The Anime Super Remix: Kyojin no Hoshi

The Anime Super Remix: Kyojin no Hoshi (ジ・アニメ　スーパーリミックス 巨人の星) was released for the PlayStation 2 by Capcom on June 20, 2002.

## The Anime Super Remix: Star of The Giants

### Media

Kyojin no Hoshi

**SPOILERS***WARNING! This article contains spoilers!*(*Yuke! Yuke! Hyūma!*)

## Game Overview

"The Anime Super Remix: Star of the Giants" is a game in which new movies and new "Episode Events (mini-games)" are added as you play. Famous scenes, mini-games and albums are all closely connected.

Earn points by playing mini-games that are based on various scenes from the story, and use them to acquire new episodes, events, and movies. Every time you replay a mini-game, more "Still Images" (Episodes in the chronology) will be obtained.

In the mini-games, you will be able to recreate and experience the heated confrontations with rivals (such as Ban Chūta, Mitsuru Hanagata, and Hōsaku Samon.) You can also create an original album by editing only the scenes you like from among them.

Each scene is a mode where you can enjoy various episodes and mini-games as if you were following the chronology of the "Star of the Giants". At the start of the game, there are only a limited number of episodes and mini-games, which can be increased by accumulating points by playing mini-games.

In the "Album", you can store the episodes collected in the episode event (mini-game) where you can experience the story, and you can play your favorite episode at any time.

You can collect a total of 80 episodes! If you use the "Edit" mode, you can freely connect your favorite episodes and play them continuously. You can make your own original movie by connecting memorable scenes for yourself.

## Characters

#### Hyūma Hoshi

A young boy who was trained in baseball by his strict father, Ittetsu Hoshi. In order to fulfill his unfulfilled dream of joining the Giants, Ittetsu forces him to wear the "Dai League Ball Training Cast" and he spends his days in pain. Because of the grueling practice, Hyūma Hoshi even hated baseball, but through a confrontation with his rival, he awakens to the wonders of baseball.

#### Ittetsu Hoshi

The father of Hyūma Hoshi, he was nicknamed the "Phantom Third Baseman" of the Giants team. He entrusts Hyūma Hoshi with his dream of becoming the "Giant's star", which he could not fulfill, and gives him a gifted education from an early age. Sometimes, he went to the enemy side to train Hyūma Hoshi, and his passion for Hyūma to join the Giants was so hot and intense that it seemed ruthless.

## Episode Events (mini games)

### Aim for the Star of Glory - 「めざせ栄光の星」 (Episode 1)

Recreation of the scene at the Hoshi household, where Hyūma Hoshi throws a ball through a hole in the wall and it launches right back. Button timing is crucial.

"Hyūma, a boy who throws a ball that surprises Kawakami, the director of the Giants. He was a baseball boy who was raised by his former Giants father, Ittetsu, to aim for the "Star of the Giants"! Hyūma Hoshi's only toy is a baseball... Catch a ball bouncing through a hole. The speed of the ball will increase with each throw!"

### The Tenacious Man, Samon - 「執念の男・左門」 (Episode 37)

Recreation of the scene when Hyūma Hoshi catches the ball hit by Hōsaku Samon during the Koshien semi-finals. Repeatedly pressing the buttons determine whether or not you catch the ball.

"Seiun High School, which Hyūma belongs to, has moved onwards to the long-awaited Koshien Championship. There is one more match until the finals where his rival Mitsuru Hanagata awaits. However, here, a man of tenacity, Hōsaku Samon stands in his way! Hōsaku Samon's bat breaks in half and attacks Hyūma Hoshi! The game is cleared when you stop the bat before it hits Hyūma."

### Devil's Iron Bat - 「魔の鉄バット」 (Episode 80)

Recreation of the scene of Mitsuru Hanagata's training in a dire effort overthrow Hyūma Hoshi's Dai League Ball No. 1. Pressing the button repeatedly determines whether or not the iron ball can be hit back.

### Curfew of Guts - 「根性の門限やぶり」 (Episode 85)

Recreation of the scene where Hyūma Hoshi and Ban Chūta performed special training to improve the Dai League Ball No. 1. In order to hit the swinging 50-yen coin, a certain amount of power is required to achieve the pitch that Ban Chūta demands. (Timing is crucial)

### Baseball Robot Ozuma 「野球ロボット・オズマ」 (Episode 88)

Recreates Armstrong Ozuma's baseball training. 3 types of training menus are performed in order.

### Fumbling Youth - 「手さぐりの青春」 (Episode 95)

Recreates the scene of Hyūma Hoshi's famous Go-Go dance with Rumi Tachibana. In order to make Hyūma Hoshi dance well, you have to measure the timing of the button presses in the manner of a music game.

### Invisible Swing -「見えないスイング」(Episode 114)

Recreates Ozuma's training by coach Ittetsu Hoshi. The buttons assigned to the thrown balls (three balls) must be pressed within a certain period of time to determine whether or not Ozuma can hit them.

### Dai League Ball No. 2 Crisis -「大リーグボール二号の危機」 (Episode 141)

Recreation of Samon's Dai League Ball No. 2 Breaker. Generating a tornado by swinging, repeatedly pressing the button right before the ball arrives, the "invisible ball" will become visible.

### Dai League Ball No. 3 - 「大リーグボール3号」 (Episode 168)

Recreates Hyūma Hoshi's acquisition of the Dai League Ball No. 3. The ball must be thrown at the right timing in order to score a strike.

## Gallery

Kyojin no Hoshi- The Anime Super Remix trailerThe Anime Super Remix: Kyojin no Hoshi - Trailer
## Trivia

* You can watch the opening of the anime.
* A lot of famous and important scenes from the anime are recorded.

## References

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20021215200719/http://www.capcom.co.jp/product/theani/hoshi/gaiyou/index.html
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20030226215144/http://www.capcom.co.jp/product/theani/hoshi/chara/index.html
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20040411182317/http://www.capcom.co.jp/product/theani/hoshi/mini/index.html

## External Links

* The Anime Super Remix - Official Site (Archive)
* Japanese Wikipedia