Description: Hiroshi Ozora meant to create a superpoweed suit to combat crime and make himself a media darling, but after his sister Mirai modified the suit to include high heels and silk stockings, he had to modify his plans. Now Mirai must defeat the nefarious and strange Dr. Machinegal and his army of female robots before she can get back to shoping and trying to win the heart of the handsome astronaut, Mr. Misaki! Moldiver DVD (Contains episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6)
Amazon.com: 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
Well, it started out good at first... The first two episodes of MOLDIVER were pretty hilarious, with Mirai and Hiroshi fighting for control of the power. And Professor Amagi/Professor Machinegal was always funny to watch. But, unfortunately, the last four focused on the relationship between Mirai and Mr. Misaki, and I feel that this hurt them. Still, the final two episodes did have a decent fight scenes.
Rating 13 and up: nudity, minor profanity, violence, and sexual and toilet humor.
Decent movie, decent animation, GOOD price A complete set for a cheap price is the largest bait this has to offer. The animation is decent, but not top notch. The story could also use a lot of work. If your a teen looking for a laugh or just a silly few hours, I suggest this to any of you (even girls). This is totally NOT a fanboy/serv. video, just good clean silliness.
Superheroine fun! As other reviewers have said, this isn't the best anime ever, just good entertainment. The movie combines romantic comedy, homemade superheroes and power suits to create a fun short story.
Most of the actual story is about Hiroshi and Mirai trying to prevent the evil Dr. Machinegal from stealing pieces of retro technology for his collection. When Mirai is in control of the Moldiver suit, which is most of the time, we are treated to massive destruction of anything that crosses her path, such as buildings, roads, the odd spacecraft and the occational evil mecha doll.
Mix this with a nice dose of romantic fun as Mirai and another girl try to impress the handsome Mr. Misaki and you have Moldiver in a nutshell.
*Spoiler below*
Because most of the episodes are light comedy I was a bit surprised at the bittersweet ending. I have to disagree with the editorial reviewer who thought the "Last minute romance" between Mirai and Misaki was forced. Both because there was no "romance" as far as I could tell and because Mirai had been chasing him from episode 1. Also, Misaki obviously cared for Mirai, but perhaps more as a friend than a girlfriend.
Personally I thought it was a good twist to the story that Mirai didn't force Mr. Misaki to choose between her and his dream. I actually thought it was kind of noble in a way, to avoid troubling him with the fact that she was really sad to see him go and thereby letting him pursue his dream without regrets. If it wasn't for a good ending I'd probably have rated the DVD at 2-3 stars.
To sum it up: Lots of romantic fun, Lots of destructive fun, Lots of fun situational comedy and good ending, but generally uninteresting conflict lines Moldiver<->Machinegal.
Better than I thought!... I bought Moldiver because the art looked cool, because of the price, and because I love Anime.
Prudish parents be warned, there is nudity, however it is NOT sexual in any way.
I wasn't expecting much at this price but as it turns out, this is a worthy part of any collection. Even a "hardened, seen it all," Anime veteran friend of mine thought it looked cool based on just 7 minutes.
The quality of the art is 10x better than what you see on the cover.
The first episode is a bit slow, but is important. It starts moving along with the 2nd episode.
Moldiver is mostly comedy, and is partly a love story.
BTW, I call it a movie because it has a beginning and an end, despite the end being a potential for a new beginning.
I'll try to do Moldiver some justice by pointing out a couple of the many scenes (sans some details for the sake of brevity and for the sake of "surprise") that I consider to be hilarious. Please note that I've done my best not to reveal anything:
1) The inventor of the Moldiver saw the professor and ended up showing him an "ancient" video tape instead. As it turns out, the professor is the bad guy [1st episode].
2) The hero goes into a changing room, a burst of light appears, and out comes the transformed hero. A bystander looked in shock. This is hilarious because it shows how "unprofessional" this hero is [3rd episode].
3) The hero "saves the day" but always manages to cause massive destruction in the process [ongoing].
4) The hero, having started out, got so wrapped up in competing against an enemy and getting used to the suit that they got side tracked momentarily forgetting to rescue someone [1st episode].
Take the same chance I did, I'm sure you'll love Moldiver :)
Unexpected Gem! There's a lot of anime out there. Some good, some bad, some just mediocre. There are also incredible anime adventures, but they can be pretty expensive.
"Moldiver" is one of those rare anime gems that pop up now at then and a price mere mortals can afford. A fun, enjoyable romp through six episodes, "Moldiver" is a great way to spend an anime afternoon. A spoof of superhero/mecha anime, the "Moldiver" series is one of those that you just wish had continued past six installments.
Set in a futuristic city where technology has solved all of mankind's problems, the Moldiver Unit is created by Hiroshi, a brilliant, but awkward, young man working from home. The unit will make his dreams of becoming a superhero a reality.
Unfortunately, his sister Mirai gets hold of the unit, with comical results. She becomes a superheroine, which makes their little brother jealous (and he later creates his own Moldiver!).
Dr. Machinegal, who maintains a veneer of respecability as a great scientist and philanthopist is secretly plotting to take control of the city. Naturally, he wants the Moldiver secret for himself.
As the Amazon reviewer mentionms, things take a bit of a downturn around Episode 4, and the series ends on a somewhat sappy, but reasonable resolution. Even so, one should not pass it up because "Moldiver" is just too fun!
To be sure, this is not "Escaflowne" or "Project A-ko", but "Moldier" is great to watch while saving up some dough for your next, more expensive, anime selection.
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