Billed as "the ultimate parody of anime," EXCEL SAGA certainly goes out of its way to parody every convention of the genre it can. From the cloying J-pop opening, it's clear that... more
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Advantages: The characters are so insane and energetic YOU will need a sedative after watching them!! Disadvantages: There is no apparent plot, this series could go on forever without moving forward.
One aspect of this series that can quickly be realised after the first couple of episodes is that it's popularity and energy all stems from the character Excel. She is an amazingly strange girl who is loud and obsessed with her leader Ilpalazzo, she is clueless and quite likely to die as she did in the first episode (no kidding). What I especially like is that the writer Koshi Rikdo has also been animated and appears at the beginning of every episode ... ...anime into...whatever!. This is just an experimental anime and every episode there is a different theme: animals, rock, drama, war. With hilarious results!!.
My only problem is the cast for the English Dub. I recommend you watch this series with the Japanese Audio switched on, the Japanese cast far surpass the American cast. ...
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Plot: With her dog/emergency food supply at hand, the relentlessly energetic Excel faces death, cute aliens, space butlers, mysterious government agencies amongst other perils in her attempts to fulfil the goals of the secret ideological organisation Across.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 0 (All Regions)
Studio(s): ADV FILMS; ARVATO SERVICES
Release date: 19/05/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: DEX 001
Barcode: 0702727023521
Languages
Main Language: Japanese
Dubbed Language: English
DVD Description
Billed as "the ultimate parody of anime," EXCEL SAGA certainly goes out of its way to parody every convention of the genre it can. From the cloying J-pop opening, it's clear that this series' sole aim is to be a good-natured farce, one that revolves around a main character who, on the surface is not much different from any other anime heroine. However, the key difference between Excel and all those who preceded her is that Excel is completely and utterly insane and considers it her goal to conquer the city of F. This gives the series a clear and ingenious jumping off point as it encounters Martian princesses, afro-wearing action heroes, mysterious governmental agencies, space butlers, deranged comic book authors, annoying roommates, and removable moustaches, among other things.
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Special Features: AD Vid Notes, Clean Opening And Close, Japanese Opening And Close, Original Japanese Piracy Warning, Original Japanese Trailer, Production Sketches, ADV Previews
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 English Japanese
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