Mujigen Hunter Fandora
Mujigen Hunter Fandora is an original video animation created by manga artist Go Nagai. It was originally released on, and by Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
Along with the OVA, a 222-page novel written by Koichi Minade and co-written and illustrated by Nagai was released on by Kodansha.
The OVAs were also released in Italy by Dynamic Italia with the title Dimension Hunter Fandora.
Plot
The stars are a bounty hunter girl named Fandora and her shape-shifting assistant and guardian, Kwe, as they attempt to save the universe from the evil Yog-Sogoth. They encounter characters Gyaram, Captain PK, Sorta, Red-Eye Geran, Princess Reimia, GK, and Sorto. They travel through the Dream Dimension and hunt there. Fandora uses the power of the jewel Lupia in her crown to summon her powers and allows Kwe to transform into the Fantastic Dragon.Staff & production notes
- Distributor: Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
- Planning/Production: Hiro Media, Kaname Production
- General producer: Hiromasa Shibazaki
- Original work: Go Nagai
- Director: Kazuyuki Okaseko, Hiroshi Yoshida, Shigenori Kageyama
- Scenario: Koichi Minade, Takashi Yamada
- Animation coordinator: Shigenori Kageyama
- Key animation director: Masahiro Shida, Masahiko Imai, Nobuyuki Ikegami
- Animation: Kaname Production, Studio Giants, Studio Eagle
- Character design: Hideki Tamura, Mayumi Watanabe, Hideko Yamauchi
- Art director: Koichi Kudo, Geki Katsumata, Jiro Kono
- Music: Nozomi Aoki
- Theme songs:
- * OVA 1
- ** "Kokoro no Tobira" lyrics by Maki Kimura, composition by Maki Kimura, arrangement by Nozomi Aoki, song by Ushio Hashimoto
- ** "Yume Hunter", lyrics by Alice Sato, composition by Maki Kimura, arrangement by Nozomi Aoki, song by Ushio Hashimoto
- *OVA 2
- ** "Akuma no Mama de", lyrics by Kazunori Sonobe, composition by Yuichiro Oda, arrangement by Kohei Tanaka, song by Ushio Hashimoto
- ** "Akai Uchu", lyrics by Kazunori Sonobe, composition by Yuichiro Oda, arrangement by Kohei Tanaka, song by Ushio Hashimoto
- * OVA 3
- ** "Sayonara wa Iwanai", lyrics by Rui Serizawa, composition by Yoshihiro Yonekura, arrangement by Kenji Yamamoto, song by Ushio Hashimoto
- ** "Endless Way", lyrics by Rui Serizawa, composition by Yoshihiro Yonekura, arrangement by Kenji Yamamoto, song by Mitsuko Horie)
- Cast: Mitsuko Horie, Akira Kamiya, Makio Inoue, Keiko Toda, Keiko Han
Media
Home video
Besides the original VHS release, the OVA were released in Laserdisc, both individually and in a single package. The OVA were also released in a single DVD in by Columbia Music Entertainment.Soundtracks
Each OVA had two vinyl records, an EP and an LP album, the first containing the song themes and the second the full background music and song themes. All of them were released by Columbia.- OVA 1
| Title | Artist | Standard number | Release date |
| Mujigen Hunter Fandora: Lem Fight Hen | Ushio Hashimoto | CH-125 | 1985-09-21 |
| Mujigen Hunter Fandora: Lem Fight Hen - Ongaku Hen | CX-7239 | 1986-09-21 |
- OVA 2
| Title | Artist | Standard number | Release date |
| Mujigen Hunter Fandora Part II: Dedd Landar Hen | Ushio Hashimoto | CH-126 | 1986-03-01 |
| Mujigen Hunter Fandora Part II: Dead Lander Hen - Ongakushu | CX-7266 | 1986-03 |
- OVA 3
| Title | Artist | Standard number | Release date |
| Mujigen Hunter Fandora Part III: Fantos Hen | Ushio Hashimoto Mitsuko Horie | CH-132 | 1986-11 |
| Mujigen Hunter Fandora Part III: Fantos Hen - Ongakushu | CX-7292 | 1986-11 |
Picture books
Besides the novel, two picture books of the first two OVA were released by Nihonbungeisha under the label Film Comics with and respectively.Appearances in other media
The theme songs of the series are included in several CDs.| Title | Artist | Theme | Standard number | Release date |
| Horie Mitsuko Ota no Ayumi 6 ~Kyo Kara Ashita e no Zensokyoku~ | Mitsuko Horie | Endless Way | COCC-9687/9 | 1992-03-21 |
| Anime artist best selection: Hashimoto Ushio - Romantic Ageruyo | Ushio Hashimoto | Akuma no Mama de | COCC-10190 | 1992-09-21 |
| Best & Best | Ushio Hashimoto | Akuma no Mama de | COCC-12818 | 1995-08-19 |
| Nagai Go & Dynamic Pro no Sekai ~Shin Ongaku Hen~ | Various | Kokoro no Tobira Yume Hunter Akuma no Mama de Akai Uchu Sayonara wa Iwanai Endless Way | COCC-15232/4 | 1998-06-20 |