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Summary: Love thy Tank; Blow thy neighbor to smithereens!
Review: Dominion Tank Police is a series of 4 OAV's that are each very, VERY amusing and action-packed. I bought this DVD and instantly became enamored with the series' absolutely hilarious, if not a bit stereotypical, characters. The main character, Leona Ozaki, is transferred from the beat into the Tank Police, and things quickly start getting blown to pieces. I enjoyed the antics of all the characters, from the trigger-happy Commander Briton (lifetime subscriber to "How to Kill!" magazine), to the playful -if not a wee bit homicidal- tendencies of the Puma sisters.The animation is good, considering it was done 11 years ago in 1989. There is not a bit of computer animation to be seen here, but that is part of the series' charm. The DVD itself has no authoring problems, and the audio is good on both the English and the Japanese language tracks, but I recommend the Japanese track because the background music on the English track is dubbed as well, and it isn't exactly top-notch quality. But, that aside, This DVD is a fine addition to any anime fan's collection. I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a good romp filled with tanks, explosions, and rampant building demolition. You will NOT be disappointed!
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Summary: Lots of action and laughs
Review: I am a big anime fan. This is a great movie. My sister loved this movie and she doesn't even like anime. Plots on par with most other movies. The action is great, comedy is better. A little bit of nudity, wish there was more. Worth seeing. Rent it first, then if you like it, buy it.
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Summary: Lots of action and laughs
Review: I am a big anime fan. This is a great movie. My sister loved this movie and she doesn't even like anime. Plots on par with most other movies. The action is great, comedy is better. A little bit of nudity, wish there was more. Worth seeing. Rent it first, then if you like it, buy it.
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Summary: Think Tank
Review: I just recenlty bought this DVD and I must say, it is an excellent buy. I am not a hugh fan of Anime, but this one is definitely worth a second look. The story is set in a future world where huge amounts of pollution has made the earth's air unbreathable and everyone must wear a mask to avoid brathing in the toxic gases. The crime rate has risen to a crime being committed every 36 seconds and the mayor forms an elite fighting force know as the "Tank Police". When a new crime gang (Led by the Cyborg, Buaku and the Cat Sisters, Anna & Uni Puma) wrecks havoc in Newport city, young Leona Ozaki is transferred to the "Tank Poilce" squad. After wrecking the "Squad Commander's" (Charles Brenten) personal armored tank, Leona hand-makes a small Mini-tank (Nicknamed: Bonaparte) out of parts of the "Squad Commander's" own Tank. This new mini-Tank is a force to be reckoned with as it goes head to head with the criminals in an awesome action packed showdown. Orginally released in Japan in 1989 as a two part movie. (The movie was later dubbed to English and released in the U.S. in 1993), the movie is clearly Anime at it's finest (With no computer graphic effects). The DVD includes both parts (All 4 acts) and features dual languages (English and Japanese. I recommend that people watch the film in the Japanese version becuase some dialog and music is deleted/changed in the English version.) Filled with lots of action sequence and hilarious one-liners, that will keep you on the edge of your seat, "Diminion: Tank Police" is no Saturday morning cartoon.
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Summary: Think Tank
Review: I just recenlty bought this DVD and I must say, it is an excellent buy. I am not a hugh fan of Anime, but this one is definitely worth a second look. The story is set in a future world where huge amounts of pollution has made the earth's air unbreathable and everyone must wear a mask to avoid brathing in the toxic gases. The crime rate has risen to a crime being committed every 36 seconds and the mayor forms an elite fighting force know as the "Tank Police". When a new crime gang (Led by the Cyborg, Buaku and the Cat Sisters, Anna & Uni Puma) wrecks havoc in Newport city, young Leona Ozaki is transferred to the "Tank Poilce" squad. After wrecking the "Squad Commander's" (Charles Brenten) personal armored tank, Leona hand-makes a small Mini-tank (Nicknamed: Bonaparte) out of parts of the "Squad Commander's" own Tank. This new mini-Tank is a force to be reckoned with as it goes head to head with the criminals in an awesome action packed showdown. Orginally released in Japan in 1989 as a two part movie. (The movie was later dubbed to English and released in the U.S. in 1993), the movie is clearly Anime at it's finest (With no computer graphic effects). The DVD includes both parts (All 4 acts) and features dual languages (English and Japanese. I recommend that people watch the film in the Japanese version becuase some dialog and music is deleted/changed in the English version.) Filled with lots of action sequence and hilarious one-liners, that will keep you on the edge of your seat, "Diminion: Tank Police" is no Saturday morning cartoon.
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Summary: Starts slow, but gets really good...
Review: I was actually amazed to discover at the end of act 4 that I'd watched the whole thing. Tank Police is set in 4 acts, but in fact there are two stories on this disk. The first story, in acts 1 and 2, set up the characters, the environment, and the internal conflict about the Tank Police. The second story, in acts 3 and 4, are about the criminal Buaku, his origins, and being human. In act 1 and 2, the reasons for the crime isn't explained at all, and isn't alluded to at all in acts 3 and 4. Big mystery. The slapstick is sorta funny. The tanks look rediculous, but around about the middle of act 2, you no longer notice. You feel for Leona, exiled to welfare for wrecking Squad Commander's "tank special". You feel a little amazed that she is allowed to build a little tank out of the wrecked tank after this order is given. (But never mind, it wouldn't be nearly as fun later if she wasn't around.) This first story, qualified this DVD as "just another anime". Fortunately, there were two more acts. The later acts start out vague, but riveted me to my seat. I couldn't have torn myself away from the tube if I'd wanted to. The back-story about Buaku and his reasons for stealing the picture are deeper than I was willing to give this anime credit for. Then the interaction between Leona and Buaku as the story comes out is nothing short of magical. Leona is forced to see this hated criminal, who she can't make a deal with to save her life because she is a "tank police", as a person. And Buaku sees that not all humans are bad, sparing Leona's life even though she wouldn't make the deal. The animation is okay, with some shots seemingly stills with enhanced flashing bits to make them "move". Not as dreadful as some, and never a whole scene. As for technical merits, the menus are easy to follow, the transfer is good enough average. Sound is mono, but maybe thats all there ever was. And finally, I must mention that if you are into lowbrow humor that none of us would ever be caught dead actually laughing at (we are all grown-up here, right?) buy this one for the "anti tank" weapons in act 2. Absolutly hillarious!
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Summary: Starts slow, but gets really good...
Review: I was actually amazed to discover at the end of act 4 that I'd watched the whole thing. Tank Police is set in 4 acts, but in fact there are two stories on this disk. The first story, in acts 1 and 2, set up the characters, the environment, and the internal conflict about the Tank Police. The second story, in acts 3 and 4, are about the criminal Buaku, his origins, and being human. In act 1 and 2, the reasons for the crime isn't explained at all, and isn't alluded to at all in acts 3 and 4. Big mystery. The slapstick is sorta funny. The tanks look rediculous, but around about the middle of act 2, you no longer notice. You feel for Leona, exiled to welfare for wrecking Squad Commander's "tank special". You feel a little amazed that she is allowed to build a little tank out of the wrecked tank after this order is given. (But never mind, it wouldn't be nearly as fun later if she wasn't around.) This first story, qualified this DVD as "just another anime". Fortunately, there were two more acts. The later acts start out vague, but riveted me to my seat. I couldn't have torn myself away from the tube if I'd wanted to. The back-story about Buaku and his reasons for stealing the picture are deeper than I was willing to give this anime credit for. Then the interaction between Leona and Buaku as the story comes out is nothing short of magical. Leona is forced to see this hated criminal, who she can't make a deal with to save her life because she is a "tank police", as a person. And Buaku sees that not all humans are bad, sparing Leona's life even though she wouldn't make the deal. The animation is okay, with some shots seemingly stills with enhanced flashing bits to make them "move". Not as dreadful as some, and never a whole scene. As for technical merits, the menus are easy to follow, the transfer is good enough average. Sound is mono, but maybe thats all there ever was. And finally, I must mention that if you are into lowbrow humor that none of us would ever be caught dead actually laughing at (we are all grown-up here, right?) buy this one for the "anti tank" weapons in act 2. Absolutly hillarious!
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Summary: slightly disappointing
Review: I was expecting a really funny anime, since the comic book version was really funny. I have to say that I was a little disappointed and the DVD failed to meet my expectations. Audio quality wasn't even that good compaired to most other DVD-anime titles. Plot is interesting enough though, it centers on the only girl in the tank-police and her custom built tank "bonaparte". Overall, this anime is still a good addition to my collection.
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Summary: Dominion Tank Police- Act 1-4
Review: Language selections very easy to use. A subtitled and dubbed way to watch the movie giving you the original music, and original voices in the subtitled version, and new music (not much.. lots of repeats but good) and the english voices. Great animation, great characters, great stories. Nothing at all disapointing.
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Summary: Tank Police
Review: O.K. this DVD was alright. The movie was good, but the DUB sound track was way off. If you liked the orginal soundtrack you're better off seeing this DVD in Japanese. They changed the songs. Example: the part where the girls strip, the orginal was a cool sexy slow song, but the DUB version sounds like pure rock and ruins the mood.
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