History Anime / DieBuster

* ColonyDrop: As a desperate measure, the humans wanted to [[spoiler: drop the entire planet Earth at the space monster, but, luckily, Nono had an alternative to that.]]

** Dix-Neuf's old war wounds parallel the [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Eva-01]]'s major injuries. [[spoiler: Spike through the right eye going out the back of the head from Sachiel, lost left arm complete with grafted replacement from Zeruel. While not an injury Dix-Neuf replaces his Collapsing Generator by tearing it out of another and absorbing it into himself, like an S2 Organ.]]

* RealityWarper -- All major combatants, to a mild degree. Used to [[HandWave explain]] the RuleOfCool in battles.

* TheFuture -- About ''12,000 years'' after the events of ''{{GunBuster}}''. The endings line up, though.

* ArtisticLicensePhysics - {{justified}} by having a very literal device called Physical Canceller.

** The numbering of one Buster Machine and mankind's current predicament imply the little known [[CutShort manga sequel]] to Gunbuster is canon. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the [[WordOfGod creators]]. [[spoiler: The manga featured three new Buster Machines, bringing the number before Nono to 6. They battled an enemy [[CosmicHorror more than scary]] enough to drain mankind's resources and/or frighten it into curling up in its solar system.]]

* TheFuture -- About ''12,000 years'' after the end of ''{{GunBuster}}''. Still, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

* TheFuture -- About ''12,000 years'' after the end of ''{{GunBuster}}''. Still, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

* TheFuture -- About ''12,000 years'' after the end of ''{{GunBuster}}''. Still, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture -- O.K., more like ''12,000 years'' after the end of ''{{GunBuster}}'', but still...the more things change, the more they stay the same.

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture -- O.K., more like ''12,000 years'' after the end of GunBuster, but still...

* BeyondTheImpossible -- In episode 5, we find out that [[spoiler:The last space monster is trapped in a black hole, and is attempting to break out of it. Not only does it succeed despite Nono's best efforts, but it OVERCOMES the black hole in size and uses it as it's POWER SOURCE. Note that the black hole is the one created in {{Gunbuster}} with the self-destruction of the Excelion.]]

A six-volume OVA that serves as a sequel to ''{{GunBuster}}'', released as a [[MilestoneCelebration 20th anniversary]] project for StudioGainax. With director KazuyaTsurumaki at the helm, who also directed ''{{FLCL}}'', this series could easily be described as the love-child of the two series. While its source material is very story-centric, ''{{DieBuster}}'' maintains a strong overarching story while including more action and style that would set the groundwork for ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' three years later.

** [[spoiler:Nono's]] whole attitude and fighting style is a ''huge'' one to TengenToppaGurrenLagann.

The OVA follows Nono, a rather klutzy girl who leaves home to try and become a Space Pilot. Unfortunately for her, she ends up in a run-down cafe in the middle of nowhere. One day, a girl named Lal'C Melk Mark, of the elite Topless units, amazes Nono by saving her from some Space Pilot perverts, and she immediately idolizes her. Nono follows her back to the city, where she ends up in the cross-fire of a space monster attack. [[spoiler:Lal'C fights in her Buster Machine, Dix-Neuf, but it is actually Nono that saves the day, sans-mecha, with the classic Inazuma Kick. The story takes off with the realization that Nono is not all that she appears.]]

This leads up to a series of climaxes that continue to top each other. [[spoiler: Nicola's plot unearths the True Space Monster, while Nono realizes her heritage as Buster Machine No. 7. They realize the Space Monsters fought up to this point were actually an old defense system that evolved. The two forces try to destroy the Monster, but fail, causing Nono to flee. Lal'C then hatches a plan to use the Earth itself as a weapon to finish the war once and for all. However, Nono appears to sacrifice herself in its place, and the two engage the monster one final time. Finally, in a short epilogue 10 years later, Lal'C waits to welcome back the protagonists from GunBuster, who have finally returned.]]

The parallels between ''{{GunBuster}}'' and ''{{DieBuster}}'' are readily apparent. Both series focus on two girls - one, a hyperactive girl with natural talent but no actual skill; the other, a more stoic figure, a veteran of training, and the one person her compatriot idolizes. Both stories revolve around human emotion and the draining effect a drawn-out war can have on the combatants and their relationships. They both idealize the principle, common to the SuperRobot genre, that with hard work and determination, and ThePowerOfFriendship, anything is possible. Finally, they also realize, rather poignantly, [[spoiler: that even with incredible power, [[PyrrhicVictory sacrifices must be made.]]]] The duology is a testament to the Mecha genre, and the talent of StudioGainax, and should definitely be watched by any anime fan.

* BeyondTheImpossible: In episode 5, we find out that [[spoiler:The last space monster is trapped in a black hole, and is attempting to break out of it. Not only does it succeed despite Nono's best efforts, but it OVERCOMES the black hole in size and uses it as it's POWER SOURCE. Note that the black hole is the one created in {{Gunbuster}} with the self-destruction of the Excelion.]]

* SeriesContinuityError -- The declaration that the current wave of Space Monsters was more than ever encountered in history was made when they were still far below their late-''{{GunBuster}}'' levels, suggesting either this or an AlternateContinuity. [[spoiler:Turns out it's neither -- at some point in the past few millennia, some vital information was misplaced]].

* TechnicolorEyes: Nono has starburst-shaped pupils, [[spoiler: possibly hinting at her non-human nature.]]

* HourglassPlot -- Their attitudes don't shift, but [[spoiler:Nono goes from minor curiosity allowed to tag along with Fraternity to humanity's one hope for survival as Lal'C goes from being the most elite of the elite to ''a girl with a disease'']].

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: In the first episode, Lal'c is seen having a conversation with a cat. [[TalkingAnimal A talking cat.]] Said cat is never seen again in the anime, nor is it explained.