AniWorthLove Position: Halley Densetsu
Introduction
When microbiologist Subaru Marita is chosen as part of a team traveling to Vietnam to research a new microorganism, his father Robert is surprised. Decades ago, when he served in the Vietnam War, Robert developed a relationship with Lamina, a mysterious woman with healing powers he had found in the jungle. Unfortunately, they were tragically separated as a result of the fighting and Robert has not seen her since. Though it seems unlikely, Robert gives his son an old harmonica in the hopes he can pass it on to her.
When Subaru arrives in Vietnam, he does not have any hope that he will be able to locate Lamina and fulfill his father's request. But in a shocking surprise, Subaru not only finds Lamina, but also sees that she has not aged a day since meeting his father. Intrigued, Subaru unknowingly stumbles into a mystery that goes far beyond his microbiological research.
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Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 5.97/10 · 703
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Audience reviews
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HeavensBlade13
TLDR; Love Position was built around a gimmick tie in to Halley's Comet and had mediocre production values, an extremely messy story, and flat characters.
Story: A hulking terminator-esque villain hunting a beautiful alien who has fallen in love with Earth was in the first place not particularly unique, but it was made even worse by being extremely muddled and hectic in its presentation. The focus jumps all over the place in both time and place between several story threads which all involve different characters (an overbearing father, Vietnam war flashbacks, the looming evil alien, and the main character's journey) all in only ~90 minutes. This does not mean the story was hard to follow just that the extreme lack of focus gave me little reason to care about what was happening, created no…
Read at the sourcematthigh
Let's be honest here - this is mostly just a thematic ripoff of The Terminator, as nigh-invincible massive hulking guy (who looks suspiciously like Ahhhhnold) is on a mission of destruction. It seems like nothing can so much as scratch this monstrosity.
Well, almost. There's another alien agent that was also sent to Earth, but is trying to save it. Only she's this soft, gentle, willowy, innocent girl. And yet, she is his nemesis.
The "hook" that makes this "catchy" is the convoluted and weird tie-in to Halley's Comet. For those who weren't around at the time, it was a Pretty Big Deal back in the day, and anything marketed as related to the comet would have extra cache.
Aside from the implausible and cliched general plot, they also throw in a love triangle and and abusive relationship…
Read at the sourceslenderfall
I decided to write this review more for its historical value than anything else – Oh, it is my first MAL review, too, so be gentle.
Love Position, Legend of the Halley was the first OVA by Tezuka Productions, a company created by Osamu Tezuka. The title was released in December 1985.
This, like so many amines of the day, was undoubtedly made with the intention of selling to the US market. For example, the opening sequences are set in a familiar Nevada desert setting (for no apparent reason). But the American influences do not stop there. The arrival off an alien agent comes straight out of the scenes when Arnie arrived to Earth in Terminator. The Vietnam War atrocities flashbacks are like homage to Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, and with a dose of Indiana Jones just to keep the Lucas fans hap…
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