[Orphan] Space Fantasia 2001 Nights (LD)

Orphan (and friends) present a new version of the 1987 "hard" sci-fi OVA Space Fantasia 2001 Nights. The OVA uses three chapters from Hoshino Yokunobu's manga 2001 Nights to tell the story of the settlement of colony planet Ozma in the Tau Ceti system, 11.9 light years from Earth.

1. Orphans of Space. Earth sends a "seed ship", containing genetic material from the Robinson family, to Tau Ceti, in hopes of find a viable planet for colonization.

2. A Gift From Earth. The invention of FTL spaceflight allows the Robinson's son, Adam Jr, to beat the seed ship to Ozma and terraform it into an Earth-like planet.

3. The Songs of Distant Earth. After most colonies have collapsed, Adam Jr leads a last band of colonists to Ozma, where he will meet his long-lost brothers and sisters.

The original subs were by Kanjisub and Shinsen-Subs (SHS). Perevolildo and Darkonius both checked the translation. Perevodildo and I both worked on the (small number of) signs. I edited. VigorousJammer and Uchuu QCed. The encode is by WOWmd, from a laserdisc provided by Batty. See this blog entry for more details.

Some Q&A:

Q: Why a laserdisc instead of a DVD? A: Ask WOWmd.

Q: Why is the encode so huuuuuge? A: Ask WOWmd.

Hope that helps.

I really enjoyed this show and, after nearly twenty years, it deserves another look. I hope you'll like it too.