Bandai Namco Filmworks opened “Sunrise Robot Laboratory,” a special website where Sunrise’s robots from the past are gathered, on May 8. The press release states that the purpose of the project is “to study and speculate on the Sunrise mechanics created to date from various perspectives, featuring robots that appear in Sunrise works, as part of efforts to communicate the appeal of anime, a Japanese culture, to the rest of the world.”As its first effort, the project released an experimental video “AURA BATTLER DUNBINE SIDE L” on its website, remaking the opening and ending movies of the classic fantasy robot TV anime in 1983-1984, Aura Battler Dunbine, using the latest video technology. Kamikaze Douga, a video production company with a proven track record in animation, and Bandai Namco Filmworks have teamed up to produce the clip.Shigeru Nakahara, who plays the protagonist in the original anime, Sho Zama, and narrator Norio Wakamoto have recorded some new dialogue and narration.
“SIDE R,” which pairs with “SIDE L,” will also be available in the future. “L” and “R” each have multiple meanings: “L” in “SIDE L” means “Legacy” and “Legend,” and “R” in “SIDE R” means “Respect,” “Refine” and “Revolution.” “SIDE R” will feature new settings such as new weapons, and new music from different music artists that will add a new taste to the work.
Source: Bandai Namco Filmworks press release©SUNRISE ©Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. ©SOTSU・SUNRISE
