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Adventures of Kotetsu [VHS]

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Finding myself with the ever difficult decision of which video to buy, I chose the new release of 'The Adventures of Kotetsu', and I found it a great selection. Attracted by the reviews of a sword fighting plot with sexual humor and an adorable main character proved to be correct. I found this video to be highly enertaing, but a little too much nudity for my likings, though I found those scenes to be the most humorous! I recommend it to you if you love beautiful anime, detectives, and sword fights.

Clearly most of the people who reviewed this OAV title before I had a chance to have both an X and a Y chromosome. So now I'll give this anime title a review from a lady's perspective. The story is obviously based on manga by some perverted, geek and with this being the case there is very little story presented, but plenty of time is focused on the female characters being undressed in a tasteless manner.

The first part to this tape is about an adolescent girl named Linn who runs way from her sensei's home in search of her older brother. Linn's search takes her to the city of Tokyo, specifically to the Kuon Detective Agency. While at this agency Linn meets a woman detective named Miho Kuon who decides to take Linn to her home. Little do the two know that Miho is being watched and followed by a pervert named Tetsuya Mikado. Tetsuya creates a clone of Miho who gets into the bathtub with Linn, makes advances towards her, and then tries to drown her. Linn ends up fighting the nude, Miho clone outside. Tetsuya is watching of course, and Linn ends up dropping her towel in front of him.

In the second part of the OAV, Linn and Miho decide to go to the Hot Springs. Naturally, Tetsuya just happens to be there to see Linn naked. Also an evil woman impersonating Linn decides to get in the Hot Spring nude with Tetsuya and proceeds to try and seduce him.

So if you enjoy anime that focuses on gratuitous female nudity, with a perverted male character playing the leading man, and enjoy anime that's littered with silliness than this is the movie for you.

This could be longer and with more examination of the charactors,but the drumming was superb and should have been used more in the fight scenes.

Well, this is an interesting anime. First off, the opening theme and entire soundtrack is done with more of an 'ancient ' Japan feel that uses voice but not words as an instrument. That turned out to be far better than I'd expected. There's also a lot of perverted humor and nudity. The fight scenes are pretty cool, but always end in a Japanese-style duel in which the victor is always obvious. Some of the plot points are awkward, such as the mentioning of characters that never actually appear in the story. Kotetsu's mistress apparently transforms into a much younger woman for most of the story, but the fact that she actually did transform is only slightly hinted at. Readers of the manga would be able to understand a few parts better, but those unfamiliar with it should be able to enjoy the anime anyway. Kotetsu makes for a good evening rental, or buy it cheap.

OK. I know a lot of people found this stupid. But i enjoyed it very much. Sure, it's no Evangelion, but it's good fun. The Adventures of Kotetsu is based on the Manga by the same name, wich I have never read. This two episode series was obviously supposed to be longer, but must not have done well when aired in Japan and was discontinued, so that is why there are characters in the opening theme that never appeared in the Anime but did in the Manga. This has some perverted jokes in it and about 1/5 of the entire thing is naked girls so parents be warned. However, kotetsu is pretty funny. The first time I saw It i enjoyed it but did not love it. But, like many other Anime, it is much better the second time. I can't say anything for the dub, but the Japanese is fine. The only reson I have not yet bought this is that I'm waiting for it to come out on DVD. ADV says that they will be releasing all their titles on DVD but, of course, the most popular take priority, so it's just a matter of time. Rent it, like it, buy it when it comes out on DVD or buy it subbed. Just see it.

Sure, ADVision has brought us some excellent anime... but Adventures of Kotetsu just isn't one of them.

The dub is atrocious, but the subtitled version isn't much better. It is a lame (and short) storyline about a young girl who escapes from her trainer to the city where she finds herself with the beautiful and big-chested Miho.

Everything seems peaceful until all sorts of tacky demons, pixies, and geeks launch themselves in the general direction of Linn (Kotetsu)... of course as luck may be she ends up falling for the pervert doofus and the take a little trip up to the hot springs...

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Even the tasteless (and not all that hot) nudity isn't enough to save this film. Kotetsu is ugly as sin, and although the other characters may be pleasing to the eyes their bland personalities are enough to make you gag.

The dub is awful, the sub is awful... find a better release!

This is the tale of some girl who along with a woman detective get to be exploited and objectified all on one, convient, little tape *s*.

What about the story you ask? It's full of many repetitive elements: For instance an ugly, dorky, perverted guy gets his jollies by either looking up someone's skirt or being in the appropriate location to see the leading female characters constantly without their clothes ( he gets plenty of frontal views of the red haired one).

This movie makes several attempts at humor which consistently fail miserably. This movie is also listed as being an action adventure but fails to deliver entertaining action or adventure. If it was possible to give this title less than one star I would have done it.

I rated the dubbed version of this anime some time ago, but seeing that so many people painted such an inaccurate picture of this OVA I decided to also rate the subtitled version.

This OVA is about some girl who along with a woman detective get to be exploited and objectified all on one, convent, little tape *s*. What about the story? It's full of many repetitive elements: For instance an ugly, dorky, perverted guy gets his jollies by either looking up someone's skirt or being in the appropriate location to see the leading female characters constantly without their clothes on which offends me. The thing that makes it worse is the fact that one of the girls who are objectified in this OVA can't be any older than thirteen. I find that to be really disturbing even though she's just a cartoon character, because of what she represents (which is nothing more than a mere child) and the way her body is used in a sexual manner throughout the entire OVA even in the opening. It makes me really wonder about the creator, he must be one sick old man. Also this movie wasn't funny in the least. The fight scenes were poorly drawn and the story was very pathetic.

If you put Rurouni Kenshin, Tenchi Muyo, Blue Seed and Ranma 1\2 together you who'd come up with this. The story follows Linn, a girl who has been training in Kyoto, who is trying to find her brother in Tokyo. She is soon in danger when rival syndicates that have the power of special creatures in their power try to stop her and the women who is protecting Linn. The head at all this is a chuby nerd. At first, this guy is Linn's enemy, but (like in Blue Seed) Linn soon takes an interest in Linn. This series isn't a hentai, but it does come pretty close to it with the women spending more than half the show with their clothes off. But this anime has everything. Political compition between sydicates, super powered warriors, samurai style action, bethroom and spa humor. Oh, and you know how anime character's nose bleeds? Well, lets just say the guy who's in love with Linn spouts blood like a fountain. The nudity is on a level of Ranma 1\2 and Tenchi Muyo. Thankfuly, the nudity isn't as gross as Photon (Ick!) and nor is there any sick seductions (atleast fully achieved) like in Maze. You should be aware that this is not an anime title for those who dislike nudity in their anime. This is for those who liked watching Those Who Hunt Elves and Ranma 1\2. By all means, by the subtitled version. The dubbed version can't match up to how well this anime is done. Now lets talk about the show: After Linn goes home with her guardian, she goes and takes a bath. However, that chuby nerd and his own personally made clone of Linn's guardian have other plans. After the clone comes in and ties the real guardian up in green stuff, she goes into the bathroom and gets in the bath with Linn. The clone tries to drown her, but Linn isn't that helpless. A brilliant battle ensues and even more stuff happens as a special super powered human from the syndicate to wipe out both the nerd and Linn. Linn ends up giving the assassian a brutal beating and she gets away. In the next episode, Linn and her guardian go to a spa where they happen to meet the nerd again. This episode discusses more of Linn's relationship to the nerd, which is knida sweet until the same thing happens as the last episode, except this time, the nerd is the victim. A clone of Linn seduces the guy and then Linn fights her again. Pretty sweet. The music is old style Japanese. Overall, this might not be for everyone so rent it first and see if you are one of the many people that enjoy this.

The Adventures of Kotetsu is definitly the type of movie for you comedy lovers out there. Imagine a movie that takes all the sword action from Rorouni Kenshin, comedy from Sorcerer Hunters (and then some) and even some sexual innuendo. Enter the sassy Lynn Suzuki who, fleeing Kyoto and her master, ends up in Tokyo for the first time and a whole load of trouble! While there she begins the search for her brother, but instead she finds the rather 'individual' detective Mihou Kuon, a dorky sorcerer, zombies, possesed statues, spell puppets, and very unhappy Dryads. This is a very good movie in my opinion despite the music which can get rather annoying. There are some sexual scenes but the actual thing never happens and the mood is usually lightened by the characters acting very silly. Try it, you will probably like it.