Product Details

• Actors: Paul Dobson, Michael Donovan, Jason Gray-Stanford, Matt Hill, David Kaye
• Directors: Mamoru Hamatsu, Masashi Ikeda
• Writers: Jinzô Toriumi
• Producers: Michael Hack
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, 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: Bandai
• DVD Release Date: April 23, 2002
• Run Time: 39 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000633QY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,327 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Ronin Warriors - The Call (Vol. 1)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An 'old school' anime you are not likely to forget!, September 10, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Ronin Warriors, Vol. 1: The Call (DVD)

My first encounter with anime was in 1997 (for me, kindergarten) the first anime I ever saw was this one and it has remained very dear to me over the years. Unlike other animes I saw long ago, I was not dissapointed when I re-watched it. Some may find the English dub a little annoying (Rowen's voice drives me nuts), but it adds a bit to the humor for me. This is a very unique DVD as it is double sided. It's abit of a hindernce if you suddenly want to switch from Japanese to English or vise-versa, but you get used to it. The dialougue for the English version is kind of stereotyped. Cye with his British accent, Rowen with his New York, and Kento with his sufer. But all around the voice acting is okay for something done so long ago. I suggest you watch it in both languages first and then make a desicion on which you like better.
Basically this is a story of an evil dynasty trying to take over the world; run by a floating head. Though most likely not meant to be comical I always thought it was funny. He basically traps all the people in Japan except for one Mia Koji and a littel boy named Yuli. Enter the Ronin Warriors. Mystical armors/warriors of legend come to save the world from impending doom. At first they get their butts totally kicked, but as the story continues they get stronger and more confident.
The animation is really beautiful in some parts (particularly the armors) but can be repeatitive and some times even disproportionate! All around though, this is one of the best animes I've seen. I strongly recommend getting it for anyone who is an anime fan!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ronin Warriors return, May 14, 2002

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Derek Pryor (Moorestown, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ronin Warriors - The Call (Vol. 1) (DVD)

I stumbled onto this show by accident, and it was already well the sixth episode, but I taped it and got hooked instantly. I was brutally dissapointed--and I wasn't the only one, either--when the series was taken off the air just as quickly as it premiered, but Cartoon Network had the good taste to snatch it up and add it to Toonami. Now it's finally here to enjoy on DVD, and it looks great. Bandai deserves a lot of praise for releasing this as a dual DVD, and including the original "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers" episodes too. The voice-acting for the Japanese cast is good, but the American dub is very well done in my opinion. Matt Hill,(Ryo) Ward Perry,(Rowen) Jason Grey-Stanford,(Kento) and Michael Donovan (Sage/Cye) are all excellent in their respective roles.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YST at last :3, May 10, 2004

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statistically - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ronin Warriors - The Call (Vol. 1) (DVD)

I first saw this on Fox when I was in about fifth grade at unholy hours of the morning, and like many, I guess I just became quite hooked. I still haven't run into anything quite like it, and really enjoyed seeing the series again.

It's not -the best-, but the animation is still quite good, as is the music (Well, in -my- opinion), and the storyline. However, something that I found rewatching it was that the dubbed version isn't as good as I remember it, and is actually kind of cheesey, and perhaps inflates certain qualities of the characterization. In the subtitled version, however, I found there to be more depth to the dialogue (though I admit I couldn't keep from laughing at the mentions of Arago's awesome powers of doom XD and the soldiers of doom, and etc), and the characterization seems overall a lot better and their emotions seem a lot more genuine.

The idea has kind of been done ^^; but I still feel it's unique, and a breath of fresh air, and it still remains one of my favourites.