Anime V - April 1986: Popular Video Character Picture Guide - Megazone 23 Part II

Focusing on settei and liner notes for various anime ahead of release, this section of the magazine features line art from Megazone 23 Part II.


Featuring the new releases of “Amon Saga”, “The Humanoid” and “Pink Shock”, Eve, Yui, Arnasu and others make their debut one after the other in new concept art!

Megazone 23 Part II
Continuing on from the previous episode, this time though Eve is unveiled with her character design by Haruhiko Mikimoto. It’s said that a flesh-and-blood Eve will appear in Part II, so it will be enjoyable to see her real changing facial expressions.  


Eve Tokimatsuri
A collection of facial details where you can fully appreciate the charms of Mikimoto characters.  
Wearing a beret, she comes off as a bit of a handful. Compared to Part I, her eyes have become a little tighter.

Yui Takanaka
Yui now has short hair and pierced ears. She has become a little devilish, and her femininity can be felt in her soft expressions. It’s curious how she changed.

You can see the change in the intensity of her eyes in her gaze. She has quite a coquettish air. The bike that Yui rides. It’s a Yamaha FZ-400 Phazer, the colour is a bright blue-purple. 


B.D.
Debuting a new costume. On the left is his trendy jacket for casual wear. Above, is his military uniform. Accessories such as the gloves and cigarette aptly convey B.D.’s elegance. 

Nakao
He is B.D.’s adjutant, and a member of the Road Runners, the elite guard under the direct control of B.D. Compared to Shiratori who is an executor, he functions as a staff officer.  

Mechanics
Military-spec (mass produced model) Garland, Manoeuvre Craft specification. Floats about 40cm-80cm above ground.  

Megazone military-branded Garland GR-II. Manoeuvre Slave specification. The size is almost neck-and-neck with the Proto-Garland.

It isn’t very large, but it’s a new type of fighter craft. When the line-of-sight tracking on the helmet is entered, the sensor and gun barrel track with the pilot. 

The Megazone spaceship, the Zero-Zero Fighter. Total length 13m. Located on the back is a warning sensor.


(Above) Machineguns for use by the Trash gang members. On the right is Cyndi’s gun, military style. On the left is Lightning’s gun which uses a laser sight.  

(Below) VTOL craft exclusively for Shiratori. Total length 13.5m. Maximum speed is 420km/h, leans forward when flying at high speed.

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