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Groundbreaking, but not the way intended

Advantages: Good storyline and good chracters
Disadvantages: Excessive sex

Urotsukidoji (Translated into English as "The Wandering Child") is a sextet of stories. The first story (which is the one I will be reviewing) is called the "Legend of the Overfiend). The storyline. Mankind (The "Nin-jin-Kai") has lived in relative ignorance for thousands of years thinking they were the only life forms in the universe. But it soon comes to light they are not alone! Two worlds exist parallel to their world. Firstly there is the ...
...the race is on! Urotsukidoji fell into some pretty hot water in its time. Nobody in the UK had ever seen Animation like this. Before the likes of this and "Akira" (another classic) came, animation was thought of for children. Demons killing and raping young girls wasn't generally thought of the kind material you'd show your niece and nephew! People complained that this would be terrible if it fell into the hands of a young child! I personally, think ...

KatiePuckrik 01.04.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Urotsukidoji - Legend Of The Overfiend / Legend Of The Demon Womb (Animated) (Dubbed) (DVD)

Stand Alone complex Disc 3 of 7

Advantages: Contains important plot information
Disadvantages: Has one very boring episode

...disc 1) http://dvd.ciao.co.uk/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplexAnimated5930574 ------------------------------------------------------------- Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex - Disc 3 of 7. Episodes included. 09.CHAT! CHAT! CHAT! 10.JUNGLE CRUISE 11.PORTRAITZ 12.ESCAPE FROM This disc is a bit of a mishmash of odd episodes, one is chronically boring but deadly important, another involves a giant blue tank bot pretending to be ...
...sub~episode thats about two minutes long including only the tachicoma's. 09.CHAT! CHAT! CHAT! Doesn't this title sound truly breathtaking? This could be one of the most exciting episodes ever seen on Japanese television. Though sadly in reality it's not, it is in fact the most boring episode from this series. There is another nut cracking example of such tedium but only in the next series. In this awful episode of mindless gibberish we have the ...

Jon_Farrimond 21.01.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Ghost In The Shell - Stand Alone Complex - Vol.3 (DVD)

A great solid ending for a great anime

Advantages: Great animation, solid ending, epic
Disadvantages: Leaves you wanting more, could be more added features

When people say Gundam, you automatically think of a series of epic proportions. This final DVD of 10 does everything to satisfy. As the journey comes to a close, Kira finds out a startling discovery about his Co-Ordinator blood and the final battle is epic yet tragic. The animation is excellent as always, especially the final fight scenes where blood is the norm and heavy colours are used to make the viewer morn the lose of characters. There is ...
...leaves you wanting more, yet everything is answered. There is a sequel to this anime though, Gundam SEED Destiny! The music is as always, a tearjerker, especially the ending music within the final scenes. Above all, a brilliant end to a brilliant anime. It could not get better! I cried, maybe you will too. Audio is Original Japanese or English with subtitles in English, Frencha and a few other languages. ...

dragon_agility 06.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed - Destiny Vol.10 (DVD)

ERGO PROXY series review

Advantages: Best series ive seen in a long while
Disadvantages: Its only 23 episodes

...time it even compares or even betters witch hunter robin. But there are so many genres in this from time to time which make it suitable for anyone who enjoys a more interlectual and psycological anime. ERGO PROXY is one of my favourite animes its just great in every way. ...

narutogoku 13.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Ergo Proxy Vol.1 (DVD)

Compelling Anime

Advantages: Good storyline, deep and thought-provoking, everything!
Disadvantages: Not Much!

...- setting the scene... ----------------------------------------- Ergo Proxy (or for those hardcore anime-fans, エルゴプラクシー) is based in a fictional futuristic city named Romdo, which is a supposed utopia, built by its citizens after a universal ecological disaster. In this 'bubble', humans and androids (called AutoReivs, or AutoRaves) live together in harmony under a totalitarian management. ...
...The good stuff... ---------------------- Ergo Proxy is the futuristic sci-fi and the high-class creation of Ghost in the Shell with the feel of George Orwell's '1984' all gathered into one. The mood of the entire anime is grungy and dark, and sometimes ambiguous, which leads to the viewers being totally hooked to try and unravel and mysteries of the clues being found. There were times that I needed to rewatch parts of it, with the amount of information ...

daftks 17.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Ergo Proxy Vol.2 (DVD)