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Oct 22, 2023

The Supergal (Anime) add

Mixed Feelings

The best way to describe this OVA is "wasted potential". It has an interesting premise :an ex wrestler who is so strong she needs a brace to fit into society now does work for space police , while out there is eye catching. It is what led me to this OVA in the first place. I wanted to see some people do some WWE type wrestling and did I get that?

Kinda.

My biggest issues with "The Supergal" are two things really: Its length and how it doesn't really dive into the concept that much. Length is the most obvious one.
An OVA for me ... is only a handful of things : one or two really long episodes or a mini 9-12 episode that runs 20-40 minutes.
Supergal isn't.. either. It just feels like stuff is on a speed run of character arcs,jokes, locale and action. After all you can't really do a lot with 20 minutes. I think if this was a bit longer - ideally 6 episodes but I'd probably even take 3 episodes similar to Gunsmith Cats (tbf this is kinda an apples to oranges comparison considering to my knowledge The Supergal doesn't have a manga while Gunsmith does). It would give enough time to give some sort of arc even if simple.

The second issue I have is that it doesn't really dig into its concept alot. What do I mean by this? Well due to the former mentioned length issues it creates this situation where you kinda have to cut down on everything and keep it simple as possible. Maris is meant to be a wrestler as her backstory but we don't really get to see this outside of the end battle. Another gripe i have is really with her design itself. Obviously this is a OVA from the 80s and I know she's from another planet but I have to say this : Maris doesn't look strong. I know , I know this is a silly tangent but it really grind my gears that we see these god like actions performed by "stock body type B". (doesn't help that without her brace,the design is basically a bikini which I'm not surprised is in this but just disappointed in)It removes the suspension of disbelief that this is someone godly. Another thing that kinda goes pretty un explained is her work for this space force.How did we get here? Why do they use Maris ? Who knows , just look at this fight scene . Overall, each character is underdeveloped and even when we get some interesting lore of sorts it passes by too fast as if the OVA is saying "wow that was sure interesting, oh moving on !"

Despite this, I think it has its charm. I have probably seen worse and it's just kinda inoffensive. You could probably just watch this on a Friday night with a group of friends and go for the ride. The actual end fight is nice and I personally enjoyed the humour. Its not badly animated and I think for what its worth Maris is a compelling character- her reasons make sense and I rarely see wrestling of any kind really portrayed. Would I watch this by myself again? No. Did I feel like I wasted my time ? also no.

5.6/10 - Could use more abs.

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Apr 16, 2023

Bubblegum Crisis (Anime) add

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If you have ever been within the "classic" 90s/80s or cyberpunk anime zeitgeist for more than 3 minutes you'd probably at least heard of Bubble Gum Crisis. Its an anime that was wildly revered but these days its largely unknown (at least from my perspective) outside of the odd gif here and there. From an outside viewer a title like that sounds more fit for a romance anime than anything. However you'd be severely wrong.
Short version: its a lil cheesy and for its time but it has its charm and I think you should watch it even for historical sake
Long version ... :
Bubble Gum Crisis as the synopsis suggests is a... well cyberpunk anime with all the typical cyberpunk tropes and the likes. If you like cyberpunk , it has it by the bunch. This doesn't mean its grim like a lot after it - our heroes are usually unscathed and there is quite a positive wrap up for this series in general. In fact I'd say it is pretty tame by today's standards.

This is not to say it isn't an OVA for a reason : like a lot of 80s ova there is of course nudity and mild blood. Again most is fairly tame,especially to other OVAs released during this time.
Ironically I think its less fan service than your "average" harem anime of today. There was the odd scenes here and there that made me go "ehhhh that's rather weird" (the younger brother perv needs his ass kicked but he does get better as the show progresses) but nothing that ruins the show for me.
On the blood side it really depends on episode- the robots (funnily called boomers) sometimes have orange blood , sometimes not. People break bones and get scratched but at most its pg 13 .
Action and story wise its pretty much similar. Its story is bad by no means but it is fairly simple. Being a 8 episode OVA it spares fat and there is questions to still be had by the end of the anime.
I think the weakest link are some of the supporting cast like Leon but overall solid. The action is hit or miss. Being animated in the 80s its not as fluid as one would expect but it does its job. The later episodes improve action and animation wise from something that's passable to something that could be put in a sakuga edit.

Voice acting and music is probably its strongest point - even if its very 80s. Each actor fits their role and its believable. It can be cheesy but i think thats apart of the charm that makes it very enjoyable to me You can't go a single episode without at least one song that you search up afterwards.
However I do not suggest the dub. If you have ti its fine but it suffers from being from a time where nobody in the west really knew what to do with these new "asian cartoons". The main cast is not bad by any means but they just sound way too old to be playing young adults.

Overall if I had to summarize this anime it would be "for its time"- Its not super dated by any means but it does have its moments. I think the reason behind this is just because a lot of its tropes and qualities can be found in a lot of cyberpunk anime after its release. There are a lot of elements that you can see the origin of today that were really popularized by it and its much more successful younger brother Akria.

I would say if your new or old to cyberpunk you should check this one out even just out of a historical value. For episode highlights I suggest Revenge Road , Red Eyes and Scoop Chase.

7.9/10 - I would love to see this be remade - cheese and all.

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