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Mardock Scramble: The First Compression

Megumi Hayashibara (Actor), Norito Yashima (Actor), Susumu Kudo (Director) Rated:

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Format	Multiple Formats, Animated, Color, NTSC, Subtitled
Contributor	Hiroki Touchi, Andy McAvin, Norito Yashima, Megumi Hayashibara, Hilary Haag, Susumu Kudo, David Matranga See more
Language	English, Japanese
Number Of Discs	1
Runtime	1 hour

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In a futuristic society, a 15-year-old prostitute named Rune Balot is rescued after being nearly killed. She is subconsciously given the choice to continue living due to an emergency ordinance to preserve life called Mardock Scramble 09. Turned into a cyborg, Balot is then given the choice of assisting the investigations against the man who tried to terminate her. He is part of the powerful October corporation that is stealthily conducting illegal activities.

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Susumu Kudo
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Animated, Color, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour
Release date ‏ : ‎ September 27, 2011
Actors ‏ : ‎ Megumi Hayashibara, Norito Yashima, Hiroki Touchi, Andy McAvin, Hilary Haag
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Japanese
Studio ‏ : ‎ Section 23
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0057O6IN2
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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King1134

A amazing start to what looks like a amazing trilogy

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 13, 2013

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Today i just watched mardock scramble the first compression and i must say I absolutely loved it! I've been reading other reviews that are knocking it because the way it ends, and i must say that does not make this a bad movie. Think of the new berserk film trilogy, the way those films leave off makes you just wanna watch the next one right? The way this one ends made me wanna throw the sequel in right away, i had to have more!!!! I've been watching anime since i was young and i have to say over the last few years a lot of anime coming out has lost the spark that it used to have. Most series now all focus on fan service, or all involve stories about nerdy teenage boys with all these big titted women hanging around him, yeah it's fun i get it, but where is the drama? This movie is not for children!!!! Just let me throw that out there, but anyone that loves a good action/cyber punk drama will love this film. I can't wait for the other two movies and i hope that they impress me the way this one did. I have a feeling they will and I hope anyone reading this will give this series a shot. I will be blunt do not go into this movie expecting a hour of straight action, like I said this series mainly focuses on Main character Rune Balot and her tortured past, but by the time the ending comes you get treated to a bad ass action sequence, a good finale to a great movie. The way it ends will have you on the edge of your seat just waiting to see the next part. Well I hope my review may help with wanting to watch this or not, oh and one more thing go with the Blu Ray purchase as the dvd is a edit. The blu ray comes with a director's cut which is the complete uncut film.

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Silver

An Amazing Story With Amazing Characters - But A Hash Edit

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 16, 2011

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This is going to be a little difficult for me to review because I have seen the original Japanese version about a year before this version was released. I will reference the Japanese version but this review is for this one. The original Japanese version, in my honest opinion, is an amazing work of art. This one however. While still not bad, is a product that I have several problems with.

Now many of you might think that this is going to be a person ranting about how poor American dubs are. This is not that. While the American voice acting is not the greatest in the world, it gets the job done for those who insist on watching it that way. What I do have a problem with is that this is a censored edit. While the reasoning for it is understandable, the character Balot is only 15 after all; showing her naked on screen having sex is an extreme taboo here in America. But, having seen the original version, I spent the entire time distracted by all the edits that were made.

I am personally against censorship, and seeing how the movie was re-edited was a huge disappointment. This is not the product I thought it was going to be.

Don't let this stop you from buying it though, because it is an amazing heart felt story. Just know that this is a censored version. I wish I knew that before I bought it.

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David

Good, but Unfinished.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 6, 2012

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I want to get this out of the way at the beginning: Mardock Scramble is very good. The animation is stunning, the story is complex and mature, and I was intrigued from beginning to end. The problem isn't so much with what's there as it is what isn't there.
As other reviewers have noted the film stops suddenly in the middle of the climax. The ending is incredibly sudden and unfulfilling.

The film is very short (approximately 60 minutes) but the running time listed is 125 minutes. It appears that they combined the running time of the director's cut and the theatrical cut to get this number. I am unfamiliar with the rest of the story (I haven't read the manga and the second and third films have yet to be released) but I am sure that releasing this as two films instead of three would have made for a less jarring experience.

The movie as it currently exists is good, and I'm glad I've seen it, but I cannot recommend purchasing it unless the price comes down or it's sequel becomes available. As it is now it's like watching a movie in a theater only to have the film break halfway through. No matter how much you may have been enjoying the film up until that point the experience isn't going to be a positive one.

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KevinB

Very Dark, Yet Entertaining

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 17, 2012

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Rune Balot, a 15-years old prostitute is nearly killed by a serial killer. She is saved by having herself turned into a cyborg. She is given the task of bringing him to justice. The murder has his memory wiped and sends an army of mutants to silence her.

This movie is the first of three, and it's very impressive. This movie is one of the most well animated films I've ever seen. Some of the shots of the city honestly look real. The star voice actress is Hilary Haag, and she is very good. Her voice is muffled part of the time b/c the characters vocal cords were destroyed in her accident. This movie isn't for kids there is a lot of graphic nudity and violence. Even so it isn't a lowbrow at all. This anime really delivers. I really enjoyed it, and I hope you do too.

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Cody Shay

No, It's Not Edited. It's the ORIGINAL Theatrical Version!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 27, 2012

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So there have been some complaints that this DVD is edited or censored. That is simply not the case. This DVD contains the original theatrical cut of the movie that played in theaters. The additional scenes with added nudity and sex were bonus features for the home video release in Japan. It was known WELL AHEAD of time that was the theatrical cut on various anime sites, but Amazon failed to list enough info to let people make an informed decision. This release is no different than buying the original cut of Star Wars, before all the added scenes George Lucas threw in later.

It should be noted that the affected scenes do not actually affect the plot anyway and are basically just added nudity, sex, and fanservice. They may also make some viewers uncomfortable as the main character can appear to be underaged to some. If you feel this may bother you, then this version may be your best bet.

As for the home video version, it is being released on DVD and Bluray in March 2012. You can currently preorder it here on Amazon and other sites.

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Mr. Roy Williams

Interesting title

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 17, 2012

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The title of First compression appealed to me and the idea of a resurrected being to exact revenge.I'm a sucker for female protagonists and,at first,resisted the temptation to buy this,but,well,I like anime and it just might be good,so I bought it and was pleasantly rewarded as I consider it a reasonable story.It's naff at times when a supposedly strong character is easily shaken or overpowered,but I guess that's just to show her vulnerability.I think I might have been comparing her to Canaan.Her controller or creator is interesting as he pairs her up with a data entity and tells her to be careful and sends her off into the big,bad world.It's pretty formulaic with the person brought back to life in a pod at some point in the future and has to make sense of and come to terms with the differences and changes one would expect of a brave,new world.Would I buy the second compression ? Difficult to say.I rate this at 7/10 so there's room for improvement but I'd have to watch the next disc to see if that happened,So,it's not all bad but also it's not all good.The 18 certificate is because there is reference to prostitution which is the premise for the revenge.It's not all serious and contains some humour.

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felly117

Mardock Scramble - The First Compression

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 6, 2012

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Mardock scramble the first compression is a brilliant sci-fi anime. It features some really dark and disturbing scenes on what life might be like for prostitutes in the future.

The film is definately not for the faint hearted amongst you and is really rather violent.

The characters develop well through the film and by the end you can truely understand there predicaments.

The art style used is beautiful and the gore is well drawn.

This release includes the directors cut (no English soundtrack) which is much darker than the theatrical release.

The only reason this film did not recieve a 5 star rating is from the immense cliff hanger ending.

I would recommend this film to anyone who likes sci-fi anime such as ghost in the shell.

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E.A. de Vries

Great movie! The settings from a post-apocalyptic city remind ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 16, 2016

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Great movie!The settings from a post-apocalyptic city remind me of the great movie "Blade Runner."with Harrison Ford.
Disk contains two versions.Don't even bother to watch the American one,since all the Hentai-scenes in it were painstakingly removed,
while the original Japanese still contains all of them.

Mr C J P

Good Anime - bit too short

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 3, 2013

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Good Anime - i deffinately want to watch the second one the problem is that for the money its a bit short - Probably the publishers fault really.

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D. G. Slade

Mardock Scramble - The First Compression [DVD]

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 11, 2013

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This could quite easily be a story line from Ghost in the shell Or any of the other Cyber punk series.
Great animation and stunning action.

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