Gdleen

Jikō Wakusei Gdleen (自航惑星ガデュリン, Jikō Wakusei Gadyurin), known simply as Gdleen, is a Japanese science fiction light novel series written by Yuto Ramon and illustrated by Hitoshi Yoneda. The first novel in the series, subtitled Kamigami no Mikotachi (神々の巫子たち; trans. The Shamans of the Gods), was published in September 1989 by Kadokawa Shoten under the Sneaker Bunko imprint. It was adapted into an original video animation and released in 1990.

Jikō Wakusei Gdleen
Cover of the first light novel
自航惑星ガデュリン (Jikō Wakusei Gadyurin)
Genre	Science fiction
Light novel
Written by	Yuto Ramon
Illustrated by	Hitoshi Yoneda
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Imprint	Sneaker Bunko
Original run	September 1989 – November 1991
Volumes	7
Original video animation
Directed by	Takao Kato, Toyoo Ashida
Written by	Michiru Shimada
Music by	Michiaki Kato
Studio	Tokyo Laboratory
Released	March 1, 1990
Runtime	45 minutes
Video game
Developer	Jorudan
Publisher	SETA
Genre	Role-playing game
Platform	Super Famicom
Released	May 28, 1991

A role-playing video game based on the anime was developed by Jorudan and published by SETA, for the Super Famicom in 1991.

Plot

The plot of Gdleen revolves around Ryūn who crash lands on the planet Gdleen. There he meets Fana and the two are soon entangled in a long-standing war between the Babaress and Miyorl tribes.

Media

Light novels

Jikō Wakusei Gdleen series

No.	Subtitle	Release date	ISBN
1	Kamigami no Mikotachi (神々の巫子たち; trans. Shamans of the Gods)	September 1989[1]	978-4044112011
2	Ryūn no Densetsu (リューンの伝説; trans. Legend of Ryūn)	November 1989[2]	978-4044112028
3	Gdleen Keikaku (ガデュリン計画; trans. The Gdleen Project)	January 1990[3]	978-4044112035

Gdleen (Ai Hōrō Hen (愛・放浪編)) series

No.	Subtitle	Release date	ISBN
1	Atsuki Kaze no Otome (熱き風の乙女; trans. Maiden of the Passionate Wind)	October 1990[4]	978-4044112042
2	Kurenai no Senshi-tachi (紅の戦士たち; trans. The Crimson Warriors)	December 1990[5]	978-4044112059
3	Unmei no Hijiri Kyōdai (運命の聖兄妹; trans. The Fated Holy Siblings)	May 1991[6]	978-4044112066
4	Taiyō no Musume (太陽の娘; trans. Daughter of the Sun)	November 1991[7]	978-4044112073

Anime

The OVA, called Gdleen, was directed by Takao Kato and Toyoo Ashida and based on a screenplay written by Michiru Shimada.

Video game

The video game adaptation, called Gdleen,^{[8][unreliable source?]} was designed by Yuhei Yamaguchi, while the music was composed by Psychosonic, You Ohyama, and Toshimichi Isoe.^{[9][unreliable source?]} It is a single-player video game, and was the first role-playing game for the Super Famicom,^{[citation needed]} released six months after the video game console's launch in Japan.