Sakura Wars OVA Collection
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Actor: Sakura WarsDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 300 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-06
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Adv Films
Movie Reviews of Sakura Wars OVA Collection
Movie Review: A big step down from the TV series
Summary: 2 Stars
I wish amazon would allow half star ratings. This was more like 2.5 stars to me. The OVA collection was not a good follow up to the TV series at all. In fact after watching this I appreciate the TV series a whole lot more.
The OVA is 3 DVD's. Sakura Wars, Return of the Spirit Warriors, and Wedding Bells. Sakura Wars is the least of the three. With only 4 very weak episodes. First of all, the english dubb sucks terribly to me. The voice actors from the TV series was so much better. The voice actors for Iris and Koran(especially) to me was just devastating to my ears. Also this first one has nothing to do with the events from the TV series or the following ova its apart of. Its a seperate story and according to one reviewer you have to be familiar with the game. I guess thats probably some of the reason I don't like it. The rest of the reason, just like the entire collection it was just poorly written to me with uninteresting stories.
Return of the Spirit Warriors and Wedding Bells are 6 episodes total. These continue after the TV series bringing two more characters who's talents were never exposed and just poorly developed. The boy is basically Iris from the TV series. Mostly quite and speaks in the same droned out voice. I have several more gripes but I don't want this to sound like a first class hate review which I'm very well known for.
The animation and the soundtrack especially are definitly the strong points.
Overall I was disappointed with this. There is only 2 episodes I can watch again. This does not capture the same greatness from the TV series. This collection did not have the same effort put into it by a longshot. If your a huge fan of Sakura Wars in video game or movie form then check it out. If your just an anime fan and your looking for something new, check out the tv series first. If you want to continue further check this out also. You just might like it.
Summary of Sakura Wars OVA Collection
Throughout time, tales of the Imperial Flower Combat Troupe have thrilled the world. Now, three of the most popular animated stories ever told: SAKURA WARS, SAKURA WARS: RETURN OF THE SPIRIT WARRIORS, and SAKURA WARS: WEDDING BELLS, have been gathered into one amazing OVA Collection!Venture into the lives of Sakura Shinguji and the Imperial Flower Combat Troupe as they defend the world from evil. Witness the battle that will shape one girl's destiny and seal the fate of many. Follow the legendary warriors as they struggle with the shadows of their past and the demons of their future. Adventure awaits in this monumental chronicle of SAKURA WARS!
Based on a popular Sega game, the OVA of Sakura Wars is set in the 1920s, when demons are attacking Tokyo. To combat them, Kanzaki Heavy Industries has developed the Oobu, a low-tech mecha armor powered by "spiritual energy." Sumire Kanzaki, the arrogant granddaughter of the owner, is the first to control the armor successfully. She's immediately taken into the Imperial Floral Assault Unit, charged with defending the capitol. She's joined by karate champion Kanna Kirishima, sharpshooter Maria Tachibana, psychic Iris Chateaubriand, klutzy gadgeteer Ri Kohran, and sword fighter Sakura Shinguji. The arrival of their male commander, Ichiro Ohgami, a comic cute guy in the Tenchi Muyo mold, inflames tensions and rivalries. When they're not quarreling, the members of the Floral Unit put on plays, which somehow increases their spiritual energy. The threat of the assault by demons who resemble the monster in Alien gets derailed as the girls defeat a Russian murderer and his steam-powered mecha, and the ghost of a silent film star. Even the plays fall by the wayside when Sakura leaves Tokyo to attend a cousin's wedding, and the rest of the Unit follows, convinced they have to save her from an arranged marriage. Sakura Wars suffers from a surfeit of characters and an underdeveloped plot--and the hokey European accents the voice actors affect don't help. (Rated 7 and older, but more appropriate for 12 and older: violence, minor profanity, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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