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I was soooo happy when I saw this series was on blu ray. Instantly ordered it. This is actually the first time I’m able to watch every episode in order from start to finish.
I’ve been a Cobra fan since the Matthew Sweet video “Girlfriend”. More specifically, I fell in love with Jane Royal in that video. I actually knew nothing about the anime and in the early 90s there was no way of easily finding out. I didn’t find out its name until I saw the Space Adventure Cobra movie (vhs) at a blockbusters in late 90s. Couldn’t wait to watch it.
And was sorely disappointed. Disappointed to discover the goofy looking blond dude was the main character instead of Jane. That she dies halfway through the movie. And it just wasn’t that good a movie. It didn’t help that the dub, especially for Corbra himself, was just horrible. Now I did love the art style and the animation was really good, even by today’s standards. Plus the Matthew Sweet video was a bonus feature after the movie. After that the movie did fade from memory rather quickly.
(Spoilers for series ahead)
About ten years later after I had internet access for a few years and recently got broadband that I would rediscover Cobra. The manga and the tv series. I was able to watch the entire Royal sisters arc which made me love Jane even more, even though she still dies fairly early in the show. But I was never able to see the whole series until now.
It was a much better experience. We’re actually able to meet Cobra and get to know him rather quickly before the story really takes off. He’s still a doofus, even after he gets his memories back and a bit of a womanizer, though not as bad as Sean Connery’s Bond. And I really love Lady (his partner) who I actually forgot was in the movie. I wish she was in more episodes but she does feature prominently in quite a few (unlike Cobra The Animation series where she barely gets five minutes of screen time in 12 episodes!).
Being a fan of 80s anime, I really like the art style and animation itself is really good and holds up well today. It doesn’t really lean on heavy scifi stuff but more that Buck Rogers / Flash Gordon type adventure fun. Cobra does see himself as a ladies man and can be lewd at times, again, not as bad as Bond has ever been. And it would be fair to criticize the show for the fact that every woman in this universe is either wearing a bikini or thong leotard. But surprisingly this is treated like normal attire and never comes off as blatantly ecchi as 90 percent of anime today filled with under age teenage girls.
As a fan of Gatchaman, He-Man and She Ra, and the more recent Starblazers (Battleship Yamato), Cobra has almost everything I want in an animated show. I highly recommend it, especially for fans of sci-fi adventure. You will have a good time.
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Ok so unlike the two reviews on this page, I actually bought the product. These types of one sided reviews do not help Amazon at all. Also they weird.Anyways, Space Adventure Cobra has finally arrived on blu ray.The series has been lovingly restored in 1080p. Excellent quality, no artificial sharpening or DNR. Looks stunning I may say.The set is 3 discs with 31 eps and a few special features. Those features are ep 1-2 that were dubbed along with an interview with the shows creatorSound is just..oh my lord. We get three sublime tracks. A remastered 5.1 DTS, 2.0 and something I rarely see on releases, the original mono track, wow!Cobra is non stop fun featuring the titular cocky character blasting his way through space pirates accompanied by his bad a** robot Lady Armaroid. A mostly episodic series with some story arcs spread throughout the 31 episodes. It’s never boringI can’t suggest this enough. If you want a cool and classy show, back when anime had more of an edge, Cobra is the one for you. Don’t forget the feature film to accompany it.Now see folks; that’s how you write a review, not vague statements that don’t match the product.
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Anyways, Space Adventure Cobra has finally arrived on blu ray.
The series has been lovingly restored in 1080p. Excellent quality, no artificial sharpening or DNR. Looks stunning I may say.
The set is 3 discs with 31 eps and a few special features. Those features are ep 1-2 that were dubbed along with an interview with the shows creator
Sound is just..oh my lord. We get three sublime tracks. A remastered 5.1 DTS, 2.0 and something I rarely see on releases, the original mono track, wow!
Cobra is non stop fun featuring the titular cocky character blasting his way through space pirates accompanied by his bad a** robot Lady Armaroid. A mostly episodic series with some story arcs spread throughout the 31 episodes. It’s never boring
I can’t suggest this enough. If you want a cool and classy show, back when anime had more of an edge, Cobra is the one for you. Don’t forget the feature film to accompany it.
Now see folks; that’s how you write a review, not vague statements that don’t match the product.
The Psychogun Returns on Blu ray!
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020
Ok so unlike the two reviews on this page, I actually bought the product. These types of one sided reviews do not help Amazon at all. Also they weird.Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020
Anyways, Space Adventure Cobra has finally arrived on blu ray.
The series has been lovingly restored in 1080p. Excellent quality, no artificial sharpening or DNR. Looks stunning I may say.
The set is 3 discs with 31 eps and a few special features. Those features are ep 1-2 that were dubbed along with an interview with the shows creator
Sound is just..oh my lord. We get three sublime tracks. A remastered 5.1 DTS, 2.0 and something I rarely see on releases, the original mono track, wow!
Cobra is non stop fun featuring the titular cocky character blasting his way through space pirates accompanied by his bad a** robot Lady Armaroid. A mostly episodic series with some story arcs spread throughout the 31 episodes. It’s never boring
I can’t suggest this enough. If you want a cool and classy show, back when anime had more of an edge, Cobra is the one for you. Don’t forget the feature film to accompany it.
Now see folks; that’s how you write a review, not vague statements that don’t match the product.
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Solo posee subtitulos en inglés.
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Solo posee subtitulos en inglés.
El Audio Japones es DTS 5.1, el audio en inglés es 2.0
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