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Summary: Eh, It's OK...
Review: ..Not really that thrilling, I am referring to the whole series. I liked the original series quite a bit but this version did'nt really thrill me as much as some other people, but it is better than most.
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Summary: Interesting, but somewhat unappealing characters
Review: A short description of Bubblegum Crisis 2040 is armored female vigilantes called the Knight Sabers battling humanoid robots gone bad. This DVD contains the first 4 episodes (out of 26 or so). It is an interesting introduction to this series, and sets out the differences between it and the original Bubblegum Crisis. (This and the original are two entirely different stories.) There is some good action, the acting is fair to good in the English dub (although Nene's voice actress has an unappealing voice), and the story starts to move fairly quickly. The animation is fluid for a television show, and the hard suits (the Knight Sabers' armor) looks great. The best description of the character designs I can think of is that they're sterile--they really lack life, especially Priss. They aren't ugly, but there is something missing; it's hard to describe.In addition to the character designs, the characters themselves are not terribly appealing in these first 4 episodes. Nene is childish and silly; the little we see of Sylia suggests she is flighty; and Priss is all but autistic in how far she is detached from the people around her. Linna is the only appealing character of the main four, mostly for her determination. For these first four episodes, the characters aren't a problem--we're just meeting them and we don't know that much about them, so the problems may resolve themselves. But this isn't a disc you're likely to walk away from dying to know what happens to these characters. It gets 4 stars overall because basically everything except the characters is 5 star quality.
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Summary: Bubble Gum Crisis the woman's sci-fi fun
Review: Bubble Gum Crisis 2040 is a show about 3 women who can put on hardsuits (body armor) and fight against a type of android that has the chance of going crazy called Boomers. These boomers are all over the city because they were created to help clean up after a major earth quake. After the quake people bought these boomers for labor and such, but they flip out sometimes and can change forms to become vicious monsters and wreak havoc on the city. That's where the girls of bubble gum crisis come in and do their thing. The animation is incredible and it actually carries a descent story line. I would recommend it for those who like the sci-fi and fun of the robotic battles.
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Summary: The perfect anime
Review: Bubblegum crisis 2040 what to say, its gosh darnit brilliant, its probably the best anime series and most perfect viewing you can have this year (so far of course). Its like the original series, only better, better animation, better characters, better story, better music, unless you hold particular afffection for songs that sound uncannily like 'i need a hero' homages. The 3 main characters, linna, priss and nene are the wearers of the 'hard-suits' which make them serious fighting machines to save the country for rogure boomers, robots gone out of control. The plot is starts of about linna joining the knight sabers and movs swiftly onto the problems with the boomers, and who is making them go crazy. Theres something for everyone here, a character everyone can relate to. Bubblegum 2040 is anime at its best, watch it, or you'll never know what your missing.
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Summary: Classic anime series reborn for the 21st century.
Review: BUBBLEGUM CRISIS is one of the most beloved anime series of all time. It features the exploits of four beautiful vigilantes in powered armor-suits battling renegade androids and the evil Genom corporation. BGC 2040 is not a continuation of the original series, but rather a brand-new re-telling of the story with an expanded plotline, more mature themes, a darker mood, and start-of-the-art modern animation. The characters are basically the same, but they are given new appearances and attitudes. Anyone who loved the original BGC will probably love BGC 2040 even more--it has everything the original series had, but more and better. BGC 2040 is so well-done that even people who didn't care for the original might like this new series. The DVD release doesn't appear to promise much in the way of extras, but it will feature multiple voice channels and subtitles. The Japanese voice actors are so superior that they must be heard for the maximum viewing experience--it's worth putting up with the subtitles to hear them voice their wonderful characters Sylia, Linna, Priss, and Nene.
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Summary: Will Blow You Away
Review: Bubblegum Crisis: Toyko 2040 Vol. 1 has the first four episodes of this modern remake of the original OVA. The episodes are:
1. Can't Buy a Thrill
2. Fragile
3. Keep Me Hanging On
4. Machine Head
Bubblegum Crisis 2040 is an action-packed, futuristic, techno, cyber-punk, female-centered anime, with some additional elements of mystery and family. The hard-driving, pulse-pounding music blends seamlessly with the breathtaking action scenes.
Volume One centers mainly on the changes Linna goes through as she wants to become one of the Knight Sabres. The Knight Sabres are a group of female vigilantes in high-powered robotic suits. Viewers can really relate to and root for Linna. The pretty young woman is beginning a tedious desk job at a mega-corporation in Tokyo. Linna is from the country and unused to the big-city life. A highly unpleasant chance encounter during lunch break on her first day of work leads to an adventure she never dreamed of.
This first volume is a little slow moving as it is mostly character development. Many other characters are introduced, including Priss, Sylia, and Nene, the other members of the Knight Sabre team. Priss is the hard-boiled, street-smart punk singer who gives Linna the hardest time. Nene is the bubbly computer whiz whose day job is with the Police Department. Nene is an inside spy, as the police hate and want to capture the Knight Sabres. And Sylia is the beautiful, wealthy, and mysterious power and purse of the vigilante team.
The Knight Sabres fight rougue Boomers, that is, robots who have mysteriously gone haywire and are wreaking havoc. Sylia has a deep-seated hatred of robots. More about that will be revealed in volume two.
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Summary: Great Addition To My Collection Of Anime....
Review: Even though the extra's are slim. You still get both Dubbed and Subtitles(If you need them). The Animation is great, the 4 episodes you get that start off the series are well, great. The Action is good, the plot is good, it's a very good start for this series. I really did not notice any problems with this DVD, except you have to stick with PanScan(It's a TV series what do you expect) and 4 episodes just makes me hunger for more! When is the second DVD of this series ganna arive? =o)
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Summary: Where Have You Gone, Hurricane?
Review: First of all, let me say that everything I'm about to write is based on nothing more than the first four episodes of Bubblegum Crisis 2040 contained on this DVD. A lot of my opinions might very well have to be changed if I see more of it. If I am to judge this series by itself - it's very good anime. One of the strongest aspects of this series, I believe, is the animation. Incredibly sharp images - aided by tons of computer animation I'm sure - tell of the genesis of the vigilante/mercenary group Knight Sabers. In this incarnation, Linna plays a central role (under the "profiles" section in extras, she is labeled as - believe it or not - the "wild card of the group"). Four characters - Sylia, Linna, Priss, and Nene - are all sharply drawn, not only visually, but in terms of personality as well. The fighting is sharp and violent - visually highly exciting and enjoyable, if regrettably tend to be somewhat short in duration. Overall, the atmosphere of the series comes quite close to AD Police - a vision of the future that is very dark and painful. The suffering, the inner turmoil of the characters is almost an tangible thing - it gives them great depth that far surpasses most TV show characters, live or animated. The story is shaping up to be good as well: somewhat Batman-esque (what with the secret hideout and aging loyal servant and all), fighting against the ominous looking "Tower" that is Genom. The opening and closing animation are probably the best I've ever seen. Especially the closing animation - which shows random images on a TV screen that sometimes go blank - inexplicably evokes the memory of the movie "Strange Days" and William Gibson's famous opening line in "Neuromancer" in me. If - and I'm sure this is what 90% of you are interested in hearing - I'm to judge this series relative to the original BGC 2032, I'll still say this is a very good anime. But no more than quite a few other "very good" animes out there. No, it's not GREAT, like the original. I still remember the first time the stage lights came on in "Hot Legs" and Priss opened the greatest anime series ever with a exhilarating performance of "Tonight Hurricane." You can just feel it - there's something magical in the air. This time? It's like discovering a favorite childhood toy that you had thought you lost years ago: it looks familiar, feels familiar, even sounds familiar - but the feeling, the joy, the magic that enveloped you all those years ago when you first received it, is gone forever. Many other reviewers have commented on how the characters have changed. I completely agree. Linna is a much better character now: lively, forceful, somewhat insecure but never shy to let her thoughts be known. However, as far as I'm concerned, Priss and Sylia - the two most importantly and beloved Sabers in 2032 - have just been uttered ruined. The Priss we have come to love - passionate, emotional, somewhat of a loose-cannon, a "shoot-first-ask-question-later" but very caring in a "I-don't-want-to-admit-it-unless-forced-to" kinda gal - has just vanished. The new Priss has a face cold as her hardsuit and hardly ever utters a word. Sylia in 2032 is one of most sublime characters ever in anime. She is simultaneously everywhere and nowhere, pulling strings behind the scene while providing a much-needed psychological anchor for the other three. Her beauty emanates from an almost unshakable sense of control, confidence, and subtle strength. The new Sylia not only couldn't serve as a quiet anchor to others, she could hardly get a firm grasp on herself. Seemingly suffering from some form of bipolar disorder, one moment she is cheerful like Nene, another she explodes in inexplicable rage. The only Saber who hasn't changed much is Nene. But this really is a bad thing, since her "comic relief" role here just seems horribly out of place in this world so full of pain and anger. Leon, the happy-go-lucky policeman in 2032, now for some reason constantly displays positively frightening anger. Even the Tower is different now: the old Tower reeks of arrogance, but its color and lights blends in with the rest of the city very well, especially during night; the new Tower seems to have no sense of subtlety. It's practically screaming at the viewers: "I'm incredibly evil!" One could go on and on about such things. But please don't get the impression that all these add up to be a bad anime. It's just not THE Bubblegum Crisis anymore. I doubt if anything can be THE BGC again. Sometimes when the magic is gone, I guess there is just nothing one can do.
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Summary: Leon Poo!
Review: Hahaha...This is a great DVD to own. It's got alot of action, with just the right amount of comedy in it. It's very dramatic at times, and stuff blows up. Not only is the animation good, I like the music as well. When you see the DVD, you'll understand the title to this review ^_^.
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Summary: Good Beginnings
Review: Having seen the old series (Crash and Crisis), I felt this was a wonderful idea! It's a bit more pieced together relating to one of the girls at a time but it tries to give a bit of back story on each as well. Little bits help add to the mystery and build up to the other discs, where things get really good!
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