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Kikaida: The Animation Vol. 1+2 (2000)
PREVIOUSLY-VIEWED / FORMER RENTAL
VHS / NTSC
RARE JAPANESE IMPORT
LABEL: SPE VISUAL WORKS, INC. / SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
YEAR: 2000
AKA: ANDROID KIKAIDER, JINZO NINGEN KIKAIDA
DIRECTOR: Tensai Okamura (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Memories, Medabots, Wolf's Rain, Naruto The Movie)
CAST: The Voice Talents Of Tomokazu Seki, Yui Horie, Yumiko Kobayashi, Keaton Yamada, Etsuko Kozahura, Shinji Ogawa, Jurota Kusogi, Shozo Izuka, And Minami Takayama
COUNTRY: Japan
NOT RATED / SP MODE / NTSC / COLOR / 90m
Manga artist SHOTARO ISHINOMORI's reworking of PINOCCHIO was made into a live-action series in 1972; this later anime version is done in a retro style that reflects the influence of OSAMU TEZUKA and some American cartoons with very mild computer generated effects. Professor Komyoji is killed in his lab while creating Jiro, a super-android who looks like a human -- until he morphs into his battle form. What sets Jiro apart is the "Gemini Circuit" that gives him an artificial conscience. Jiro meets Komyoji's daughter Mitsuko and son Masaru, who initially welcome him. But when Mitsuko checks her father's data, she learns that the Gemini Circuit is flawed: if it cannot be repaired, Jiro must be destroyed. Jiro flees, but finds himself battling the insect-like mecha sent by the evil Dr. Gill. The basic story is familiar, but it's presented with more feeling than most mecha tales. This Z-Grade anime gem is offered as a 2-VHS tape set. Each tape has 2 episodes each, along with previews and intermission. Each episode runs approx. 22m each. SPECIAL SHIPPING DEAL: Two VHS tapes shipping for the price of one!
VHS FEATURES:
- Japanese Language ONLY
- No English language or subtitles
- VERY RARE JAPANESE 2-VHS SET RELEASE!
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