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8 Man After - OVA Perfect Collection

8 Man After - OVA Perfect Collection

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Pretty cool, but pretty off base from its origin...
Review: There are three kinds of 8th man fans. Those who followed the original Japanese, those who saw the original Japanese series in English so many years ago, and those who saw this movie. Standing on its own '8 Man After' is a well drawn yet cliche middle of the road anime. The typical cyborg enemy taking over a slightly futuristic society is a pretty well trodden road, yet the cool design of 8th Man huimself entertains and transcends the hokey sci-fi stylings of the old TV series. The DVD gives no special features. If you like this movie, go back and try to unearth the 1960's American dub TV episodes....and prepare for a trip into the absolutely ridiculous which empowered this character since its debut.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great anime
Review: This has to be a good dvd since the whole oav series (which I saw on the sci fi channel lots of years back when I was 10) introduced me to anime (and since it was up really late got my mom mad at me for staying up) but its a good movie so it should be a great dvd. :)

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: My all time favorite
Review: This is a biased review, but so what? It was my first favorite anime, and still kicks ass to this very day. 8 Man is just awesome. Period. End of discussion.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: 8 Man After: A truly perfect collection
Review: This is a must see for Japanimation fans. The plot is pretty straightforward: cyborgs run the streets of a modern day city. In order to stop them, a man sacrifices his humanity in order to become the 8Man, the world's most perfect cyborg. The movie is really graphic, with well drawn animation violence. The characters aren't too shallow and it moves pretty fast. I say go see it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: niceness
Review: this is the most crazy cracked out movie u will see.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: There's a reason why it's a cliche...
Review: Yes, this movie does follow the "male/female with an identity crisis, get's killed and brought back/sacrifices human body for greater good, in a slightly futuristic Tokyo setting, which then leads to much blood shed and moral issues, brought about by death of a loved one/job as a cop" setting, but there is a reason why this is such a cliche. It works. Alot of the "must see" Anime follows this storyline. The difference between the mediocre Anime that uses this setting, and the really great anime that uses this setting, is that the good Anime's usually don't try to do all of these parts of the setting perfect, rather make one of the parts come through so blindingly strong that you can't help but like it, for the way it just reaches out and grabs you. In 8 Man After, it's the identity crisis and moral issues that are this strong, and i'd have to say that I can't think of any Anime Movies, and maybe two or three Anime Series, that rival it in just how well this is done. supporting this is the nice artistry, and of course, the sheer coolness of how 8 Man's powers work. this is not a movie you "kinda" like. this is one of those movies that you love, or hate.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: There's a reason why it's a cliche...
Review: Yes, this movie does follow the "male/female with an identity crisis, get's killed and brought back/sacrifices human body for greater good, in a slightly futuristic Tokyo setting, which then leads to much blood shed and moral issues, brought about by death of a loved one/job as a cop" setting, but there is a reason why this is such a cliche. It works. Alot of the "must see" Anime follows this storyline. The difference between the mediocre Anime that uses this setting, and the really great anime that uses this setting, is that the good Anime's usually don't try to do all of these parts of the setting perfect, rather make one of the parts come through so blindingly strong that you can't help but like it, for the way it just reaches out and grabs you. In 8 Man After, it's the identity crisis and moral issues that are this strong, and i'd have to say that I can't think of any Anime Movies, and maybe two or three Anime Series, that rival it in just how well this is done. supporting this is the nice artistry, and of course, the sheer coolness of how 8 Man's powers work. this is not a movie you "kinda" like. this is one of those movies that you love, or hate.


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