Series summaries
Summaries of TV/video series that have been screened at events in the North-West of England.
E
Eternal Family
- Original title: Eikyou Kazoku
- Directed by: Koji Morimoto
- Release year: 1997
- BBFC certificate: n/a
- Running time: 53 episodes x 0.5 minutes
When the brainwashed participants in a hugely successful 'Big Brother' style TV show escape their confines, the broadcasters set out to recapture them, in this surreal comedy.
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M
Macross Plus
- Directed by: Shouji Kawamori & Shinichirou Watanabe
- Release year: 1994
- BBFC certificate: 12
- Running time: 4 episodes x 40 minutes
2040 AD, Planet Eden. The Ministry of Defence is testing and developing a transforming super-stealth aircraft: an advanced defence vessel to counter alien attacks. Isamu Dyson, the jet fighter maverick, is assigned as test pilot, competing against his old rival Guld in the battle for his childhood sweetheart's affections.
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T
Trava: Fist Planet
- Directed by: Katsuhito Ishii & Takeshi Koike
- Release year: 2003
- BBFC certificate: n/a
- Running time: 4 episodes x 13 minutes
Ace pilot Trava and his personal mechanic buddy Shinkai, on their way to mark an out-of-the-way planet, pick up Mikuru, a girl with no memory. The three are about to discover that the planet is more than it seems.
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