I'd first became aware of this series after seeing ads for it on FOX Kids, four years after it premiered. I'd also heard that the American TV version had butchered the series, but to my surprise, my local movie rental outlet had all the episodes on VHS. I rented them and watched the whole thing from start to finish. What a show!
Mecha without the guns, cat and dog-people, royal families, science and magic, an evil empire, countless revelations, and a whole new world, as Disney's Aladdin would put it. When it comes to Japanese animation, this one was the best! You can have your Dragon Ball, your Speed Racer, your Sailor Moon, your Pokemon, your Akira, or whatever, but I found one that really speaks to me. Oh, and Hayao Miyazaki comes in as a close runner-up. If you're new to Japanese animation and want a believable fantasy world without all the guns (and more medieval weaponry), look here!
Mecha without the guns, cat and dog-people, royal families, science and magic, an evil empire, countless revelations, and a whole new world, as Disney's Aladdin would put it. When it comes to Japanese animation, this one was the best! You can have your Dragon Ball, your Speed Racer, your Sailor Moon, your Pokemon, your Akira, or whatever, but I found one that really speaks to me. Oh, and Hayao Miyazaki comes in as a close runner-up. If you're new to Japanese animation and want a believable fantasy world without all the guns (and more medieval weaponry), look here!