Leda: Yoko's Fantastic Adventure - 1985 anime

Leda (in the original Japanese 幻夢 戦 記 レ ダ Genmu senki Leda, or Dream Chronicles of Leda) is a Japanese animated (anime) film aimed at distribution for the OAV home video released in Japan on March 1, 1985. It was also released in theaters on December 21, 1985.

The story is that of Yoko Asagiri who discovers that the love song she wrote acted as a bridge that transports her to a fantastic alternative world called “Ashanti”. There, the ruler of that world wants his song, so that he can use it to open a door to the world of Yoko and conquer it with his armies. Using the artifacts left behind by the legendary warrior Leda who prophesied his arrival, Yoko and her new friends must stop the tyrant's ambition and restore both worlds to their proper place and balance.

History

Yoko Asagiri composes a piano sonata, to show her love to a young man. As she listens to the song on a Walkman, she passes him by, but doesn't have the courage to confess. Then she is transported to a fantasy world. There he meets a talking dog. While talking to the dog, he sees a reflection of his world in the sky. He later discovers that he can transport himself between worlds as he listens to the song. Then her Walkman is stolen by strange men riding mechanical creatures who attack her. Yoko then transforms into a powerful sword-wielding warrior and defeats them.

They meet a young girl named Yoni, who explains that the floating Garuba castle nearby is ruled by Zell, an evil man who uses Leda's power for evil. He wants to open a portal to Noa's world to conquer it. Yoni leads her to a giant robot called Armor of Leda, which can transform into a ship called Wings of Leda. Zell's floating towers attack and Yoni's gigantic robot Rubber Star is destroyed in the battle. Yoni and Yoko then fly to Zell's Castle. They confront Zell, who erects a force field that separates Yoko from her friends. Zell tells her that she came into this world because she wanted to escape from her world.

Zell captures his friends and puts Yoko to sleep to use her to control the portal machine. There Yoko dreams of meeting the young man. Instead of walking past him, he started talking to him. Break the spell, save his friends, and the machine overloads. Zell, angrily lunges at Yoko. Yoko stabs him, killing him. As the castle is destroyed, Yoko and her friends escape. Yoko then returns to her world. sees the boy and runs after him to talk to him.

Technical data

Author Kunihiko Yuyama
Regia Kunihiko Yuyama
Producer Toshihiro Nagao
Subject Kunihiko Yuyama, Junji Takegami
character design Mutsumi Inomata
Mechanical design Takahiro Toyomasu
Artistic direction Tadami Shimokawa
Music Shirou Sagisu
Studio Kaname Productions, Toho
1 edition March 1, 1985
Episodes unique
Relationship 1.33:1
Duration 70 min
Double studio it. Cooperative Rinascita Cinematografica

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