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Summary: Kick @$$ Anime
Review: At first glance you might think this a a little kid's anime. IT IS!But can a kid's Anime have a full depth story line? I'll tell you this show will get you sucked into it. In my opinion it is better than some other animes out there. If you are looking for something new and different this might be right for you. Also if you're new to the whole "anime" genre, I highly recommend this DVD. I would tell you the story but by looking at other reviews I'm pretty sure you already know.
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Summary: Kick @$$ Anime
Review: At first glance you might think this a a little kid's anime. IT IS!But can a kid's Anime have a full depth story line? I'll tell you this show will get you sucked into it. In my opinion it is better than some other animes out there. If you are looking for something new and different this might be right for you. Also if you're new to the whole "anime" genre, I highly recommend this DVD. I would tell you the story but by looking at other reviews I'm pretty sure you already know.
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Summary: Cyborg 009
Review: Cyborg 009 is a show to be respected, all factors given. The original manga dates back from the 1960's, so the animation style is dates compared to the flashy style of the anime of today. The concepts and storyline, however, are entertaining and quiet entrancing.Nine humans have been literally kidnapped off the streets and reconstructed into machines, giving each individual character special abilities. The transformation was performed by the legions of Black Ghost, the embodiement of evil in the anime, so they could be used as weapons. They rebelled, however, and must now face Black Ghost's loyal cyborgs if they are to survive. The characters are each distinctive and independant. Some of them are quiet and personal; others are loud and obnoxious. The group can barely function socially, and this makes for difficult battles as they can't play off each others' strengths. Cyborg 009 is a nice way to pass time, but nothing incredibly in-depth or suitable if you're looking for a life-changing experience. As a science fiction genre, it is now pretty mediocre as the years have passed, but it goes to show that something good did come from the '60s.
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Summary: Now here's something original...
Review: It is not everyday you get an old anime redone from olden times, I have been a fan of cyborg 009 since my childhood and was filled with joy to see yet another series to be made; luckily for us it even appears in english and uncut at the same time. As you must have read about the storyline and characters in Amazon.com's review of the title, there's no point in going there. So what I want to point out here, is the style the animation is done in. Though in some of later episodes ( not released in the west yet ) framerate and detail-attention drops from time to time, the series as such is almost in a Fleischer-style, from the 30s and 40s and yet, at the same time modern drawn 100% on a computer - I like it... My point with this is, they were inventet in a time long forgotten by most anime fans nowadays. Dealing with coldwar issues and other worldly matters of those days, plus each and every character's own struggles within themseleves - and 'real' action, fighting off enemies ! Ergo - not your everyday flashy "go-buy-the-toys" and "forget-the-storyline-before-the end-credits" series. Also the team issue, Ishinomori Shotaro I surely believe inspired the X-men, as they arrived 8 years before Stan Lee created his version, and these guys are cooler, two words: matching uniforms... !
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Summary: All for one, and one for all.
Review: It was a day in Ocean City when I found this show running on Cartoon Network. At the time, my family and I had not owned basic cable, until comcast brought along a deal with our Cable Modiem. I watched it everyday at 6:00 EST during that week at the beach, which was the time when my relitives spent watching old movies in the other room. It was when we finally got Cable that it was the day before the show was taken off Toonami. I had no idea what was happening, and me and the fans were left stranded on the next story plot. But January arrived soon enough, with the announcement of a Marathon at the end of the month. I rejoyced, and stayed up watching it till 2:00 in the morning. I cried most of the episodes, because I'm such a sesitive being. At the time, I owned both the Cyborg 009 mangas that are out by Shotaro Ishinomori. I soon researched on the internet when the next manga was coming out, and discovered this DVD. I waited three days, full of excitment, with my best friend who had wanted to buy Trigun pack that she had not received for Christmas. It came, we went to the mall, and now it's in my hands and waiting to be popped into the DVD player for the second time. Each episode is well done with a well written story line. Not many animes are like this these days, with a story about nine people from around the world who have been changed without permission into weapons. Compared to other anime shows, this one shows differently. These people were not ment to be like this, and heros at that fact, unlike such shows as "Salior Moon" & "Trigun". This is a must buy, I assure you will be happy.
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Summary: Shotaro's "finest" remade for the nu' mill.
Review: Late Shotaro Ishinomori is a prime example of pioneer Japanese animators that influenced people generation after generation...even though some of his past works have serious been ripped from Osamu Tezuka's creations, and from that, he made his animes looked a lot worse...okay, I'm not helping here. The point is, he became such an influence, that the new generation of animators decided to revive an old classic of his, to remind how good his work was, for the modern Japanese audience, and now, the American audience like ourselves. Based sorely on the late 1960s anime, remake CYBORG 009 may seem like a X-men rip-off to some, but it's more, and also less, than just what it seems. More, as in the plot construction. These cyborgs weren't created by blueprint, they were create by the humans they used to be. These heroes were once humans before they were abducted by an evil syndicate called the Black Ghost. They were first observed then tested on, converting them into cyborgs for the sole purpose to be weapons of destruction. The recent converted cyborg, Joe Shimamura, managed to escape from Black Ghost and joins the other eight cyborgs, whom also escaped from BG's wrath, in an attempt to stop the syndicate once and for all, while at the same time, getting use to their alternate lifestyle. Trying to destroy the Black Ghost syndicate might be a one-thought objective that turned me off from the series, but the one thing that got me interested in CYBORG 009 are the cyborgs themselves. Each of them has a distinct personality, albeit stereotyped from their national background, and actually express the nature of their own being to try to get on with life that was once theirs, but was taken away. It also lays out a back story for almost each of the person as the series progress, and their backstory can also led the characters causin' conflicts to other beings in this show, which freshens up the livelihood of the story. It got my attention because of the series' perception, and the music score and dubbing ain't bad. Less, as in the characters' abilities. Personally, I find the cyborgs to have the most linear and recycle powers anyone's every had. Cyborg 001, the sleepaholic baby with a binky, has telekinetic powers and can talk to people with their minds (ooohh! [sarcasm]). Cyborg 002, the typical N.Y. punk, flys like a jet (like 40% of the superhero population). Cyborg 003, the cute French blond girl, has the ability to see through walls and predict certain outcomes. Arrogant German Cyborg 004 has legs that shoot rockets. Cyborg 005, the kooky Chinese with droopy eyes, breaths like a dragon and burrows like a mole. Cyborg 006, the bulky Native American, is a hulk wannabe with an articulate verbal structure. Bald Englishman Cyborg 007 transforms into any being or object of any size and object. Cyborg 008, the ex-slave African, doesn't really have a special ability, he just swims fast and breaths underwater, which like Aquaman, is the worst superpower anyone can have. Then there's the new kid on this block, Cyborg 009 (Joe Shimamura), a young boy with a dark past(yadda-yadda) that moves fast, quick as the Flash. So the cyborgs' powers are weak, but so is the character design. The characters are not the prettiest by today's anime standards, and even if Shotaro back then tries to imitate the characters' design from Tezuka's design, he did a pretty poor job on that. 004's eyes looks like they were damaged during corrective surgery, the men's noses are huge and awkward, the body structures are messed up, and even with the most beautiful people in this anime (009 and 003), Roger Smith and Rei Ayanami, they are not. What's even worse, going through half-season with this series, there's a clip show. I do not want to see an episode containing clips from earlier episodes, that was a waste of my viewing time and the animators' money. In my opinion, pronouncing the name "00" as 'zero-zero' to any character is quite ludicrous, even though I understand that saying "00" as 'double-oh' is a result of copyright infringment since James Bond has the right to use that for 007; also ludicris, is that after 009, it goes by 0010, instead of 010 (what?). Though I've only seen 25 of the 52 episodes it suppose to show in America, CYBORG 009 has already been appealling. I'm surprised to the fact that Sony had some involvement with this anime. Even though I despise Sony for the movies the company makes, when it comes to anime, they seem to done the distribution right (METROPOLIS, COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE), and having this DVD release uncut with eight episodes in any of the two languages, this is no exception. If people can ignore the ugly design and the basic premise, they might enjoy this anime. It's not breaking any new ground, but it's purpose was to be emotional and entertaining, and CYBORG 009 does 'em both.
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Summary: Not really a good show
Review: The show "Cyborg 009" it should have not been on (Cartoon Networks) Toonami in the first place...how can they replace it for Rurouni Kenshin it was the best show on their, that's what you watch if you want great anime. If Toonami expect to get some ratings and build an audience, they need to quit doing some of the weird stuff. I wish this show would have started on saturday nights in the first place. I think the show looks like a childrens show I don't know why they say it is uncut like it is going to be rated 13-up. These are some other animes I advise you not to see cause of it being too boring,childish,or stupied:
Kirby,Ultimate Muscle,Reign,Fooly Cooly,Piolet Canidiate,Pokemon, Hamtro,and Sonic X.
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Summary: Gotta See
Review: This anime first aired on Toonami no too long ago. Its a very interesting anime about 9 cyborgs (not like if anyone doesnt already know that). well anyways its a gotta see cartoon even though people may say it looks like childrens but some of the action is cool
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