Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303585635
Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6303585639
Label: Streamline Pictures
Manufacturer: Streamline Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Streamline Pictures
Release Date: July 25, 1995
Running Time: 81 minutes
Studio: Streamline Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: February 02, 1994
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Originally released in 1985, Megazone 23 (a.k.a. The Robotech Movie) was one of the earliest anime features. Daredevil biker Shogo Yahagi is always getting into scrapes and asking his friends to bail him out. He's drawn into a deadly governmental cover-up when he borrows the Garland, a top-secret motorcycle that turns into a battle robot. Pursued by B.D., the evil mastermind of the conspiracy, Shogo learns that the Earth was destroyed 500 years ago: humanity has actually been living in an enormous spaceship, Megazone 23, run by the supercomputer Bahamoud. The characters behave improbably, at best. In the midst of these life-and-death intrigues, Shogo finds the time to begin a romance with Yui and to appear with her in an amateur film. He waits until B.D. is about crack a vital computer code to go to bed with Yui--and talk about the developing crisis. Megazone 23 was the first installment of a three-part series, and it ends on a real cliffhanger. The artists were clearly learning their craft when they made the film: the motorcycle chases lack the skillful cutting and dramatic camera angles that would characterize later features. Unrated, but cartoon violence and sex are unsuitable for children. --Charles Solomon
Average Rating: 
Rating: -
cool animation,awesome soundtrack and familiar storyline.it all makes up for an awesome retro/futuristic robot anime! Reminds me of Robotech in a way ,some of the dubs sound overexagerated at times but it's not too bad.I'd still like to watch the original vhs verson,I am a fan of the older dubs myself.A few too many nudy scenes for my taste but it follows the story so it's okay.The robot bike is pretty tight!
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I had the opportunity of watching this anime about seven years ago in VHS, about one week ago , I saw it on DVD and wow !!! it was really a good experience to see it again. It is a shame that the story seems somewhat incomplete we never get the opportunity to see Megazone 23's enemies and there is no conclusion to the BD problem..is he evil or not?, what is he tryint to do? , there is a sex scene here, and also a love story inside the movie. I hope someday , a director tries to improve the story ... Read More
Rating:  -
Well, I paid $21.99 for this DVD, was it worth the price?
Not really.
I will show the greatness of MZ 23, and then it's drawbacks.
MZ's greatness- The story is original.
The Garland mech is sweet, and an innovative design overall.
Eve was/is a cool digital pop idol before Sharon Apple even hit the radar.
Mikimoto's art is sublime (in an 80's kind of way)...
MZ's drawbacks- It is sooo 1980s. I mean, in a painful ... Read More
Rating: -
The excellent story line in this anime could have led to a classic in the Sci-Fi Anime genre, however, the ending left me saying, "Huh?"
It's not a cliff hanger ending either, just a bit of a thud... reminiscent of the animated Lord of the Rings ending. Remember that one? :-)
I love the visuals, though most of the animation is unpolished by todays anime standards.
Rating:  -
Well, as lamebrained mishmashes of conflicted, cluttered, and uninnovative anime go, I guess Megazone 23 takes the cake, and the pan it sits on, and the oven it was baked in. Just barely lying under the surface, this story of superficiality and illusion, is an analogy to itself.
Well, let's start at the beginning. Shogo Yahagi is an 18 year old McDonald's employee who, as is standard, rides a motorcycle and is a juvenile delinquent in disguise. One of his friends invites him to see a very futuristic ... Read More
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