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Although billed as "The Movie," this edition consists of the four episodes of the computer-animated OAV (original animation video) cut together and edited for airing on the Cartoon Network. Most of Earth's population drowned when the mad genius Zorndyke began meddling with the planet's polar alignment. The survivors cower in half-drowned cities and undersea bases, battling Zorndyke's robots and hideous mutants; Kino, a dedicated young pilot, draws Hiyami, an alienated ex-submariner, back into the war. Based on a manga by Satoru Ozawa, Blue Submarine offers lots of computer-generated effects, but little in the way of coherent plot and character development. Hayami's conversion from hard-bitten veteran to peace advocate seems improbable, as does the prospect of seeking peace with a villain responsible for 10 billion deaths. Blue Submarine will appeal primarily to hard-core computer animation fans and devotees of Water World. The Cartoon Network policy of not showing what it construes as violence further weakens the story. Hayami doesn't see his old friend Katsuma writhing in agony from Zorndyke's "beast mutation," removing much of his motivation to rejoin the submarine forces. The gigantic Musuca no longer dies in a sea stained by its own blood, eliminating the series' one genuinely poignant moment. Eliminating tobacco use produces some unintentionally comic moments: Hayami flicks his lighter and touches the flame to nothing. The four OAVs are available separately in their uncut format. Rated 13 and up: robot versus robot violence and grotesque imagery. --Charles Solomon
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After surviving another undersea battle with Zorndyke's forces, the crew of Blue Submarine No. 6 returns to base for repairs. While on base, Tetsu continues to display his trademark lack of concern for authority and continues to annoy Mayumi. However, during a battle planning video conference, Zorndyke breaks in with a pirate transmission, sending the human forces into a panic. What cruel fate does he have in store for mankind, and has he truly turned his back on his own people?
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This four volume series is exceptional--I like it as much as Macross Plus with the drama, the dialogue, and of course, the action and mechanical designs. Computer graphics and cell animation merge seamlessly. The characters are deep and diverse. The setting is similar to Voogies Angel and Agent Aika (or Waterworld) , while the theme of a scientist creating human-animal hybrids or mutants reminds me of The Island of Dr. Moreau. Even though each DVD is only about 30 minutes long (this last volume is longer), as long as I don't pay more than twenty dollars this collection is worth it. Cartoon Network is going to show this series Nov 6, but for best picture quality this is best enjoyed on DVD. The dubbing was done by Coastal Carolina--my favorite sound studio. This series gives not only beautiful graphics and glorious explosions, but asks the nature of humankind's tendency for conflict and violence.
30 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I absolutely loved this anime when I saw it, but I cannot and will not give my approval to a simple and sleazy marketing ploy. There are 4 episodes in all, each 30 minutes long. They took the path of the greedy and put 1 episode on each tape or dvd. Personally, I couldnt care less how they market tapes, but one of dvd's strongest points was media size. Even with all the whiz-bang animation and video quality (which is quite good), I dont doubt for a second they could fit all 4 episodes onto 1 disc. They coudlve made it a "flipper" or put it onto 2 discs if they felt image quality would be compromised. It just makes me sick that they would do this. Oh yeah, fyi, the music is some of the worst in the not-too-stellar history of anime music. Overall, cool story, great use of cell/cgi animation, horrible marketing, horrible music. A pass, unless its in the bargin bin.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
While my expectations were not very high while viewing this anime it really grows on you. The characters are original and the story is one of a kind. However this movie may not be suitable for some kids, there is some animated nudity ( on mermaid-like creatures) and contains violence/gore. As for the animation there is quite a bit of CGI mixed in with the animation( which is good by the way), sometimes the blending of the two does not flow seamlessly but it isn't hard to forgive given the visuals. This movie also has a lot of jazz music during the action sequences, sometimes it sounds out of place but it still works for the film.Other then that there are no reasons not to give it a shot.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Yes!
Many say that this show is just alright-not lifechanging, or whathaveyou, but for me, it DID change my life, at least in the realm of anime. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Chris Morris
Don't Hate What You Don't Understand.
Contrary to the two previous entries, I found Blue Sub 6 to have an original and well developed plot. Read more
Published on November 10, 2007 by Felix Green
Insightful anime production
Honestly, after viewing this anime, in my opinion, this is a great anime. Back in 1998 and 1999, the technology in creating the special effects is considered as a supernova because... Read more
Published on March 15, 2007 by L. K. Lam
A thoughtful and exciting ride
So the world is at an end due to the melting of the polar ice caps (a quite plausible scenario). A mad scientist has begun to engineer aquatic mutants for unknown reasons, and... Read more
Published on September 24, 2006 by Colonel Saito
Kool subs
This movie is really cool if you are a naval fan, story is a little deep but the action makes up for the slow parts.
Published on July 25, 2006 by James D. Watson
I just did not get into it
There was just nothing that grabbed me with this series. The graphics were fine but not exceptionel. The story was lacking the most, with nothing for me to get interested in. Read more
Published on March 6, 2006 by H. Fischer
Mediocre
The animation was good, the bad guys were unique, but that was it. The characters are a little too basic for my taste and the only thing truly interesting is the music that holds... Read more
Published on August 31, 2005 by Ronnie Clay
The Cream of the Crop (posted by The Moogleking)
I first saw this wonderful peice of anime when Toonami was showing GOOD animes like Outlaw Star and G Gundam (snif...those were the good ol' days...). Read more
Published on May 8, 2005 by The Moogleking
Shweeet
I have this special editon for myself already. I had seen it on toonami and was intreged with the story plot any the absolutly gorgious animaion and music. Read more
Published on January 10, 2005 by Bloblo
Pleasing to all the senses.
Blue Submarine No.6 is one of my favourite animes. Not only are the CG and animation smooth and well done, the characters are creatively designed and interesting (Verg and Mutio... Read more
Published on August 31, 2004 by EPiK
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