Get Backers - Complete Season 1
by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Keitarou Motonaga
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Actor: Hideyuki Tanaka, Ken Webster, Romi Pak, Takehito Koyasu, Tiger DarrowDirector: Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Keitarou Motonaga
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 625 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-10
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Adv Films
Movie Reviews of Get Backers - Complete Season 1
Movie Review: Hard-Core Anime Fans, Stick With It
Summary: 4 Stars
When I first watched Get Backers a while back, I found it almost impossible to get past the first couple episodes. The "powers" they have just seem a little TOO powerful (and the whole ultra-hypnosis power is just a little TOO hokey and can obviously be used by the writers whenever they write themselves into a corner...It was all a DREAM!). I forced myself to continue after a couple days break and surprisingly it started to get better - and KEPT getting better.
Ep. 3, where Ginji & Ban attempt to recover a box filled with 'platinum' is where the characters finally started to grow on me - and episode 4 "Transport service Vs recovery Service" is where the story really drew me in. Only 4 episodes in and already we begin to doubt the Get Backers powers as they butt heads with some VERY sinister nemeses. The last episode on Volume One culminates with the expected - and mandatory - battle that have become so cliched in anime since DBZ arrived in America. But as far as the whole 'good-guy vs bad-guy' battles go, this one was pretty darned good.
Subsequent volumes in season one are as good - if not better - and I really am glad I stuck with this one (The Violin episodes were only fair though). If you're a teenager, you'll probably love this show without hesitation due to the large number of fights and battles - but I also recommend this to the die-hard anime fans out there who cringe at the thought of collecting any 'mainstream' anime - at least rent the first volume and see how you feel after seeing the first five episodes.
One word of warning - unless you were just CAPTIVATED by the voicework in Captain Planet, make sure to watch it in Japanese with the subtitles.
Shotaru Morikobu (Ginji) and something-Canna (Ban) are just great in their roles and are a large reason why the show became such a success, IMO. They're not just reading a script - they're ACTING.
(I have not seen season two yet so cannot comment on that box set. I know that Morikubo-san and Canna-san are recurring but don't know if they have the same director/producers/ or if the animation looks the same.)
(If you like the whole idea of having superpowers, but only using them sparingly in rare occasions AND enjoy romance in your anime, try out "Kimagure Orange Road", one of modern anime's founding fathers from the late 80's.)
Summary of Get Backers - Complete Season 1
If it's lost, they'll get it back. Doesn't sound difficult, but when you throw in strange mutant powers and back it up with one of the top manga franchises in North America, it's easy to understand why Get Backers is such a fan favorite anime series!Animation DVD Video
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