A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
July 8, 1994
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 4
Finale:
February 24, 1995
Original Title:
マップス
Alternate Titles:
MAPS: La leggenda dell'uragano di luce
Maps
星圖傳說
Genres:
Action & Adventure | Animation | Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies:
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Countries:
JP
While looking for the legendary Mapman, the last surviving member of the Nomad Star tribe, Lipumira finds him in Tokyo. His name is Gen Tokishima and he is the only one able to get one part of the starmap hidden within the Earth. After retrieving the piece, Gen must make a decision to follow Lipumira in her foolhardy search to find the remaining pieces of the starmap or stay on Earth. He makes his decision, only to find his girlfriend has beaten him to the spaceship as she wants to come as well. Unfortunately, as Gen learns the secret of the starmap, Lipumira's sisters have plans to stop her and will stop her at any cost.
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Animation Director:
Hideyuki Motohashi
Art Direction:
Yukihiro Shibutani
Character Designer:
Masahiko Ohkura
Director of Photography:
Hajime Hasegawa
Music:
Masahiro Kawasaki
Original Series Creator:
Yuichi Hasegawa
Producer:
Mikihiro Iwata
Masao Mochizuki
Series Director:
Susumu Nishizawa
Sound Director:
Hiroki Matsuoka
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