Blue Seed: Complete Collection
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Brand: ADV FilmsDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 750 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-07-01
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: ADV Films
Movie Reviews of Blue Seed: Complete Collection
Movie Review: My favorite anime.
Summary: 5 Stars
Blue Seed is my favorite anime ever. I've seen all the Hayao Miyazaki films, I've seen other anime series good and bad, and I'm a fan of Cowboy Bebop.
But Blue Seed is my favorite. Why? Because of the creativity of the show, loveable characters, my favorite anime heroine ever: Momiji Fujimiya, and the fact that the last 6 episodes of the series always keep me on the edge of my seat and bring tears to my eyes.
There are other flashier shows, more famous shows. But this one has more heart than many. Unlike crap like Neon Genesis Evangelion, you actually care about the characters and the plot, and by the end of the series, you feel like you've been rewarded for watching all 26 episodes. With Evangelion, you felt like you were being punished by the last 6 episodes.
Momiji Fujimiya is my favorite anime heroine, because of her selfless courage, she's not a superwoman warrior but she doesn't let that stop her, her believeable insecurities around her crush Kusanagi and she is voiced by the greatest female voice actor on Earth: Megumi Hayashibara.
The 13 omakes that come with the tv series are by and large priceless and worth watching again and again.
I wish I could say that Blue Seed Beyond was more of the same, but it wasn't. The characters were the same and it was nice to see them in action together again. But the plot of the first two episodes was too rushed, and the third episode had nothing to do with either the series or the first 2 episodes of Beyond aside from the characters. It was worth getting with the rest of the series though, because of the 14th omake that was included as an extra on the Blue Seed Beyond disc. For a Momiji and Kusanagi fan like me, it had all the heart and soul that Beyond should have had.
It pains me that this series isn't better known and appreciated. Hopefully someday there will be a big revival of interests in this show and other works by creator Yuzo Takada.
Summary of Blue Seed: Complete Collection
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