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List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $12.99 You Save: $1.99 Features • Animated • Color • Dolby • DVD-Video • Subtitled • NTSC In Theaters : 05 November, 2005 DVD Release : 21 February, 2006 |
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IGPX, Vol. 1 (Toonami Edition) description The Japanese-American co-production IPGX: Immortal Grand Prix began as a series of five-minute interstitials and was later expanded to a half-hour program. In 2049, the world's most popular sport is IPGX, a mixture of Roller Derby and Evangelion: Three pilots in mecha suits race and fight on a special 60-mile track at speeds of up to 350 mph. Team Satomi has just graduated to the top-ranked IG-1 circuit, where they face more intense competition. Takeshi is a typically rebellious but determined lead pilot, backed by hot-tempered Liz and Amy, whose cat serves as her co-pilot. As they debut in the big leagues, the trio deals with interpersonal conflicts and pursues minimal training. The character and mecha designs reflect the look of anime, but the personalities feel more American. Liz behaves more aggressively, not to say obnoxiously, than a female team member in a Japanese series would. If these episodes are any guide, IPGX is a tepid effort to fuse two very different schools of animated filmmaking. The "Toonami" version omits the Japanese dialogue, theme song, and extras, and has been slightly edited. (Rated 13 and older: violence, alcohol use, minor ethnic stereotyping) --Charles Solomon |
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Last year, the original IGPX was broadcast on Toonami in 4-5 five minute episodes for a total of like a 20 minute special. It didn't involve racing but did involve it being a team sports. Instead of racing it was just simple fighting. NOW: The news of this new iGPX was that it was being coproduced by the US (Cartoon Network) with the Japanese studio. I had very low expectations for this anime, I had seen how the Jetix Original shows had been and...*shudders* A few weekends ago was the premiere. I was pretty impressed; I liked it. From a basic perspective, it's an average anime. However there was something about it...maybe becauser it doesn't involve a saving-the-world plot? the sports like feel? the overally bearable dubbing quality? I do know one reason for sure I like it; its pacing. It manages to get a lot in one episode without feeling too rushed. Usually with a few stories going at once and/or one half of a race and another half of another one. It flows really nicely from my view. - LazerBlader |
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