Arei's Mirror: Way to the Virgin Space (アレイの鏡 〜ウェイ・トゥ・ザ・バージン・スペース〜, Arei no Kagami ~Wei tu za Bājin Spēsu~, also known as Mirror of Halley)[1] was originally created by Leiji Matsumoto as an educational-like video aimed more at children. It used information about Earth and outer space which lead many to believe it as an educational video. It was first shown only as a film in the Expo '85 as part of the World Fair.[1] It was also Leiji Matsumoto's first work with computer graphics in it. The same year it was published a single-volume comic adaptation cured by Sekai Bunkasha.[2]
| Arei's Mirror: Way to the Virgin Space | |
 The cover of the VHS release | |
| アレイの鏡 ~ Way to the Virgin Space (Arei's Mirror ~ Way to the Virgin Space) | |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by |
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| Produced by | Toshio Katsuta |
| Written by |
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| Music by | Yuri Nishimura |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 16, 1985 |
| Runtime | 26 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Leiji Matsumoto |
| Published by | Sekai Bunka Publishing |
| Published | May 1, 1985 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Plot
editThis article needs an improved plot summary. (October 2008) |
The story follows Daichi Meguru and Mayu, a young boy and a pilot, as they flee their war torn planet and into space. Upon their ship a stowaway android named Zero joins their quest as they travel through Halley's Mirror.
Theme Songs
edit- "We Will Be One Someday" by Satoko Shimonari
- Lyrics: Kayoko Fuyumori
- Composed: Yuri Nishimura
- "Aoi Mizuumi" by Satoko Shimonari
- Lyrics: Kayoko Fuyumori
- Composed: Yuri Nishimura
Cast
edit- Daichi Meguru
- Keiko Toda
- Mayu
- Yōko Asagami
- Zero
- Hideyuki Tanaka
- Linne
- Hiromi Tsuru
- Universal Consciousness
- Reiko Mutô
Media
editThe movie was only shown once and was then released on VHS. Very few media or products were released, except for a few at the Expo. There has been no DVD or Blu-ray release.
A soundtrack was released as a vinyl record.
Notes
edit- ^ Chief Director (総監督).
References
edit- ^ a b Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 1845765001.
- ^ Trish Ledoux (22 September 1997). Anime interviews. Cadence Books. ISBN 1569312206.
External links
edit- Arei no Kagami (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Arei no Kagami: Way to the Virgin Space on Leijiverse.com
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