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Golgo 13: Collection 1

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Having been a fan of Golgo 13 for many years, I've wondered why he's never gotten an animated series--yes, there have been two live action films, two animated movies, and video games--but you would think that for a manga series that's been running for over forty years would have had an animated series already.

Well, the wait is over. GOLGO 13 is a hard-edged, mature animated series that hits the mark--no pun intended. The stories are adapted from the original manga--including the first G13 story I ever read, "Room 909"--and the animation is quite good for television. Sentai Filmworks has also done a very good job with the dub, since most of the stories take place in the United States. The series pulls no punches--Duke Togo, aka Golgo 13, is the best assassin in the world, taking out his targets with his modified M16. Any contract he takes is ALWAYS honored. He picks no side, he is the ultimate, amoral freelancer. If anyone tries to betray him, he will kill them--no ifs, ands or buts. Strangely enough, the best G13 stories are not so much about Golgo, but focus on his targets and those around him.

Golgo is a truly unique character, and those who want to indulge themselves in a hard-boiled, slow burn show should look no further.

I enjoyed these first thirteen episodes a lot, and I'm looking forward to the rest of this series that, honestly, is long overdue for one of manga's greatest characters. Highly recommended!

I've been a huge fan of the Golgo 13 series ever since I saw the subs online. I've been craving to hear the english Dub and finally Sentai Filmworks brings it to America. The series is filled with non stop action, no one can mess with Duke Togo. The best sniper assassin to ever hold an M16 rifle. Can't wait for Volume 2!

This is the best translation of the Golgo 13 manga into video form by far. Original stories from the past 40+ years of this epic series have been reproduced with great accuracy and attention to detail, down to the individual illustrations and storyboarding of the original series. The cinematic vision of Takao Saito is well-expressed and the animation is true to form.

Each episode is a nugget of awesomeness, putting a different twist on the same ultimate outcome: the victim is surely assassinated. Even though we all must die, it's the way we got there that makes things interesting. Well, Golgo is the grim reaper in human form. Don't stand behind him if you value your life.

Golgo 13 - the best assassin in the world. He can do anything and then some, taking shots from ranges that overreach even the best and killing victims that nobody would ever think of going for. He normally has his pay - 3 million dollars - and he normally has a specific weapon - his lovely modified M-16. Still, he isn't limited in this way. He uses all sorts of things plus a movement ration that is off the chart, making him a bbeast and a legend in the same right.
Its lovely.

When you pick up with Golgo in the series, you are not aware of what made him this way. He is a shadow and he is the perfect thing at displacing human lives, and I like that. Explain too much - you have problems. Don't explain enough - you run into a severe case of not achieving. That's what I like about Golgo13 and also one other thing - he could have been made into the prototypical killer but he is so much more. The way he sneaks in weapons despite being on the proverbial radar, and the way he is simply great makes him seem outerworldly.
i like the way people react to that.

Never seen it? You should. Seen the movies? you should watch the series as well. I personally like this and I just got the second part not too long ago, and that all makes for good watching.
It also makes for happiness amongst fans.

I'll be echoing what the other posted reviews had to say, but if my chiming is helps to get more people to check this out I'm happy to do it.

I first heard of Golgo 13 a little over thirty years ago and have devoured what little of it that has been available in translated form, specifically collections of story arcs, the awful live action movie starring Sonny Chiba (I blame the script and direction, not him) and the two animated films, the fist of which is exceptional, so when I heard about this TV series around a year ago, I was dying to see it. A friend who runs an anime-themed import store in Manhattan recently hooked me up with some episodes that featured superb subtitles and I have awaited more ever since. The series itself is a flawless translation of Golgo 13 to television and the episodes I watched widely avoided long-form serialized stories and instead keeps things moving with briskly-paced half-hour stand alone stories starring the world's greatest assassin. This is great stuff that fans of espionage, suspense and sheer badassery will love, so please take the word of these reviews and give this a look.