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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: ADV Films
EAN: 9781413914061
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1413914063
Label: Adv Films
Languages: JapaneseOriginal LanguageEnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Adv Films
MPN: ADNDFSS001D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Adv Films
Release Date: March 15, 2005
Running Time: 70 minutes
Studio: Adv Films
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Studio: Adv Films Release Date: 03/15/2005 Run time: 70 minutes
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This is one of my favorite japanese animation. I had the comic series and decided to buy the DVD again with the special package. I hope that a Blu ray will be available in future. Much have if you love Japanese animation.
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It has been well over a decade since I first came across "THE FIVE STAR
STORIES" in the issues of Newtype Magazine.
I was totally unfamiliar with this manga series (created by Mamoru Nagano)
but what I do recall were these interesting looking manga characters with what I described as having triangle faces and thin bodies in violent battle scenes.I was so curious that I definitely had to do my research and learn how epic the manga series was and also how challenging it was to create the animated film.
Why is that? Well, unlike other animations based on manga series at that
time such as "Hokuto no Ken" (Fist of the North Star) and "Dragon Ball", "The Five Star Stories" was not a story that focus on one or a few major characters, the manga series was so epic that it focused on characters from four different solar systems and over 400 characters.
When the film was created, it focused on one part of the "Five Star Stories" storyline and that focused on the characters of Ladios Sopp and Fatima Lachesis.
To take on the challenge of creating a film on "Five Star Stories" were Nobeteru Yuki (character designs), Akinoria Endo (screenplay), Tomoyuki Asakawa (music) and Kazuo Yamazaki (director) who were known for their works on other well known anime.
For those wondering what the epic of "The Five Star Stories" is about, the story revolves around the galaxys four solar systems, countless kingdoms that are vying for ascendancy with mortar heads, war machines of godlike capabilities.
The only people who can pilot these mortar headds are headliners along with a fatima, which are androids created to serve its master (usually a headliner).
Duke Ballanche, known for creating Fatimas created three fatimas (Lachesis, Atropos and Clotho) to subvert the oppresive system under which Fatimas are pressed into service.
Instead of being assimilated like other Fatimas, these three Fatimas have two new features that make them special and that is "emotion" and "free will".
In the film, its the debut of the Fatimas as they must choose their master.
Many are vowing to become master and for Fatima Lachesis, she waits for the man that she wants to be her master, Ladios Sopp.
My first impression when I watched the film, I was a bit shocked to see the male hero, Ladios Sopp look like a beautiful woman and interesting enough, many of the characters that meet him, mistake him as one.
In reality, Ladios has a special secret which is revealed at the end of the film (or the insert, if you happen to read that first).
The anime is quite beautiful and even though its nearly two decades
old, it amazes me how beautiful the anime was created, frame after frame.
As for the DVD, the anime is presented in anamorphic widescreen. The
audio is presented only in Japanese and in 2.0. As for special features,
there are only the Japanese preview and ADV trailers but perhaps the best thing that the DVD comes with in my opinion is the insert.
The insert contains character information,anime synopsis and details that go into the challenge of creating this anime. The insert is very good in explaining things but also contains spoilers.
I really enjoyed "The Five Star Stories" but its one of those anime
films that require multiple viewings (like "Akira" and "Ghost in the Shell").
In a way, it is a bit sad that this was the only animated production of this film but to definitely have appreciation for this film is reading the manga series.
Several issues were released in the U.S. and there is no reason why not to
bypass it.
If there is one thing that this film suffers is that its not necessarily the beginning nor the end of the popular manga series.
Its merely an anime created on the popularity of the manga series and to
see how it would look to be created on the big screen.
So, anime purists who expect more will be disappointed that they will need
to go to the manga to know more about the series.
This DVD was definitely long due and in my opinion one of the most important films from anime history that Im glad anime fans can experience today.
A cool film with s storyline that hasnt been duplicated. As the epic
manga series was unique, this film is unique as well.
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This is one of the great unsung anime epics of the late eighties. Released at about the same time as Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira, this 90 minute film got eclipsed by the tremendous hoopla surrounding the Otomo flick, and never really took off. It was a staple of the fan-subbing crowd for many years afterward, and I, for one, am glad to see it on DVD at last. The characters are interesting and compelling, from Ladios Sopp to Lachsis to Voardis and Duke Ballanche, and the story, while simple in its plot, moves along at a good pace. AD Visions did well to bring this gem to DVD. I highly recommend this work.
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OH MY GOD> Finally come to american market. I am crazy about FFS for 20 years, GOT TO READ THE BOOK. MAMORU NAGANO, such a great musician, designer, artist also a writer. He has the all. If you love FFS, try find the music album, hope they will re-produce the old music album in US, because NAGANO is a great compsor as well.
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another anime dvd brought onto dvd, i could have bought a laserdisc player, but now that FSS is on dvd i could buy it and get started into anime.
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