Product Details

• Actors: Kumiko Watanabe, Dave Mallow, Michael McConnohie, Janine Brown, Jane Alan
• Format: Animated, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Anime Works
• DVD Release Date: June 25, 2002
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000633QP
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,682 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Gundress - The Movie" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

In 2100 the newly built bayside city serves as japans premier international port. The angel arms company is established to help wage war on terrorism with armed suits. When the mayor is assassinated angel arms are forced to protect the crime-lord hassan in hopes that he will bring down a global terror ring. Studio: Media Blasters Inc. Release Date: 06/25/2002 Run time: 82 minutes

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor production quality, December 20, 2005

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Daric - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gundress - The Movie (DVD)

The only thing that the legendary Masamune Shirow did on this was design the characters and the landmate (mecha/droids). He notes/explains in his defense that the mechs were not designed to be animated and did all his sketches pretty quickly and roughly. He had nothing to do with the story, so don't get fooled by the marketing trick "Masamune Shirow's Gundress".

This anime this is no where near the design level or story level of Appleseed or Ghost in the Shell. The story is simplistic. Why are all the characters female? Besides eye candy there is no explanation. The production value is as another reviewer noted on the level of GI Joe or Transformers. I really hope this was made in the 80's and remastered in the 90's - that's the only excuse for this poor quality. I would not recommend this for people.

There is a humorous making of Gundress doc. The writer/head of the production team boasts that Japanese animation is superior, blah blah blah. Well, his team completely failed in rising to the occasion.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars below Shirow's level, March 13, 2006

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Ronnie Clay "R.C." (Winnsboro, Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gundress - The Movie (DVD)

Don't expect this to be Ghost in the Shell. It really isn't. Its more of a Bubblegum Crisis knock off. Five hot chicks, who work for another hot chick, pilot a squad of very kewl looking 'Land Mates', or power armours, and fight crime. I like the robot designs.

If you want to watch hot anime girls doing action watch these: (Gunslinger Girl, Noir, Iria, Burst Angel, Original Dirty Pair, Mezzo, Najica Blitz, Slayers, Shadow Skill, You're Under Arrest, and more).

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor production values, July 23, 2002

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Jose P. Costa (Chino, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gundress - The Movie (DVD)

The quality of the animation in this DVD is very poor - Think GI Joe & Transformers in the 80's. Very disappointing for something that supposedly had input from Shirow. The story is pretty standard, with the all the usual characters that tend to populate lower quality anime. The only thing Shirow here is the look of most of the female characters, but done in a hurried & budget sort of way. The landmates are a far cry from the ones seen in Intron Depot & other Shirow works. Save your money and go rent it first.