The second experimental video, "AURA BATTLER DUNBINE SIDE R", which uses the latest technology to create a version of the popular robot anime "Aura Battler Dunbine", mainly from the 1980s, has been released on YouTube. Following the first experimental video, "AURA BATTLER DUNBINE SIDE L", released in May, this one was produced in collaboration between Kamikaze Douga and Bandai Namco Filmworks. It introduces new settings such as new weapons. The theme song "Remaining Story" sung by MindaRyn is also featured. Based on the worldview of "Dunbine" so far, the aim is to "re-transmit" the appeal of the work through new interpretations and arrangements.
Creative producer Junpei Mizusaki commented, "At the time of broadcast, I was an elementary school student and didn't fully understand the world view or story, but I was excited by the cool sight of my favorite insects and robots combining and flying freely in the sky. SIDE-L is made by the 'generation that was excited by the work' like me, and SIDE-R is made freely by the 'current generation that doesn't know the work yet.' This project is produced in this two-stage approach, and it is a way of passing on Sunrise's wonderful works to the next generation. Please support us so that it can reach the future."
Director and producer Takafumi Utsunomiya said, "What was important in producing 'Dunbine SIDE R' this time was passion. This was the first time I watched the anime, and I had a strong impression that it was a work full of 'vitality.' Thinking that this might be 'aura power,' I made this for people who have never seen Dunbine yet and have forgotten their memories of Vistone Well. I worked on it with all my heart and with my own respect and love, so I hope you enjoy it!"
MindaRyn commented, "'Remaining Story' is a song about the feelings of continuing to move forward while searching for your place in the world. It was inspired by the story of the main character, Shou Zama, who is drawn into a completely different world. There must be a place for you somewhere. You keep moving forward in search of that place. Even if the time comes to leave this world, I'm sure a wonderful story will remain there. I sang the song while imagining how he must have felt having to go to an unfamiliar place, and also overlapping it with the emotions I feel when my own environment changes."
To commemorate the release of the second experiment video, episodes 29 and 31 of "Saint Seiya Dunbine," in which Vilvine, Zwaaath, and the Black Knight make their first appearance, will be released on the Sunrise YouTube channel from noon on November 15th. A short video showing the making of the experiment video and a special program are also scheduled to be released in late November. At the event "TAMASHII NATION 2024," which will be held in Akihabara, Tokyo from November 15th to 17th, an exhibition booth will be set up in conjunction with the experiment video.
