[Anime Classics]

Release Info

Released in 1986. Produced by AIC, Animate, ARTMIC, MOVIC, and Sony Music Entertainment. Animation by Ashi Productions, Maki Production, Star Productions, Studio Bogey, Studio Fantasia, Studio Mac, and Studio Pom.

Plot Summary

Two races, the Solnoids and the Paranoids, have been waging a war for centuries. Barely surviving a large scale space battle, seven Solnoids set a course toward Chaos, a planet set to be the new homeland for their race. A malfunction during the light-speed journey makes their ship jump ahead of their fleet forcing them to encounter several problems on their own.

My Thoughts

The Gall Force movie series is a candy store for the sci-fi fan. It has plenty of space battles with starships and mechs. At one point it feels like Alien when they have a monster on board. I love this movie but I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. To like it you need to appreciate 80s anime sci-fi.

Buy From Amazon

You can buy this movie from Amazon. It goes for around $20-40 (US). You can buy the full DVD movie set as well.

Download

Gall Force: Eternal Story can be downloaded via torrents from Nyaa. This site is the best, safest, and most dependable resource to get anime for free.

Download from Nyaa

Notes

• If you don't know what torrents are, YouTube has tutorials. Be mindful that torrent downloads aren't instant. Depending on your Internet speed and number of seeds, it could take up to 24 hours for an anime to download.
• If you need a torrent client, these are the best (they're all free).
• The majority of video downloads from Nyaa are in “MKV” format, and less commonly in “AVI”. If you need a good video player to play these formats, VLC Media Player is the best (and it's free). It's available on every OS, including iOS and Android.

Is the MKV too big?

If you download a large Blu-ray quality MKV from Nyaa, it is possible that your computer or phone/tablet isn't fast enough to play it at full speed. In this case, you can use HandBrake. It's a free video converter; use it to shrink down the video. If you need help using HandBrake, YouTube has tutorials. Another option is to use Plex (mentioned below) because it automatically downsamples large videos when it streams them to your TV.

Playing on your TV

The easiest way to play MKV and AVI videos on your TV is with Plex. It streams movies from your computer to your TV through your Wi-Fi. It's a free app. Install it on your Windows or Mac, then install it on your set-top box (Apple TV, Roku, Fire sticks, etc.). Just note that Plex will only detect these movies in an Other Videos library because the “Movies” library doesn't detect rare/obscure anime classics. If you need help, YouTube has tutorials.