Download (OVA)

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Download: Namu Amida Butsu wa Ai no Uta, [lower-alpha 1] also known as Download: Devil's Circuit [1] and Download: Song in Loving Homage to Amida Buddha, [2] is a direct-to-video anime inspired by the NEC PC Engine games Download and Download 2 . [3] [4]

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Staff

Besides including themes that inspired psychological studies, such as brain–computer interfaces, [5] the OVA is notable for its production staff, [6] which included Rintaro and Yoshinori Kanada, [7] [8] two of the most acclaimed and important animators in anime history, [9] [10] [11] and Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu, a member of the enormously popular 1960s band The Spiders and later a successful solo artist. [12]

Reception

Hardcore Gaming 101 , a respected retrogaming publication, [13] [14] [15] observed apparent influences from Akira and Megazone 23 . It highlighted that the title introduces Japanese Buddhist themes to the franchise, but criticized the fact that the length of the animation is not long enough to develop its plot. [16]

Notes

  1. Japanese: ダウンロード 南無阿弥陀仏は愛の詩, Hepburn: Daunrōdo Namu Amida Butsu wa Ai no Uta

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