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Japanese manga series
Maps
(
マップス
)
is a Japanese
manga
series written and illustrated by Yuichi Hasegawa. It was serialized in the
Gakken
magazine
Monthly Comic Nora
from 1985 to 1994. The series was adapted into two
anime
original video animations
(OVAs): the 1987 original, fully titled
Maps: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijintachi
(
マップス ??のさまよえる星人たち
, lit. "Maps: Legendary Space Wanderers")
in Japan, and the 1994 remake, simply titled
Maps
.
Plot
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Maps
follows a normal Earth boy named Gen. He and his girlfriend Hoshimi meet Lipmira, a woman from outer space, who tells Gen that he is the "mapman," meaning the map to a great treasure is coded in his
genes
. Gen and Hoshimi leave Earth with Lipmira to find the treasure, a quest shared by evil space people whom they are often compelled to fight against.
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Notable aspects of the series are the spaceships (which look like giant silver angelic women, often described as "hood ornaments") and the robot women that control them, or more precisely embody them for dealings with regular-sized life forms (Lipmira is one of these robot embodiments). Each ship and its pilot have a distinct character, from playful to evil.
Media
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Manga
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Maps
was written and illustrated by Yuichi Hasegawa.
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It was serialized in the
Gakken
magazine
Monthly Comic Nora
from 1985 to 1994. A total of 17
tank?bon
bound volumes were published in Japan between 1987 and 1995. Japan Media Factory re-released the manga in
bunkoban
format in 2003.
OVAs
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Two
OVAs
based on
Maps
have been created.
The first,
Maps: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijintachi
, was produced by
Studio Gallop
, directed by Keiji Hayakawa, written by
Kenji Terada
, and musically scored by
Kohei Tanaka
. It was released exclusively in Japan on July 17, 1987. The second, simply titled
Maps
, was animated by
TMS Entertainment
, directed by Susumu Nishizawa, written by
Masaki Tsuji
, and musically scored by
Masahiro Kawasaki
. It was released in Japan in four episodes split into two volumes on July 8, 1994 and February 24, 1995. An English version of this OVA was later licensed by
ADV Films
and distributed in North America.
1994-1995 OVA episodes
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- Galactic Angel
(
ACT1 宇宙(あま)翔ける天使
,
Act 1: Ama Kakeru Tenshi
)
- A Reward for the Travelers
(
ACT2 トラベラ?の報酬
,
Act 2: Traveller no H?sh?
)
- Six Ghost Ships
(
ACT3 六人の幽?船
,
Act 3: Rokunin no Y?reisen
)
- Revival of the Legend
(
ACT4 ??の復活
,
Act 4: Densetsu no Fukkatsu
)
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