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Anime
Synopsis:
Ten years have passed since the original series—Teknoman to fans
of the U.S. TV series—and a new generation of Tekkaman must confront
a powerful enemy while rebuilding their forces. In Stage 1 – The
New Generation, Yumi Francois, a young mechanic, is the unlikely
candidate for the elite Tekkaman fighting team. Thrust into the
midst of battle, she must overcome her fear and inexperience and
gain her teammates' confidence and trust to survive.
DVD EXTRAS:
• Region 1 encoding
(US and Canada only)
• Color, Animated
• Fan art Gallery and trailers
KNOWN DVD SECRET(S): None
that I know of
DVD REVIEW:
I have to admit that
I couldn't wait to see this anime because of the first Tekkaman
Blade. I figure it would be different since it took place 10 years
after but what the TV series did, the
6 episode OAV series seems a bit incomplete.
The anime focuses on
Yumi Francois, a person who dreams of becoming a Tekkaman and
it happens. Similar to many other anime such as "Gunbuster",
Yumi is the person who has to prove to the others that she is
worthy of the job even though she's quite clumsy. Her inspiration
to be a Tekkaman was meeting Blade when she was young and that
is why she wants to be a Tekkaman.
The other characters
are somewhat interesting but it would take more episodes to get
to know each person. The OAV series focus on Yumi in the first
half and David in the second half. You learn a little about the
other Tekkaman's but not enough. Also, Blade's part in this anime
is quite small.
So, for an anime to
focus so much on Yumi and then suddenly that focus is on David,
the anime seemed as it took a big jump in the arc. I don't know
if there were more OAV episodes or a TV series on TBII but for
a complete collection, this anime DVD
seems a bit incomplete.
As for the DVD, we are
treated to a fan art gallery of the TBII characters and many Urban
Vision trailers.
Granted that the humor
and the mechs will entertain you, the characters are quite fun
to follow and the transformation nudity will attrack otaku fanboys
but all in all, this OAV could have been better.
THE ANIME:
C
THE DVD EXTRAS: C-
THE DVD OVERALL: C-
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