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Summary: Dull, cliched, and horrible.
Review: Anime is a genre filled with cliches. If you see one thing in one series, you're bound to see it a thousand times in other series. But there will always be a few titles that take those cliches and put fresh spins on them, creating something unique and fresh that keeps the genre alive. "Pilot Candidate", unfortunately, is hardly one of those titles, borrowing cliche after cliche and yet coming up with absolutely nothing worthwhile."Pilot Candidate" tells the story of Zero and how he dreams of one day become a pilot for one of the five Goddesses. He's arrogant, self-centered, and full of himself, but he doesn't care. For now he is a Candidate For Goddess and he's determined to one day fulfill his dream so he can stop the evil alien invasion of Victim and protect Zion, the last remaining human star. As said before, "Pilot Candidate" is filled with cliches, including but not limited to: the self-absorbed hero, his geeky yet well-meant friend, his quiet yet just-as-determined rival, and the set of giant robots that are humanity's only hope and that can only be piloted by children. So does "Pilot Candidate" offer any refreshing spin on these cliches? No. There is absolutely nothing innovative in this series; you've seen everything here before, and everything done better. "Pilot Candidate" makes absoultely no attempt to distinguish itself from other anime series, as if it were trying to capitalize on a current trend. What's worse is that the series doesn't even try to do a good job of it! The story is trite and boring. Virtually all other series even resembling this poor excuse of a plot are better in every way. Characters aren't even two-dimensional; they're one-dimensional! Not once do any characters grow and develop in this series. They start one way and end the exact same way, which insults the audience when we're actually expected to care for these characters. In fact, these characters are so forgettable that I dare anyone to remember any of their names after watching the entire series, let alone one episode. "Pilot Candidate" falls flat visually as well. The animation looks like a coloring book that was pasted onto the screen. And the included CGI is, for lack of a better word, pathetic. The Goddess robots are meant to be the big stars of the fighting sequences, but how can they be when they hardly even move? They're as rigid as a Barbie doll and appear completely lifeless. Series like "Cowboy Bebop" know how to combine animation and CGI effectively; "Pilot Candidate" threw everything into the pot all at once and ended up with an ugly mess. Even the audio isn't safe. The music isn't terrible, but it does nothing to enhance the series at all. It's just...there. And the dub for "Pilot Candidate" is horrible. I cannot recall a single dub that was worse than this one. If you want to listen to this series at all, listen to the Japanese audio track; at least the Japanese voice actors attempted to give the series some life (although they failed miserably). Overall, "Pilot Candidate" is a very poor choice for anime fans, and Bandai knows it. Why else did they decide to release the "Pilot Candidate" DVDs with dubtitles and not subtitles? The only reason this series is well known is because of its appearance on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. But here me out: "Pilot Candidate" was originally meant to be put on Toonami but was put on Adult Swim so Cartoon Network could secure that time slot for future, far better shows like "Inu-Yasha" and "Ghost in the Shell TV". "Pilot Candidate" certainly isn't an adult show, and it's hardly an enjoyable one. Unless you've seen this show and like it, don't bother. This show does not deserve the attention it got and certainly doesn't deserve your time and money.
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Summary: IT SUCKS! DON'T BUY IT!
Review: Can you say Evangelion ripoff? Cuz that's exactly what this [poor] excuse for Japanese Anime is. I cannot believe what I have read from the other reviews! They are not true Otakus like myself. They only watch DBZ and think that they know everything. Only like two other reviewers are correct.
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Summary: good mix of drawn and cgi
Review: Had seen it on Cartoon Network, and wanted to see what it was like unedited. Only thing I don't like about it, is the fact that they appear to not have finished the story.
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Summary: Hey This one is a good buy
Review: Hey Fellow anime Obsessors this is a good anime even though it is uncomplete And probaly will never be completed so we will never know if Zero will become a pilot (Ps the real name of this anime is NOT pilot Candidate It is Candidate for goddss
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Summary: BUY THIS NOW!
Review: I am a long-time fan of everything pilot candidate, and really anything Pilot Candidate is worth buying. This particular DVD, however, contains some of my favorite episodes, including the first PC I ever watched and which drew me into the show. Perfect for anyone who loves good plot mixed with good action, and it has SWEET monters to boot!
Rating: 
Summary: Confusing
Review: I found this anime very confusing. Like most animes the episodes can seem confusing but they reveal themselves in the end. What makes this anime even more confusing is that it has a cliff hanger ending and it never really reveals itself in the end.
Rating:
Summary: Well, I think you people need to be more open minded.
Review: I saw two episodes of this on Cartoon Network and I loved it! It may not be the best, but it was good, and it deserves a chance.
Rating:
Summary: pilot candidate
Review: I watch all 3 and found them to be fun and enjoyable.
Will their be anymore of this show or is there, only three dvd?
I would like to know? Because i like this show,but it like leaves you in suspense to see whats going to happen next.
Rating: 
Summary: One of the worst anime I've ever seen.
Review: I watched this for FREE on Cartoon Network and felt ripped off. Don't waste your money and actually buy this horrible series. It's derivative, shallow, and pretentious. The characters are generic, and the dubbing is so, so, so bad. I can't believe how bad it is. The only good thing about the series is the vivid coloration, but so what? It's not like it's worth the pain of actually watching the stupid show. No American distributor should have bought the rights to this because they totally wasted their money. This cartoon is a complete mess and a waste of time.
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Summary: Watched it years ago on TV and still can't forget it.
Review: I'm buying all four DVDs because I saw the series on Cartoon Network and simply cannot forget about it. Those who say there is no character development are quite obviously blind, because the entire series is about Zero's CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. You say it isn't about the action, so what is it about? Well, it's about the life of the characters and how at a young age they are thrown into a war against an enemy they can barely defeat! The music is excellent, and anyone who says otherwise just doesn't like orchestrated music. This is an anime fans dream soundtrack. The art is amazing, it's quite hard to find an anime with characters that look this good. I'm shocked and surprised at some people's insulting reviews about the series..but trust me: This DVD set is sooo worth it. Even if it does end suddenly, it's just great. I think it ended due to low budgets..but I'm not sure. We can only hope they will schedule more episodes in the future.
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