Product Details

• Actors: Battle Athletes Victory
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
• DVD Release Date: April 6, 1999
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000IC1K
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #79,247 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Its the University Satellite entrance exams! Akari Kanzaki must beat the competition in order to make it to the Great University Satellite, where all the best athletes train to have a chance to become the next Cosmic Beauty! Fortunately, good friends and constant practice are a sure remedy for bizarre plots and insane athletic competitions! Contains Episodes 1-4.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly one of the best anime release this year., August 3, 1999

By	Nam Kim (USA) - See all my reviews

Even though the box art and the character design may lead you to believe that this may be one of those "cute girls being happy and giggly then its over" kind of anime that we have seen gazillion times. Well, it is. At least in first volume that is. But trust me, if you continue to watch the series and get to know the characters better, then this series will grow on you. In fact, between all those silly comedies, there are powerfully emontional scenes that may actually move the audience. I did, and I am not the type who normally get moved by anime, or any type of films. Character development has been seriously lacking in anime these days, but Battle Atheletes is one of few exceptions. Anyway, if you like anime series, by any means go check it out. It is my favorite since Revolutionary Girl Utena. P.S. I want to mention that this series contains lesbian subtext (it gets more deliberate by the fourth volume). Nothing explicit, but this might bother someone (or interest someone).

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful piece of "Anime" - Beware of Dubbing Inacuracies, September 28, 1999

By	Pauline K - See all my reviews

"Battle Athletes Victory", or Daiundokai, is truly an amazing series in disguise. Although the character lineup and artwork point to another "see it for the Half Naked Girls" type series, the story is actually quite deep and the character developement is one of the best I've seen. Laugh, cry, and cheer these very human stars as they develope their own personalities and traits. The characters are readily identifiable from each other, though the humor may be slightly a bit too politically incorrect. The only flaw with the English Dubbed version involves inadequate voice casting. The english dubbers miss cues, improvise, Over Americanize and even use profanity (there is none in the original script). If you want the best experience the script has to offer, watch the subtitles only, and leave the voices in Japanese, this makes it slightly inconvenient but a much better experience.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You don't need to like sports to enjoy this one, January 29, 2003

By	M. Gold "anachrodragon" (Tukwila, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was skeptical about this series because I'm not in the least bit interested in sports shows. However, I soon found that this story has a lot of depth, and focuses on friendship and personal growth rather than sports. Actually, the many strange competitions do not even resemble real sports, so much as provide comic relief during crucial moments.

The comparitively low price of these DVDs make this series a value as well. The only thing I should point out is that there are some noticeable compression artifacts during certain episodes, and that the chapter stops are a bit awkward. Overall though, the quality is pretty high for a series that was released when the DVD format was brand new.

This series should also be appropriate for most kids, as the subject matter is pretty mild. However, I should point out that there is some innuendo between a couple of the girls later in the series (tame enough that most kids might not notice though). Also, some of the cultural stereotyping (meant for the sake of comedy) might require some explanation--being somewhat unusual compared to the typical politically-correct American cartoons.