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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Messed up by Manga Entertainment!,
By Kemushi (Vienna, Austria) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fist of the North Star: The Series - Vol. 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is the popular TV-series based on the manga by Buronson (story) and Tetsuo Hara (art). The story follows the manga very, very closely. Each chapter has been turned into one episode and partly it seems as if the manga was actually used as the storyboard for the animators. The animation quality is not that good since this is, after all, a TV series from 1984. There are more quiet, even thoughtful moments and beautiful depictions of post-apokalyptic rural life than in the theatrical movie (which was released in 1986). NOTE: Everything I have written so far is based on the ORIGINAL VERSION and not on the one released by Manga Entertainment. Manga Ent. replaced the complete soundtrack (on both the dubbed AND the subtitled versions!) with material from underground "musicians" like 4Hero, Tek9, Sonar Circle, Seiji, Alpha Omega and DJ Stretch! - the cover of this video credits Reinforced Records for the music which is simply the record label all these artists have contracts with! In addition to that they cut the entire opening sequence and replaced it with a crude "rock video" that shows numerous images of exploding heads etc. probably to attract those who liked the movie only because of its over-the-top violence. The ending sequence was also altered: They replaced the original Japanese song with a newly composed, US-produced "song" with differt Japanese lyrics. To tell you the truth, I kicked this video into the garbage can right after viewing it. It might still be acceptable if you have never seen the original, unadulterated version but I nonetheless recommend you avoid this one at all costs!
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Messed up by Manga Entertainment!!!,
By Kemushi (Vienna, Austria) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fist of the North Star: The Series - Vol. 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is the popular TV-series based on the manga by Buronson (story) and Tetsuo Hara (art). The story follows the manga very, very closely. Each chapter has been turned into one episode and partly it seems as if the manga was actually used as the storyboard for the animators. The animation quality is not that good since this is, after all, a TV series from 1984. There are more quiet, even thoughtful moments and beautiful depictions of post-apokalyptic rural life than in the theatrical movie (which was released in 1986). NOTE: Everything I have written so far is based on the ORIGINAL VERSION and not on the one released by Manga Entertainment. Manga Ent. replaced the complete soundtrack (on both the dubbed AND the subtitled versions!) with material from underground "musicians" like 4Hero, Tek9, Sonar Circle, Seiji, Alpha Omega and DJ Stretch! - the cover of this video credits Reinforced Records for the music which is simply the record label all these artists have contracts with! In addition to that they cut the entire opening sequence and replaced it with a crude "rock video" that shows numerous images of exploding heads etc. probably to attract those who liked the movie only because of its over-the-top violence. The ending sequence was also altered: They replaced the original Japanese song with a newly composed, US-produced "song" with differt Japanese lyrics. To tell you the truth, I kicked this video into the garbage can right after viewing it. It might still be acceptable if you have never seen the original, unadulterated version but I nonetheless recommend you avoid this one at all costs!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
All of you are reviewing the wrong thing.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Fist of the North Star: The Series - Vol. 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)
These reviews are for the Motion Picture. I don't know what they are doing on here. This tape isn't even a film; it's a set of episodes, and some good ones at that.
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