| Arei's Mirror: Way to the Virgin Space | |
 The cover of the VHS release | |
| アレイの鏡 ~ Way to the Virgin Space (Arei's Mirror ~ Way to the Virgin Space) | |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
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| Produced by | Toshio Katsuta |
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| Music by | Yuri Nishimura |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 16, 1985 |
| Runtime | 26 minutes |
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| Written by | Leiji Matsumoto |
| Published by | Sekai Bunka Publishing |
| Published | May 1, 1985 |
| Volumes | 1 |
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Arei's Mirror: Way to the Virgin Space (アレイの鏡 〜ウェイ・トゥ・ザ・バージン・スペース〜,Arei no Kagami ~Wei tu za Bājin Spēsu~, also known asMirror of Halley)[1] was originally created byLeiji Matsumoto as an educational-like video aimed more at children. It used information aboutEarth andouter space which lead many to believe it as an educational video. It was first shown only as a film in theExpo '85 as part of the World Fair.[1] It was alsoLeiji Matsumoto's first work withcomputer graphics in it. The same year it was published a single-volume comic adaptation cured by Sekai Bunkasha.[2]
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The story follows Daichi Meguru and Mayu, a young boy and a pilot, as they flee their war torn planet and into space. Upon their ship a stowaway android named Zero joins their quest as they travel through Halley's Mirror.
The movie was only shown once and was then released on VHS and VHD. Very few media or products were released, except for a few at the Expo. There has been no DVD or Blu-ray release.
A soundtrack was released as a vinyl record.
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