Doamayger-D (2015)
Okay, so Doamayger-D fooled me for a moment at first, because I thought I was watching a show produced in the ‘70s but which had been released with extra notes onscreen for modern audiences 😀
But it was made only a few years ago of course and it’s clearly a loving tribute to (and parody of) 1970s mecha.
Everything from the ‘scratchy’ look to the character and robot designs and the battle scenes, down to the acting and narration, it all has that feel. It’s incredibly compact storytelling too, with each episode being about 2 minutes long, with the perfectly on brand ending theme stretching the overall running time a bit.
ILCA maybe wanted to make something truly regional, since aside from the ‘70s mech tropes, the show features baking and sweets common to Kyoto, and it makes me think the episodes are tv spots, or at least able to function as fun little promos for tourism?
Anyway, if you’re curious this won’t take long to check out and if you’re familiar with the tropes and aesthetic of older mech, then you might enjoy Doamayger-D.
3 Stars
Note: Doamayger-D is definitely fun and easy to digest, but I’d try to watch it via disc if possible, since even short load times between 3 minute episodes can feel like a bit much (but that’s no deal-breaker precisely).
Oh, this sounds fun and I didn’t even know it existed. 😯😁
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I stumbled across it – can’t remember how, but it was a fun surprise 😀
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I have never heard of this anime in my life, but this looks entertaining. I thought this was some lost Go Nagai work (the Mazinger art style is obvious). This looks like an affectionate parody of the 70s mech shows of that ilk. I wonder if most of the characters talk in the famous Kansai accent since this takes place in Kyoto.
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I hadn’t focused on the accent, yeah – I might rewatch an ep or two and see if I can pick anything up.
I definitely got that feeling, for it being an affectionate parody and that art style. Somewhere, I saw someone discussing the performance of the villain re: the accent and it was really interesting. I’ll try to find the link!
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No problem. It may not be all the characters, but I assume you might have a few. Although I did hear that in Kyoto, it’s not as hardcore as Osaka or some of the rural towns in that region.
Yeah, it does look like a parody that also homages that era of super robot shows. That sounds fascinating. Let me know when you find the link.
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Found it! 🙂
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3050497
About the fourth post down starts the (short) convo on the performance, which I found really interesting re: US-accented Japanese. (I could sorta tell myself, watching the episodes too.)
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Very fascinating article! Haha!
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