Actors & Directors
- Takeshi Aoki
- Yuri Amano
- Kenji Miyashita
- Steve Blum
- Hirohide Fujiwara
- Susan Byrkett
- Tarô Mozaiku
- Tina Bennett
- Jane Alan
- Hiroyuki Kitazume
Review Moldiver:This six-part OAV (original animation video) begins as a freewheeling spoof of mecha adventures with plenty of slapstick comedy, robots of all types, a crazed villain, scantily clad babes, and a resident hunk. In the not-too-distant future, nerdy Hiroshi Ozora creates a power suit later dubbed "Moldiver" designed to make him into an invincible superhero with muscles like his best friend Misaki's. When Hiroshi's younger sister Mirai gets into his computer, she makes some changes: the Moldiver acquires curves, a miniskirt, stockings, and high heels. In her battles with the nefarious Dr. Machinegal and his army of robot women, Mirai proves an effective but destructive heroine, leaving a trail of ruined buildings and fallen roadways wherever she passes. No wonder Machinegal refers to her as "that leggy girl who breaks everything!" Unfortunately, the plot-and the fun-begin to fall apart in part 4, "Destruction," when Mirai and Hiroshi's brother Nozomu gets into the act and behaves like an obnoxious brat. Mirai has to fight three villains: Machinegal; his chief robot, Isabelle; and Nozomu as "Moldiver 3. " The last-minute romance between Mirai and Misaki feels forced, making you wish you'd stopped watching at the end of episode 3. Rated 13 and up: nudity, minor profanity, violence, and sexual and toilet humor. -Charles Solomon.
Release date: 1999-04-13
Run time: 79 min.
Price: $9.99
Review Clamp School 6 / Bandai:Will Nagisa's love be enough to bring Suoh back from the depths of amnesia? What will the Detectives find in their latest treasure hunt? What can the mysterious red-headed boy want from our trio? The pace speeds up with episodes 18-20, where biotechnology, the beauty of nature, and a time-bomb are the clues!
Release date: 1995-10-31
Run time: 85 min.
Price: $24.98
Review Live Intrusion / Warner Bros / Wea:
Actors & Directors
- Anthony Head
- Alyson Hannigan
- James Marsters
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Nicholas Brendon
Review Buffy the Vampire Slayer / WB Television Network, The:
Actors & Directors
- James Marsters
- Alyson Hannigan
- Nicholas Brendon
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Anthony Head
Review Buffy the Vampire Slayer / WB Television Network, The:
Actors & Directors
- Alyson Hannigan
- James Marsters
- Anthony Head
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Nicholas Brendon
Review Buffy the Vampire Slayer / WB Television Network, The:
Actors & Directors
- Haven
- Sumisaki Satoru
- Shayla LeVeaux
List Price: $39.95
Price: $39.95
Review Angels In The Court (Volumes 1 & 2) / Nutech Digital Inc:
Release date: 2003-01-28
List Price: $14.98
Price: $39.99
Review Blue Gender 8 / Funimation Prod:Episode 23 – Soliste: With Rick injured too severely to continue, Marlene and Yuji continue through the Medical Station alone. They arrive at the main computer room to find Tony waiting for them. Now Yuji must confront his one-time friend and rival, and the only way to stop him is to kill. Episode 24 – Compass: The remaining survivors aboard Second Earth begin to rebuild after Tony’s devastating attack. As Yuji contemplates his own place in this rapidly changing world, Director Miyagi lays out his plan to make Second Earth the permanent home of the human race. But there are dissidents hiding in the dark corners… and some of them carry guns. Episode 25 Adagio - Satellite images of the Earth reveal a mass Blue migration in South America, and Yuji volunteers to investigate. Once on the surface, he and his team discover that the Blue have mysteriously vanished without a trace. Now, the only hope Yuji has of finding answers lies deep underground, in the dark tunnels below a massive Blue nest. Episode 26 – Let Me: A monstrous Blue has emerged in the heart of the South American nest, the only thing standing between Yuji and the answers he so desperately seeks. [+]Unless Yuji wins this battle, all hope for the future is lost – for him, for Marlene, and for the entire human race.
Actors & Directors
- Megumi Hayashibara
- Kazuhiro Furuhashi
- Myriam Sirois
- Kappei Yamaguchi
- Tsutomu Shibayama
- Tomomi Mochizuki
- Noriko Hidaka
- Shinji Takagi
- Sarah Strange
- Takeshi Mori
Run time: 300 min.
Creator: Rumiko Takahashi
Price: $124.95
Review Ranma 1/2 - OAV Series (Boxed Set) / Viz Video:
Actors & Directors
- Iemasa Kayumi
- Akio Ôtsuka
- Mamoru Oshii
- Tamio Ôki
- Kôichi Yamadera
- Atsuko Tanaka
Creator: Masamune Shirow
Review Kôkaku kidôtai / Palm Pictures:The skillful blending of drawn animation and computer-generated imagery excited anime fans when this science fiction mystery was released in 1995: many enthusiasts believe Ghost suggests what the future of anime will be, at least in the short term. The film is set in the not-too-distant future, when an unnamed government uses lifelike cyborgs or "enhanced" humans for undercover work. One of the key cyborgs is The Major, Motoko Kusanagi, who resembles a cross between The Terminator and a Playboy centerfold. She finds herself caught up in a tangled web of espionage and counterespionage as she searches for the mysterious superhacker known as "The Puppet Master. " Mamoru Oshii directs with a staccato rhythm, alternating sequences of rapid-fire action (car chases, gun battles, explosions) with static dialogue scenes that allow the characters to sort out the vaguely mystical and rather convoluted plot. Kusanagi's final quote from I Corinthians suggests that electronic evolution may compliment and eventually supplant organic evolution. The minor nudity, profanity, and considerable violence would earn Ghost in the Shell at least a PG rating. -Charles Solomon.
Release date: 2003-11-04
List Price: $19.95
Price: $49.95
Review Kirby (3pc) (Edit) / Funimation Prod:After crash-landing on Planet Popstar, Kirby ends up as the pink protector of the villagers. Could Kirby be the legendary knight from the stars whose mission is to save the village? Kirby needs a place to live, but to pay rent he'll need a job! Unfortunately, King Dedede is determined to make sure Kirby fails at every turn. Will Kirby be chased out of Dream Land? Kirby is challenged to a duel by the mysterious Meta Knight. Will our pink hero be able to withstand Meta Knight's attack? Not if King Dedede can help it! King Dedede tries to oust Kirby from Cappy Town by ordering up a fierce cloud monster. Meanwhile, Tiff heads to Kabu Valley and uncovers a valuable secret from an unexpected source. Lured by a trail of juicy, red apples, Kirby gets lost in the mysterious Whispy Woods, putting him in danger! Can Tiff, Tuff and Tokkori save their friend from the trap set by the King? Excitement ensues when the King brings TV to Dream Land, but breaking news reports a huge monster’s destroying Cappy Town in search of Kirby. What's really behind Dedede's TV deception? The ancient bird, Dyna Blade, has reappeared in Cappy Town after 100 years to lay and hatch her egg. When the eggshell turns up empty, is Kirby's unruly appetite to blame? The burial site of an ancient Cappy King is discovered proving King Dedede's ancestor established the Cappy civilization. Unconvinced, Tiff does some digging and uncovers a big secret. [+]Ever notice how FoLolo and FaLala are always together? Why don't they ever split up, and just where do they come from, anyway? Perhaps King Dedede knows the secret to FoLolo and FaLala's attraction ….
Actors & Directors
- Gisaburo Sugii
- Ayumi Ishijo
- Chika Sakamoto
- Mayumi Tanaka
- Junko Hori
- Kaori Nakahara
Run time: 113 min.
Creator: Minoru Betsuyaku
List Price: $19.99
Price: $46.97
Review Night on the Galactic Railroad / Central Park Media:Based on a short story by the popular children's writer Kenji Miyazawa, Galactic Railroad offers viewers a slow-paced, dreamlike journey through space and time. When Giovanni, a lonely boy in a hill town, goes to get milk for his ailing mother, he finds himself crossing the Milky Way on a faster-than-light steam railroad. The stations he visits in various constellations, like the planets explored by St. Exupery's Little Prince, offer curious adventures and an assortment of human "types. " Reality and fantasy blur aboard the train, and its travels across the light-years sometimes suggests the journey through life. The characters as depicted as cats, presumably to avoid the problems of animating humans. Filmmaker Gisaburo Sugii's long career as an animator, director, executive director, and screenwriter began on The White Snake Enchantress, the first postwar Japanese feature. He has worked on projects ranging from the mildly erotic Cleopatra, Queen of Sex (1970) to Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy to a feature adaptation of the 11th-century novel The Tale of Genji. In the U. S. [+]he's best known as the director of the movie version of the popular video game Street Fighter II. The contrast between the deadly battles of Street Fighter and the almost hypnotic pace of Galactic Railroad is striking. -Charles Solomon.
Actors & Directors
- Richard Epcar
- Makio Inoue
- Gorô Naya
- Yasuo Ôtsuka
- Eiko Masuyama
- Soji Yoshikawa
- Yasuo Yamada
- Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Run time: 102 min.
Creator: Monkey Punch
List Price: $19.98
Price: $39.99
Review Lupin the 3rd: Mystery of Mamo / Orion / MGM:Created by manga artist Monkey Punch in 1967, Lupin III is a master thief, the direct descendant of Arsène Lupin. His off-the-wall escapades spoof the adventures of James Bond and similar rakish heroes. The typically baroque plot of "Mamo" requires Lupin and his sidekicks, the super-samurai Goemon and the beatnik Jigan, to steal the ingredients needed for a compound that produces eternal youth. The mastermind behind this scheme is the mad billionaire-industrialist Hayward Lockwood, a. k. a. Mamo. Lupin's clumsy attempts to seduce Mamo's voluptuous red-haired agent, Fujiko, and his successful evasions of the obsessed Inspector Zenigata provide additional comedy. The features and TV programs in the Lupin III series are much cartoonier and slower paced than more recent anime comedy-adventures, although their influence on Ranma 1/2 and other Japanese tongue-in-cheek heroes is clear. The animation is sloppy, Lupin's features change from scene to scene, and his hands frequently look like scribbles. [+]The Mystery of Mamo is too silly to work as an adventure, but not silly enough to work as a farce, at least in this English version. -Charles Solomon.
Creator: Dragon Ball Z
Review Dragonball Z Collection : The Ultimate Dragon Ball Z Set of 23 Different Movies Thats 63 Episodes and 2 Features / Funimation:23 different DragonBall Z VHS tapes : including 7 uncut versions
Release date: 1999-11-23
Run time: 378 min.
List Price: $125.98
Price: $39.99
Review Gundam 0083 - Boxed Set (Vols. 1-7) / Bandai Entertainment:After their defeat by the Federation, the Zeon empire plans to rebuild its once-great forces for conquest. As a first step, ace pilot Anavel Gato steals one of the Federation's prototype Gundams. Now it's up to Ensign Kou Uraki and the crew of the Federation ship Albion to recover the stolen Gundam and stop the Zeon's terrible plan. One of the greatest Gundam stories ever, now available in an English dubbed Collector's Box Set.
Actors & Directors
- Kristine Sutherland
- Anthony Head
- Mark Metcalf
- David Boreanaz
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
Review Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season One - Episodes 5 to 8 / WB Television Network, The:
Actors & Directors
- Mayumi Tanaka
- Masako Nozawa
- Sean Schemmel
- Daisuke Nishio
- Christopher Sabat
- Jôji Yanami
Creator: Jack Phelan
Price: $19.95
Review Dragon Ball Z: Imperfect Cell (4pc) (Unct) / Funimation Prod:
Creator: Joss Whedon
Review Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 6 Collection Part 2 / WB Television Network, The:
Release date: 2002-07-23
Run time: 110 min.
List Price: $19.98
Price: $47.50
Review 1900-1918: A New World / Beyond the Front / Central Park Media:
Actors & Directors
- Masako Aboshi
- Raizô Ichikawa
- Michiko Saga
- Noriko Hodaka
- Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Machiko Hasegawa
Run time: 75 min.
Creator: Seiji Hoshikawa
Price: $29.95
Review Sleepy Eyes of Death - Sword of Satan / Animeigo:
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