Arei no Kagami

アレイの鏡 ~ Way to the Virgin Space (Arei's Mirror ~ Way to the Virgin Space)
Arei's Mirror: Way to the Virgin Space
The cover of the VHS release
Genre	Science fiction
Manga
Written by	Leiji Matsumoto
Published by	Sekai Bunka Publishing
Published	May 1, 1985
Volumes	1
Anime film
Directed by	Kozo Morishita
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	March 16, 1985
Runtime	22 minutes

Arei's Mirror: Way to the Virgin Space (アレイの鏡〜ウェイ・トゥ・ザ・バージン・スペース〜, Arei no Kagami ~Wei tu za Bājin Spēsu~, also known as Mirror of Halley)^[1] was originally created by Leiji Matsumoto as an educational-like video aimed more at children. It used information about Earth and Outer Space which lead many to believe it as an educational video. It was first shown only as a movie in the Expo '85 as part of the World Fair.^[1] It was also Leiji Matsumoto's first work with Computer Graphics in it. The same year it was published a single-volume comic adaptation cured by Sekai Bunkasha.^[2]

Plot

The story follows Daichi Meguru and Mayu, a young boy and a pilot, as they flee their war torn planet and into space. Upon their ship a stowaway android named Zero joins their quest as they travel through Halley's Mirror.

Staff

Director: Kozo Morishita
Script: Mitsuru Majima
Music: Yuri Nishimura
Original Manga and Design: Leiji Matsumoto
Character Design & Animation Direction: Kazuo Komatsubara

Theme Songs

"We Will Be One Someday" by Satoko Shimonari: Lyrics: Kayoko Fuyumori; Composed: Yuri Nishimura

"Aoi Mizuumi" by Satoko Shimonari: Lyrics: Kayoko Fuyumori; Composed: Yuri Nishimura

Cast

Daichi Meguru: Keiko Toda
Mayu: Yōko Asagami
Zero: Hideyuki Tanaka
Linne: Hiromi Tsuru
Universal Consciousness: Reiko Mutô

Media

The movie was only shown once and was then released on VHS. Very few media or products were released, except for a few at the Expo. There has been no DVD or Blu-ray release.

A soundtrack was released as a vinyl record.

References

1 2 Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 1845765001.
↑ Trish Ledoux. Anime interviews. Cadence Books, 1997. ISBN 1569312206.

External links

Arei no Kagami (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Works by Leiji Matsumoto

Anime

As Director	Space Battleship Yamato (1974) Space Cruiser Yamato (1977) Arrivederci Yamato (1978)

As Writer	Planet Robot Danguard Ace (1977) Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger (1978) Arrivederci Yamato (1978) Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) Yamato: The New Voyage (1979) Be Forever Yamato (1980) Space Battleship Yamato III (1980) Final Yamato (1983) The Cockpit (1993) Queen Emeraldas Maetel Legend (2000) Cosmo Warrior Zero (2001) Gun Frontier (2002) Great Yamato No. Zero (2004) Ozuma (2012)

As Producer	Saint Elmo: Apostle of Light (1986) Space Symphony Maetel (2004) The Galaxy Railways (2003) Great Yamato No. Zero (2004)

Manga

Submarine Super 99 (1970)
Gun Frontier (1972)
Cosmoship Yamato (1974)
Galaxy Express 999 (1974)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1977)
Queen Millennia (1980)
Arei's Mirror (1985)
Harlock Saga (1998)
Great Yamato (2001)

Maeterlinck's Blue Bird (1980)
Interstella 5555 (2003)

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