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Noriko Takaya

Noriko Takaya
Gunbuster character
Noriko Takaya
Noriko Takaya as she appears in episode 1
First appearanceGunbuster episode 1: "Whoa! Big Sis and I Are Going to Be Pilots Together?!" (1988)
Created byGainax
Designed byHaruhiko Mikimoto[1]: 94 [2]: 32 
Voiced byJapanese
Noriko Hidaka
English
Kiane Chula King[3]
In-universe information
Full nameNoriko Takaya
NicknameDaughter of Defeat (全滅娘, Zenmetsu Musume)[4]
SpeciesHuman
GenderFemale
RelativesYuzo Takaya (father)
NationalityJapanese
BirthdaySeptember 12, 2006[1]: 73 [5]: 66 
Age15[a]
16[b]
26[c]
42[d]
12,285[e]
Eye colorBrown
Hair colorBrown
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[5]: 66 
Blood typeO[5]: 66 

Noriko Takaya (Japanese: タカヤ・ノリコ, Hepburn: Takaya Noriko) is a fictional character from the Gunbuster franchise, created by Gainax. She is the franchise's most developed character and protagonist.[6] In the anime series of the same name, Noriko is the daughter of deceased space captain Yuzo Takaya. When she was young, she wanted to follow her father.[7] Years later, she joins the Okinawa Girls' Space Academy (沖縄女子宇宙高等学校, Okinawa Joshi Uchū Kōtō-Gakkō) to learn to pilot a mecha. She goes with "big sister" (お姉様, Onēsama) Kazumi Amano to space to defend Earth against extraterrestrials[7] known as space monsters (宇宙怪獣, Uchū Kaijū). By the end of the story, she grows to be a master pilot.[8]: 166 

Analysts and critics have described her as appearing cute,[8]: 167 [9]: 238  and praised her character arc for growing from an inexperienced pilot to a master one through hard work and will.[10][11] She has had merchandise released of her,[12] influenced the development of characters such as Shinji Ikari of Neon Genesis Evangelion,[13] and popularized the Gainax Pose (ガイナ立ち, Gaina Dachi), an arm fold, commonly seen in different media.[14]

  1. ^ a b Yamaguchi, Hiroshi (1988). トップをねらえ! FILM COMIC 1 [Gunbuster Film Comic 1] (in Japanese). Bandai (published October 30, 1988). ISBN 4-89189-362-1.
  2. ^ General Products Presents Complete Gunbuster. General Products (published April 10, 1990). 1990.
  3. ^ "Discotek Reveals Gunbuster English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. July 30, 2022. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "Whoa! Big Sis and I Are Going to Be Pilots Together?!". Gunbuster. Episode 1. October 7, 1988.
  5. ^ a b c Yamaguchi, Hiroshi (February 10, 1989). トップをねらえ! FILM COMIC 2 [Gunbuster Film Comic 2] (in Japanese). Bandai. ISBN 4-89189-005-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ "Does Gunbuster Hold Up Today?". Anime News Network. April 26, 2023. Archived from the original on December 17, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Aim for the Top! Character Guide". www.gunbuster.net. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  8. ^ a b Saitō, Tamaki; Azuma, Hiroki (2011). Beautiful Fighting Girl. Translated by Vincent, J. Keith; Lawson, Dawn (eBook ed.). Minneapolis [Minn.]: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-5451-2.
  9. ^ Galbraith, Patrick (February 3, 2022). "The Evangelion boom: On the explosion of fan markets and lifestyles in Heisei Japan". In Murai, Noriko; Kingston, Jeff; Burrett, Tina (eds.). Japan in the Heisei Era (1989–2019): Multidisciplinary Perspectives (1 ed.). London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429273575. ISBN 978-0-429-27357-5.
  10. ^ Supovitz, Ethan (October 25, 2023). "10 Strongest Pilots In Anime, Ranked". CBR. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  11. ^ Kurland, Daniel (April 18, 2023). "10 Short Anime That Should've Been Way Longer". CBR. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  12. ^ Donohoo, Timothy Blake (October 29, 2023). "Beloved Retro Mecha Anime Reveals New Merchandise Celebrating 35th Anniversary". CBR. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  13. ^ Covill, Max (June 6, 2023). "You can finally watch Gunbuster, one of the most influential anime ever made". Polygon. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  14. ^ Ramphele, Naledi (July 23, 2022). "What is the Gainax Pose?". Game Rant. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2025.


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