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As she travels between the Earth and Solvania, Ryoko forges a grudging alliance with brash ex K-Fight champion Shizuma "Nagi" Kusanagi. Daimon High School begins to feel like Furinken High in Ranma 1/2 when Azumi's Secret Flower Arrangement Club attacks Ryoko using multi-pointed flower holders as ninja weapons. Ryoko dresses up as Magical Waitress Oyster Lulu, a hilarious spoof of Sailor Moon ("In the name of oysters, I'll teach you a lesson!")--with Nagi joining her in drag as Lobster Coco. Unfortunately, Aya Matsui's script fails to explain who the villains are or how the worlds of Earth and Solvania relate. The over-the-top final battle wrecks the school play, but it doesn't really resolve anything. The misadventures of the nutty cast are entertaining, even when they don't make much sense, but the conclusion leaves the viewer unsatisfied. (Rated 13 and older: violence, minor profanity) --Charles Solomon
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| MANUFACTURER: | Tokyopop Inc |
| FEATURES: | Animated, Color, Box set |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 4 |
| UPC: | 645573014421 |
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Customer Reviews of Real Bout High School Boxed Set
Please read the books instead! This was a waste of money for me. I read and loved the graphic novels, so I figured that I would like this just as much. NOT! This was a major disappointment.
The storyline of the manga was fast-paced, humorous, and very entertaining. Although it occasionally became difficult to distinguish what was going on, on the whole it was a lot of fun to read.
Unfortunately, that same fun storyline was mangled and then dropped by the anime writers. Now, instead of centering on the K-Fights and high school life, it focuses on an interdimensional adventure that doesn't play out. Ryoko is perfect as a fighter, but it is difficult to see the slightly conceited, sword-wielding samurai beauty as fighting dragons and talking to princesses. And there is not even any background given on why this dimension and its ruler need her help.
Then another new character comes in, and OF COURSE he knows all about this other dimension, the fight with the dragon, and the talk with the princess. I have one question--who is he, and how does he know all that? The fight with the dragon was a private affair with Ryoko, the dragon, and the princess. So where was he? *sighs* This is yet another thing in this new storyline that doesn't mesh.
On the other hand, the characters are wonderful. Ryoko is my favorite, with her rival Azumi following in an extremely close second. Both girls are awesome fighters, and really fun characters. Shizuma didn't get much of a chance to shine here, but from what I can tell he is exactly the same as he was in the manga. The reporter is still a creepy little stalker with a thing for Ryoko, although his English voice actor is the person who played Tai from Digimon (its impossible for me to watch RBHS without thinking--"Hey, that's Tai!") And just like in the manga, Ryoko's best friend is kicked out of the picture by the arrival of Shizuma.
The art is beautiful. Colors are bright and easy to look at, and the movement could not be smoother. The fight scenes are the only reason I watch this dvd anymore--those scenes are wicked cool! So there is one redeeming factor.
The voice acting is great in both versions. I think the English is better. The girls are not high and squeaky, and there is a wider range of emotions. In fact, I find their voices rather soothing.
I feel I should mention that my computer's dvd player has a problem with this dvd, making the soundtrack skip and jump. This is very disconcerting for a dvd.
Although I like the voices, the art, and the characters, I still don't like this anime, mainly because of the warped storyline. It has been more than a year since I have watched this, and I don't think I'll be watching it again anytime soon.
Read the manga - don't watch the DVD
I think my problem with the series is that I read the Graphic Novels first. The graphic novels are top notch with great art and a great story that has a lot of action and flows really well. The G.N.'s also manage a wide emotional range that is not diminished by the humor.
The animation seems childish by comparison. It starts I guess in the middle of the graphic novels and doesn't even bother to follow the story line. It goes its own way with people from other dimensions and battle with dragons and such. The characters are 2 dimensional (pardon the pun) with no real emotional depth being created. Most of the events seem to be directed at a younger crowd (like kids).
The artwork fails to live up to expectations. The story line falls apart. Character development is nill.
The Manga is your best bet. These DVD's are not.
The music wasn't bad. In fact I would recommend the soundtrack. It has about 40 songs so the average length is pretty short per song (one track being a 10 second sound bite).
Real Bout High School box set
Real Bout High school is a delightful comedy with all the fight to back it up.
The story follows a young girl named Ryoko Mitsurugi who is destined in her heart to be a samurai. One day she finds an amulet in her locker that changes her life forever. Being transported to another relm called Solvania to battle demons Ryoko relaizes her destiny to save the world from Gates a ruthful god of destuction, and to make sure she still reighns as the champ. The story however in itself is not all macbre. With delightful charcters such as the tenacious but stupid Shizumaa Kusanagi who is always out for a good fight(mainly with our little samurai girl Ryoko) and beautiful but deadly Azumi Kiribiyashi Real Bout High is in for hours of pantyshots,killer fights,screams, and laughs.