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• Actors: Amy Howard Wilson, Eddie Allen (III), Mike Czechopoulos, Chris Latta, Lydia Leeds
• Directors: Leiji Matsumoto
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: 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: Voyager
• DVD Release Date: May 7, 2002
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00006JDSK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,827 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Business Is About To Pick Up!!!, September 6, 2002

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This review is from: Star Blazers Series 2: Comet Empire 4 (DVD)

Star Blazers: The Comet Empire Part IV, contains episodes 14-17 (out of 26) of the second season of the cult-favorite Americanized Japanese Anime series from the early 1980s.

In addition, the DVD also contains more animation galleries and background info on Telezart and the Comet Empire and part 1 of the interview with two of the voice actors from the series.

The Comet Empire Saga picks up where the Quest for Iscandar leaves off. Two years has passed since the Starforce returned from Iscandar with the Cosmo DNA restoring earth to all its glory following the waves Gamilon planet bombing. Mankind has risen out of the ashes and restored itself again to a thriving civilization. With everything seemingly returned to normal the stage is set again for the fate of mankind to take another dramatic turn for the worse as an even bigger and more treacherous foe looms in the darkness of space, threatening to destroy mankind once and for all

In this particular volume the Star Force reaches the planet Telezart and meet the mysterious Trelaina. Through her they discover the true nature of the dreaded Comet Empire who seek to subjugate the entire universe to their will...

Here is a summary of the four episodes included on this DVD:

THE EPISODES:

Episode 14: The Star Force and Space Marines land on Telezart and take on the Comet Empires ground forces before meeting Trelaina. Also, Princess Invidia continues on her quest to get rid of Desslok.

Episode 15: The Star Force, and an infatuated Venture, finally meet the mysterious Trelaina who reveals to them the true nature of the Comet Empire as well as her own mysterious powers and origin.

Episode 16: With their love for one another growing stronger and with it apparent that they must return to Earth at once, will Trelaina join the Star Force to be with her love, Mark Venture?

Episode 17: Its all-out Interstellar War as Trelaina, single-handedly, takes on the awesome Comet Empire!!!

THE DVD FEATURES:

In addition to the above great episodes, the DVD also contains these following exclusive (and pretty darn cool!!!) special features:

1. An 18-minute interview with Amy Howard and Tom Tweedy, the voice actors who voiced Nova Forrester and Mark Venture. Among the things they discuss include how they were cast for their roles, what the voicing process is like and how the different voice actors got along with one another. All-in-all, its a nice bonus.

2. The Comet Empire Gatlantis City: More nifty galleries and write-ups focused on the actual Comet of the Comet Empire as well as its capital city of Gatlantis, including its defenses and how it operates.

3. The Planet Telezart and Trelaina: More nifty galleries and write-ups focused on the planet Telezart and the mysterious Trelaina including its history.

Summed up, the DVD extras are a great extra as they fill a lot of the blanks story wise and provide great background. Plus, the interviews are pretty interesting. Overall, the bonuses are a winner.

THE VERDICT:

Overall, the Comet Empire saga, in my opinion, is definitely the best story arc out of all three Star Blazers sagas. This particular volume continues the slow burn to the ultra-intense showdowns between the respective forces. The best is yet to come.

Summed up, if you were ever a Star Blazers fan, give this (and all past and future volumes) a watch. Its great for a trip down memory lane. If youve NEVER seen Star Blazers, give it a try. Its a cult classic from the 80s (along with other Americanized anime greats like Robotech, Voltron, Transor Z, etc). The animation may look slightly dated, but the storyline still holds its own very well against anything out there today. Due to limited distribution this show may have slipped by the radar of a lot of people but it caught on like a fire with those who did catch it. Give it a watch and see what all the rage was about.

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