Gude Crest

Gude Crest - The Emblem of Gude
Directed by	Kazuhito Kikuchi
Based on	A fantasy novel by Reiko Hikawa
Produced by	Tairiku Shobu Hiroshi Takao Yoshiaki Aihara
Starring	Kazue Ikura Naoko Matsui
Music by	Shoji Honda
Production company	J.C.Staff
Release date	June 23, 1990 (1990-06-23)
Running time	45 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Gude Crest - The Emblem of Gude (女戦士エフェ＆ジーラ　グーデの紋章, Onna Senshi Efe & Jīra: Gūde no Monshō, "Female Soldiers Efe & Jira: Crest of Gude") is a 1990 one-shot anime. The anime, based on the fantasy novel series Onna Senshi Efera to Jiriora by Reiko Hikawa, runs for 45 minutes and was produced by J.C.Staff and by Tairiku Shobu (大陸書房). It was published in English by ADV Films. Enoki Films USA licensed the series as Jun and Sarah: Sacrifice of the Evil Spirit.

Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy, authors of The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917, described the work as being "in the spirit of the later Slayers".

Characters

Clements and McCarthy describe the main characters, Efera and Jiliora, as being "modeled rather obviously on the Dirty Pair".

• Efera
  • In the Japanese version, she is Efe (エフェ). Enoki Films named her Princess Juniana "Jun".
• Jiliora
  • In the Japanese version, she is Jeila (ジーラ Jīra). Enoki Films named her Lady Saraphina-Effra "Sarah".
• Orlin (オーリン Ōrin)
  • A friend of Efera and Jiliora who helps them escape. Named Orin by Enoki Films.
• Kilian (キリアン Kirian)
  • Kilian is a boy who helps Efera and Jiliora escape. He dies. Named Kirian by Enoki Films.
• Yurion (ユリオン)
  • Kilian's brother.
• Rubiera (ルビエラ)
  • Kilian's sister.
• Baron Celdion (セルディオン Serudion)
  • A man planning to take over various places.
• Holy Supreme Mother (皇母)
  • An evil goddess. Named Kira by Enoki Films.

External links

• Gude Crest (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Gude Crest at ADV Films (Archive)
• Jun and Sarah at Enoki Films