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 price：$159.89 
 Geneon [Pioneer]
 
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review
("Hello, Lain...")
『Not since the computer HAL has there been such an unnerving computer voice, anime or otherwise.

"Serial Experiments Lain" is a product of its time. Released on Japanese airwaves in 1998, and on American VHS and DVD by 1999, I can't imagine a series like this being made now, given how mundane many anime series have become as well as the current economic crisis. An intelligent property like this wouldn't be viable, so let's count our blessings this was ever made at all.

Much like the films of David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick, "Lain" delves into the often disturbing and perplexing realm of human thought, memories, and anything in between. Fans of action anime or anything else may want to steer clear; the sheer perplexity and open-ended nature of the show is enough to frustrate most and garner academic articles from others. It really is that kind of show.

The show starts with a rather startling suicide, which leads to a number of girls, Lain included, receiving an e-mail from the dead girl explaining that she hasn't really died, and has found God within the Wired - a more advanced version of the internet.

Perhaps by fate or curiosity, Lain persuades her father to buy her the latest Navi computer. Not soon after, she's become enamored and rather obsessed with perfecting and expanding on her already powerful computer. Becoming more a part of the vast world of the Wired, Lain begins to slowly unravel its secrets and finds some disturbing links to its creation in the real world. To explain any further would do the series a disservice, as many of the more eye-opening moments are too difficult and fascinating to give away.

Its apparent script writer Chiaki J. Konaka (The Big O, Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040) and director Ryutaro Nakamura (Legend of Crystania) are either well versed or have an abundant staff who are as interested in cyber punk culture and technological information as they are. Many sequences flow in a slow, often haunting fashion, sometimes interrupted by disturbing imagery or a wealth of on-screen information. The complex story is often tangled in conspiracy theories and scientific jargon, which only serves to either alienate or intrigue you. Before this show, I certainly had no clue about Schuman Resonance, or who Vanaver Bush was. Fascinating stuff.

Though this show will most certainly never have a complete explanation from its creators or maybe even an agreement by fans on the nature of the series, it would take all the fun out of it if anything was given away. Part of the charm of this series is how much ISN'T explained or divulged; like Utena and Evangelion before it, it's far more interesting to try and piece the puzzle together yourself than have everything laid out. This was a show meant to be explored and taken apart bit by bit.

The haunting imagery, subdued and menacing music, and deliberately slow pacing all give the show a very dream-like, ethereal quality that is inherently absent in most animation, Japanese or not. When the build up reaches its crescendo near the end of the series, you'll be hard-pressed not to marathon the rest of the way through just to try and discern everything the show's creators are throwing at you. Without giving too much away, one of the most fascinating scenes in the series takes place without any vicious battles or hardcore trauma. Instead, it's the subtle and delicate interactions between two very realized and human characters. Perhaps that is what Konaka and Nakamura are trying to tell us: that any real understanding between people can only be accomplished outside the boundaries of media, and with simple words and gestures.

This is a series that should not be missed. With an open mind and some patience, it's a disturbing, incredible, and downright bizarre experience.』

(Serious Experiment Gone Wrong)
『Lain by nature is a series with odds and ends turning at every moment. As the product description describes that the episodes are literally dragged out, indeed they are. If you simply do not have the testing-the-waters-patience to wait for 13 totally episodes of cliff-hangers, avoid this title. Otherwise read on.

-The Animation-

The animation in Lain is neither grainy nor terrible. Do not however, except the shiny-rub polish of 2009 animes. Since the story focuses around the internet, the characters and their worlds are portrayed mostly in a 2D coloring and shading. Expect Patlabor 2: The Movie graphics here in a more updated verison. At times some of the worlds are interesting, such as the internet world. There are several episodes when lain's shadow is casted in a animated mirror/shadow of swirling/ red vortex.

-----------------The Plot---------------------------------------
"Present day, heh, Present Time Hahahaha!"-Serial Experiment Lain Episode Introduction

*Note: Due to the series long plot I will be splitting this review into sections for easy viewing.

-Introduction-

We start out with the main character, Lain. Apparently one of Lain's fellow classmates commits suicide by jumping off of a building. It is then upon that that Lain receives an e-mail from the 'dead girl'. Out of curiosity Lain receives a device that can connect her to the Wired world. Unknowingly though, this very device is the reason why Lain's world is turned upside down. As stated before there are many, many cliff-hangers in this series. This was the most frustrating aspect of this anime. Questions are constantly left unanswered by the characters repetitively to the point that it becomes annoying. Whether Lain ask a question, it goes unanswered, especially questions about herself.

Another downfall of this series is the whack-out proportion between reality and non-reality. There are many times when Lain is talking in the real world then suddenly the plot will switch back to the 'virtual world' as though she was still in the real world. This can make the series confusing to anyone that isn't paying attention to fine details. This can be a benefiting technique but when used repetitively it defeats the purposes, especially if you end up loosing your audience due to a choppy transition. This series wreaks of this until the very final episodes.

-The Break-down of Family ties-

In the beginning Lain's sister is being attacked by a group called the 'Knights' who constantly have been harassing her by the weakening of the two worlds. The 'wired world' has enough power now to influence people and events in the real world. Lain's sister, being their victim. Spamming her constantly with words such as "Fullfill the prophecy" until she cracks mentally. I found it idiotic how Lain throughout the entire series couldn't notice the mental-breakdown of her sister even though she had seen her many times. Not only that but the stale acting of Lain's parents is poor. They literally ignore Lain's sister throughout this entire stage, and even when she's spazzing out "beeping" noises due to her instability. Both Lain and her parent's showed no concern/emotion for their family members which I found to be totally unrealistic. The only time sadly that Lain's father shows any feeling is towards Lain when he discovers her wired-filled room. He's shocked by the amount of equipment in the room and attempts to 'say' something but as always, no one says anything and lets things be. That was the last time he showed any emotion towards her in the real world.

-Enemies of the Real World-

On the other hand Lain discovers this group named 'Knights'. Apparently they were some sort of hacker group that was causing chaos in the real world. Yet on the other hand they found extreme interest in Lain in her ability to obtain her form and influence in the virtual world. Everyone else in the world comes out as yes, body-parts (such as ears, eyes, lips and even arms) but never full-bodies. They have been imposing as to be "Lain" on several occasions, such as Lain being seen in the sky glowing yellow with the clouds parted as a so-called God, or her being a 'peeping tom' or her on television after a car-wreck. These 'Lains' however are not the real-world lain herself, but the 'Lains' from the memories of everyone. Or simply to put it, what they want Lain to be. It doesn't help either when Lain becomes so addictive to the wire that she's surfing the internet during class and hooking wires over herself in her room for countless hours that we never see her actually 'eat' or take a 'break', despite her 'only' friend, Asuri's concern. In the beginning they seem to be Lain's friends, but later she discovers that she was being used as nothing more than a playtoy to them. When she disagrees to their antics, they try to destroy lain by sending her a global virus that blows the windows out of her room. However lain escapes this by the help of mysterious men-in-black (no pun intended). Lain ask them who they are, and in a contradictory fashion they say they are 'Knights' but are not the 'Knights' in the virtual world. There's been a dialogue issue here, as the real-world knights are nothing more than a collection of average to coporate-people using those 'pyscho chips' that were trying to make Lain like their God.

-The History of Protocol 7 and KIDS-

We discover through Lain's investigation that an old man labled as the 'child killer' was the start of the 'internet merging' circumstances. Apparently he was experiencing with the 'untapped' mental state of human children and focusing this energy into 'psychic' energy that be harnessed to create one information system. This however, caused too much energy and caused the plant to backfire, destroying all the children in the process. Lain is upset at his lack-of-heart attitude but the man says that there is 'nothing he can do to bring them back'. Then why is he resting in a hospital in a paradise world (using the Wire) than rotting in a cell? This anime never ceases to amaze me with again, the lack of care for anybody. It is then when this anime takes facts from the real world (yes, our real world. History books opened please) about gimmicks about how the entire 'Alien Theory' started and the very beginnings of how the internet was being established before missing it into the gooble-ge-gook of the anime's plot.

-Wipe Out-

The group known as 'Knights' becomes exposed to Lain. Once their identities have been made, the 'Men In Black' come to sweep them clean of their troubles by annihilating them, with them later on mysteriously being 'killed' by seeing images of Lain and a mysterious figure. So with Knights out of the way the wire will return to it's normal functioning state right? Not so. Apparently another being is responsible for the havoc of the wire. We then began to learn and probably suspect in the earlier episodes that lain is simply not 'human' but a program designed by the very man who had died on a train-track. Nothing remains of this man but his virtual 'conscience' which he strives in being 'God'.

-Her Only Friend-

As i've said before Asuri is Lain's only friend. That until a dirty secret about her doing some 'private things' to herself is let loose over the wire. And Lain is the blame. When Lain meets her at school she truly doesn't understand what's going on. Asuri's friends instantly ditch Lain but Asuri decides to give Lain a chance. This however, is ruined as Asuri sees Lain on her bed while she's giving herself a R-rated lesson on a comp chair.

-Secrets revealed and friendships collapse-

Asuri of course is terrified and feels violated as she wanted to keep that naturally as a tender secret, it is then she avoids Lain in school and truly believes that she did it, telling Lain that she 'saw her in her room' as a creepy midget with a nasty smile. Lain is visited by this creature as a smiling alien. She goes on the Wire to find out who this really 'is' where this virtual-lain explains that all information should be shared on the wire. Lain tries to choke this imposter but oddly it feels 'warm to the touch' in which the imposter laughs and says 'i'm committing suicide!' This leads to the conclusion that maybe Lain isn't the only 'Lain' but that there really is another lain. This Lain I will call Virtual Lain.

-Alone Lain-

In the end Lain's parents simply get up and 'go' with her father explaining to her that he was almost jealous of her 'free will' and that their time with her was to an end. Her sister just vanishes. This of course leaves lain 'broken' in a way where she's just laying locked up in her room with wires tangled around her body, constantly 'wired' in a zombie-like state. It is then in the wired world where she is being talked into suicide, that she doesn't 'need' a body. Lain takes the gun in hand questioningly until the girl that killed herself in the first episode shows. With a sad look on her face she tells Lain that 'Death Isn't Easy' and may show signs of regret of doing so as she is nothing more than memories of her life. Asuri, remembering what has happened while everyone else suddenly 'forgets' (thanks to the helpful erasing powers of Lain) goes to visit Lain to find out the truth.

-Reality and Wired are One-

After traveling through the neglected muck-of-house she stumbles upon Lain contained in wires. Lain then sits up talking some gobble-de-gook about her being a program. While Asuri tries to make sense of this the 'God' appears to Lain, telling her that she should connect with her friend if she loves her as she claims. Asuri stands there baffled as she watches lain talking to air until a digital hand appears when he says she needs to be debugged. Lain confronts 'God', saying that without her none of his progress would have worked and who created him. As soon as she starts talking to him about him not having a body and therefore not being 'real' he explodes. A vortex-like wrap appears in which random flesh is being drawn into and machine. A tangled mass of what appears to be a man is 'growing' out of this mass, despite Asuri's frantic screams. "What do you need a body for?" Lain says as this nasty squirting mass wraps its 'tentacles' around the two females, growing a big eye and a nasty zombie-like head in the process.

-Reset-

Apparently this being got physics punched by Lain because a big hunk of machine slammed into it's body. Then it just absorbed all the rest of Lain's expensive equipment until it became nothing more than a huddle of metal. Lain tries to say to Asuri that everything is okay. However just as Lain's sister Asuri 'cracks' from everything and ends up scratching Lain's face with a slap. Lain cries, telling Asuri that she is sorry and ends up erasing the world of her memories. Life continues for the best as everyone forgets about Lain, although she does 'pop-up' to a few people. In the end Lain is only left with Virtual Lain who tells Lain to 'start-over' again until Lain sends her packing, leaving her all alone. Lain is left to cry until her father appears, telling her that he loves her. This causes rivers of tears to flow down Lain's lonely face.

-Non-existance-

'Years' later Lain appears in the real-world to her friend Asuri who is now in her 20's. Asuri doesn't recognize Lain but goes to investigate her, telling her that she 'recalled her from before' but Lain goes by saying that they 'never-met'. So to wrap up the story it's as though Lain never existed in the real-world yet she can visit the real-world to see Asuri anytime she wishes.


-The Themes-
There are 3 major themes throughout Serial Experiment Lain. Homocide, Suicide, God.

The girl in Lain's school commits suicide by jumping off a building and becomes a bloddy mess on the ground. Several people shoot themselves or get shot at. Even lain's wired self laughs gleefully as it exclaims that she is 'committing suicide'. Seriously how old is Lain, 13? Another is the self-proclaimed God theme running throughout the show that can also be offensive. First knights are 'gods' then Lain is a God then 'God'(the man who made prototype 7 which is Lain) is a God. The belief that mankind can become 'God' simply by their mental advancement capacities. Ironically Lain admits "there must be God" in the end. And as much as the shock-factor of the characters are done, I believe that this series has over-done it. Why isn't anyone actually brave for once? Must I hear the constant drizzly whining of 13 year olds?

Overall Review:

Good:

-Long Plot Story
-Nice intro theme by Boa
-Nice chunk of episodes spanning to 4 dvd cases
-Plot twist
-The 'virtual flesh' scene by the fake God was cool.
-Some of the artwork was nice
-Asuri seemed like the only realistic character that responded realistically to her surroundings. Oh, and she actually cared for someone.

Bad:

-Dragged, dragged, dragged out storyline proves irritating.
-Showing no emotions to your suffering family is cold, mechanical and not realistic concerning how everything else freaks out.
-Sometimes you want the show to 'get to the point'
-Constant flipping between Lain's real-world and Lain's Wired world is a choppy transit and can leave the viewer confused on what their seeing.
-Themes of Suicide/Mental Instability/Questioning one's existence and homicide runs this show. Beware.
-God God God. Everybody wants to rule the world.
-There should have been an interesting fight scene with the virtual flesh-man instead of a sudden and dull ending by a piece of metal.
-Lain went through all that just to delete herself out of existence? Boo.
-Whinny emotional teens has been over-done at some points.
-Why can't someone be brave in this show???
-Some characters have said things that make no sense (That 24-year oldish-MIB (Men In Black) guy telling Lain that he 'Loves her' yet only meet her in one episode briefly?? What!?Ew.)
-Lain sister cracks and no one cares. The characters can be self-centered.
-Some adult-orientated material such as 'drug packets' and 'sexual situations'

Overall Score:
3.0 out of 5.0

Serial Experiments Lain plot was dragged far too long and it's choppy transit sequence came to bite the series back. It would have been nicer for some fights scene than constantly witnessing characters either cracking up or dying. It's overdone.

-Queenie』

(4 Stars)
『Good. Unusual and confusing. It's a slow series, so expect slow character development and slow story line progression. Lain brings up many interesting theories about how reality works, and prepare to be deliberatly confused until it's conclusion in "reset". (and you may still be confused after that :D)

4 Stars because it's not my type of anime, but it's still very good and very deep. Everything from the art work to the subjective questions it asks, Lain is a very well put together story.

I watched it dub and have no complaints, but there's the option to watch it sub and a few extras, mostly conceptual drawings and a few promo videos and textless opening/ending. There are no commentaries.』

(The world you once knew, will change.)
『This series not only opened my eyes...it literally changed my life.


I've experienced the whole series many times, always letting it probe my mind to provoke thoughts I didn't know existed. This isn't a review, if you want to know what the series is like, watch it, or rather let it watch you.

After studying the series for a while I became deeply interested in computers, computer science, philosophy, mind-expansion, and theory. I related to Lain on such a personal level that the show almost seemed to transcend the subtext of it just being a work of fiction. But then again Serial Experiments Lain blurs the thin boundary that is reality and the virtual. The concepts and information shown at parts is very much worth looking into as well (E.I. Shuman resonance (commonly)7.83Hz). The integration into the story seems entirely possible in the future.
The concept of the wired is in itself one of the most intriguing and glorious things i've ever heard of. Cyberpunk nirvana I suppose would be a way of looking at it. I could write for days on this work of art, but i'll limit myself here.

If you do decide to watch it, you must commit to the whole series, or you'll probably be confused or misled. The series comes full circle like i've rarely seen any other do before.

On a side note, the series is also an incredible psychonaut tool :D

- Don't pass this one up.』

(An Important and Often Overlooked Anime)
『This anime was released during the late 1990s alongside other giants such as Neon Genesis Evangelion and Cowboy Bebop...the other two went on to great acclaim while Serial Experiments Lain virtually faded into obscurity, except for a cult following among otaku. It's unfortunate because this anime really deserved more success and recognition than it got. Perhaps it is due to the atypical story and eerie, paranoid production...but therein lies this series' appeal. It is delightfully creepy and thought-provoking while being a compelling sci-fi story to boot and it doesn't rely on cliches like fan-service or violence to draw you in. Any serious otaku should already have seen this series...if you haven't, see it now!!! As a side note: this anime went out of print when Geneon got out of the DVD business. Seeing as how this series has been virtually forgotten, I don't see anyone buying the license. Sadly, we may never see this series in print again so get a copy as quickly as you can.』
『We’re all Connected. The world around us, made of people, tactile sensation, and culture has begun to blur with the wired world inside the computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences. The day after a classmate commits suicide, Lain, a thirteen year-old girl, discovers how closely the two worlds are linked when she receives an e-mail from the dead girl: "I just abandoned my body. I still live here..."』
『Disturbing, perplexing, sometimes infuriating, Ryutaro Nakamura'sserial experiments laincovers some of the same themes asThe X-Filesand the films of David Lynch. When introverted 13-year-old Lain receives an e-mail from a dead classmate, she gains access to "the Wired," a virtual world that promises unlimited power to those who can exploit it. Gradually the borders between the real and the virtual blur, and Lain's own identity begins to fade and fragment. Her parents tell her that she is not really their child, her online self grows in power and independence, and shadowy organizations pursue her in both worlds. Finally she begins to realize that she is either reality's only hope, or its worst enemy.

Nakamura keeps the pace ofserial experiments laindeliberately slow, imbuing the early episodes with a sense of mounting dread that pays off as the plot develops. The anime technique of panning across static images creates a meditative stillness that works perfectly, and the repetition of certain key images gives them a dreamlike significance. Viewers will either love or hate the complex plot, which seems intent on incorporating every possible paranoid conspiracy, from sinister nanotechnology to alien plots. However--unlike many other anime--it somehow hangs together, and franklynotunderstanding everything is part of the pleasure of this kind of story. Fans of action-heavy anime and people who like every loose end tied up should steer clear, but those who surrender themselves to the slowly unfolding mysteries of the plot will be amply rewarded.--Simon Leake』

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Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review
(2nd Season Stinks (Episodic for the A.D.D. Impaired))
『Season 2 (Parts 1&2) is pretty lame compared to Season 1 (the best) and Season 3 (most epic).

I really love some the characters that came in Season 2. The Gestalts (combiners), Dirge, Ramjet, Thrust, Blitzwing and Astrotrain.

But then you get Seaspray, Beachcomber, Cosmos(Peter Laurie), Tracks, and Warpath (Plow, I suck, Bam!).

Thankfully the Movie saved the show. Which brings about Season 3, with it's continuous story line.

If you can score a copy of The Headmasters, forget about Season 4 also.

I actually sold Season 2 Pt 1 used on Amazon for 90 bucks and bought this whole set for 86 bucks: TRANSFORMERS Generation 1 (G1) : Complete DVD Box Set 15 Discs (98 Episodes+The movie) (In Chinese with Secondary English Audio Track)』

(Childhood classics that are still awesome)
『Man, I just can't get enough of the Transformers. The second season opened up the storylines a little more and introduced a few more characters/toys for more complicated story lines.』

(Do they EVER die???)
『No matter how many laser gun battles the Autobots and Decepticons get into, none of the shots ever seem to hit and those ones that rarely do, no matter how powerful, NEVER kill. It's beginning to get very annoying.

The second half of season 2 offers some refreshing stories that frequently take place in outer space, other planets or other cities as a way of basing the action outside of that generic desert/forest valley the Transformers so often fight in.

Of course that's not to say that the show still isn't riddled with hundreds of technical errors, plot holes, badly edited music that is cut and pasted from other episodes and silly science that confuses more than it entertains. Don't even bother trying to make sense of it, you'll only end up with a headache. It takes some effort to sit through all of these. You really need to be commited to the Transformers to take it all in.

And am I the only one who hates the fact that none of the stories really connect and no huge story seems to be brewing behind all of them? And why do the humans just not blast them off the face of the earth? Look at all the destruction and mayhem that they cause? No one seems to react to it in the slightest realistic way.

Also this second half of season 2 introduces loads of new characters as a way of Hasbro to flog more toys. You are constantly reminded of the fact that this show is a commercial first and a story second.

While there is loads of bad things to say about this DVD set, there are some great episodes on here but the quality does tend to be random with some being well written and others being just terrible.

As before each show is presented in 1.33:1 full frame, as originally drawn, with an inconsistant picture that varies from being crystal clear to downright poor with negative damage, dirt and scratches everywhere. The Dolby 5.1 sound design too can be dynamic and engaging in places and downright cheap and nasty in others. The extras are also pathetic.』

(Even better the the last!)
『The second part of season two was my favorite of the whole series. It introduced four new sets of combiners, the only one not having an episode relating to it's creation was the Protectobots. On top of that, the background fleshed out for Omega Supreme, Optimus Prime, and the transformers history in general is well worth the cost of the set.

The series isn't perfect. It's dated, and still meant for children. However the animation has picked up considerably and the action scenes are actually pretty good. The storylines in this part of the season where the most complex and interesting. The only downside in general is that there isn't any appearance from the Dinobots, and once the combiners come into the picture, Omega Supreme gets faded out, used only for travel now.

These are also the last episodes before the movie takes place. So this is the last we see of many transformers characters before they are wasted. Enjoy the last scenes with Ironhide, Ratchet, and many others. As well as the last time for a long time that Optimus Prime would lead the Autobots. If getting the original series seems worth it at all, get seasons one, two, and the movie to polish it off.』

(Horrible Animation Quality)
『By this point in the series, it was obvious that it was obly being created to make $$$. They kept introducing new and never before seen characters so that they could make more toys and make more money. The animation quality fell off drastically to the point where some frames literally go through other frames and the picture is just this big image of nothing. At other times, transformers will literally walk through their surrounding scenery without seeming to come in contact with any of it. Really, they walk through spaceships, giant pets, and trees without ever disturbing it, or having it disturb them. The animation was horrible!

The stories don't get much better either, honestly. Some of these plots are so fantastically lame (a disco club gone bad?) that the episodes are extremely difficult to sit through even for a mad-wicked Transformer fan like myself. If you want to see great Transformers watch Season 1 or the movie. This simply doesn't cut it.』
『Based on a line of robots from Takara that was licensed to Hasbro,Transformerssparked a craze for metamorphic toys in the mid-'80s. Each robot-character could be reconfigured to form a car, a tank, a plane, etc. TheTransformersseries (Tatakae Cho Robot Seimetai TransformersorFight Super Living Robots Transformers) was written in America, but animated in Japan. The 24 episodes in this collection, which ran between October 1985 and January 1986, conclude the second season and lead up toTransformers 2006. Each episode forms a self-contained story, with little in the way of larger character arcs or plot developments tying them together. Although the cast has expanded, the Autobots remain the good guys who defeat the bad guy Decepticons, and no one expects anything else. Although the character designs and animation are Japanese, the direction is pure American Saturday morning: instead of creating effective transitions, the filmmakers just cut to a shot of the logo--a standard practice in Hanna-Barbera kidvid. Web sites, role-playing games, fan fiction, and a brisk commerce in the original toys have keptTransformersalive in the hearts of its fans. But likeRobotech,Transformerswill appeal most strongly to nostalgic adults who watched the show as kids. (Unrated: suitable for ages 6 and older: robot vs. robot violence)--Charles Solomon』
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(Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Anime Legends Vol 1)
『I am an avid Gundam fan and just started watiching this series.
From what I've seen so far, the series sort of just starts in the middle of something so it was a bit hard to understand what is going on until an hour or two into the series.
As far as comparrison, I 've only seen the Gundam Wing and the newer series such as Gundam Seed. The sound and picture quality is not as good as the newer series, but not bad either given that it was made 20 yers ago.
So far so good.
』

(Don't see what's so great about it)
『Let me start by saying that I'm a huge gundam fan who got into the meta series during the time of Gundam Wing. I was so excited about Gundam that I started looking into every gundam series. After I finished watching Gundam SEED, I saw great reviews about this series so I had to give it a shot. To be honest, I can't see why so many fan regards Zeta Gundam as being the best in the series. I couldn't even finish watching it. I found it to be a complete waste of money. I've heard of many fans putting down other series and praising this one. I'm very disappointed in this series. I found it boring as well as too unbelieveable. Yeah I know it's fiction and all, but still, at least there was more of a scientific basis in SEED. Not someone getting a kick to the forehead and all of a sudden is an almighty newtype. Maybe back in the days this was hot. But I think it either needs modernization or just plainly isn't my cup of tea. I hope Unicorm Gundam is good. Anyway, my opinion is rent the series before you buy it.』

(Gundam Tests the water, Results are mixed, but mostly successful)
『Ahhh, Kidou Senshi Zeta gundam. Direct and very strange sequel to the original mobile suit gundam.

Overall, the series is pretty good. A few 'meh' things are present but overall pretty stable.

The good news is what gundam fans typically want is here, IN SPADES. Lots of new designs for mobile suits, gandams, mobile armors and everything else. It's frankly a huge amount of new stuff for the gundam universe. Solid mech design, check.

The characters are not exactly easy to sympathize with, but that said, they are realistically flawed and interesting to see work, if awkwardly portrayed sometimes. The intercharacter relationships are also, fascinating to see played out but again, a little awkward when put to the motions. ((On side note, just about he whole crew of the white base makes a cameo at some point.))

Even if the series does take itself too seriously sometimes, you, the viewer can just sit back relax and remember 'OMG, did the kid with the girl's name just suckerpunch a dude with and '80's haircut?!'

Oh, a did I mention this was the gundam series that began exploring the human-advanced human relationships that would be the conerstone of Seed and S. Destiny?

The bad: Three words 'nineteen eighties fashion' Sometimes the hair and clothes made me want to slam my head into a computer a laugh, but hey, I probably shouldn't knock the '80s, I didn't have to survive it.

Like I might have mentioned earlier, sometimes it's hard to really get behind the characters motivation, that sometimes drags things down.

The final word: With more plot twists over it's 50 episodes than an M. Night movie, more deep human themes than the original and lots, and I mean lot's more giant fighting robots, Zeta gundam does the good work of any mecha series.

Over all, it feels like a first tentative step after the original gundam into somthing bigger. Something more profound, something... perhaps.... more human than teenagers piloting big metal men.

Regardless of how you slice it, the Zeta complete collection one is the first half a a good, no great, series. And you can tell Shinn Asuka where he got his angsty disposition from.

And, oh yeah, one final note. Those who haven't seen the original gundam should at least take a crash course in the events of the one year war. Zeta is a direct sequel to mobile suit Gundam, so be prepared to hear 'Newtype' and other such terms thrown at you with no explanation.
』

(great)
『this series, like most, doesn't engage you immediately. overall i'd give the series a 4.5/5. by the second box set (which isn't out yet) it gets amazing. i saw seed destiny before zeta and it's so clear now how gsd is an adaptation of this. just this is way better than gsd, because first of all, the story is about kamille, not amuro ray. unlike gsd where kira comes back and nobody gives a crap about shinn. kamille is selfish at first, but there's actually good character development with him throughout the story, and his actions make sense. also people aren't god mode throughout this series. it's old, but the animation is still great and the plot is well worth the watch.』
『In Zeta Gundam, we see the future world of the Universal Century through a dark mirror. Having defeated the Zeon menace, the Earth Federation has itself become cruel and oppressive. A new generation of Gundam mobile suits is created not to fight for peace, but to punish the enemies of the state, and yesterdays villains must become todays
heroes in order to balance the scales of justice. And when a young civilian named Kamille Bidan is caught up in the rebellion, he little suspects the price he will pay in the fight for freedom.』
『The initial run ofMobile Suit Gundamflopped in 1979, but the success of the threeGundamfeatures (1981-82) created an audience for Yoshiyuki Tomino’s sprawlingmechaadventure.Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam(1985) was the first broadcast sequel. The story takes place in year 79 of the Universal Century, not long after the One Year War. Like Amuro Ray, the hero of the initial series, Kamille Bidan is a Newtype, a human with exceptional mental powers, including the ability to pilot sophisticated robot suits with no formal training. But Amuro became a pilot by accident when his satellite-home was invaded; Kamille steals the prototype Gundam MK II, throwing his lot in with the rebels of the A.E.U.G. (Anti-Earth Union Group).Zeta Gundamoccupies an interesting place in the history of this long-running continuity: In it, Tomino and his artists began to explore the conflicts between the Newtypes and ordinary humans in greater depth. But the filmmakers were still learning how to create sympathetic characters and a sustained narrative. Kamille isn't a particularly likable hero. He joins the A.E.U.G. struggle against the brutal military cadre the Titans, not because he opposes their plan to subjugate the Earth, but because he got into a fist fight with a Titan officer who made fun of his name. The story rambles as characters appear, disappear and reappear. Menacing new Titan officers arrive, get killed in battle and are replaced with new menacing officers. The Western-looking characters have small heads and misproportioned bodies. Despite these weaknesses,Zeta Gundamremains a significant series. (Rated 13 and older: violence, violence against women, brief nudity)--Charles Solomon』
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(The entire Ninja Vixens series and a little bit more)
『Just to be upfront about this, the "Ninja Vixens" (Kunoichi Nimpoden) series is not going to win any major awards. This series is based on a simple premise, and that premise is cute, bouncy Japanese girls running around in bright colored ninja outfits that look like leftovers from an 80s music video and having goofy, choreographed sword fights with each other. What makes the series good is that those same cute, bouncy Japanese girls seem to require an awful lot of baths.

I always compare this series to the light-hearted sex comedies from the 80's, like "Ski School" and "H.O.T.S.." You know exactly what you are going to get, and they are cheesy but fun. While there are plots to go along with every film, neither the director nor the cast takes the production too seriously, and it is all done tongue-in-cheek.

Being a pink film, the nudity is strictly T&A and the sex scenes are of the soft-core variety. I could have done with some more naked, but I could say the same of almost all pink films. However, some funny slapstick comedy and pretty naked girls make for good times. Also, the series actually has pretty decent production values for direct-to-video films of this type. If all that sounds good to you, then you are going to like the series.

That being said, this box set collection is awesome! The problem with a series like "Ninja Vixens" is that you really don't want to pay too much for them, and here you have the entire series collected together at a nice price. And this is the entire series, with all ten movies including the two "Bounty Hunter Vixens" flicks and the horror-themed "Virgin Nightmares" movie. This collection trumps all other releases of Ninja Vixens, and is absolutely the one to get!

Included are:

Ninja Vixens 1 - Flame of Seduction
Ninja Vixens 2 - Crimson Blades
Ninja Vixens 3 - Devilish Angels
Ninja Vixens 4 - Vixen Dropouts
Ninja Vixens 5 - Web of Passion
Ninja Vixens 6 - Forbidden Paradise
Bounty Hunter Vixens 7 - Treasure of Lust
Bounty Hunter Vixens 8 - Carnal Enchantment
Ninja Vixens 9 - Demonic Sacrifices
Ninja Vixens 10 - Virgin Nightmares

The packaging of this collection is also excellent, as all ten DVDs are packed into a small space. The box is about the same size as those old 2-DVD collections, and doesn't take up too much shelf space. This is really appreciated, as my DVD collection already seems to take up too much of my house.』
『Loads of hot chicks, 10 movies, One Low Price!

Collection Includes:Flame of Seduction, Crimson Blades, Devilish Angels, Vixen Dropouts and Web of Passion, Forbidden Paradise, Treasure of Lust, Carnal Enchantment, Demonic SacrificesandVirgin Nightmares』

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(Pretty good, but get the TV show first)
『Captain Tylor and the crew of the Soyokaze are back in this 10 episode sequel OVA, and almost as good as ever. One stand-alone story and nine interlocking episodes make up this collection, though there are several major differences between the TV series and the OVA. For one, aside from the stand alone episode on the first disk, only one of the episodes actually has the crew back on the Soyokaze: instead, much of the OVA details a period in which the crew is split up and assigned to planet side duty. Another major difference is the major change in tone, taking a more serious mood than the original show, which is too bad. The original series is most notable in its comedy, an aspect sadly lacking in most of these episodes.

The stand alone "An Exceptional Episode" OVA is the first real gem of this collection. In it, the captain accepts a mission from Admiral Mifune to take out the Raalgon's latest weapon. But Tylor's infamous luck has apparently run out and the entire crew is captured by the Raalgons, a certain death sentence. This episode is probably one of the funniest of the entire anime, tv show included, simply because of the interrogation scene of the crew by Captains Dome and Shia Has, and Tylor's confrontation with Prime Minister Wang. There are a couple uncomfortable moments as well, though, that can taint the episode because several of the characters almost seem, well, out of character. However, this is still a great episode, and is the primary content of the first disk.

The second and third disks are the main downside of the collection. They contain the first six of nine interlinked OVAs and with them comes a change in animation and character design, updating the characters' looks from the TV show. This update is an improvement in some ways but does take away some of the original's charm, especially in regards to Yuriko, who is made much more bland looking, and Tylor, who doesn't seem updated enough and looks even more like a 12 year old than before. The first three episodes revolve around minor characters Ensign Kojiro, Azylin, and the marines, who aren't really filled out enough on their own to make a satisfying view. And in a show titled The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, one would expect more of the titular character than a cameo or two in still photographs. The second three episodes are better, with Tylor even being a central character in one. Yuriko and Yamamoto make up the center of the other two, and having been better developed as characters during the course of the TV series, also make much more interesting focuses. These episodes also contain the most jarring tonal shift, though, and can create a sense of mood whiplash when taken in context of the whole. They also further set up an intriguing over arching plot of an increasing build for another war that in the fourth disk is brought into context.

The fourth disk, containing the two part "From Here to Eternity" story line, is the second reason to buy this set. The mood is still rather somber, but the story kicks into high gear, especially in the second part, which showcases both the political tension in the Raalgon Empire and in the UPSF. The tension builds to a crescendo in which all the characters are brought back and woven into a pretty awesome set up for a show which doesn't exist, because the fourth disk also contains the greatest disappointment of the series: the end thus far of said series. It has a cliff hanger-esque ending in which the various plot points are only resolved in the disk's liner notes.

This collection also offers some bonus content, including trailers for other shows and a schematic of the Soyokaze. The weirdest bonus is a set of 13 music videos using the music from the tv series and unique animation in the tv show's style. They don't connect to the plots of either the tv series or the OVA in any obvious way, though a couple of them seem to illustrate character motivations, maybe. The ones focusing on Yuriko and Tylor are the best, Yuriko's because it has a nice song, Tylor's because it's funny and fitting for his character. There are a couple that seem completely nonsensical and strange, especially "Tylorgar," in which Cryborg is apparently a super hero, but at least half of the videos are actually pretty boring. An interesting bonus, but nothing to get very excited about.

Still, I really enjoyed this collection for what it is. The first and final OVAs are really great, and the middle isn't so bad either if you like the characters enough, and that final climactic scene is, to me, an epic win that distills down what makes Tylor such an appealing show: a great ensemble cast with real emotional appeal.』
『Six long months have passed. The Raalgon Empire has developed a horrible new type of weapon, and Tylor has been charged with the duty of intercepting them as it is being transported. But when all that could go wrong, does go wrong, the crew members of the Soyokaze find themselves at the mercy of their enemies. As the hours tick down toward their execution, the crew wonders: Has their irresponsible captain misled them? Or is this all a part of some greater strategy? Contains the complete 10-episode OVA series! DVD Features: Completely remastered video from the Japanese DVD release! Scene access, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo audio for English and Japanese dialogue, English subtitles and English on-screen translations. PLUS: Liner notes, The Undefeated Soyokaze, 13 music videos, U.S. trailer and Nozomi Entertainment trailers.』
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(INITIAL D - A must have for anime or street racing lovers)
『Let me start the review with the package. This box set is very well presented and includes a booklet with the characters and their respective cars, also this package includes a sticker with the FUJIWARA TOFU logo as a bonus.

This first season (of four) tells the story of TAKUMI FUJIWARA a dreamy high-school student and its introduction to STREET RACING. Takumi's friends don't know that he has drive the dangerous and complicated Mt. Akina for the last 5 years, delivering TOFU (the family business) for customers. One interesting thing is that he doesn't only drive in a legendary car .... his father secretly trains him to control the car like any other part of his body.

Some events lead Takumi to compete with a well know STREET RACING TEAM, called the RED SUNS and this is the beginning of a new world for Takumi. Something awoke inside him when he felt the rush to compete with a much higher powered car with a good driver inside.

Drama, love, comedy and too much action awaits you in this series that comes in 9 DVD and will give you many hours of fun. You will love the series for sure, even if the animation is a little bit different combining 3D CG with hand drawn animation.

You will be immediately drawn to INITIAL D universe in the end of the first DVD. Enjoy』

(Best show ever)
『If you have any interest in mangas and JDM cars, you cannot go wrong with Initial D!!!』

(Excellent!)
『This is Worth every pennie I saw this in japan and the funimation is way better they have it in english dubbed and the orginal japanese...
comes with the Akina stars racing sticker for your own car』

(Like cars, like anime? This may be the one for you...)
『Wow, I have not seen this one for more than ten years ago. Time sure flies. When I see this product in stores, I was a bit hesitating because I have seen the trailer in english dubbed and music changed. Once I have heard from friends who rented or owned it, they said the japanese versions were kept in tact. You know, they were right!. That made me happy. I tried to give english version a chance, but I cannot surpass the music, the new given names, and the new special effects during the race. It just not the same! Just to be fair, I will only review only the original japanese version. The picture and the sound are really clean for a first season TV series. The contents are kept intact. I do not recall any scenes have been edited out. I recommend who enjoys classic sport cars do battle and remind how good the cars in their time.』

(Great Series! Great Collection!)
『Now that Funimation has the rights to Initial D its even better! The DVDs contain both the original Japanese production (for the fans) and the English TokyoPop version (for those who dont want to read). Ive been a fan of the series for years now, and for those that are new to Initial D, I highly recommend picking this collection up. Plus its much cheaper that buying each single DVD, which would cost around $150.

I just hope Funimation continues to release all of the stages in collections like this...』
『When Keisuke Takahashi of the infamous RedSuns racing team accidentally witnesses normal, everyday tofu delivery boy Takumi Fujiwara's, expert drift technique, Takumi's life shifts into high gear. Keisuke challenges him to a racing battle and the race results in Takumi plunging headlights first into the white-knuckle, adrenaline rushing world of underground mountain-pass street racing.

With his incredible techniques and top notch AE Eight-Six, Takumi blows the competition away battle after battle. As the word rapidly spreads about a new racer beating out the best drivers and cars that drift racing has to offer, one by one, new challengers quickly step out to battle him. Yet, time and time again, Takumi proves himself to be a force to be reckoned with. Can Takumi be the best?

This 9 disc set contains the complete first season of heart stopping Initial D action! DVD extras include:

  • Exclusie footage from Mount Akagi
  • Bonus episode from Season 2
  • 16-pg Owners Manual
  • Outtakes and much more!』
    『The teenage street-racing adventureInitial D(1998) is set in a flyspeck town north of Tokyo, where the only thrill the local teens have is racing on the winding road up Mt. Akina. Takumi "Tak" Fujiwara isn't exited by racing like his friends Iggy and Cole. He doesn't realize that his ex-racer father has taught him all the tricks of driving by making him deliver tofu up and down Mt. Akina without spilling the water in a cup. The technical difficulties of performing various maneuvers and the challenges from members of racing gangs lure Tak into competition. Despite his skills, Tak isn't a terribly interesting character; as his friends note, when he's not racing, it's hard to tell if he's asleep or awake. Iggy and Cole feel like stock anime sidekicks, and the girls in the cast are little more than adjuncts to the boys.Initial Dmythologizes street racing as if it were a martial art: Tak drives with a "powerful aura," and the road races become duels of honor.

    Initial Dscored a huge hit in Japan, generating two sequels, two spin-offs, numerous video games, a theatrical feature, and a live-action film. But the computer animation of the races that looked cutting edge in 1998 now feels passé: any video game offers flashier car races. TheComplete First Seasonset includes all 26 episodes of the original series and first installment of the first sequel,Initial D: Second Stage(1999). Although each episode is presented in both "classic" (original video, Japanese dialogue, original music) and "tricked out" (enhanced video, English dialogue, hip-hop soundtrack) versions, including only three per disc seems stingy. (Rated TV PG, suitable for ages 14 and older: minor violence, tobacco and alcohol use, street racing, profanity)--Charles Solomon』

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    Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review
    (I'm satisfied with this series.)
    『This finally completes my Tenchi collections. I like the tie together in the end of the series very much. Of course, like other Tenchis the story seems to reset itself while keeping the same characters for the most part. Anyway, I'm glad to have all the Tenchi sets xD.』

    (my favorite)
    『This is not the second or the last, its the third. Apparently the other people haven't watched all of them. I really enjoyed this series it's not the same but i think that was a good thing watching the same storyline over and over would just get old i think the first 3 series (Tenchi muyo, Tenchi universe, and Tenchi in tokyo) are all worth buying tho im not sure about GXP they seemed to go way out there replacing characters.』

    (New face of the Tenchi Muyo Series)
    『This is the second version of Tenchi Muyo TV series. Different from the original OVA collections and the first TV version, this anime seems like a face lift. By using the theme and background of the characters of the original OVA collections, a new type of production in introducing Tenchi Muyo anime can be seen. It is more funny. There is a little change in each of the characters as well. The strong point is you can have a new experience in viewing Tenchi Muyo. Tenchi Muyo series has been exisiting for a very long period; from the original OVA collections, the first TV series and movies, no one is not familiar with this anime. If identical theme, stories etc continue, it might have become tasteless and clumsy. This anime is worth of viewing.』

    (Great series.)
    『This is the last part of the Tenchi series. The animation has changed a bit but it still has all the laughs of the last 2 series.』

    (Better than i thought)
    『I got this set knowing that everyone said it suck really bad so i wasent exspecting much so a watched it its pretty good its pretty funny its not like the other tenchi's but its a pretty good series adn if your a hardcore tenchi i would get it』
    『Tenchi is moving to Tokyo! A new life for Tenchi means the end-of-the-world to the alien girls!
    Tenchi Masaki leaves the country to go to Tokyo and to train to be his grandfather's successor as a shrine master. Of course, the girls can't be quiet about their abandonment! Thanks to Washu's new invention, the Inter-dimensional tunnel, a long distance family life starts. Meanwhile in Tokyo, Tenchi is approached by a cute classmate, Sakuya, who doesn't know the risks of being Tenchi's girlfriend.』
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    Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review
    (A very good example of Ranma, both good and bad)
    『Ranma 1/2 is very well-known among the community of anime fans, particularly in North America. Its manga has sold very well, and the TV Series adheres to much of that. The story centers around Ranma Saotome, a hot-tempered martial artist who finds himself cursed after falling into a hot spring in China. His curse is that whenever cold water touches him, he turns into a girl equivalent of himself (and returns to normal with hot water contact). As if that weren't troublesome enough, he finds himself engaged to Akane Tendo of the Tendo Dojo, where he makes his new home for the entire run of the series. And to top it all off, his unscrupulous father has engaged him to multiple families, usually for mundane reasons like short-term food and money. Hijinks ensue.

    The First Season really sets the tone for Ranma 1/2 as a whole, although not all the characters have been introduced by the time of its completion. First, there is the tension between Ranma and Akane. Ranma is hot-tempered, with a macho-sexist view of women due to his lack of experience with them (he spent most of his childhood with his father on a martial arts training trip), and Akane is both hot-tempered, extremely violent, and yet extremely jealous after a certain point in the series. This leads to a succession of misunderstandings and "foot-in-mouth" situations, and the dynamic continues right up to the end of the series.

    Second, there is the "other fiancee" situation. One of Ranma's many fiancees shows up in Disc Four, and Ranma quickly develops several rivals that dog him for the entire season. Much of the story is often centered around the attempts by these rivals to find a new way to defeat Ranma.

    Third, there is a great deal of soft-core female nudity in the anime. No genitalia, but you get frequent shots of teenage girls' breasts, particularly those of female Ranma, as well as occasionally buttocks shots. This did not bother me, but it might be more problematic for some younger viewers whose parents disapprove of this.

    Fourth, and very importantly, Ranma is a HIGHLY episodic show and series. This means that most of the show consists of "one-time" plots that end with the episode, and there is little indication of progression in time within the series other than the appearance of some new characters, and Ranma's acquisition of some new techniques. There are four larger story arcs that appear in the series, but none of these constitute even a significant fraction of the overall series, and none of them are in the first volume.

    If you find this humorous (and the series often is quite amusing), I strongly suggest you buy this.』

    (What the heck!?!?!)
    『I would have given the show more stars, as it is indeed excellent and deserving of praise. BUT, the dvd set of this from Amazon came with a bad disc. My fourth disc is just color bar test patterns. NO EPISODES AT ALL. What a crock and a waste of money. Now i gotta go find the last couple of episodes elsewhere. I hope no one else had this problem. I hope the rest of the seasons dont have this issue.』

    (Ranma 1/2 Series Opener!)
    『In my opinion this and season 2 are the best seasons of Ranma 1/2. I first watched this series when I was much younger and its still something I can put in the DVD player and watch some 10 years later. Nostalgia for once hasn't failed me.』

    (The Season That Started Me Off On The Ranma Universe)
    『Before This set I usually had only gotten mecha animes or more serious dramatic anime like Gundam Wing or Hellsing but no funny animes. I got this at almost the same time as the Full Metal Panic box set and was surprised at how entertaining and hilarious this show really was. I think it really helped my anime collection a lot after getting the first season of Ranma since after that I started going after both my previous animes as well as the more funny and light-hearted animes like Azumanga Daioh and Galaxy Angels an the like. Like my previous reviews of the other Ranma Seasons the video is good but not as great as you get with the newer anime shows like Bleach or Full Metal Alchemist the video is full screen with stereo English audio or Japanese audio both voice actors
    for both the Japanese or English audio are very good though and most of the episodes are very funny though I liked it when the creators for the show brought in Happosai the very lecherous character in season two. So if your like me and are buying just the serious,dramatic,hard-core animes
    I say give this series a try you will not be disappointed...』

    (A very entertaining series)
    『This box set contains the first eighteen episodes of the classic anime series, Ranma 1/2. There's very little in the way of special features in the set (there's textless versions of the opening and the three ending sequences, and there's also the English credits).

    Although this is a rather "no-frills" DVD set, the series itself is quite enjoyable. Normally, I would say the price of this set is a bit high for such a "no-frills" set, but the episodes in and of themselves are worth the cost of the set, especially when you factor in how old the property is now.』
    『THE HISTORIC FIRST SEASON!

    Now you can own the complete collection of Ranma 1/2, Season 1 for one low price with the Ranma 1/2 Digital Dojo DVD Boxset!

    A compilation of the entire first season of Rumiko Takahashi's wildly hilarious martial arts romance comedy! Now you can own the entire historic first season on four disks for one low price!

    Romance, comedy, martial arts mayhem, multiple personality changes, devilish dolls, haunted caves, magical phoenixes, evil ogres, legendary monsters and more!

    It's not easy being teenage martial artist Ranma Saotome, but it's even worse when your martial-artist father Genma takes you from home at an early age to go on a decade-long training mission. He doesn't speak a word of Chinese, and yet he insists upon bringing you to the cursed training ground known as Jusenkyo, where falling into one of the many springs there instantly turns you into whoever-or whatever-drowned there last. And then, the two of you have this little accident...

    From now on, a splash of cold water will turn your father into a giant panda, while you...well, you turn into a red-haired (and problematically well-built) female version of yourself. Hot water will reverse the effect, but only until the next time. What's a half-guy, half-girl to do?

    Bilingual: English&Japanese

    English Subtitles

    Parental guidance suggested. Rating - 13+』

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    Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review
    (Good second season story)
    『I enjoyed this Anime collection very much. You can find other reviews that will tell you all you could want to know about the story and content. So in summation it was amusing and enjoyable. The first and now second season of this anime left me wanting a third season. The story is clearly not over.』

    (One Of The Best Despite Its Flaws)
    『Rozen Maiden: Träumend is the second season of Rozen Maiden.

    In a nutshell, a powerful mage named Rozen from the 18th century (revealed in the manga as Count St Germain) constructed seven dolls and imbued them with a living soul known as the Rosa Mystica. Their mission is to battle each other in what is known as the Alice Game, the winner obtaining the loser's Rosa Mystica until the last one standing becomes Alice, a real girl of unmatched beauty and purity. To help them, it is expected they will acquire human partners they can use as a power source for the unique weapons and tactics each one possesses, but it appears this is optional as some of the dolls appear to not have human partners.

    The first six of seven dolls in their order of creation are:

    1. Suigintou
    2. Kanaria
    3. Suiseiseki
    4. Souseiseki
    5. Shinku
    6. Hinaichigo


    In Rozen Maiden: Träumend, it appears the seventh doll calls herself Barasuishou, but truth is far different than first appearance.

    Rozen Maiden: Träumend is really not for the kiddies. Though it is very light and humorous, by Episode 7 the atmosphere takes a solid turn to the dark and the body count starts to rise when three of these gothic lolita dolls are driven to kill the others within the Alice game while the other three desperately tryto protect themselves and each other.

    One of the death scenes is so moving and so poignant, I have had male hard core anime fans confess that an anime moved them to tears.

    My only complaints about Rozen Maiden: Träumend are the same I have with most anime.

    1. Because the funding is iffy, the writers write their plots on the fly keeping the main points and creating many little inconsistencies in the minor details. The more minor details they mess up, the more the story loses credibility even though it may remain true to the main storyline. The more you mess up, the more retcom you have to do in future stories to correct the inconsistencies.

    2. Japanese anime does not hesitate to use Christian symbols and churches as locales, but their understanding of the worldview is incredibly naive. In Rozen Maiden: Träumend, Christianity is used more as a gothic symbol of death.

    3. A caricature of English romance literature is having the two people stare at each others eyes and repeat their names. That happens a lot of times in anime and a lot in Rozen Maiden: Träumend. If you cut out every scene where Jun and Shinku repeat each others names back and forth to convey emotion (despair, affection, apology, etc.), the entire anime would have been about two episodes shorter.

    4. If you are going to have major characters die, their death has got to mean something and can't be wiped away by mere platitudes that are given as shallow and unconvincing explanations. Yes, it's anime, but if you are going to address the big topics (fate, death, responsibility, purpose), you had better come up with some substantial answers other than a shallow paradigm that's 3,000 miles wide and only 3 inches deep.

    All in all, I would still recommend Rozen Maiden: Träumend to anyone who is interested. Just be aware that though I found the anime to be outstanding, it isn't perfect.』

    (Wow! I really enjoyed the second season a lot! Really good character development, less of Junta and overall enjoyable!)
    『Finally, the long awaited complete set of "Rozen Maiden: Träumend" is here!

    A 12-episode animated television series created by PEACH-PIT who are known for anime and manga such as "DearS", "Di Gi Charat", "Shugo Chara!" and "Zombie-Loan".

    The animated series is directed by Kou Matsuo (known for his storyboard work for anime such as "Sola", "Witch Hunter Robin", "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" and "Cardcaptor Sakura") and character designs are by Kumi Ishii (known for work on "Naruto", "Heat Guy J", "Ichigo 100%" and "Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie").

    The second season takes place not long after the events of the first. The dolls are now trying to enjoy their happy lives but unfortunately, Shinku starts to have nightmares and it appears the remaining sisters/dolls will be coming and that can only mean the beginning of the "Alice Games".

    The Alice game is simply when the dolls must square off against each other with one left standing and will fulfill their father's wish of the final doll becoming Alice.

    Here is a spoiler-less summary of "Rozen Maiden: Träumend" :

    DISC 1:

    1. Rozenkristall - What are the Rozen Maid dolls up to since the events from the first season?

    2. Enju - We are introduced to a new Rozen Maiden sister named Barasuishou and an evil entity named Laplace.

    3. Kanarienvogel - We are introduced to another new Rozen Maidens sister named Kanaria.

    4. Vereinbarung - Suiseiseki wants Jun to be her master but doesn't know how to go about letting him know.

    DISC 2:

    5. Der Brief -Suiseiseki and Hinaichigo decide to cook for Jun.

    6. Engel - The return of Rozen Maiden Suigintou.

    7. Teegesellschaft - Kanaria takes on the Rozen Maidens.

    8. Puppenmacher - Jun becomes and apprentice for the puppetmaker Enju who seems to know quite a bit about the Rozen Maidens.

    DISC 3:

    9. Der Tadel - Souseiseki makes his stance known of where he stands on the "Alice Games". Souseiseki takes on Sugintou while Shinku takes on Barasuishou.

    10 Tomoc - The first tragedy of the "Alice Games".

    11. Rosengarten - Barasuishou takes on Suiseiseki and Kanaria.

    12. Alice - Shinku vs. Barasuishou and Suigintou. The conclusion of "Rozen Maiden: Träumend".

    VIDEO&AUDIO:

    "Rozen Maiden: Träumend - Complete Set" is an anime series that sports a lot of colors. For the most part, this is a TV animated series and of course, television series in Japan are created in a short deadline and not as much detail. But for the most part, the majority of the series takes place inside Jun's homeor total darkness, so background art is not as prominent but you do get scenes with lush, beautiful painted scenery and backgrounds. If anything, more attention was put on the characters and the dolls in battle.

    It's also important to emphasize that this is a television series and not an OAV or film. So, production quality is going to much lower. But overall, I enjoyed the character designs for the animated series and the story of "Rozen Maiden: Träumend" made things much more enjoyable for me.

    As for audio, the English dub is presented in English Dolby Digital and the Japanese language in Stereo. The series is at the most part, all dialogue with some scenes sporting battles (this is more towards the later half of the series) between the Rozen Maiden dolls. I listened to both audio soundtracks and both are well-done.

    SPECIAL FEATURES:

    "Rozen Maiden: Träumend - Complete Set" comes with the following special features:

    DISC 1:

    * Textless OP theme and Geneon Trailers

    DISC 2:

    * Textless Ending theme and Geneon Trailers

    DISC 3:

    * Japanese TV CM's and Geneon Trailers

    JUDGMENT CALL:

    The final complete set for "Rozen Maiden: Träumend" (the second season) has arrived in the US and I'm quite thrilled that FUNimation has released the series as a complete set.

    After the first two volumes were released in America through Geneon in 2007, due to Geneon's corporate situation, "Rozen Maiden: Träumend" was among many titles that were canceled.

    Fortunately, in 2008, Geneon and FUNimation Entertainment announced an agreement to distribute select titles in North America and while Geneon has the license, FUNimation Entertainment will have the exclusive rights for the sales and distribution for the titles which include "Rozen Maiden: Träumend".

    The concept of living dolls may seem a bit freaky for some people but in Japan, there is a large collector-based for "Volks" dolls. As there are many guys who collect action figures and mecha machines in Japan (and also in the US), the Volks dolls are quite an accomplishment for collectors who need to build them and in the end result, these dolls are well-crafted and quite beautiful.

    Of course, in America, the thought of dolls coming alive are seen in horror films ("Chucky" anyone?) and I for one, have always thought of dolls coming alive to be horrifying (yes, as a youngster, I threw out my sister's dolls because I thought they were possessed). But overall, the concept of "Rozen Maiden" has never scared me or freaked me out and I have to admit, "Rozen Maiden: Träumend" was a much darker series than its predecessor and I have to admit that I enjoyed the overall storyline and this concept of how the dolls must fight to the death for the purpose of being "Alice".

    It's hard to deny the cuteness of the series and their own character traits. Where this series could have been cliche and annoying, overall their own personal quirks is what makes the series so fun. I really had fun watching this series.

    With "Rozen Maiden: Träumend", you get a good balance of lighthearted humor and action. Whereas the first series focused on Jun and how the dolls have helped him overcome his "hikkimori", this series features on character development of the dolls and how quickly they are put into a position that they don't want to be.They just want to be happy but because their creator has put together this "Alice Game", they can't bow out and resist. They must fight.

    In the end, I found "Rozen Maiden: Träumend" to be an enjoyable, cute and humorous anime series. The lighthearted fun carries on for a little over half of the second series but it quickly becomes serious and more intense. But for the most part, the whole series held my attention with each episode and I fount that very cool!

    But now after watching this second season, I want more! One can only hope that we get the two episode OAV "Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre" released soon in the US (this OAV supposedly gives us a look back of why Suigintou and Shinku do not get along) and hopefully we see a new series to continue the adventures of the Rozen Maiden dolls.

    "Rozen Maiden: Träumend" is definitely a series worth recommending!』
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    Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review
    (A ninja anime that stands above others.)
    『This has got to be one of the best ninja anime I've seen. If you like violence, story, and good artwork Basilisk is a great. The animation is pretty smooth, artwork as mentioned before very good. This is a mature title I will say that. Not for the kids. I recommend this one... a lot. Give it a try, and be ready for a deep, and thrilling ride.』

    (It was good, short... but good.)
    『I caught this Anime on the Funimation channel for those that don't know it's a 24/7 Anime Channel by Funimation that showcases some of their new releases and older works 24/7. Basilisk was one of the new shows that they had began airing. To start it off this series is extrememly short, and goes by quite quickly as some episodes are merely recaps. The artistic style and story of Basilisk is an interesting one. Years ago back in the mid 90's I watched a anime movie called "Ninja Scroll" I thought it was amazing at the time since I had never really seen anime before. Years later (12 to be exact) I forgot all about it. Somehow when I watched Basilisk I was captivated by it, but somewhere in the back of my head I kept thinking "I've seen something like this before."

    Basilisk story is based around 2 clans of Ninja's that each have a signifigant amount of pride and hold on to the past way too much. Each of these clans have been at war with eachother for centuries. Finally a truce was made on the bounds of love, but once that love was broken bitter feelings between the clans reimerge. My best advice to anyone that watches Basilisk is don't pick a favorite character. Episode after episode these Ninja's fight eachother to the brutal death.

    Now going back to what I was saying earlier, this anime had reminded me much of a previous one I saw called "Ninja Scroll". I actually had to find and rewatch Ninja Scroll to find out what was bugging my mind all this time. I was very suprised by my results after watching Ninja Scroll again. Basilisk almost word per word copies the fighting style and abilities of the Ninja's from Ninja Scroll. Although the plots are different there are many eliments where you can see had a heavy influence on Basilisk.

    Eventhough it is understood that Ninja Scroll and Basalisk were made in the image of an even older Story called "Kouga Ninja Scrolls," I couldn't shake the fact that Basilisk stole the overall artistic style of Ninja Scroll. From the way the Ninjas fight right down to their attitudes, Basilisk really is a carbon copy. It's like lining two artist up together, and giving them asking them to paint a flower vase. One artist is going to paint the vase from his point of view using his style and his artistic eye, while the artist next to him, instead of using their own style, just looks at the other artist canvas and copies the painting that they created. Now that flower Vase could have been painted anysort of way by that second artist if they chose to use their own eyes and talents to create it, but since they copied off the artist next to them, the painting isn't their own, it's only a copy of what the first artist was seeing through his eyes. Basilisks is pretty much that second artist. It just isn't orignal and loses its credibility once you see where the ideas came from.

    Even if both Anime's are based of an old story, there is no reason for them to have the same design style, character models, and artistic style. For me this is what took away from Basilisk, because in its own right it is a very nice Anime, the story is unique, it looks good, it's entertaining to watch, but I can't get passed the fact that it robs concepts from Ninja Scroll. overall I still recommend Basilisk again it's not a bad Anime, but if you've watched Ninja Scroll and are a die hard fan you may not be so in to it. For the record I give this Anime 5 stars as it is alone a great Anime, but its style reminds me too much about Ninja Scroll which is why it takes away from it.』

    (Simply Awesome)
    『My friend told me about this anime and it was simply amazing. It is definitely a must own.』

    (Shuriken crossed lovers .)
    『What a waste of good talents . You don't start a series with one of the best ninja fights since Ninja Scroll , then dump all of that for a Romeo and Juliet ninja tale . And if your making a mature anime , don't design your characters in shonen design .Unless you're Yoshiaki Kawajiri .

    Two ninja clans fight one another to decide the next heir to the throne , just in time to ruin an engagement ceremony between them .What will Gennosuke ( Romeo ) and Oboro ( juliet ) do ? boo..hoo....

    I would've respected the show if they at least made a mature character design as in Perfrct Blue for example . But those eyes , the hair ,it just doesn't add up to the seriousness tone of the show .

    Nice pakaging though .

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    (Crap...mine is not the same that is pictured above.)
    『MY is nothing like the picture...it looks more like the set that will come out on the 28th. Yet I was charged the price of this set.....great.』
    『Contains the entire Basilisk series…from the ill-fated start to finish.

    Feudal Japan is set to bear witness to the bloody clash of titans as two fearsome ninja tribes are unleashed, one upon the other. For wretched within the Edo Castle loyalties have been severed into warring factions, as two sons struggle to inherit the title of Shogun. If this rupture goes unresolved, the Tokugawa kingdom will be torn apart. A solution must be found, one befitting a samurai family.

    The Kouga and the Iga, two ninja clans with four hundred years of hostilities between them, meet at the request of Lord Ieyasu. There they learn that the peace forced upon them is to be broken by the whim of royalty, and that the outcome of this battle will determine the next Shogun. The passions of the past quickly reignite as two scrolls are sent out into the night.

    Ill-fated is this event indeed, for lovers stand with hands entwined as travesty approaches on the wings of a hawk. Reared from birth as sworn enemies, Gennosuke and Oboro, each the heir of these rival clans, seek lasting peace between their peoples. But the terms have been set, and two lists seal their destinies. Two lists from which a name can only be crossed out in blood.

    No mercy will be spared to the enemy...』











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