, known simply as ''Gdleen'', is a Japanese

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series written by

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and illustrated by Hitoshi Yoneda. The first novel in the series, subtitled , was published in September 1989 by

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under the Sneaker Bunko

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. It was adapted into an

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and released in 1990. A

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based on the anime was developed by

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and published by

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, for the

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in 1991.

Plot

The plot of ''Gdleen'' revolves around Ryūn who crash lands on the planet Gdleen. There he meets Fana and the two are soon entangled in a long-standing war between the Babaress and Miyorl tribes.

Media

Light novels

;''Jikō Wakusei Gdleen'' series ; ''Gdleen ()'' series

Anime

The OVA, called ''Gdleen'', was directed by Takao Kato and

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and based on a

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written by

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adaptation, called ''Gdleen'', was designed by Yuhei Yamaguchi, while the music was composed by Psychosonic, You Ohyama, and Toshimichi Isoe. It is a

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, and was the first role-playing game for the Super Famicom, released six months after the video game console's launch in Japan.

References

External links

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