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| Watch | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Ggultra2764 | # |
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This first series was okay, but not by much. This is the least fan servicey of the OAVs for Dirty Pair Flash so there are more things to focus on. Unfortunately, the storyline for this series was a bit stale and didn't hold up my interest. The plotlines were predictable and the antagonists were quite cliched with their attitudes and plans. I did get some laughs out of the series mostly from the comedic timing of certain battle scenes. The best example of this was during an airport scene where Yuri had to protect Waldess from assassins. Normal looking folks were the assassins and made use of enough over-the-top tactics to try killing him. With so many explosions and craziness of the kind of people just casually firing away at Waldess, I laughed enough during the guy's insane escape to get out of the airport. But, otherwise the first OAV series of Dirty Pair Flash was average at most. Even with the comedy highlights in action scenes, I wouldn't consider buying or renting the series. Last updated Sunday, December 07 2008. Created Sunday, December 07 2008. | ||||||||
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| Watch | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | AstroNerdBoy | # |
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This isn't Dirty Pair as you might remember it. This remake of that classic anime took things down a few notches. Yuri often whines about missing dates because her 3WA job gets in the way. The way her seiyuu Kouda Mariko plays her in a soft-spoken way just makes her even more annoying -- like the co-worker who never wants to do any work! Kei is not much better with her complaining about other things. The original series had Yuri and Kei argue but not because they hated each other or were selfish, but because they were very competitive and wanted to be the best. But they were a good team. This Yuri and Kei are a team of luck where their raw tallents for an energy weapon (Kei) and an energy sword (Yuri) help them get by. The main story itself is uninspired and rather uninteresting. A businessman named Waldess wants to make the galaxy in his own image and get rid of the filth he sees around him. To do this, he's going to use the massive communications station his company builds called Siren. The "B" story deals with the former 3WA team that was known as Lovely Angels, but it will be very obvious where that goes. In fact, there's nothing unobvious in this tale. There is no way you can miss the signs that say, "HERE'S AN IMPORTANT THING YOU NEED TO KNOW AS IT WILL COME UP LATER!!!" So in the end, this becomes just fluff. The DVD was a bit disappointing. The video quality had not been cleaned up and as a result, this looked like a VHS-Rip. But all six episodes are on one DVD, though when you come to the end of an episode, you'll have to watch the preview for the next episode as it won't let you chapter-skip to the next episode. Bottom line: A step down from the original. People unfamilar with the original series may get a slightly higher enjoyement factor. Also, the newer look of this over it's 80's counterpart will be a plus for many.Last updated Monday, May 24 2004. Created Sunday, November 02 2003. | ||||||||
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