Blue Gender Evaluate
ブルージェンダー
For the reason that Neighborhood Anime Opinions website has a number of points, I’m republishing a few of my OG evaluations from there. I’ve corrected apparent spelling errors although. I’ll add new notes in parenthesis, labeled “ANB word.” 😅 I received’t depend these as a part of the “Again to the Vaults” sequence as I’ve not rewatched them.
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Neighborhood Anime Evaluate of Blue Gender
(ANB word: This sequence was initially reviewed on 10-June-2003.)
As I write this assessment (2003), I initially gave it a “Purchase” score regardless of understanding that there are numerous issues on this which can make folks not want to buy and even watch this. Then I noticed it a second time and found that I had no real interest in seeing this once more. The ethical of the story is so EVIL that seeing it once more actually irritated me. (Thus I dropped my score to “Lease”.) However I digress…
Starship Troopers Film Comparability
First, it is a very graphically violent and gory title, a lot in order that I’m shocked Cartoon Community even tried to play it. Secondly, there are a number of situations of robust sexual content material and one episode with delicate hentai ranges of sexual content material. Should you noticed the stay motion film Starship Troopers, you’ll get some concept of the degrees of violence and sexual content material. I believe Blue Gender is a little bit greater on the dimensions for each accounts, however in case you have been OK with Starship Troopers, try to be OK with this.
Evaluating Blue Gender to Starship Troopers is an effective one. On the floor, Blue Gender may be very very like Starship Troopers with a contact of Aliens thrown in for good measure. Nonetheless, Blue Gender goes effectively past that. First there are the characters. Once we meet Yuji, he’s simply been unintentionally woke up from cryo-sleep to the nightmare that’s now Earth. For a number of episodes, he’s scared out of his thoughts and that’s very comprehensible. Watching his character develop and develop may be very pleasant and regardless of his hideous sideburns, I actually appreciated him.
Then there’s the feminine lead, Marlene. She’s a part of the staff that’s tasked with recovering “sleepers” like Yuji. She begins off as chilly and heartless, solely desirous to get the dear “pattern” (Yuji) to the area station often called 2nd Earth. Like Yuji, her character grows too. Yuji is compelled to struggle for his life and grow to be one thing extra whereas Marlene discovers her humanity.
Supporting Solid
The supporting forged are superb and principally memorable. There’s a big supporting forged as one may count on with all the demise and destruction that goes on. Nonetheless, all serve a helpful objective in carrying the story. And the story is excellent too, although the “ethical of the story” (expertise is EVIL) sucked (IMO). I couldn’t wait to pop within the subsequent DVD to seek out out what would occur subsequent. Whereas there’s TONS of motion, it’s the studying of how and why Earth is the way in which it’s that places Blue Gender excessive.
Issues I Skilled With the Sequence
Issues — first, I didn’t like all the graphic sexual content material. I used to be extra tolerant of the violence and gore, however it may be unhealthy at occasions. Second, the sequence received a tad gradual for a couple of episodes after episode 12, however that’s to be comprehensible. After going 100-mph by the primary 11, going 55 doesn’t really feel proper. 😁 It’s a minor grievance although.
Third, I hated the conclusion of this anime. Apparently, the writer’s thesis is that expertise and people who pursue it are the basis of all evil and should be destroyed. Bah! I did agree with the writer’s level on executives who’re so blinded by their targets/ambitions that they’ll’t see past the top of their noses. I assume I’ve labored for too many huge corporations in my life!
FUNimation DVD Launch
A phrase on the DVD. As common, FUNimation does a terrific job with the subtitles! The characters in Blue Gender don’t use honorifics very a lot, however after they do, FUNimation has them within the subtitles! Plus, they’re fairly spot-on with their translations and don’t simply do a script re-write like “different” American anime distributors do.
Backside line:
(This sequence is) riviting, thrilling, gory, violent, sexual, and preachy on the finish. Good, however not for everybody. Not price a 2nd viewing although so far as I used to be involved.
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