CompleteMartialArts.com - This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, Vol. 1: Falling Star
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Manufacturer: Adv Films
Starring: This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: ADV Films
EAN: 0702727149320
Format: Animated
Label: Adv Films
Manufacturer: Adv Films
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Adv Films
Release Date: 2006-07-04
Running Time: 100
Studio: Adv Films
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Takeru is your typical teenaged Average Joe-until he meets Hikari a beautiful girl who fell from the stars. Immediately Takeru s life turns upside down as strange creatures and dark forces converge on the unlikely pair. But even while adversity brings them closer Hikari s mysterious past threatens an even greater danger to Takeru and everything he s known. It s a cosmic love affair with the Earth hanging in the balance!System Requirements:Running Time 100 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating:Â NR UPC:Â 702727149320 Manufacturer No:Â DUBw/001
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Summary: What a long, strange trip....
Comment: A young man, feeling no connection to the life around him, meets his dream girl, and gets something worth fighting for. That in itself would be a charming premise. But in this story, its nowhere near that simple.
The girl, Hikari, is from outer space, and appears about the same time as another girl, neither of which with any clue who or what they actually are. This results in strange transformations; deadly battles with strange creatures; and the appearance on the scene of a very strange scientist, with no doubt questionable motives.
This story is complex, but it does have its moments of charm. For me though, the many questions that remain unanswered left me feeling uneasy. The end result was that I never really developed an attachment to the two girls who are the focus of the story, mainly due to the ever present sense that there is something not quite right here. Of course, that was probably the point. It just left me less than enthused.
In the end, what we have here is the beginning of a rather different sort of anime storyline. It's not for everyone, but there is some promise here, and it just might be worth the trip. Just try to be prepared for a few bumps along the way
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Summary: Hilarious
Comment: This anime is awesome. The storyline is kind of hard to understand at first, until the next volume. But this show caught me off guard with a bunch of quick hilarious remarks. Definitely recommended for anyone. Rated MA of course. =)
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Summary: An Excellent Showing
Comment: First of all, I gotta say: this anime comes from the group behind both Evangelion and FLCL. I'ma big fan of FLCL's style, but I never liked Evnagelion. So much wasted potential and two - not even just one! - mediocre endings.
I mention this only so you know what a leap of faith it was when I bought this DVD based only on what I read on the backs of the first and third volumes. I felt I could relate to the main character, Takero, so I ran with it.
I don't think I've ever enjoyed an anime more than I did these first episodes. Despite the presence of the classic "boy morphs to fight monsters" anime staple, this is not your kid brother's anime. In the first volume, alone, it immediately shapes into an excellent showcase of human - and not-so-human - emotion.
The anime can be said to have two flaws, though I only count one. First, and this is the one I count: the second episode. Too much happens too fast, the episode struck me as ... forced. Second: the American scientist. I'm a little disappointed in how ... not scientific she comes across, for the most part. She is clearly some wacky stereotypical view of American women, however, and I find that crazy amusing, so I let her slide.
Oh, I don't usually watch my anime with subtitles. I watched the English dubs. For those who care, the English voice acting ain't bad, at all.
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Summary: This is comin from a person who doesn't really like anime
Comment: I am not to big of an Anime guy. I am very picky when it comes to Anime and I cannot stand 99% of the crap out there. I only like three Animes so far that I have found. I got into Yu Yu Hakusho and I am a huge fan of the Guyver, if you like sci-fi/fighting then I say check out the Guyver, but pre-order the new one Vol 1. It is from the TV series that aired in Japan and it just beats the other guyver stuff out there but enough about the guyver
Enough about that shall we get back on track. Anyways I picked this anime up without really ever seeing any episodes. I was just read on a forum that someone thought it was good so I thought I'd go to best buy and see if it was there and sure enough it was. I was a little nervous about getting it cause I bought volume 1 and 2 without ever knowing if I would like em. Right now I will just talk about Vol:1 since this is about Vol:1.
This first episdes is just amazing, it really got me hooked onto the series. I am more of an action/fighting type of a guy when it comes to anime, movies and games but the story line is I think what got me hooked. Volume 1 will fly by real fast cause there is only 4 episodes. You may think you might not want to get Vol:2 cause maybe it's sorta slow well just wait. I really think if you thought vol 1 was eh then check out vol 2 and then if you still dont like it, then sell them.
All I am going to say is when I got finished with Vol 2 i was like omg, now i have to wait until vol 3 comes out NO NO NO!!!! Amazon says this is for people 16+ but its really rated MA on the back of the dvd. Cause there is a lot of adult content on here like nudity, a lot of nudity. So make sure you dont have your little brother, sister, or other family members around while you watch this
Overall 5/5
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Summary: unique
Comment: i have already viewed this anime in its entirety, and all i can say is that it is quite unique and definetly worth looking into. dont worry, yes it does have alot of fanservice, but it does deliver an interesting story a little later into the series. it is definitely unique. plus the opening theme is so strange that its awesome. just one more thing, if you think that it is just a fanservice fest, you should see "he is my master", which was also done by gainax
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