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Rating: 
Summary: Getting there...not quite yet
Review: As I said in the Kiddy Grade volume 1 review, this anime hasnt quite yet gotten off the ground yet in volume 2 either. In this volume, the formula continues, with a triple helping of action filled bad guy of the day episodes again, and again Eclair and Lumiere do their thing (with entertaining results). This is the last time the plot stays static however, because in volume 3, Kiddy grade decides to kick it into gear. Once past this volume, it really gets good.
Rating:
Summary: Getting there...not quite yet
Review: As I said in the Kiddy Grade volume 1 review, this anime hasnt quite yet gotten off the ground yet in volume 2 either. In this volume, the formula continues, with a triple helping of action filled bad guy of the day episodes again, and again Eclair and Lumiere do their thing (with entertaining results). This is the last time the plot stays static however, because in volume 3, Kiddy grade decides to kick it into gear. Once past this volume, it really gets good.
Rating: 
Summary: Good Veiwing
Review: I'm just in the beginning stages of watching Kiddy Grade. I've only seen up to episode 6 and I'm VERY pleased with it. It mixes a "Charlie's Angels" mentality with an outer space theme. Many people have said that they didn't really care for the show all that much until episode 8. I'm guessing 1-7 are just individual episodes and the main storyline kicks in at 8. Regardless, I'm having a blast watching it! The English voice acting really brings home the whole essence and feel of the show. It's serious but it doesn't take itself seriously. The whole show at this point is very "tongue-in-cheek" and the English voice actors pulled off the amazing task of doing a better job than their Japanese predecessors. If you don't speak or understand Japanese, you'll probably have a VERY hard time picking up on sarcasm and voice inflections in order to understand if something is humorous or not. Thank goodness the English version hits a home run with this part.The animation is stellar. It is all done digitally by one of the world's top animation studios - Gonzo - located in Japan. There is a seamless blend of regular animated effects and CG effects. All of the music is orchestrated and sounds just spectacular. It's cinematic and pulls you right into the show. It's very James Bond-ish with a little bit of the grandeur of John Williams (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jaws, & Jurassic Park). All in all, it's a fantastic show and almost everyone will like it. I made my friends sit down and watch it. Even though they hate Anime like it killed their family, they were begging me to try to find the next episodes because they couldn't wait.
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Summary: Charlie's Angels in outer space!
Review: I'm just in the beginning stages of watching Kiddy Grade. I've only seen up to episode 6 and I'm VERY pleased with it. It mixes a "Charlie's Angels" mentality with an outer space theme. Many people have said that they didn't really care for the show all that much until episode 8. I'm guessing 1-7 are just individual episodes and the main storyline kicks in at 8. Regardless, I'm having a blast watching it! The English voice acting really brings home the whole essence and feel of the show. It's serious but it doesn't take itself seriously. The whole show at this point is very "tongue-in-cheek" and the English voice actors pulled off the amazing task of doing a better job than their Japanese predecessors. If you don't speak or understand Japanese, you'll probably have a VERY hard time picking up on sarcasm and voice inflections in order to understand if something is humorous or not. Thank goodness the English version hits a home run with this part. The animation is stellar. It is all done digitally by one of the world's top animation studios - Gonzo - located in Japan. There is a seamless blend of regular animated effects and CG effects. All of the music is orchestrated and sounds just spectacular. It's cinematic and pulls you right into the show. It's very James Bond-ish with a little bit of the grandeur of John Williams (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jaws, & Jurassic Park). All in all, it's a fantastic show and almost everyone will like it. I made my friends sit down and watch it. Even though they hate Anime like it killed their family, they were begging me to try to find the next episodes because they couldn't wait.
Rating:
Summary: Charlie's Angels in outer space!
Review: I'm just in the beginning stages of watching Kiddy Grade. I've only seen up to episode 6 and I'm VERY pleased with it. It mixes a "Charlie's Angels" mentality with an outer space theme. Many people have said that they didn't really care for the show all that much until episode 8. I'm guessing 1-7 are just individual episodes and the main storyline kicks in at 8. Regardless, I'm having a blast watching it! The English voice acting really brings home the whole essence and feel of the show. It's serious but it doesn't take itself seriously. The whole show at this point is very "tongue-in-cheek" and the English voice actors pulled off the amazing task of doing a better job than their Japanese predecessors. If you don't speak or understand Japanese, you'll probably have a VERY hard time picking up on sarcasm and voice inflections in order to understand if something is humorous or not. Thank goodness the English version hits a home run with this part. The animation is stellar. It is all done digitally by one of the world's top animation studios - Gonzo - located in Japan. There is a seamless blend of regular animated effects and CG effects. All of the music is orchestrated and sounds just spectacular. It's cinematic and pulls you right into the show. It's very James Bond-ish with a little bit of the grandeur of John Williams (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jaws, & Jurassic Park). All in all, it's a fantastic show and almost everyone will like it. I made my friends sit down and watch it. Even though they hate Anime like it killed their family, they were begging me to try to find the next episodes because they couldn't wait.
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Summary: Great
Review: Kiddy Grade volume 2 is so good I love it the episodes are so good especially episode 5 where Lumiere and Eclair get a day off. Lumiere is so scary in that episode where she is in a pink dress shooting these guys. I love this show, and anyone else that like anime would too. If you don't buy this DVD you are weird.
Rating:
Summary: Good Veiwing
Review: The kiddy grade saga keeps getting better and better. this was one of the best anime i've ever seen i suggest it to anyone wanting a good veiwing.
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Summary: A LITTLE DEEPER
Review: While Volume 1 of Kiddy Grade was far superior to most anime out there, Volume 2 goes even further to solidify this great space opera.
In episode 4, "High/Speed", a high speed reactor, capable of installation in a human body is stolen. Eclair goes undercover to find it. The advantage of the reactor is that it gives a human super strength and super speed. Eclair is in fix because the woman it has been installed in is just as powerful as her. And there are also other interested parties willing to kill for the technology.
"Day/Off" chronicles a day off for Lumiere and Eclair. Lumiere goes to a party with her friend, ignorant of the fact that the ballroom is the meeting place of two rival underworld gangs. Meanwhile, Lumiere goes to the opera and gets caught up in a child-kidnapping ring. Something tells me their day off is going to be ruined.
The last episode "Twin/Star" is mostly an Eclair solo show. Shuttlecraft are being robbed and Eclair and another G.O.T.T. member are assigned to find out how the criminals are doing without being seen or evidence left.
This show is great. The action scenes are very well done and kinetic. The characters are fantastic. You also get a sense in this volume that there is a deeper mystery to Eclair. In one scene, after she smashes the child-kidnapping ring, Eclair is singing a lullaby to a baby, and when asked where she learned the song, she doesn't know. It has something to do with her erased memories. I'm sure answers will be on the way in future volumes.
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