Bubblegum Crisis (OAV) – It got that 80’s stank && Where the heck is 2041? Yeah, I’m looking at you ADV!
Saturday, July 14th, 2007
The following post first appeared on my old blog: Chibi no Nothing
The first thing I would like to point out is this. Yes, 30 people offered “user ratings” for an anime that does not exist. I’m going to chalk that up to misreading the title so that I don’t lose my faith in humanity.
Priss rocking out.
If you’re like me BGC 2040 was your first exposure to the Bubblegum Crisis universes. I picked up ADV’s boxset years ago. I think I watched that series about four or five times before I found something else to occupy myself. For some reason I had neglected the original OAV even thought I’ve had plenty of chances to view it. It may have been the dated animation style, which doesn’t bug me now as much as it would have bothered me years ago. For that matter, I find the style a bit nostalgic now when watching the show.
80’s hair!
Hair has always been used as an identifying attribute of characters in anime. Here we have hair that more mirrors the hair styles of the time. We see Priss with the huge mushroom hair. It seems to mirror the hair styles of late 80’s in the US. Big hair was big in the US back then. I’m making the assumption that Japanese women were doing the same with their hair, but I don’t really know for sure.
The thought is more than a little amusing.
Maki no hentai
I was tempted to do some type of compare and contrast on the OAV and 2040, but then I thought about it and realized that no one really cares. Besides I’ve only watched the first two episodes in the OAV.
Finally, where is the BGC 2041 sequel to BGC 2040. It’s been five years!
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The 80’s were so awesome.
I’m currently watching the remastered version that was released by AnimEigo in 2004.
The following post first appeared on my old blog: Chibi no Nothing
The first thing I would like to point out is this. Yes, 30 people offered “user ratings” for an anime that does not exist. I’m going to chalk that up to misreading the title so that I don’t lose my faith in humanity.
If you’re like me BGC 2040 was your first exposure to the Bubblegum Crisis universes. I picked up ADV’s boxset years ago. I think I watched that series about four or five times before I found something else to occupy myself. For some reason I had neglected the original OAV even thought I’ve had plenty of chances to view it. It may have been the dated animation style, which doesn’t bug me now as much as it would have bothered me years ago. For that matter, I find the style a bit nostalgic now when watching the show.
Hair has always been used as an identifying attribute of characters in anime. Here we have hair that more mirrors the hair styles of the time. We see Priss with the huge mushroom hair. It seems to mirror the hair styles of late 80’s in the US. Big hair was big in the US back then. I’m making the assumption that Japanese women were doing the same with their hair, but I don’t really know for sure.
The thought is more than a little amusing.
I was tempted to do some type of compare and contrast on the OAV and 2040, but then I thought about it and realized that no one really cares. Besides I’ve only watched the first two episodes in the OAV.
Finally, where is the BGC 2041 sequel to BGC 2040. It’s been five years!
-
The 80’s were so awesome.
I’m currently watching the remastered version that was released by AnimEigo in 2004.
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