Cheap Japanimation Box Set (Video) (Spaced-Out Japanimation) Price

Related Products

Customer Reviews of Japanimation Box Set

Best of 70's Old School
While Robotech, Starblazers, Speed Racer and Kimba are all great old school anime, many have forgotten that the 70's was the sprouting decade for mecha anime. Now, the best of anime from the 70's is now chroincallized in this four tape set. Originally airing as a week block of animation called Force Five, these tapes are mega old school.

Spaceketeers.
Directed by the famous Leiji Matsumoto (Starblazers, Galaxy Express 999) and then just forgotten by all because it seems this wasn't the high point of Leiji's career. However, it is actually pretty good. There is no mecha in this saga however. It is more like Ronin Warriors in space. It starts out with the princess of an empire who is to free an evil android that will save her planet from the evil animal-aliens. The only problem was that this series is too short. Just when I was really getting into the story, they cut it off after only two episodes. I need more!

Starvengers.
Directed by Go Nagai, this series was known as Getter Robo G in Japan and was a sequel to Getter Robo. Fans of Getter Robo Armageddon will want to check out this tape to see where it all began. The story begins right after the third pilot of the old starvenger (or getter robo) is killed and unvails the new unit. The first two episodes introduce the enemy and the new team member quite well. Plus, the artwork is really great. However, some of the dubbing is a little stereotypical, but I'm surprised they would keep in the word kendo. How about that?

Grandizer.
Also directed by Go Nagai and also another sequel. This was the second sequel of Mazinger Z which has become very popular with many mecha fans and I can see why. It takes place in a western setting where a science institute has built special UFOs. However, new aliens have come to Earth to destroy it. And who better to fight them than an alien himself. Grandizer was really exciting! Two explosive battles on this tape.

Gaiking.
The last tape on the set is pretty much what you should expect from a mecha series. It's like Voltron fell into Dancougar. When a rookie baseball player fractures his throwing arm, he is called to a secret labratory as a possible candidate for piloting the Gaiking. Not all that exciting, but it's a fair series.

There were a lot of anime series that came out in the 70's and I can't count how many. But it was cool to see that America wasn't afraid to stick their hand in and grab a few. And with the exceptions of a few edits and hardmatted credits, these tapes are pretty much uncut! Plus, I gotta give Jim Terry props for including the creators names in the credits (most series before the 90's never did that). So go out and get some of the most classic anime of the 70's. Highly recommended!

BEST ANIME BOX SET EVER!!!
Well, something close to it, at least. It really is worth your money. First, you get two episodes each of Gaiking and Grandizer. The storylines, dubbing, and editing are stinky, sure, but that only added to my viewing enjoyment. They're giant robots, for Christ's sake. They can't be cool AND intelligent. As for the two episodes of Starvengers, they're okay, but only really watchable thanks to the bad fake British accents of the voice actors.

But the star of the set is Spaceketeers. In case you didn't know, Spaceketeers is a series done by Leiji Matsumoto of Harlock, Galaxy Egg, and Star Blazers fame. On this tape, the acting is decent, the animation is excellent, the storyline is almost fresh, and the characters are awesome.

Spaceketeers alone is worth the .... Add in the presence of some Shogun freakin' Warriors and you've got no reason left to avoid purchasing this box set.