Blue Submarine No. 6 - Blues (Vol. 1)

Starring:Hozumi GÃ´da, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kazuya Nakai, Bill Flaman, Jeff Call, Gara Takashima, Dave Underwood, Shotaro Morikubo, D.C. Kennedy, David Richani, Mike Way, Justin Smith (III), Kazunari Tanaka, Shinji Ogawa, Danielle Sullivan, Andrew Masset, Jerry Riggs (III), Takeshi Wakamatsu, Peter Laniv, Pam McChino
Director: Mahiro Maeda
Studio: Bandai
Product Type: DVD

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The look of the anime series Blue Submarine No. 6 is the place to start any description of it. The 1998 show uses more computer-generated 3-D images than any series, yet the show looks like a video game. The plot, which also reminds one of a video game, is like a spinoff of Waterworld: in the near future, Earth's coastal cities are flooded, and an evil power, Zorndyke, has brought his minions to destroy the remaining humans. Earth's best weapon is a submarine fleet led by the supercool No. 6. Young Mayumi is an officer assigned to bring hotshot Tetsu back into the fold. The Travis Bickle-like Tetsu is more intrigued by learning about the faceless enemy--all that is known is their destructive tactics and elegant ships, intriguing combinations of beast and machine (a whale submarine, an insectlike tank). We discover just enough of the series' premise in this introductory 30-minute chapter, which is always watchable if never memorable. Rated 13 and older for violence and some nudity. --Doug Thomas

Description

The Earth's oceans have risen, leaving most of the land now underwater. Even worse, humanity is plagued with attacks by a race of sea mutants who are dedicated to eradicating mankind. Our last hope is the state of the art Blue Submarine No. 6 and her crew, made up of the best personnel available. Join ace pilots Mayumi and Tetsu as they fight for the fate of all mankind.

Customer Reviews:

Anime with a different flavor.......2004-06-05

Fans of anime in general will definitely dig Satoru Ozawa's 4-part, 'Blue Submarine No. 6,' series. For starters, being that the story is centered around futuristic submarines and naval warfare, viewers are treated to some terrific battle scenes taking place on and below water - a setting typically not utilized in anime. Vol. 1 of the series sets the stage nicely showcasing some of the offensive/defensive capabilities of Blue Sub No. 6 and the colorful assortment of characters within it.

While much has already been commented on regarding the use of CG and traditional animation utilized in this series, in summary it looks just fine and at times absolutely breathtaking. But perhaps one of the best aspects of this disc is the really awesome Dolby 5.1 audio track for the Japanese-language track. This mix will have your system pumping out for sure - definitely one of the better audio mixes i've heard on an anime DVD.

Water is fun..So are Submarines :D.......2003-07-20

This was pretty good. The story needs some deveopment but other than that..it was sweet. Charaters are cool and the music is AWESOME! Wicked....

The end couldn't be cooler.......2002-03-15

This is one of the best "end of the world" stories. I liked the bad guy of the story, instead of being some psycho he actually has a reason for destroying the world. Good CG animation too. Great anime { once again}.

cartoon network fan.......2002-01-30

I saw this series on Cartoon Network one day, and I fell head over heels in love with it. I am not much of an anime fan, but I still thought it was great (which, for some reason, one of the other reviewers said probably wouldn't happen). It is hauntingly beautiful. I do feel that it is too short of a series, only because I liked it so much that I didn't want it to end.

Spectacularly better than the Edited version.......2002-01-23

Blue Sub 6 Vol 1 has a mix of Romeo and Juliet within it that comes into play in later volumes. Even if you haven't seen the edited version on Cartoon Network's Toonami, you'll love it.

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