Brigadoon English Sub & Dub

About Brigadoon

Brigadoon (Brigadoon: Marin to Melan) arrives as an adventure anime by Sunrise (2000), and the premise is easy to summarize. At its core: Marin is a typical junior high school girl with a sunny disposition and a loving adoptive family. Her life takes a drastic change when a mysterious mirage is seen in the sky above the entire earth.

Next up: Killer androids called Monomakia descend to earth from the formation in the sky called Brigadoon and begin to hunt down little Marin. She finds out a blue bottle in a shrine as she seeks escape and from the bottle comes a protector, a sword carrying gun slinging alien called Melan Blue, together they needs to save the earth and deal with family crisis. Set in 1969 Japan with a colorful cast of friends and enemies.

In an adventure series like this, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. If you count yourself among anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Sunrise, so the studio's house style defines how Brigadoon looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on adventure, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. At 7.3/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. It aired in 2000, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.