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[i][b]Starship Troopers[/b][/i] is an [[america|American]] military [[science fiction|science fiction]] novel by "Robert A. Heinlein":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein , first published (in abridged form) as a serial in [i]The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction[/i] (October, November 1959, as "Starship Soldier") and published hardcover in December, 1959. The first-person narrative is about a young human soldier of Filipino ethnicity named [[johnny_rico|Juan "Johnnie" Rico]] and his exploits in the [[Mobile Infantry]], a futuristic [[military]] unit of [[space marine]]s equipped with [[power armor]]s and involved in an interstellar war between mankind and an [[arachnid_(starship_troopers)|arachnid]] [[alien]] species known as "the [[Bug]]s". This book is notable because it was one of the first works of science fiction that introduced the concept of [[power suit]]s. It influenced many sci-fi anime creators and helped to create the [b]Real Robot[/b] genre of piloted [[mecha]] (The creators of [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] from 1979 have cited Starship Troopers as an important inspiration). In 1988, Sunrise and Bandai Visual produced a 6 episode Japanese OVA adaptation locally titled [[Uchuu No Senshi]]. h4. See also * [[Carmen Ibanez]] * [[Dizzy Flores]] Updated by bot Sun, Sep 18 '22, 02:54 |