life'' and yup. Awesome to see such iconic legend in animated style. Makes you wonder how it'd look if more animes out there took inspiration from iconic painters.

[@Blankult]

You should look up panzer dragoon

[@lemonstrangler]

yeh i actually thought it was something mobieus , but its actually anime woah

[@iamthetempest1054]

I AM THE TEMPEST

[@1234jokerboy]

For a moment I thought you said Morbius and I imagined the painting saying " It's Morbin time..,"

[@MrConfused.]

Morbin time🥶

[@annb0rg17]

late 80's mecha video talking about this beautiful yet lost piece of anime art. instant subscriber. thank you for bringing this content to everyone!.

[@filukka2879]

omg it is so nice to see the inspirations behind this style. I grew up very influenced by Nausicaa's style and have tried to replicate it before in some of my works but I never knew the origins. The art style on this is super satisfying to look at too! Will definitely be giving this a watch thankyou for this video :)

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

I always followed the rule that if it NEEDS a human to operate at maximum efficiency, then it's a mech. If they can work fine without any human guidance, it's a robot.

[@julienbrightside8635]

That sounds like a pretty good reasoning to me.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Technically "mech" is short for "Mechanical suit" so I would say that's pretty much the right definition

[@volcanicred9078]

exactly what i was going to say. unless you consider a robot to be something with its own will, while a mech is merely an extension of its human host without a will of its own, then it gets complicated.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

@@volcanicred9078 But then what is an android?

[@massimomorittu7407]

@@skeetsmcgrew3282 an android is a robot that emulate humans, not only in the physical aspect but meant in all the human charateristics. Instead if it's a human with mechanical parts is a cyborg. Have a good day😊

[@eso_erica]

3:16 Maybe this is kind of niche, but as a fan of neography the scripts and symbols they designed for cloaks and other detailing are really lovely too. The constraint that practicality places on writing systems means you have to express good aesthetic style in a relatively compact space; every shape and how it relates to other shapes is important and matters that much more because of that. Straddling the line between variety and consistency where characters are differentiated from each other but also clearly belong to the same script can also be a little tricky. They obviously gave it the same love and attention they gave to all of the other aspects of visual design.

[@yoyoyoyo-lq4jb]

Maybe it's niche but it's exactly my kind of niche as someone interested in design. Such a cool thing to point out. This is only sort of related, but there's a Ted talk where a man roasts and redesigns different flags from a design perspective and I found it so awesome, something you might wanna check out

[@eso_erica]

@@yoyoyoyo-lq4jb Haha, I think I actually remember seeing part of that. I'll give it a watch :>

[@squirlmy]

I think the Japanese have quite the advantage over the rest of us, regularly using four different "alphabets" or scripts; hiragana, katakana, kanji(Chinese-based) and Romanji (Western alphabet). Neography must come fairly naturally, when you're surrounded by these different systems on a daily basis.

[@TobsterStrudel]

As someone who's a fan of linguistics, I agree. Making it look like a functional langauge is no simple task. Creating characters that resemble each other but don't look too uniform or exotic is part of the difficulty with making a conlang

[@RadicalRaymondd]

Hey there. How many pounds of snake oil do you think you could fit in your left lung?

[@shawz10]

Great job on the video! I remember hunting down everything I could find about Kobayashi's art back in the early 90s and finding this little gem of a movie. It was as unknown then as it is now! Glad to see it getting some well deserved recognition.

[@yarsrevenge4828]

I don't watch a ton of anime, but a bit, and a huge fan of art and animation. This looks amazing and I'm dying to see it in it's entirety for myself. First time watching your videos. Thanks for this

[@ihatehumans487]

You miss a lot

[@helious5056]

So Mobuis knew both Hayao Miyazaki and Stan Lee... I honestly don't know what to say about that.

[@Doomroar]

To me it is more like Hayao Miyazaki and Stan Lee knew Moebius.

[@RexcorJ]

Either way, that's a hell of a triad of power.

[@helious5056]

@@RexcorJ I know, a true tri force of creative giants

[@michaelcortez1531]

Just say nothing and share the awe...

[@sethleoric2598]

I like to think all well know people had some connection to each other, like Music composers

[@salvationlosingperiphery]

Moebius did a manga called Icarus with Jiro Taniguchi, albeit it was never finished, so he did get very close

[@nicholaslornadek8234]

And also helped making Akira.

[@voliol8070]

It's Icaro in English, Ikaru in Japanese for those who want to skip that step searching for it.

[@seb8920]

Voliol and in french?

[@voliol8070]

@@seb8920 Icare

[@johnpaulbruh7909]

Moebius ma boi😌 I love his works

[@Skibidi-Doo-Dah]

I am so freaking glad animation is finally starting to be recognized as a legitimate and respected art form. We still have a long way to go, but this level of dedication and hard work needs to be validated and I won't rest until it is.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

If one person enjoys anothers' art, the work is validated.

[@jocundus4088]

if you like something. If it is unique, beautiful, special and or invaluable. Keep it secret. keep it safe. Gatekeep.

[@gadget00]

bruh, animation has been recognized as art for almost 100 years now

[@Skibidi-Doo-Dah]

@@gadget00 It's still stigmatized as kids' media though

[@kato_dsrdr]

@@Skibidi-Doo-Dah what?? Anime is mainstream for like, 15 years.

[@onixfieroandscalemodelworks]

I saw this anime once back in the 80s. I still remember it because of the art style and the live action part. I was always amazed by the art style as I was a fan of mobius. Really is a shame it never went further than this one film

[@haroldasraz]

The expressive ar style of the 80s and 90s is just stunning. The detail, the textures, the colours. Everything just pops, without being in your face. The attention to detail, and everything reminds me of Sony's Walkman's inner working mechanics. Though of course some modern day anime like Space Dandy and Redline ( a massively underrated) are amazing. Although I guess what you grow up with is always that more a bit special. Hopefully they will recreate. I would crowed fund it.

[@cuddly-toy7646]

Oh wow someone who mentions Redline, very good!

[@NeoNovastar]

I miss the grit. I think that's what gets me about a lot of modern stuff. It's missing a texture that old shows had

[@sporovid5856]

I didn’t grow up with anime like this, so I can tell you it’s not a nostalgia thing. There’s something about traditional animation that feels more… organic? The harsher line work and low film quality forces the artists to use bolder colors and shading, which I think is what gives the art its personality.

[@ShatteredGlass916]

I love we gets this video about beautiful anime right after Chargeman Ken.

[@peachiiieevee]

@@kennylauderdale_en perfectly balanced, as all things should be

[@azadalamiq]

i love how i watch the chargemen ken one... only to see it be added on crunchy roll. xD

[@ShatteredGlass916]

@@kennylauderdale_en and i love how it took this beautiful anime to balance Chargeman Ken. Just to show how much chaos it has inflicted upon mankind lol

[@harrisonlee9585]

All good things to those who wait.

[@lautreamontg]

Someone should make Chargeman Ken fan art in the style of Moebius.

[@edgeofunderstanding]

Love this video and will be looking for the DVD. Thank you for the recommendation!

[@darrelsam419]

The artstyle of this OVA is absolutely beautiful, and the mecha/robot and background designs are impressive. Thanks for recommending this anime, I'll definately check it out. I also wish I was able to draw like that. There's so much detail in every frame, especially with the amount of work the artists must have put into the lines on the mechas and airships as well as all that crosshatching. It's amazing that this was all a passion project by the creator who even paid out of his pocket for the live action segments.

[@nakenmil]

That crosshatching. Moebius really mastered that.

[@tigerfestivals5137]

@@nakenmil I'm pretty sure thats stippling actually. Cross hatching would include lines that...well, actually cross each other.

[@REDARROW_A_Personal]

If your into this sort of style, you should check out If you look up AoiWaffle0608 on DevientArt they seam to be inspired by Moebius.

[@darrelsam419]

@@tigerfestivals5137 That's good to know. Thank you. ^^ I want to learn this style of shading.

[@darrelsam419]

@@REDARROW_A_Personal Ooh, thank you so much! I will look them up.

[@guyrations9635]

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[@dr.velious5411]

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[@UltraAceCombat]

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[@neuromancer270]

I’ll reply.

[@Hajilex]

I salute to you sir you are doing the world a service

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[@BroAnarchy]

I've watched all sorts of anime for years and years, and I've never heard of this one, not even _once_ in my life. Now I really really want to watch it, it looks like a feast for the eyes!!!

[@spaccorn]

I saw this back in the mid-90s and used to have a fansub VHS version, that has long since gone. I love the Moebius influence, the art, its just amazing. I still go out of my way every couple of years to find and watch it.

[@werdna1969]

Some supplemental information: - Kobayashi published multiple manga versions of Dragon’s Heaven. (I have three of them, but there may be more.) I assure you, if you haven’t read them, you are not missing out - they are little more than short stories built around mechanic design notes. - Kobayashi designed some better known giant robots as well. Gundam ZZ, The-O (Sirroco’s mobile suit in Mobile Suit Gundam Z), Bound Dog, and Giant Robo (in the OVA), to name a few. - Kobayashi was a prolific modeler, and showcased many of his creations (built from scratch) in modeling magazines (such as Hobby Japan) in the eighties and the nineties. - “Brazil” in Dragon’s Heaven takes its name from the SF movie Brazil, rather than the real country.

[@caiodecastro7956]

As a brazilian i got curious around why they used the name, thank you for the info around it

[@reidthered]

Can we find these anywhere to read?

[@Reanimator999]

Thanks. But you forgot to add his relation with Anime Director Osamu Kobayashi. LoL

[@gregorysteffensen3279]

It's a shame Kobayashi's recently gone off the far-right deep end with his personal politics - it doesn't make me dislike Dragon's Heaven, but if they made a remake now I'd have to be cautious about it

[@CodeRed001]

@@gregorysteffensen3279 Heaven forbid someone not be a leftist cuck.

[@Gsus2Retardado]

0:22 "Brazil is now just a desert" that's actually pretty accurate considering i'm fucking melting over here, 45 degrees Celsius of perceived temperature i really miss the winter at 0-6°...

[@Eckendenker]

Thanks for showing me this, I loved it

[@mrmm1110]

geez man, tears start to came out watching this, there's hardly anything like this these days anymore

[@CosmicFisherman]

God it hurts knowing anime will never look this good again

[@Doomroar]

I know right? i still have my hopes up tho, we still have some legendary figures around, they just need to get the right environment. Masaaki Yuasa is still alive for example, he could make it happen, if things fall in the right places and people feel like taking a risk with some good ol experimental animation.

[@ronnickels5193]

@@Doomroar it's not the artist/director, its the producer that would determine if something like this makes a comeback. And hand drawn animation is unprofitable at the moment.

[@Doomroar]

@@ronnickels5193 That's what i meant by the right environment, however i do think the artist and director are of utmost importance, even back in the day these gems weren't exactly common.

[@ronnickels5193]

@@Doomroar so true. What people forget is the main purpose of OVAs are to separate fans from their money.

[@MrDrManPerson]

I don't know, it looks pretty good but it's not like we don't have good looking shows anymore.

[@brunorichardson97]

"Brazil is just a desert" well, we'll get there.

[@marcozolo3536]

Yes let's not get despondent yet it hasn't been achieved😂

[@AdamMiligan]

Yeah, we will :(

[@henrikkrusty8065]

ta foda

[@darkestlost]

No we don't, sorry.

[@crisgadelhart]

tá foda :(

[@Tine_of_Nice_Dreams]

Omg! I never would have drawn the connection between this and the mechanical designs in Last Exile but I love the aesthetic of both so much. What beautiful art, thank you for sharing more information about it!

[@smflen3725]

I understand how hard this really really is. But I do miss these times. Thank you for spreading this video around, so that this anime won't be forgotten for a while, I hope.

[@stevenkranowski5141]

Ah yes, Dragon's Heaven. I remember watching a raw unsubbed version of this at my college's anime club back in the early '90s. A very large percentage of the stuff that got shown in this club was untranslated back then. Good times, good times.

[@Ocidad]

can i call you grandpa?

[@its_drez]

hey GRAMPS haha

[@Houd_Vast]

@@Ocidad you’ll get there too

[@Ocidad]

@@Houd_Vast i hope so, if i live long enough by God's Will

[@lailtonsantos599]

A person finds an ancient weapon and starts riding it in a decaying world inspired by Moebius art... Panzer Dragoon? I can only imagine the nightmare that was animate this back in the day, there's just so many details in every scene.

[@barrybend7189]

Panzer Dragoon's creature and world design was done by Meobius.

[@Comkill117]

Barry Bend Yep, he even made the cover art for the Japanese version of the game.

[@lailtonsantos599]

I only knew about the cover art... You learn something new every day, huh?

[@i.m.evilhomer5084]

Now if only the actual Panzer Dragoon anime looked as good as this!

[@jetboyblue4478]

Great example to follow for up and coming creatives Thanks for the upload

[@milk_420]

moebius is such an amazing artist. I have no idea if he worked on this, but his influence can definitely be seen

[@iamthetempest1054]

I AM THE TEMPEST

[@MrConfused.]

Morbius

[@LinhNguyen-my5my]

Stand Back, I Am Beginning to Morb!

[@mprojekt72]

I remember my mother bringing a copy of this back from one of her tri-yearly trips to visit our family in Japan. I was never allowed to go back after I turned 3 or so, for all sorts of idiotic reasons. But I do recall how wonderful the animation of Dragon's Heaven was, even compared to big-budget anime series of the time.

[@gardensofgrief]

I'm sorry, that really sucks. I am very grateful to have been able to go to Japan a couple times as a kid during summer. I got to fly there alone and stay with my grandparents in yokosuka or with my cousin in Hokkaido. The last time I went was the summer between 4th and 5th grade. I'd love to go back, but it will probably never happen. Thinking back on it, I'm surprised I was able to.

[@mprojekt72]

@@gardensofgrief Thank you. I think it is very good that you were allowed to return on your own, even if young. From what my fellow nisei have told me, they generally got more out of their solo visits than when they were accompanied. My mother is also from Hokkaido, the family's home being in Sapporo. These days, most of my cousins live around Fukuoka and Tokyo.

[@SevenHerons]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@dargossss]

This looks awesome!! Thanks for the video!

[@jasongarrett768]

15 seconds in and yeah, that’s Moebius as hell. Edit- Damn this was a treat. I’d take an entire series about those background characters.

[@hop-skip-ouch8798]

I ask this on Kenny's videos, have you watched 'Future Boy Conan?

[@TV---kn2rl]

Took me a minute to figure out what the designs reminded me of

[@souljastation5463]

@@hop-skip-ouch8798 I did, where I'm from it's a cult classic. I watched it on TV as a kid in the 80s, then in VHS in the 90s.

[@JMarcosArt]

I'm glad this channel exists. For some reason, I've never really been into the mainstream stuff. So I'm always excited to see what obscure anime you talk about next

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

The reason is it's trash. No need to be coy lol

[@megsley]

incredible hand-drawn detail in every shot, with beautiful coloring - absolutely amazing without coming off as excessively flashy or overly polished.

[@AleskyMaxomovishPeshkov]

Is it possible to do more realistic 2d traditional animation? Like hair for example? And i mean individual hairs not just some single shape representing hair...

[@imsleepy620]

Genuinely some of the best animation I've ever seen in an anime. Definitely going to check this out.

[@TechnoEstate]

_"If Moebius Made Anime"_ No need to speculate. There is at least 1 official Moebius anime... or "franime," if you will: check out *"Les Maîtres du Temps"* from 1982.

[@montajedelespectador]

René Laloux one of the best french animation directors

[@RyumaXtheXKing]

That's not how it works.

[@fredleggett923]

Anime is literally a French word to categorize French-based animation. It was adopted by the Japanese.

[@OmitsuDemon]

Nah, that's not anime

[@OM19_MO79]

@@fredleggett923 You couldn't be more wrong. The French term is "dessin animé" which means "animated sketch", sometimes, but not that much, the word "animé" is used, for short. The term is used in France for any kind of animation, regardless or their origin, pretty much like the word アニメ is used in Japan. Anime is the romanization of the Japanese slang, アニメ, which is the contraction of the loanword アニメーション from the English "animation" and is used mostly in English and Spanish speaking countries to directly refer to Japanese animation and sometimes, things that imitate the looks of Japanese animation (like RWBY). If we'd follow the dumb logic of the use of the artificial American English term "anime" for everything, we'll end up with a bunch of useless loanwords just to discriminate animation by nationality. Should we call Mexican animation "caricaturas"? Should we strictly use the word "cartoon" for American animation? How would you call Masha and the Bear, Winx Club or the Boonie Bears? Simply ridiculous! Niether the French or the Japanese use different terms for animation depending on their country of origin.

[@Krs55]

Why do I feel like this anime belongs in The Heavy Metal Movie?

[@RyumaXtheXKing]

Because the movie is inspird by the magazine that Moebius founded!? There is a section in there based on his comics. And then South Park had a scene based on that sections.

[@ronnickels5193]

Now I wanna watch that movie again. That and Robot Carnival.

[@montajedelespectador]

The ova spin off unnoficial of heavy metal are California crisis, have the locnar too.

[@montajedelespectador]

@@ronnickels5193 watch death love and robots netflix anthology isnt the same but are good in their therms XD

[@librainred]

The Taarna section specially. OMG, I need to watch this Anime, because Heavy Metal was my favorite movie ever since I was a kid (don't judge my parents, I knew where the tape was!)

[@Arc_TheAirPirate]

Id forgotten the name to this! Glad to have spotted the thumbnail, the art IS gorgeous.

[@joelwildt1882]

Saw this back in the 90s. Didn't know the name, and have been looking for it for years! Great video!

[@davidgusquiloor2665]

The dedication to the mecha design is admirable. Making the thing in real life to understad it better is something few would dare to do, encomendable. And i agree about the BD part, many conversions to DVD are more loyal to the color temperature and detail than the BD counterparts, un not sure why.

[@xmlthegreat]

Probably because of the blue laser in Blu Ray hahaha.

[@Cancertz]

Ooooh man! I spent almost 30 years looking for this movie... I saw it looong ago when I was around 4 years old! Never saw it again, never remembered its title, until today, feels like finding an old friend 😌😌

[@arvindthakur6921]

Old is gold

[@pokedtodeath5013]

Wow I just found your channel and this looks so amazing, I love this style of art and the architecture of this world. Thanks so much for covering this (and thanks YT recommendations) :)

[@dominiciancabatit6012]

wow this anime looks incredibly unique! the stipling style is amazing

[@TheKholchev]

I just LOVE this art-style. As an aspiring artist myself, who uses hatching in his works, I just can't get enough of it.

[@OrochiJr97]

Dragon's Heaven is just Dragon Quest and Gundum crossover. I love them both so I don't mind that.

[@funkmastaC]

That was aura battler dunbine.

[@barrybend7189]

So its more Robo from Chrono Trigger but with a cockpit?

[@Zeithri]

Dragon Quest x Gundam Crossover? So... SD Gundam Knight Monogatari? Yes, that's a real thing. And yes, there's Zaku-Goblins.

[@justinmorgan2126]

Moebius deserves far more recognition than it has at the moment.. big hugs to you

[@iancowan3527]

I've seen every piece you distributed! Thank for being this gem to my attention!

[@jaeger7243]

I once saw an anime as a kid (2006-2009?) on tv in germany, about a self-aware red robot travelling alongside a girl and fighting other robots (one was yellow). I remember little about it, but I've been searching for it for years

[@DanielLopez-sh2pp]

You will find it eventually. I think the search engines are limited. Because there is so much info beyond that we do not know. You may want to look into the internet archives.

[@voodookitten7718]

"Zentrix" seems to match your description.

[@killingfields6599]

Guren lagann? Medabots? Is it cgi or anime?

[@theflyingninja1]

Ulysses 31

[@virginiawolf4673]

@@voodookitten7718 Appleseed or Ghost in the shell maybe?

[@wolfgangallanalhazred802]

This and Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust have such beautiful visuals. Every frame is a perfect background!

[@iamthetempest1054]

I AM THE TEMPEST

[@wolfgangallanalhazred802]

@@iamthetempest1054 You sure are

[@ABlasius]

Whoa! Had no idea this existed! Cheers! Thanks so much for making this

[@sambijutsu5481]

Classic animator are just beyond their level. Full of dedication

[@Beelzeboogie]

Instantly recognised Moebius' style just from the thumbnail. I'm not all that much into anime usually but this looks stunning.

[@lemmythetrash-goblin8291]

Don't know why, but the art somehow reminds me lot of old Valerian and Laureline comics I'd read way back.

[@vonstraugg5963]

Moebius created Metal Hurlant/Heavy Metal which published some of Valerian in their English editions, so you aren’t far off.

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

Yep your'e right!

[@barrybend7189]

And Mobius did do the designs for the creatures and Bioweapons of the Panzer Dragoon series.

[@ArkadiBolschek]

Jean-Claude Mézières (the artist of Valerian and Laureline) was a long-time friend of Moebius; it's obvious that the two influenced each other.

[@montajedelespectador]

In 60's 70's 80's french animation scifi have René laloux, friend of moebius too

[@ChrundleTGreat]

The best part of old school Saturday morning cartoons (besides a giant bowl of sugary cereal) was the fact that everything was hand drawn back then.

[@mikaeluhl]

Amazing! I never knew your channel before but i definitely wanna see more

[@centurcan]

holy s, jthe title alone is all the info I need to instantly make my day better! Thank you for this!

[@Mark_nobody3]

Do you know that this was in production during the 80s stock market crash, it is lucky enough to be released

[@gman12]

Good stuff! I will now be spending the next few hours of my life watching everything referenced. Thanks!

[@greenmachine6638]

Gorgeous, I love the styles of old animes

[@AstralHammer]

I've actually seen this one! The mechanical designs are gorgeous. The clothing/armor designs are pretty rad too~

[@AstralHammer]

@David Lutz I watched it in parts from a channel called Kapusky, although, that was some time ago. It seems that since then, a channel called Nekomantia has uploaded it as a single video.

[@Lost-Lilim]

You got me, I was thinking that aspects of this reminded me of Nausicaa... except I called it Warriors of the Wind.

[@mr.smith45]

Literally the only why I watch it is warriors of the wind

[@vitoralbertocorreia]

thanks for this gem! It's always interesting to see how Brazil appears on foreign productions, specially anime :) Beautiful animation, and personlly I love this "old/dusted" image

[@electricbayonet2]

I’ve gotten a video or two of yours recommended to me before, and each time they’ve been gems doing interesting dives into media that I would have never known about otherwise. Not sure why I didn’t sub before now, but no time like the present. You certainly earned it.

[@ssjdrinkysaiyan4411]

I miss animation/drawings like this, that gritty detailed look is very nostalgic..