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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781586552183
Format: Animated, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 158655218X
Label: Anime Works
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0JapaneseOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0EnglishSubtitledEnglishDubbedDolby Digital 2.0
Manufacturer: Anime Works
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Anime Works
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 25, 2002
Running Time: 82 minutes
Studio: Anime Works
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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Editorial Review:
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This 1999 feature was initially released theatrically in Japan in an unfinished form to raise the money to finish it. Based on a video game, Gundress borrows heavily from Bubblegum Crash and other series. Angel Arms, an extra-legal squad of six women created to fight crime in half-ruined Bayside City in 2100 A.D., must protect an arms dealer from the hit squad that corrupt government officials send after him. The shopworn plot centers on Alissa, the uncooperative member of the group who is a cyborg and the ex-lover of criminal/terrorist Jean-Luc, the leader of the hit squad. Despite explosions, murders, gun battles, and fights between the stubby "Land Mate" mecha suits, there's little excitement and less surprises. Rated 16 Up: Nudity, violence, profanity, ethnic stereotypes. --Charles Solomon
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Move on folks there is nothing to see here. This anime is nothing more than a waste of time. I did like Ghost in the Shell at first but it ended up being something I can't watch often. Nonetheless, I decided to check this out because it was suppose to be from the same creator. For some reason I just don't believe that.
This anime has several borrowed elements from both Ghost in the Shell and Bubble Gum Crisis. But doesn't begin to compare with any one of them. The story is an all female ... Read More
Rating:  -
Don't expect this to be Ghost in the Shell. It really isn't. Its more of a Bubblegum Crisis knock off. Five hot chicks, who work for another hot chick, pilot a squad of very kewl looking 'Land Mates', or power armours, and fight crime. I like the robot designs.
If you want to watch hot anime girls doing action watch these: (Gunslinger Girl, Noir, Iria, Burst Angel, Original Dirty Pair, Mezzo, Najica Blitz, Slayers, Shadow Skill, You're Under Arrest, and more).
Rating: -
The only thing that the legendary Masamune Shirow did on this was design the characters and the landmate (mecha/droids). He notes/explains in his defense that the mechs were not designed to be animated and did all his sketches pretty quickly and roughly. He had nothing to do with the story, so don't get fooled by the marketing trick "Masamune Shirow's Gundress".
This anime this is no where near the design level or story level of Appleseed or Ghost in the Shell. The story is simplistic. ... Read More
Rating:  -
Despite being conceived by Masamune Shirow, Gundress is very much the antithesis of Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed, and other Shirow-derived anime in that it is highly upbeat. In fact, it is just too "happy" to fit in with other Shirow-derived anime. This "happiness" is evident in the fast-paced and almost-always optimistic narrative, the pervasive use of bright colors, and especially the music.
This does not mean that Gundress is a terrible film, however. Gundress is somewhat fun to watch, ... Read More
Rating:  -
The quality of the animation in this DVD is very poor - Think GI Joe & Transformers in the 80's. Very disappointing for something that supposedly had input from Shirow. The story is pretty standard, with the all the usual characters that tend to populate lower quality anime. The only thing Shirow here is the look of most of the female characters, but done in a hurried & budget sort of way. The landmates are a far cry from the ones seen in Intron Depot & other Shirow works. Save your money and go rent ... Read More
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