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The OVA tells of the events leading up to [[World War III]] and the characters it most closely affects. Burt, an American scientist, invents the Missile Defense System, making it so the USA no longer feels threatened by nuclear war. The world looks on as his test is successful. His sister and best friend, Laura and Wataru, soon find out that he has been kidnapped by Soviet spies, and after the nuking of the Russian submarine goes terribly wrong, all hell breaks loose. The events of that holiday season are seen through the eyes of the President of the United States; Michael, an East German soldier; the team at the Kremlin; and Burt's closest friends.

 

 

While a 1982 calendar and a 12-track soundtrack LP were released in Japan, this OVA is incredibly hard to find. Released once on videotape in the two sides of Germany, Italy and Australia, few copies were produced due to the arthouse-filmgoer demographic not being big buyers. The European releases are just hacked up versions of the Australian, which cut 35 minutes. They didn't bother adding credits besides the Japanese ones, adding to the mystery of why Wizard Video released it at all, being a little-known horror film distributor in the first place. Thanks to Wizard Video, the movie hasn't completely faded into obscurity but is getting there. [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]].

A detailed rundown can be found [http://www.anime-games.co.uk/VHS/anime/futurewar.php here].

 

 

* [[Big Red Button]]: The Minister of Defense ignores orders and presses the large red button, which launches a massive second wave assault. {{spoiler|Miami, New York City, Chicago, and Tokyo are all destroyed and from space the earth turns red.}}

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|Even though Paris, NYC, Miami, Chicago, Tokyo, and other cities are destroyed and millions have died, the survivors along with the rest of the world band together after the Communist leader is killed. Wataru is returned safely to earth after the remaining Soviet have a change of heart.}}

* [[Convenience Store Gift Shopping]]: The president sends a box of cigars with a note asking for renewed friendship to Russia's leader for Christmas the day after the accident. While they were expensive cigars, Orloff scoffs and is insulted at the "thoughtless gift", assuming that they are cheap and can be bought conveniently. He brands the president a [[Americans Are Cowboys|stupid American cowboy]] while smoking it anyways.

* [[Country Mouse]]: Marina

* [[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]: Michael frantically searches for {{spoiler|Marina}} after a fight breaks out in Neinberg, only to find her crushed under the rubble of a building. He pulls her out and she dies in his arms.

* [[Dirty Communists]]: Naturally, since it's an eighties work involving nuclear warfare. Not all of them are evil, but ultimately a few of them are the biggest villains, waiting until the Americans lose their will to fight to try to wipe out an entire half of the world's population.

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