Exodus Anime
Description[edit]
The anime-episode was produced by TV Osaka as an OVA (Original Video Animation, or straight-to-video animated short) shortly after the release of the NES port of Ultima III in Japan in 1989, which let loose a huge demand for more Ultima-related things (which led to more ports being created). However, plans to sell the OVA were eventually put on hold. The reasons for this decision remain unknown and are puzzling, as the product had obviously been finished.
After the great Kobe earthquake of 1995, old tapes with the OVA were discovered in an old warehouse by an anonymous 2-chan forumgoer, who planned to auction the tapes off for charity. However, the charity auction never happened, and TV Osaka denied having anything to do with the tapes. TV Osaka did, however, accidentally air 12 minutes of the OVA on April 1st, 1997, when it was seen by few viewers, since another network was airing the first episode of Pokémon at the exact same time.
Sadly, the really obscure nature of this piece of media has made sure that no videos or screenshots have made it onto the internet. The only part that most likely will ever be seen was a part of it that was recycled for a commercial for the NES game, which shows the female cleric from the Japanese cover art. The only other piece of surviving media are images of the clamshell cases that held the tapes, which show the credits. The writer and character designer of the OVA, Hajime Kanzaka and Rui Araizumi respectively, would later collaborate on the light novel series Slayers.
Staff Credits[edit]
- Produced by: Pony Canyon
- Director: Mizuho Nishikubo
- Character Design: Rui Araizumi
- Script: Hajime Kanzaka
Voice cast[edit]
- Avatar - Mitsuko Horie
- Theme song: Mitsuko Horie: "Ai no senshi"
