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The Venus Wars (ヴィーナス戦記 Vinasu Senki) is a 1989 science fiction anime film. It is directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, co-written by Yuichi Sasamoto and Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, and stars Gorô Naya and Anna Alba.

Loosely based on the manga by Yasuhiko (translated into English by Dark Horse Comics in the early 90s), The Venus Wars gained recognition in the United States when it aired in heavy rotation on the Sci-Fi Channel's "Saturday Anime" movie block in the late 1990s.

English Language Cast

In alphabetical order:

Anna Alba: Maggy
Bradley Cole: Will
Jocelyn Cunningham: Miranda
William Dufries: Kurtz
Ben Fairman: Hiro
Denica Fairman: Susan Somers
Peter Marinker: Donner
Michael Morris: Rob
Bob Sessions: Gary

Characters

; Hiro Seno : A hotshot monobiker, Hiro is the star of the Killer Commando racing team. Impetuous and impulsive, he becomes a key figure in the war for the freedom of Aphrodia.

; Susan Somers : A flirtatious and spunky reporter from Earth, Sue becomes personally involved in the war when she falls in love with a Venusian, Will.

; General Gerheart Donner : The arrogant leader of the Ishtar military forces.

; Maggy : Hiro's sweet-natured girlfriend, who's in training to be a nurse.

; Miranda : The fiery "Queen" of the Killer Commandoes.

; Will : One of the more thoughtful and mature Killer Commandoes; he falls in love with Sue.

; Gary : The team manager and father-figure of the Killer Commandoes.

; Lieutenant Kurtz : Hiro's superior officer and rival in the Aphrodian Freedom Force.

Plot Synopsis

In the year 2003, a collision with an ice meteorite has transformed the surface of the planet Venus. In the year 2089, Venus has been colonized and divided into two continents, Ishtar and Aphrodia. Susan Sommers, a bubbly reporter from Earth, travels to Venus hoping to get a scoop on the military tensions that have arisen between the two nations. She arrives in the Aphrodian capital of Io shortly before the city is invaded by the forces of Ishtar, led by General Donner.

Meanwhile, a brutal, Rollerball-esque racing game is being held in a local stadium. One team, the Killer Commandoes, is led by hotshot Hiro Seno. The game is disrupted by the invasion and the team quickly evacuates. Hiro's teammate Will picks up Sue on the way and takes her to the garage where the rest of the team is laying low. The invasion of Io is completed in one day, and the politicans, police, and press submit to Ishtar's authority. The city is put under marshal law, and a curfew is in effect. Many of Io's citizens, including Hiro's girlfriend Maggy, try to pretend that nothing has changed since the invasion, but Donner's iron grip on the city is too tight to ignore.

Hiro visits his teammate Jack, who's staying in his uncle's high rise apartment. However, the police see them as trespassers and lead an unprovoked assault against Hiro. He makes a daring escape from their custody, but not unscathed; his leg is pierced by a bullet and he barely makes it to Maggy's home before he collapses. She tends to his wounds, and Hiro shares a few secrets about his past. A photograph of Maggy's father's spurs memories of the farm where he was raised; Hiro reveals that many of the terra-forming farms funded by the Aphrodian government were frauds simply meant to secure land away from Ishtar. He bitterly notes that all governments are corrupt, and expresses his frustration and anger at the state of the world. His words trouble Maggy, but the two share an embrace and a passionate kiss. The moment is ruined when her father returns from work; Hiro is ushered into a back room and overhears the ensuing conversation. Maggy's father is a bureaucrat, and he's pulling strings to have the two of them evacuated out of Io. Maggy is horrified at the thought of abandoning her friends, and Hiro storms out.

Meanwhile, Miranda of the Killer Commandoes discovers that their manager, Gary, has been secretly smuggling arms in the city. Raiding his cache, she reveals her plan to demolish the Ishtar tanks that are parked in the old stadium. Gary says that the Commandoes would be fools to try such a suicidal mission, but Hiro likes the idea and inspires his teammates. The Killer Commandoes lead an assault against the tanks, but underestimate the strength of Ishtar's military. Jack and Gary are killed in the melee, and Hiro nearly shares their fate. At the last minute, however, the team is saved by the Aphrodian Freedom Force, which had also been planning to attack the stadium that night.

Sue and the Killer Commandoes are forcibly recruited by Lt. Kurtz, who thinks that their skills as monobikers would be useful in his Bloodhound Squadron. Tensions run high among the Killer Commandoes and the team is divided; Will and Sue think that it's important to fight for Aphrodia's freedom, but Hiro and Miranda want nothing to do with war. Will is called out on a mission and Sue begs him to take her along. He instead convinces her to wire her camera to his monobike so he can film their attack. But, to Sue's horror, Will disappears in battle. Sue steals a buggy to search for him on the battlefield, only to stumble upon the terrible truth of his death.

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