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Genocyber: The Collection
Synopsis:
In the late 20th century, two scientists attempted to unlock the powers associated with both the mind and body when a person was linked with bio-mechanoid armor. They essentially grew two children, one Elaine and the other Dianna and linked them genetically and mentally. Dianna became an advanced child and fully capable of using her vast array of powers at will. Elaine however, never grew mentally beyond that of a child and was much harder to teach. In any event, they attempted to manipulate the life force of these girls in an attempt to create a super weapon called Genocyber. While this is ongoing, the communities of the globe are attempting to eliminate the need for separate military entities and are looking to create a global defense force. Elaine broke free from the center and was never found. Dianna became the perfect model of cybernetic achievement and was the most powerful force on the planet until her sister realized her potential. The story revolves around them and finally, Elaine's determination to protect the innocent children of conflict and medical experimentation. It's a war that spans the length of this century and indeed carries on at least 400 years in Earth's future. Ultraviolent and at times disjointed, Genocyber is a product of late 80's early 90' excess and indeed too much is too much.
Audio/Video:
The audio for the feature is presented in Dolby 2 channel for both the English and Japanese language tracks. The resultant audio is a mixed bag. Neither the best nor worst, it's merely adequate. The Japanese language channel however definitely sounds as though it were recorded on a lower level. In both cases there is no surround presence and the sub might as well not exist. The English Channel was much clearer in its presentation and made for a palatable understanding of this very confusing and involved storyline. The subtitling was not good. Phrases stayed entirely too long when it was obvious a new line of thought was being expressed. IN all the audio was very disappointing. The video is a full frame presentation that had far too many things going on in it for it to be understandable. As it's "Ultraviolent" in it's content, there are a lot of explosions and red is a predominant color. The reds tended to bleed into other aspects of the transfer and the scratches and flecks in the print made for a very distracting review. Visually, it's not even close to anything decent in the way of current anime. Done in 1993, it does have moments of visual tightness. The film is separated by 4 main storylines. The events that take place in the second half of the collection offer better visuals and a cleaner presentation.
Extras:>
Meet The Cast Static segment that identified each of the cast members and their powers. Sneak Peeks several upcoming US Manga titles are previewed her with their trailers. The trailer for the feature however is absent. DVD-ROM The ROM segments offered storyboards, an art gallery and preliminary character designs for the film.
Overall:
I have to say that I was expecting a lot more from this disc and got a lot less. The storyline is so involved it becomes boring and the graphic gore for the sake of gore is a bit much. It's not bad anime; it's just old and convoluted anime. On top of that it takes almost three hours to play out this drama. This is definitely not anime for the beginner. As for MSRP, its $35 price tag is a joke. Rental
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