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Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer
At the Belnar Institute, superhuman teens recieve unique martial arts training. And when young Isato clashes with a mysterious transfer student, the stage is set for a cataclysmic battle!
Manufacturer: Us Manga Corps Video
Price Range: $59.50 - $9.98
 Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer
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rating: 5
this movie satisfies one of the two reasons why I like anime,robots and super powered people.Obviouly It satisfies the super powered people condition and it is great.
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Quite...Jiggly
rating: 3
This is the kind of a spin off of Fatal Fury. Here, we have a pig corporation, weird loves between family members, and generous jiggilation from the babies. Now, I know this isn't a very good title, but its fun to watch when you get the chance. The animation is good, the story is ok, and the fighting scenes are radical. Overall, this is a title to see, but probabely not to own.
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Movie and OAV differences
rating: 3
There are two versions of this anime. I decided to write this review to help those who may be confused or have questions about them. First, I'll briefly summarize the basic plot of this anime for those who are interested.
First of all, it is based off of a fighting game (from NeoGeo I think). It takes place in the year 2010, in a place called Tron City. In this city, there is a school for special students called the Belnar Institute. Isato Kaiza, the hero of the story, is a student at this school. He also possesses a stone called a Caizer stone which transforms him into a super human fighter named Gowcaizer. The story begins as a new student named Kyosuke Shigure arrives at the school seeking revenge against its president, a mysterious man named Ozaki, who seems to be bent on destroying the world. So it's up to Gowcaizer, Kyosuke, and their allies to stop him.
The OAV version:
It is the exact same story as the movie with the exact same animation, dialogue, etc. However, it has a few scenes that are cut out in the movie version. It's a shame that these scenes were cut too because they acutally provide a little more insight into the characters. They also make the plot, which is very confusing, just a bit clearer. There's also a very cool scene in the openning of the first OAV volume where Gowcaizer trashes a couple of robots that is not in the movie version.
This DVD does NOT have the OAV version. As far as I know, the OAVs are only available on two VHS volumes (called Round 1 and Round 2)
The Movie version:
This is what's on this DVD. As I mentioned, it lacks a few scenes from the OAV, but it does have one brief scene that is not in the OAV where a new character is shown, but it seemed pretty unneccesary to me. If anything it just made things more confusing. The movie version also opens with a cool "music video" where pics and clips from the movie are shown while the catchy theme song plays.
The extra features on this DVD include the trailer, a Japanese promo of the anime, another music video (same song, different pictures) and a picture gallery.
So which version is better? Well, I purchased both, but if I had to pick just one it'd be the OAVs because of all the scenes that the movie leaves out. The main reasons I got the DVD were for the extras, the sound is better, and I do like the opener, but that's about it.
My personal thoughts on this anime: What really makes it worth watching are the fight scenes and the fanservice from the sexy girls. Most of the characters have pretty cool personalities too. As I said, the plot is very confusing. Many things seem to be half-explained or not explained at all, leaving you full of questions at the end (hence the 3 star rating). However, it is based off of a video game, so perhaps some things can be answered from that. Unfortunately, I've never played it. So bascially, if you like super-human fighting and male oriented (mostly) FS, I say it's still worth checking out. I hope I've cleared things up for you.
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It's pronounced Go-kye-Zer.
rating: 4
This review is for the newly released DVD of Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer: The Movie, NOT the old out of print DVD of the 3 volume OVA. I have not seen the OVA version, so I cannot explain any of the differences between the two. If anyone could write a review stating the differences that would rule.If you've seen Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, you know what to expect here. In fact Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer is based off another lesser known Neo Geo fighitng game of the same name. The movie starts off a bit slow and confusing, but it kicks into high gear once the the first fight begins, and from then on it's just a truly great anime. Lots of fighting, great animation, and tons of fan service (with a HUGE abundance of bounce). Unlike another reviewer though I won't say this is better than Fatal Fury. I really like this movie, but FF is truly a classic. I will say that VFG is 10000x better than the Battle Arena Toshinden anime though. Both English and Japanese languages are available, and while SOME of the subtitles are different than the dub, it's not much of a difference and I think the sub is just mostly a script of the dub. This was originally made back in the mid 90s when dubbing wasn't usually as good as it is these days, but I've definetly heard worse. The DVD also has a few extras like a trailer for VFG, a japanese music video, a japanese promo for the OVA version of VFG (totally useless extra, don't even bother watching it), and of course previews for other animes. The picture and audio quality were also top-notch. No complaints at all about the DVD quality, and I hear the old DVD of the OVA was much worse. I'm very glad they put this out on DVD finally and really advise anyone who is into this stuff to pick it up. If you liked Fatal Fury at all you have to have this, and if you like anime in general you should also consider checking this one out.
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Masami Ohbari 's Best (in my opinion)
rating: 4
From the creator of Fatal Fury and Battle Arena Toshinden, this is one of the three video game titles that have been made into an anime from the same maker. While if you were to line up the three, most people would probably pick Fatal Fury because of its stretched out storyline and lovable characters. I, myself, prefer Gowcaizer overall because it offers great fighting, and some of the more top-of-the-line animation sequences in all of anime. Ok, so the characters look a little strange at times (over-sharp, too much detail), but if you give the development of the characters time, then you can overlook some of the poorer things about this movie. Also, this movie is known for its ....well...."women"... For some reason, incest was used for two cases in this movie (between brother and sister), which is a little gross, but I could overlook it for the rest of the movie's good sides. Fan Service is probably a leading factor why guys will buy this movie, but for me it was the animation and fight scenes. But all good things can't go without flaws! The DVD itself was very poor looking. Confusing at times too! You will find yourself in a maze when you enter the chapter selection menu, and the title menu is just three selections (language, chapter selection, other) with a giant "G" (for Gowcaizer) in the background. Very little effort was put into this DVD as far as menus were concerned. But I look on the bright side...some DVDs don't even have menus!! So I guess as long as they made an attempt I can live with it. Overall, if you are into any of the following: 1. Fan Service
2. Good animation
3. Semi-good storyline
4. Masami Ohbari's other works Then I reccomend you pick this one up...
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