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Crest of the stars is less sci fi and more romance comedy without the romance and without the comedy (very poor attempts anyway). The two main characters are unlikable entitled nobles with a typical archetypical strong female lead and an beta male. Ship and art design is decent enough. Those that are fans of legends of galactic heroes will be disappointed in the poor characters and there lack of development in this one. I kept waiting for the anime to pick up or get better and it never did. The two main characters are excruciating to listen to them have a conversation and will ... make you cringe in agony. Story had potential setup but unfortunately it the series consisted of 10 percent story and 90 percent two main characters flirting badly. I even tried watching the first two episodes of banner of the stars to see if it would get any better, and unfortunately it didn't. This is a skip.

This final installment takes the turn for a much darker, disturbing tale indeed. This time, the CG animation fits in for much better for the hellish supernatural conclusion. Nightmarish imagery and a horrifying conclusion that will make even the toughest of men squeem and squirm while watching. The original series was criticized for it's open ended conclusion, and thankful to say we see a more definitive ending for this ova which justifies the remake of the series. Worth watching for fans of the tv series and manga, leaving it open to future installments in the Berserk Legacy. But do we really want more Berserk ... after watching this series? Maybe, but this OVA lacked the human connection. The characters were never developed enough to make the conclusion of this series as heart wrenching as the previous tv series and manga. If they do make more, let's hope they spend more time establishing characters as this series felt more like an excuse to show off modern animation (with plenty of sex and rape). I felt detached from the characters, but the sheer brutality of it all did make for a horrific viewing experience. For all intensive purposes the series accomplishes it's goal to disturb the viewer, but doesn't necessarily make one care about the world's characters or future.

First episode sets things up nicely for part 2 of this ova. It opens with the legendary 100 man vs guts battle in a true gorefest. Disturbingly violent and brutal, but lacks the proper set up to build up Guts to that point. Making the battle anti-climatic when compared to the TV series in which they took time to show Guts progression as a warrior and his character. His relationship and romance seems natural but not as impactful, the viewer doesn't care for the characters despite the long running time of these ova's. Episode 2 has fantastic battle scenes but lacks the humanity of the ... manga and tv series. The OVA spends most of it's time with epic battle scenes and blood splattering be-headings. As a result the viewer feels more detached rather than connected to this story's main leads. The CG additions amidst the beautiful artwork feels out of place in the medieval setting as well. Overall the OVA feels like a modern remake of a classic, and proves you can't recreate the magic of the original. Still the overall story is solid enough to make this superior to most modern animes and worth revisiting for fans of the series.

A solid remake of the berserk tv show from the 90s and the manga. Some excellent art work and classic berserker Gore for good measure. Berserk tv show was probably one of the best animes of all time so this is not an easy follow up by anymeans. Berserk ova throws in a little homoerroticism between griffith and it's lead character. the OVA is self aware of it's art style which is a nice touch. Too often we have these pretty boys who are all powerful in anime series. An addicting show to a fault. The first episode leaves you wanting more but does not ... feel like a complete story arc for its characters. Nonetheless a very tasty appetizer on what promises to be on the same level of excellence as the tv series

Not a huge fan of the first episode, but border 2 picks up the pace. We get to see the coming the together of the SAC unit. For Better or Worse border 2 feels like a classic GITS. "Ghost" and spiritual themes are brought up again but with no elaboration on those themes to add. We get a solid story vague, and a little characterization on each member of the SAC unit. But no complex characters, they are only stactic cut outs meant to serve to the overly dense plot. The plot is nothing the gits series hasn't done before along with its spiritual undertones. ... But this episode has some pulse pounding action scenes and fantastic Art Work. Camerawork and excellent production values make this a must see. I The story is easier to follow than border 1 and sets the series up nicely for Border 3 & 4. Special mention the excellent visualization of the cyberhacking scenes involving the major and the corporal. It involves optical illusions you will find yourself captivated during the final climax of the film. Border 2 does an outstanding job providing a back story to the SAC unit and its creation. It will leave you wanting to dive back in the SAC tv series or a SAC 3 if they ever make another

a prelude to the sac series, the arise ova fills in a much needed gap between the gits films and the sac series. However, story remains dense with its political fodder. Characterization is emphasized more so than the SAC series which helps to newcomers. Veterans of the series will feel they are treading similar water but will feel at home in the gits world. There can never be enough GITS it's a fascinating series that continues to intrigue even after it's release in the 90s. However, The arise series is nothing new and doesn't expand the overall gits world. It plays it safe to not ... taint the previous film masterpieces and fits in well as a compliment to the SAC series. There comes a time though where fans may grow tired of the same themes and characters. GITS is an immersive world and it would be more refreshing to have new characters, themes, and plot developments outside of the SAC unit. GITS Arise has a revised art style and I for one am not a big fan of the new look angst emo haircut on her LOL. Regardless, the show is worth checking out if you are interested in the GITS films or tv series and has a much improved follow up episode on Border 2.

Well this is ova is 8 separate episodes by all different director. There is no continuity between the episodes as each acts as a stand alone segment of the halo universe. This ova reminded me of a poor man's version of the matrix ova that was released a few years back.

It begins with 2 prelude episodes that consist of (no lie) 30 minutes of narration and voice over work that is extremely boring and tells the backstory of the halo universe. After an epic setup they go into the different episodes they have a really bad cg episode and a horrible episode 5 that ... is a comedy episode. Many of the episodes are borderline unwatchable they are that bad.

There are 2 episodes worth checking out episode 4 (sorry i forget the name of the episode) and "the babysitter" where master chief doesn't speak and acts powerful and mysterious that fans of the video game may enjoy.

Other than that i found the even the dead space anime to be better than this disappointing release, it seems to be nothing special 2 out 8 episodes worth watching is not a great number so that's why i gave it such a low rating.

Beck Mongolian Chop Squad is a great anime tv series. Some Kudos definitely go out to Kimagure Orange Director, his direction, accompanied by some great voice acting. The over the top english voice actors and the broken english from the Japanese characters make the voice acting exceptionally better than your average anime. The soundtrack and music are a mere average. But for a show that is about a rock band, there are other aspects like character relationships that carry the story's plot development so it's not just about the music. Throw in some real great displays of real instruments and amps, show is a great ... look into the life and death of an indie band and their hardship. Overall this show is highly recommended as it features great animation and audio, combined with a character driven story with very few filler episodes.

This anime disappointed me as I was expecting a show with a little more depth that what was delivered. The major flaws of this anime are the characters and their lack of progression. The main character is a woman whom serves no purpose other than to be a bodyguard for a prince and the prince as young as he is, never matures despite all the hardships they are forced up against. The problem is none of the characters act outside their roles which leads to a dull, predictable series of episodes. This show is largely plot driven, and the tool they use to progress the ... plot is pathetic. What they use is readings from an ancient scroll text that someone magically is able to translate just enough to advance the plot. Sorry, but this show was amateurish in its characterization development and plot advancement. The show and excellent audio and visual presentation with average voice acting, but other than that i consider this show a major flop.

This is a good no brainer anime that doesn't require much thought while watching, yet is so silly that it entertains on a primal level.

Story: What story? The story consist of pretty much a guy going around kickin the bad guys asses.

Art: Not amazingly detail or smooth, but the art matches the silliness of the show with the exagerrated face animations. Classic 90's anime with bright colors and stiff motion, but character designs were great and the environment was well done.

Sound: Voice acting was good and characters were distinct, the girls had pretty sexy voices. No real annoying ones either (jap version)

Character: Likeable characters, the ... most interesting character happens to be a supporting character who happens to be a priest who carries around this huge cross that's actually a machine gun. Great guilty pleasure viewing there, however; the main character is your typical hero who loses his memory bla bla bla, but he does provide good comic relief and is quite clumsy at times for someone with such a bad ass reputation.

Enjoyment: I enjoyed the show's simplicity, but toward the middle into the end i couldn't help but crave a little more depth to the characters and story development.

Overall: While no doubt the show oozes with style and charisma, the show lacked enough depth for me to call it a true classic. Good, but not masterpiece worthy, Show felt a bit pointless and silly(silly in a good way) yet still very enjoyable...nothing more...nothing less.