World Famous Comics: Outlaw Star: Complete Collection
Outlaw Star: Complete Collection
Starring: Artist Not Provided Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Bandai Number of Items: 6 Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 28, 2006 Running Time: 650 minutes
Description: Gene Starwind and his partner Jim Hawking run a small business on the backwater planet of Centinel 3. But all that changes the day that Hilda hires them for a bodyguard job. Now, thrust into a mystery they don't fully understand, they're on the run from the cops, the pirates, an angry alien, and a mysterious assassin. But they've got one thing going in their favor- they have the galaxy's most advanced ship! As seen on Cartoon Network's Toonami! This title from Sunrise, the people behind Cowboy Bebop and Gundam. Genre: Anime Sci-Fi/Action.
Finally, great anime for a discerning palette! After wading through a dozen or so "Anime Legends", this show is finally worthy of the title. Great character development, beautiful scenery and great music. I'll be rewatching this show for years to come!
Whoops, I'm sorry. I started the review I wanted to write, not the one I am force to write about this stinker of a show.
The characters are wooden, the dialog is childish and unbelievable. Anime in all these Anime Legends follows the same tired plot line. Guy finds mystery, some stuff happens, finally the last few episodes tie off the story and *drum roll please*, the "mystery" that has been mostly ignored the whole series is explained in the last couple of episodes, after the Boss battle, of course.... yawn.
The music is in your face loud and annoying.
The battle scenes are silly. The Outlaw Star has arms that pop out during battle, one has a gun, one has a big knife and they fight the enemies with the knife when the gun is blown off. weeeeeee. The graphics are passable, but show a real lack of imagination.
Typical adult plotlines, not for the younger crowd. Topless scenes, sexual situations (the main character goes to visit a prostitute in the first couple of episodes, offers to take his 14 year old side kick along and "make a man" out of him), one episode is about trying to get naked footage of a "high priestess" so he can give it to her male counterparts who will then give him powerful magic bullets. They watch the video together, which counts down to 0 as she strips, then the video explodes in a nuclear fireball, which levels the building and the surrounding neighborhood, but the 3 voyeurs survive in typical Bugs Bunny "covered in black dust" look with self satisfied looks on their faces for having seen a naked women. Comedy gold! Not.
Forget this show and watch Cowboy Bepop instead.
It's ok to put it mildly This show is one you really have to sit down and watch from beginning to end to understand it. When it aired on ADULT SWIM on Cartoon Network it was still confusing, due in part to the overdubbing for language, missing episodes, and various other signs of tampering for censorship.
For the most part I was so bored I borrowed it from a former friend of mine just to watch the infamous episode 23: HOT SPRINGS OF PLANT TENREI. Aside from getting an eyeful of Aisha naked (not that it was that great seeing as they still edit most of the nudity because of a bylaw in Japan), it wasn't really much to fuss about. They could've just edited it with the digital "bikini" like Melfina and be done with it. Other than that to say the least I was so fed up with the all the missing parts I gave up trying to solve this morbid puzzle.
All the negative stuff aside, it's actually decent enough to watch on TV but as far as owning it, that's your decision. In all I wasn't really thrilled after watching the reruns on ADULT SWIM after they pulled it from TOONAMI. Above all the only saving grace would be the ending theme which is quite stirring at the end of the show.
Timely and just lovin it! I bought the DVD cause, of course, I love the series. This review for this DVD is awesome! I was happy with the way it was shipped. I got it in a timely manner, the way it was package sort of annoyed me but it's all good. Cause inside it was in perfect condition. The super saver deal sucks if you want something fast. So I just got the regular shipping instead of free cause I wanted to watch it badly. Well this is my review. Hope you enjoyed my review on mostly the shipping
Outlaw Star is a different anime. Outlaw Star is unique. It is a show that starts with nothing and ends with everything. The plot has a very direct approach to entertainment. That is not to say, that the story is meaningless. It get's deeper later on. The first four episodes are the prologue. They introduce, some of the characters, and gets you thinking what the general story is going to be. That right there is an indication that the series is much more than it initially seems. It will constantly shift focus from being a Cowboy Bebop clone to it's own code of anime.
The show is very mature, some episodes aren't bad at all, it is either the fanservice or the occasional language.
What is bad about this series is that there is so much of everything they cannot donate enough time to explain them all, and kinda just means they are on budget restraints or something. Not a bad choice to add so much elements. It makes watching it more interesting. It also makes it hard to keep track of other ,and sometimes, more important things.
Is Outlaw Star worth buying? Yes and no. 50/50. I bought it blindly. It paid off. The episodes have their ups and downs. But for pure fun and entertainment, this series is worth all the money.
Just as expected It's great that old anime such as Outlaw Star is getting released out on DVD in full box sets rather than just the volumes. I have to admit I was a bit worried about this. I've read about burned box sets being sold and I thought maybe this was one but it was everything I expected and more. It includes every episode of outlaw star, and great quality. The time it took to deliver was fast as can be even during the holiday season much to my surprise. This is definitely a must have for anyone who enjoyed watching this anime.
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