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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0769071099398
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Voyager
Manufacturer: Voyager
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Voyager
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 06, 2004
Sales Rank: 79274
Studio: Voyager
Theatrical Release Date: 1980
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Rating:  - Star Blazers - Bolar Wars DVD Set
Animation is great. Color and detail very good. Music good although theme song is Japanese. Difficult to get used to new character voices. Story line is inaccurate. Just okay for me.
Rating: - Not for the casual Star Blazers fan.
The plot is sort of a rehash of the Quest for Iscandar. Two alien space fleets(The Bolar Federation and the Galman Empire) are fighting it out on the outside of Earth's solar system. Both fleets are equiped with planet destroying Proton Missiles. During the battle a Proton Missile is misfired and goes astray plunging into the sun causing a nuclear fussion reaction. This causes the heat to intensify on Earth day by day and the task of finding a new planet before the sun goes supernova has become a priority. Ready for the rehash part? Earth has "only 1 year" to find a new planet suitable for colonization. The Star Force led by Commander Wildstar is assigned the task. They even tell you how many days are left at the end of every episode. LOL
Voyager Entertainment Inc. (VEI) has packaged this series as being the "Lost Episodes." To American TV audiences who loved the first two series, these episodes were indeed "lost." This 3rd series was created in Japan in 1981 and was dubbed into English for American audiences in 1985 (but had VERY limited distribution). Unfortunatly the original voice cast for the first two seasons due to being non-union and uncredited for their work on those series in 1979 could not be found to return to their old roles. So, the Speed Racer cast of Peter Fernandez, Corinne Orr, Jack Grimes, etc. voiced the 3rd series. So you can imagine my disappointment when Leader Desslok spoke his first words and instead of that pompus evil Gamilon dictator I'd come to know and love ... Read More
Rating:  - Worst of the StarBlazers Series
Let me start by saying that I have watched the original US Star Blazers (series 1 and 2) when it was televised, and now I currently own all 3 series. There are a lot of reviews about Series 1 and 2 already, my summary on those is that they were as good as I remembered when I saw them televised - good drama, good story, somewhat inconsistent yet decent animation (excellent back in those days - yes I am that old). But when I started watching Series 3 and have viewed most of the episodes so far. It is BORING compared by far to Series 1 and 2. The voices of some of the main characters have changed to be more "wimpy", definitely not the voices of heroes that are suppose to protect the Earth. Most of the episodes are drawn out and lack any real plot. There is very little relevant story connection between this series and the others before it. You will not be missing out on anything about Star Blazers by skipping series 3, the Bolar Wars.
Rating:  - Love it!
I resisted getting the Bolar Wars because I really didn't want to listen to English voices that were different from the ones I am used to from the first two series [also because of the negative feedback I have read on the voice acting]. So, I decided to get the original version with English subtitles.
I figured that would be easier for me to cope with, plus I was curious how the look and feel would differ in this form. Well, I love it! Just love it! Reading subtitles took some getting used to [as well as navigating the menu], but once I did, it was great viewing.
The Bolar Wars is a great story. The characters we know and love are far more developed and I fell in love with the new ones introduced. The animation is vastly improved from the first two series.
I am very happy I purchased this. Maybe someday I will also get the English version just to compare.
Rating: - This is an anime classic!
The "Wildstar" character has matured and developed for this series. He is now officially the commander of the Argo. Emperor Desslok is actually a better ally than a foe. The other main characters from the series one and two are back except for Orion, the chief engineer. Most of the English voices are new ones, which gives the series a different feel altogether. The Bolars initially appear to be friendly towards the Argo, which has a new look and more weapons, but the Bolars are evil. Desslok is a show stopper in all three series and will not disappoint anyone. The mission of the Argo in this series is to stop Earth's sun from going nova, and trying to find a possible new home for the people of Earth. Like series one it has a countdown to annihilation. The peaceful planet Gardiana has the key which might save the day or will it? Buy it, watch it and find out.
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