Hyper Rune
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| Cyber Planet 1999: Hyper Rune | |
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| サイバープラネット1999 HYPER☆ルン (Saibā Puranetto 1999: Hyper Run) |
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| Genre | Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure |
| Manga | |
| Author | Tamayo Akiyama |
| Publisher |  Kadokawa Shoten Editions Tonkam Tokyopop |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Serialized in | Monthly Asuka |
| Original run | 1995 – 1997 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Hyper Rune (サイバープラネット1999 HYPER☆ルン Cyber Planet 1999: Hyper Rune?) is a manga series created by the former CLAMP member, Tamayo Akiyama. It is about the invasion of a hostile alien race from Planet X. The heroine, Rune Ayanokouji, who lives a life less ordinary with her mad scientist grandfather, is the supposed "Space Queen" that is said to have great power and will over all the cosmos. Rune doesn't believe she is the Space Queen, but she works as a part time hero to protect the city from the alien invasions. She is able to transform into a cybernetic unit known as Vena-Alpha, which she uses with incredible technology and powers to fight off the aliens. However, as the invasion increases, the fate of the world is in peril, and it's going to take more than just a few teenagers to put a stop to it...
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[edit] Characters
- Rune Ayanokouji
- The predominant heroine of the story. She is a seemingly ordinary 14-year-old who lives with her crazy scientist grandfather. Her power suit is called Vena-Alpha, and she transforms into it to battle off the oncoming aliens. She bears a star-shaped mark on her wrist called the Crest of the Sun, which indicates that she is the Space Queen.
- Masaya and Masato Ibayashi
- These are the two twin brothers in the story. It is revealed about midway into the story that Masaya pilots the cybernetic power suit Beta-Max to fight off the aliens. After a malfunction with Beta-Max, he and his younger twin, Masato decide to take turns piloting Beta-Max. They are also Rune's childhood friends and classmates. These two also bear the Crest of the Sun on their wrists. In volume three, it is revealed that Masato is a clone of Masaya, and in volume four, it reveals that the Space Queen hid her DNA inside of Masato's body.
- Aina Hazumi
- Rune's female friend and classmate. She is an expert at reading the future and tries to convince Rune about the problems of the real world, even though it seems Rune isn't interested in them. She is revealed to bear the Crest of the Sun on her ankle in volume two.
- Chat-Kun
- This is the pink, blobby little creature in the story. He looks like Kirby and Mokona combined together, and he bears the Crest of the Sun Crest on his belly, as Rune does on her wrist. He is able to morph into different objects and shapes, according to volume two.
- Professor Ayanokouji
- Rune's grandfather, a smart, but bizarre scientist. He's the one who analyzes and calculates things, as well as dresses Rune up in strange Space Queen cosplay outfits each morning.
- Professor Ibayashi
- The scientist father of Masaya and Masato. He's been quite competitive against Professor Ayanokouji, even though they're been lab partners and friends many years ago.
- Quark a.k.a. Akira Shingyoji
- This is the alien that arrived from Planet X to Earth to find and protect the Space Queen. He is a strong, alien warrior and he fights with a neutrino saber. He and his two companions all transformed into humans as part of their mission on Earth. However, due to a malfunction in the transformation device they used, Quark turned into a female human instead of male. As he goes on with his mission, he seems to not think much of it, and takes on the pseudonym, Akira Shingyoji. After saving Rune from an explosion, Rune befriends Akira, totally unaware of Akira's true identity. Akira attends Rune's junior high school as a student in disguise, to ensure that no evil aliens are around and to protect Rune and her friends.
- Gluon
- He is one of Quark's dependable companions. After activating the transformation device, he turned into a male human. He helps keep watch over the evil aliens to make sure their plans to dominate Earth don't progress.
- Plasma
- He is yet another one of Quark's companions, and also keeps check over the aliens. He too, turned into a male human.
- Noema and Noeshisu
- These two are the cat-like cybernoids that have stolen the secret "numbers" to activate a grand summoning system. They seem to be making a lot of progress, but nobody in the alien Empire seems to think much of them.
- Delta-Chronos
- He is one of the Empire's top cybernoid aliens, and is very tough. However, after leaving Akira for dead in volume three, Rune defeats him. He returns in volume four.
- Thunder-Mu
- She is the Empire's toughest female cybernoid alien. She was supposed to collect an Elemental piece from Rune and her friends in volume two, thus failing, and being destroyed by Chat-kun.
- Grand Wizard Fractal
- He is the old man who is part of the Empire and keeps watch over the evil aliens' steady progress to ensure that nothing interferes with it.
- Ishtar
- She is the programmed girl who the Empire needs to awaken many alien comrades, all of whom are hiding among human DNA. In volume three, Ishtar is the user of VR City, which simulates the Ishtar System, which is revealed to be on Planet X in volume four. Ishtar is also a computer virus.
- Emperor Gald
- He is the leader of the Empire and the boss that has been hiding in a physical human body since the aliens failed their last invasion a decade ago. He is awakened and summoned in volume two, and begins to wreak havoc in VR City in volume three. In volume four, it is revealed that he is a neural network and the Space Queen's true love.
- The Space Queen
- The ruler of all the cosmos, with her great will and power. With the Crest of the Sun on both wrists, she chose six "warriors" to fight the evil aliens. Her secrets are revealed in volume four.
- Aurora
- Aurora is another alien from Planet X. She is a scientist and has been called to travel to Earth and fix the damaged transformation device that Gluon, Plasma, and Quark used. It is revealed in volume four that she and Quark are genetic siblings.
[edit] Cybernetic Units
The Cybernetic suit and units in the series are Alpha, Beta, Gamma, PSI, Zeta, and Omega. The alpha unit appears to be used mostly by females such as Rune, whereas the beta unit appears to be used mostly by males, like Masaya and Masato. The other letters of the alphabet shown up in volume four during the final invasion. Quark's cybernoid is an early model of Zeta-Omega. Due to Quark being a clone of Emperor Gald, Gald is also under the Zeta-Omega unit, which explains why Quark would have died after entering Gald's net.
[edit] The Ishtar System
This is the virtual city that entraps, Rune, Quark, Aurora, Masaya, Masato, and the Student Council. The member of the school's Student Council created this network. The aliens betrayed them and sent them into the city. They all try to work their way to the "exit". Ishtar is the user controlling the city. Throughout the city, monsterous creature known as VR City Hunters pop up and attack. When Rune gets attacked by a Hunter, Quark shows up and saves her. However, Rune gets taken away by Ishtar and nearly dies from the senses of the Ishtar System. She is then stuck in an empty space in which she meets the Space Queen. The Student Council members later come across an area known as the "perception space", which draws from a person's subconsciousness and presents them with their strongest emotions. The lead member of the Student Council gets lost and she meets up with Masaya, who later finds out that Masato is a clone. Soon afterward, Rune is revived, and she and Quark battle against the forces of the Ishtar System, and everyone trapped inside the net are finally able to escape.
[edit] The Six Warriors
The Space chose six people from Earth to fight the newly awakened Gald. She made them each bear the Crest of the Sun. In volume one, Rune bore the Crest on her wrist. Masaya had bore it on his right wrist, and Masato had it marked on his left wrist. In volume two, Aina revealed to have the Crest on her ankle. In volume four, it revealed amidst the battle that Quark had the Crest on it wrist, then later revealed that Chat-kun was also a "chosen one", due to the Crest on his belly.
[edit] The Truth About Gald and the Space Queen
According to book four, Gald was a program created by the Space Queen, who was able to sneak some of his DNA and transform him into a human being with it. The Space Queen fell deeply in love with Gald, which created Ishtar, who is merely the Space Queen's feelings. Ishtar became a virus and made Gald powerful. After the failure of the last invasion decades ago, the Space Queen sent a message to ordinary people of the Earth, including Rune's grandfather, and they have all responded. The Space Queen then chose warriors to fight and defeat the invasion. Just as she puts an end to the battle, she tells Rune to help transform Ishtar. Ishtar becomes a baby. Gald completely changes and assures the Space Queen that he will raise and protect Ishtar, as well as protect the Earth from danger.
[edit] The Ideas of Hyper Rune vs. The Real Stuff
Hyper Rune uses many ideas such as the Quark, Gluon, Plasma thing, as well as the Beta-Max power suit. First off, Beta-Max is to be because it most likely consists of beta technology, just as Rune's Vena-Alpha power suit confers alpha technology. Quark, Gluon, and Plasma work together as a group, and they're named after the quark-gluon plasma. Now, in volume three, a VR city takes place during the plot of the story. VR stands for virtual reality, thus meaning a city simulating a certain place and controlled by a certain user. In the case of Hyper Rune, VR City simulates Planet X a.k.a the Ishtar System, and Ishtar is the user controlling the city.
[edit] The Six Elements
According to volume two, the six Elements together resemble the Crest of the Sun. The Core makes up the center and is the most important part, while the five Elemental spokes surround it, supporting it with power. Each of the chosen warriors make up the Elements, Rune being the Core, and the Elements are needed to start the Great Attractor by the aliens. The heroes must collect all the Elemental pieces in order to prevent them from falling into the aliens' hands.
