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Bubblegum Crisis - Vol. 2 [DVD] [1987]
 
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Bubblegum Crisis - Vol. 2 [DVD] [1987]

DVD ~ Yoshiko Sakakibara
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Yoshiko Sakakibara, Kinuko Ômori, Michie Tomizawa, Akiko Hiramatsu, Nozomu Sasaki
  • Directors: Fumihiko Takayama, Hiroaki Gôda, Hiroki Hayashi, Katsuhito Akiyama, Masami Ôbari
  • Writers: Katsuhito Akiyama, Hideki Kakinuma, Kenichi Matsuzaki
  • Format: Animated, Dubbed, PAL
  • Language Japanese
  • Subtitles: English, French
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Mvm
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Oct 2001
  • Run Time: 132 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005OW2S
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 86,493 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
The second instalment of the popular Japanese anime, Bubblegum Crisis 2 contains the fourth, fifth and sixth episodes of the eight original videos. In a devastated high-tech Tokyo of a Blade Runner-ish future, four beautiful women disguised by their heavily armed exoskeletons protect society from killer androids and from an ambitious corporation that tries to take over the world, while also having complicated personal lives. The cute teenager NeNe always has a crush on someone or other; flighty Linna has to fit her superhero life into a busy social schedule; and Priss has her career as a rock singer as well as a habit of feeling emotional. Only the austere Sylia is entirely in control of her life--so much so that she needs the others for a bit of productive chaos.

In the episodes included they deal with a mysterious car that is riding down motorcyclists, help a tragic android who is vampirising citizens to feed a damaged friend and cope with attempts by an evil conspirator to frame them for mass mayhem. The stories rely rather too heavily on extended sequences of fast bikes and car racing, or mechanised bodysuits and big robots tearing each other apart, but the plotting can be subtle and the emotional scenes tense and fraught. Someone trying to get a sense of anime's strengths and weaknesses could do a lot worse than start here.

On the DVD: the disc is presented in a visual aspect ratio of 1.33:1 and has a very loud Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack which presents every screech of tortured metal vehemently and every pounding anthem in the slightly pompous score. There are no extras apart from a very extended documentation of the credits. --Roz Kaveney

Special Features
DVD 5
English
Japanese
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo Japanese
Dolby Digital Stereo
English\French


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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Certainly worth a chew..., 16 Oct 2001
By A Customer
I almost didn't buy this title, the bright pink box kinda put me off (being a 6ft 2" black clad biker, it didn't really suit me).
But I needed Something to watch, and being a recent manga/anime convert I thought I'd give it a try.
Its actually very good. Not Mind-blowingly brilliant (like perfect blue, or Blood : the last vampire), but thoughly enjoyable all the same, and probably has a wider audience, being suitable for (older) kids as well as adults. The episodes are loosely linked, so there is no need to buy the previous volume to enjoy this title.

PS2 WARNING It does not play quite right on the playstation 2 (it appears to be in black&white, or else has funny broken up bits at the bottom of the screen).
Its fine on a normal DVD player though.

Overall impression, an excellent action filled series with strong story lines, and a couple of memorable characters (Priss is cool!) If you like anime, its an essential addition to your collection.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars For one of my first animies this was a great start., 24 Aug 2001
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This review is from: Bubblegum Crisis - Tokyo 2040 - Vol. 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)
The Bubblegum Crisis series is perhaps my first ever proper venture into Japanese animie and I was not disappointed. It starts off nicely and quickly gets to the action without losing you giving you a good first impression of the characters with this first volume and a good idea of what the Knight Sabers are all about setting the scene for what is to come later. And cunningly they put in a cliffhanger to get youto buy the next volume, but as if they had to do that to get you to buy the rest. I recommend that you get this and the rest of the series if possible, it really is worth it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tokyo 2040: Friendlier younger sister of AKIRA, with robots., 14 Jan 2001
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This review is from: Bubblegum Crisis - Tokyo 2040 - Vol. 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)
THE definitive cyberpunk televised animé series, Bubblegum Crisis 2033 is given a facelift. The writers have changed a few things, but this takes a fresh start and a new look at the Bubblegum universe. The first few episodes centre around Linna Yamazaki, an athletic country girl come to Tokyo, seeking to join the Knight Sabers, a group of Vigilantes who fight against rogue boomers. In the Bubblegum universe, Boomers are sentient robots, who are made to do tasks that are dangerous and/or tedious to humans. While following Linna's antics and escapades, more is revealed about the mysterious Knight Sabers. Although this introduction helps 'new recruits' a lot, some knowledge of the original series aids understanding. Humour is provided in the form of Leon, a detective with the A.D. police, Tokyo's anti-rogue boomer police force. His falling for Priss and his comical love-hate relationship with Nene, (both Knight Sabers) provide a refreshing break between all the action. I would advise parental guidance for children under twelve, as there is a fair amount of violence in this series. Aside from this, Bubblegum Crisis Genesis is well worth a look, especially for fans of this genre.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun!
These were the first episodes of the series I watched, and if you can't afford to buy the entire series this is a good place to start. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential viewing!
The DVD contains episodes 4 to 6 of the original Bubblegum Crisis series.

Episode 5 and 6 are essential viewing, and follow from Episodes 1-3 (on volume 1) leading to the... Read more

Published on 12 Aug 2002 by solid1

5.0 out of 5 stars Review
A fantastic Series, this is the best volume of all of them! It has the most comedy parts in my opinion, but its not without some great fighting scenes! Read more
Published on 30 April 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Two very good episodes of Bubblegum crisis Tokyo 2040
Two very good episodes of Bubblegum crisis Tokyo 2040. A fair amount of action in oth good animation and good music. I quite enjoyed them. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars A great end to a great series
While at first this series seemed to be quite slow the last few videos have propelled along at an amazing pace making this the culmination of the series. Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2001 by the_escaflowne_2k@hotmail.com

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