This pilot is remembered, really, for one notable reason: this is Miyazaki's first time as a solo director. He teamed up with Takahata for the later episodes of the 1971-72 Lupin III series, but Yuki's Sun marked his first time solely in the captain's seat.
Yuki's Sun was based upon a popular shoujo manga (girls' comic) by Tetsuya Chiba which was serialized in 1963. It involves a 10-year-old orphan girl who is adopted into a family. The storyline is somewhat complex, and seems to play out like grand melodrama. Chiba's stories were more sophisticated and grown-up than, say, Osamu Tezuka, who of course was the godfather of postwar Japanese manga.
Yuki no Taiyou Pilot has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ユキの太陽, Yuki's Sun Pilot
Genres: Drama
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3. Paulette no Isu
noitaminA's 10th anniversary commemoration short special.
Paulette's Chair has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ポレットのイス, Paulette no Isu, Pollet no Isu, Poretto no Isu, Poulette no Isu
2. Little Nemo Pilot
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland was released in American theaters in 1992. However, at one point earlier in its development many people from Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro) had been involved with the project. In 1984 they produced this test pilot.
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: リトル・ニモ パイロット, Little Nemo Pilot
1. Pony Metal U-GAIM Promotion Film
This is a short little pilot film inserting Yuu Morisawa, the heroine of Creamy Mami, into the mecha world of Heavy Metal L-Gaim.
After Yuu Morisawa is killed in a car accident, she is rebuilt as Pony Metal U-GAIM in a scenario à la Astroboy. Put to a high-energy Japanese pop song, this experimental mishmash of genres was the brainchild of studio Anime R.
The series was never made for copyright reasons, and this pilot film is all that remains alongside a handful of merchandise.
Pony Metal U-GAIM Promotion Film has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: PONY METAL U-GAIM PROMOTION FILM, Pony Metal U-GAIM Promotion Film
