They drew every grain of sand

kenny lauderdale
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Published 2020-04-19
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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All Comments (21)
  • @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
  • @Maymayflyfly
    I can't but respect the animators back then. No computer, no special tools, all hands. And that level of details, holy shit.
  • @Pickle_Pee
    Unlike most anime this looks like a manga in motion. Especially the robots.
  • @albertgore7435
    This type of art style makes me nostalgic for a time I wasn’t alive for.
  • @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.
  • @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.
  • @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.
  • @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!
  • @saphi2400
    as a Brazilian, I feel betrayed to have never heard about this animation.
  • @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.
  • @lalacabrito
    Me, a brazilian, watching the intro Kenny: Brazil is now a desert Me: well, almost
  • @vonstraugg5963
    The closest we’ll ever get to the mythical Moebius/Miyazaki collab that will never happen now.
  • @yowza206
    I love hand drawn anime. CGI never captures the magic.
  • @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.
  • @Set2Wumbo
    The animation style gives me serious 'Heavy Metal' vibes
  • @tobiaskadachi
    I love this 80/90s anime aesthetic. When done right, it looks amazing.