Starship Troopers(1988)

series - first aired/released 1988-10-25 - audience 5.7

Action & Adventure, War & Politics, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation

Directed by Kenji Miyashita, Shinji Takamatsu, Tetsuro Amino, Yoshitaka Fujimoto

Juan "Johnny" Rico, a high school student living in Buenos Aires, joins the Federation military in the hope of following his love, Carmen, into space. He has to undergo harsh training to become a soldier, harsher than he expected, but despite several setbacks and traumatic experiences, Johnny perseveres and finishes his training. However, a war is brewing on the outer planets with a strange alien enemy and Johnny is thrust into the conflict.