Glad to see you back. I really dig Demon City Shinjuku. Agreed story is meh, but it's got some great atmosphere and some really good scenes as well. The first printing Samurai Troopers all had the bad slipcovers. The new printings are curved. I mentioned before but whoever they use as manufacture doesn't seem to handle 4 disc and higher packaging well.
Yeah now you mention it almost all of the 4+ disc sets I have from Discotek have some sort of issue. Kinda unfortunate I didn't get Samurai Troopers alittle later, I must've been one of the last buyers of the old slip design as I didn't buy it that long ago.
Awesome Samurai Troopers (Ronin Warriors) was one of the first anime I watched as a kid. I even had the cheap flimsy action figures for them lol. I still need to buy the Blu-ray one day hopefully. Crying Freeman was a weird one but do love ikegami art from the manga. Glad to see a new video from you Blaize!
Ronin Warriors never aired here in the UK (so far as I'm aware) so my first knowledge of it was the Bandai DVDs of which I had a couple way back when. I think/hope I'll enjoy the show, as I say I've seen its similar contemparies of the era and liked those. Not sure if a nice HD viewing of Crying Freeman will change my mind on it much but I'll certainly give it a go at somepoint. I do agree the art is really nice. The old Discotek Complete Collection cover was amazing, shame they didn't use that as I neglected to mention the actual cover they chose for the Blu Ray is kinda lacking.
YES, you know a haul is going to be SO GOOD when it starts with Gunbuster : D I also try not to spoil Gunbuster (which is why I never really spoke about it) when I mention it to people. Seeing it in HD is unreal, it made me realize how janky the versions I saw way back when were ultimately. (Like, the files I saw had scenes cut out from it!) It's a must have for any anime collector with any love for mech and/or drama ^^ I took so many screenshots on my watches of the bluray, especially with the way they depict space. I know I've seen Demon City Shinjuku, but I literally do not remember it at all, other than it's weirdly beautiful? Especially the backgrounds if I recall correctly. Ah, I should get that bluray, I need to add it to my list. Videos like this always add more to my buy list (and I'm not complaining) I was just about to type I'm watching Samurai Troopers when I heard my name! I've been summoned! Yes, I love the designs, and action ^^ Oh you have a mis-aligned slip, I heard that's usually something that gets corrected quickly, so very few ever go out like that. I'm really happy I went ahead and collected all of A-ko, I never had history with it, but I loved what I saw in the first one. Really happy we got the og 4! I mentioned it before but I really need to make a weekend out of watching all of them, but I haven't even had time to sit let alone plan new watches (funny how life goes from too boring to too busy in a flash) Oh I didn't know Crying freeman blu ray has the UK dub. TBH I know next to nothing about it. HAHA I think the reason they are so nude may be more related to the creators wanted them to be naked than the plot LOL Weirdly, I saw a couple of the DVDs out and about right after Discotek announced it. So I'm guessing someone around me was excited for the bluray. I swear I have so many hidden anime fans around me ^^; Welcome back and thank you for taking the time to film a new haul Blaize! It made my day : D
Gunbuster really is special. It's sorta frustrating that I had the DVD set on my shelf for years but for whatever reason never put it in and watched it. It meant I got to see it in beautiful HD but damn I had no idea what I was missing out on all those years. There is a couple of scenes in Demon City Shinjuku, especially towards the end that are really beautiful in terms of the colouring etc. On the Blu Ray even more so. A Project A-ko weekend sounds like a blast. If you ever see it you'll probably long forget about everything else in Crying Freeman apart from the fact the characters were fully naked throughout lol Glad you enjoyed the video, I've filmed a couple more since :)
I think nudity in Crying Freeman is just a staple of Kazuo Koike's manga. He also made Kizuoibito which has an OVA & I think the tone is just as ridiculous. He also did Mad Bull 34 along with some big hits like Lady Snowblood & Lone Wolf & Cub.
Sounds like I need to get my hands on Gunbuster, a masterpiece, a must have for the collection, greatest ending you've seen??? Yeah that's gone up on my priority list! I did enjoy Demon City Shinjuku but I do remember feeling quite overwhelmed with it. I do need to replace my old DVD'S of Project A-KO as I remember watching them back in the day but not being overly struck on them, probably because at the time I was an Anime Noob! Now I am a fine connoisseur picking out delectable delights and I think with the amount I've seen now all those subtle references might actually make sense! lol I know I enjoyed Lucky Star way more second time round because I knew what they were actually parodying or talking about! XD Well Crying Freeman sounds like a "cultured" OVA to me! lol I will have to put that on my watch list for this year! XD Thank you for gracing us with your knowledge once again oh Anime Guru! I look forward to to the next vid! :D
Gunbuster is definitely worth it, the ending is really fantastic. I think you should be able to get most of the references in Project A-Ko by this point, even for the couple of Anime I know you haven't watched it but should know through osmosis anyway. Crying Freeman is VERY cultured lmao! Even when it has no reason to be.
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