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Summary: Deep storytelling mixed with great comedy!
Review: Compare this series all you want to "Cowboy Beebop," it is still better in many ways. The characters in Outlaw Star are deep and interesting, making you almost want to root them on out loud. Melfina, a bio-android, is such a great character because she doesn't know why she was created. She desperately wants to be human, but knows that is impossible...or is it? Aisha Clan Clan is a hilarious character, so full of pride and yet almost bumbling at times. The character play between Gene and Jim is a crack up sometimes, due to the almost brother like relationship they have. And Suzuka is an almost Taoist character, reminiscent of Kurasawa characters. Add to this a talking spaceship, an embattled McDougal Brothers and scores of Kei Pirates and assorted characters and you've got a series that just cries for another adventure to made soon. Do yourself a favor and just get it. Don't be an anime freak and try and compare it to other series like you are an expert on the subject who is bored with todays efforts. Enjoy it for what it is...FUN!
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Summary: An Anime for All "Star Wars" Lovers
Review: On New Year's Eve I was watching Cartoon Network and saw the first previews of Outlaw Star. The animation and the overall look of the show hooked me from the start. Then I watched it and I was blown away. Gene Starwind's character essentially made me think of the series as "Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures." Seriously, though, the story and characters are compelling, from the confused Melfina, the goofy Aisha, the calm Sazuka, and the conniving Gene and Jim. What's greatest about the DVD is the ability to watch the series subtitled. Even greater is the DVD comes in 2-disk sets, which makes it cost a bit more, but you get more from the get-go, and more episodes come out at once. My only complaint is a constant translation problem with the subtitles. Jim commonly refers to Gene as "aneki" in the Japanese. The word means "big brother," but the subtitles always say "Gene." I guess they were afraid people would think that Jim and Gene were brothers if they literally translated it, but wouldn't the fact that they have different last names make up for it? Oh, well, we can't all be perfect. This video is definately a great buy!
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Summary: ------|Outlaw Star|------
Review: This may not be one of the best reviews, but you should read it anyway! To start this off, were dealing with a pair of a man and a young boy. Gene Starwind and Jim Hawking pretty cool names if you ask me. They become outlaws as the anime goes on, but not the tpye of outlaws you would see in Cowboy Bebop, their both totally different, remember that. Outlaws in this anime are just people who adventure through space. They catch a crew while they journey all around space with different planets and races. I'm not covering everything in this, because it's obvious others had. I know all about it though, don't get me wrong! If you bothered to read this, Thank you!^^
Arigato,
-Killua
Any questions e-mail me at: warrior.killua@verizon.net
Rating:
Summary: One of the best
Review: Outlaw Star truly is one of THE BEST anime series I have seen. You gotta love a kid who is always telling a 20 year old to grow the hell up. Outlaw Star does not only have a great story line, but it has characters that you just have to love. Gene being the "shoot at them, the run like hell so you dont get your ass burned", Jim being a smart mouthed genius, Melfina being a quiet mystery, Suzuka being just quiet and aisha being, well, rather funny and annoying at the same time. And then you have the killer McDougall brothers with Ron and his little pyshycopathic missle loving, obsessed with saying die, brother Harry.Personally, I never liked Bandai's menu screens because the are too flashy, but I can deal with that. The first 9 episodes (The ones featuerd on the 2 disk DVD) are basically charachter introductions and there and showing the personallity of the characters. Thought I have not seen it on DVD, Outlaw Star is one of the only series that is exiting all the way through, from begining to end.
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Summary: Ignore the nay-sayers
Review: ...both of them. Score is 41-2 and counting... Sometimes Anime takes itself waay too seriously. *cough* *cough* Gundam *cough* Other times it's way too goofy. Outlaw Star provides a pretty darn good balance between the two and it works well. There's humor a plenty in this series, but behind it all are some of the great plot twists that make similar series like Cowboy Bebop great as well. A few examples: * Beautiful Assassin (which is on this disc) - Gene Starwind unwillingly becomes a friend's bodyguard against hired assassin Twilight Suzuka. When he defeats her in battle, she promises him that she will carry out her contract to kill his friend. Gene says that she can't kill his friend until she kills him first. And so begins a beautiful friendship... * Cats and Girls and Spaceships (on the 3rd disc in the series) - Young Jim Hawking finally falls in love. I'm not gonna spoil this one...suffice to say it's as poignant and simply beautiful as anything the Bebop crew ever put out. When I saw this episode, I was convinced that this was the best anime saga I'd ever seen. Here's to hoping they'll do a second series...
Rating:
Summary: Deep storytelling mixed with great comedy!
Review: Compare this series all you want to "Cowboy Beebop," it is still better in many ways. The characters in Outlaw Star are deep and interesting, making you almost want to root them on out loud. Melfina, a bio-android, is such a great character because she doesn't know why she was created. She desperately wants to be human, but knows that is impossible...or is it? Aisha Clan Clan is a hilarious character, so full of pride and yet almost bumbling at times. The character play between Gene and Jim is a crack up sometimes, due to the almost brother like relationship they have. And Suzuka is an almost Taoist character, reminiscent of Kurasawa characters. Add to this a talking spaceship, an embattled McDougal Brothers and scores of Kei Pirates and assorted characters and you've got a series that just cries for another adventure to made soon. Do yourself a favor and just get it. Don't be an anime freak and try and compare it to other series like you are an expert on the subject who is bored with todays efforts. Enjoy it for what it is...FUN!
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Summary: The most awesome space adventure ever!
Review: Being a space freak myself, this anime captures a magnificent setting of unique planetary worlds, and the most awesome galactic battles with pirates, aliens, and assassins. Gene Starwind and his younger partner Jim come across a beautiful but dangerous outlaw named Hot Ice Hilda. Stealing the most technologically advanced ship in the galaxy, he meets the lovely and not to mention naked, android Melfina. Gene then begins his quest journing in space as an outlaw searching for the mysterious Galactic Leyline and the true meaning of Melfina's existance. Along his quest he encounters some intresting women, Suzuka the beautiful assassin, and a ctarl ctarl warrior Aisha. Being persued by pirates the outlaw crew digs deeper and deeper into information of the treasures hidden in the Galactic Leyline. The outlaw star ship; XGP15A-11, is also a mystery all on its own. Its operated with the navagator Melfina who is naked all the time. Its unusal but cool that shes naked and conects with the ships system. The character designs and story line are awesome. I absolutely love this anime. Gene Starwind really brings out and together the story in Outlaw Star. Hes an outlaw who loves to drink and spend "quality time with women" not to mention hes one hell of a fighter with his unique and deadly caster gun (a gun that has a mixture of science and sorcery). I really enjoyed the journeys throughout the galaxy, the humor from the the characters, their self discoveries and basically the entire story line. Overall this anime is not intended for little kids because of its content. But for those of you interested it contains action, danger, humor, mystery, and despair. So if you like all or any of these, this is the anime for you.
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Summary: Loved it
Review: I purchased this because I love Outlaw Star and I wanted to see all the things they cut out from the episodes on Cartoon Network. If you like outlaw star and have some cash to spare then you should get this one as well as the other DVDs in the series.
Rating:
Summary: A Great Show
Review: This show is good i dont think i have seen one as good since cowboy bebop, but collection 1 will leave you wondering. It is a good show for people who want action,space battles, and humor the dvd dosent have many features and is kind of boring. This show gets a tie with cowboy bebop and trigun which are all good "cowboy animes."
Rating:
Summary: Great Show
Review: This is defently worth it this show is great i thought Cowboy Bebop was great but i chould easyly comparer the two...i still havent decided which is better....well i donno but i recomend them both with high regardes...
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