Aura Battler Dunbine – One of the first modern Isekai animes for teens

In this Isekai, a human must learn to control an insect-like mech.

  • Japanese title: Seisenshi Dunbine 
  • Initial release Japan: February 1983 
  • Initial release Germany: –
  • Episodes: 49

What is it about? Young motocross rider Show Zama is suddenly summoned from present-day Tokyo to the medieval-like parallel world of Byston Well. The people from Earth possess exceptionally much spiritual energy, called Aura, in this fantasy world. With this Aura, the life energy of the pilots, they can control gigantic insect-like mechas known as Aura Battlers. 

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Show is supposed to use such a mech as a warrior in Byston Well and participate in a brutal war for the supremacy of a magical world. The power-hungry Lord Drake Luft plans to conquer all of Byston Well. 

Why is this an Isekai? Instead of being welcomed as a shining hero, the protagonist is ripped from his reality and involuntarily misused as a weapon for the war in a foreign dimension. The series combines classic fantasy elements like castles, kings, and fairies with hard mecha action and darker themes. 

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