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Watch Classic Magical Girl Anime 2 Better Enjoy Sailor Moon+, October 25, 1999
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This review is from: Magical Princess Gigi [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Do you like mahou shoujo anime (magical girl Japanese animation)? If you're a fan of Sailor Moon, Card Captor, and other similar stories, buy this video! Get an education discovering one of the very special classic magical girls, Minky Momo! Minky was sent by her loving parents, king and queen of many dream worlds, to help the people of Earth gain happiness. In this movie, Minky and friends must rescue her adoptive parents on an island, which is much more than one would first think. Drawing ideas from classic literature (such as Peter Pan and the Pied Piper), this movie has everything but the kitchen sink! Magical gardens, transformations, silly slapstick, heartful romance, warplane battles, non-violent bombings, idol singing, and the strangest assembly of characters ever brought together in one film. In this dubbed-in-English video Minky's name has been changed to Gigi, but the story remains intact. This film will be especially enjoyed by fans of anime who would like to broaden their knowledge of the artform and young girls who like a fun and colorful movie.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
My childhood re-lived., December 6, 2010
This review is from: Magical Princess Gigi [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I remember watching this movie when I was a little girl. Now I'm 27. But I never knew what this movie was called until coming to Amazon and finding it here. The down side is that you're watching this via VHS and the quality of the tape is old. And just like the VHS, it skips and fades in certain parts of the movie over time with age.
However, I wanted this movie to last a life time for me. I was so happy with finding this product that I bought it, shipped it straight to my Dad in Australia (I live in the States) and told him to make a DVD copy of it for myself and my brother. He kept the VHS, but sent one to me and my brother.
Don't let the title fool you though. This isn't some little girl, barbie fantasy world. This is something that people of every age can watch, even the boys. There's lots of action in it and fighting, but that action is child's fighting. Literally, a bunch of children that were once adults goes up against the armed forces and starts turning all the grown-ups into children. This whole movie is absolutely funny and will have you laughing, but it also has it's serious parts.
I now have this on DVD, and the recorder recorded just as the VHS showed; skips and fades in certain parts of the movie.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
This was a good movie, September 10, 2010
This review is from: Magical Princess Gigi [VHS] (VHS Tape)
The only Gigi movies I saw was on the internet and they did not speak English. I'm glad they made this movie and I enjoyed it very much. The part I liked the most was when Gigi sang that nice song of reaching for your dreams in the end.
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