Product Details

• Actors: Mitsuru Miyamoto, Steve Blum, Akiko Yajima, Lia Sargent, Motomu Kiyokawa
• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Box set, Special Edition, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 5
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Bandai
• DVD Release Date: November 23, 2004
• Run Time: 795 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00031TX7C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,460 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Due to popular demand, the second series of Big O is back and in one complete set! When we last saw Roger Smith, he was about to defend his home of Paradigm City against three invading robots. The battle is over and Roger Smith is now plagued by doubts about who he is and the world he lives in. New mysteries demand to be unraveled, old enemies threaten to wreak havoc once again, and more clues to the cataclysmic event that happened forty years ago...It's showtime!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Superlative Anime in Nearly Every Respect, January 6, 2005

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W. Scott Heitman (Gainesville, Fl United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Big O II - Complete Collection (DVD)

Big O is an important anime for many reasons; the most important reason, however, is this: Big-O is the first anime that an American audience spurred to completion. Over in Japan, the first 13 episodes of Big-O didn't make much of a splash. It aired on a very minor network and was passed over. Even with its cliffhanger ending, studios elected to leave it unfinished. The show then aired on Cartoon Network. The positive reaction to the show along with letters clamoring for a completion of the show were so overwhelming that Cartoon Network got together with the Japanese studios responsible for the show to put together the second half of the the show. Thus, this is the first time an overseas audience has caused the completion of an anime.

It would suck, then, if the second season was less fulfilling than the first. To the contrary, the second season brings the show into full bloom. What made the first season so great has been amplified. The first season consisted mostly of slightly interconnected stories all revolving around the mysteries of Paradigm city. The atmosphere of the show was great, but it was difficult to tell if the show was leading to anything. This time, the show rarely lets up on solid storytelling. Every moment (save one episode) feels like an important piece of the impossible puzzle that the show creates.

As far as the actual asthetics of the show, they are fantastic. The animation has definitely improved a good deal, and Big-O himself has never looked better. While the score for the first season was fantastic, this season's tops it. Finally, while I usually hate english voice-acting for anime, Big-O is one case where I actually prefer it- it is very well executed here.

See the first season, then hold on tight for the second!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Big O II Tops The First One, August 2, 2006

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Daniel Willis "Mr Quake" (Antlers, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Big O II - Complete Collection (DVD)

I've started watching Big O II on Cartoon Network. I missed a few episodes, so I picked up Big O II Complete Collection. The box set contains extras. There are 13 episodes on 4 DVDs. If you want to know the episode titles I have included them in this review.

Disc .01
14.Roger The Wanderer
15.Negotiation With The Dead
16.Day Of The Advent
17.Leviathan

Disc 02.
18.The Greatest Villain
19.Eyewithness
20.Stripes

Disc .03
21.The Third Big
22.Hydra
23.Twisted Memories

Disc 04.
24.The Big Fight
25.The War Of Paradigm City
26.The Show Must Go On

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying continuation and conclusion of an excellent anime, November 27, 2004

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This review is from: The Big O II - Complete Collection (DVD)

Initially the Big-O seems to be yet another (albeit stylized) big-robot anime. It quickly shows itself to be a more complex, and thoroughly pleasing story, with stand-alone episodes gradually exposing a greater mystery. The first series of Big-O ended in a pending confrontation, after having only confirmed the existence of a bigger mystery. So if you've seen the first series, you're already anxious to catch this sequel, which leads up to an excellent and satisfying conclusion. The individual episodes are even more imaginative, with many of the questions raised by the original series being answered along the way (a longer way at that).

If you haven't seen the first episodes, I'd strongly recommend watching them first, though by all means this second series is "better." If you're unfamiliar with the series, it offers a good story, with elements that will remind you of: The Matrix, Gundam, Dark City, Batman, Resident Evil, Blade Runner, etc.
Or in other words (MINOR SPOILERS): big robots, a retro-styled future, questionable reality, lost technology, secret identities, good androids, scary androids, butlers, domed cities, wastelands, forbidden underground cities, manipulated and lost memories, comical villains who accidentally do good, truly evil villains, corrupt police, honest police, an evil corporation, a terrorist threat, and more.