Gate Keepers - New Fighters (Vol. 2)
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The cast of this nutty sci-fi adventure-comedy expands as Shun, Ruriko, and the absent-minded Reiko search for more teenagers with the psychic power to become Gate Keepers and defend the Earth from invading aliens. Two new recruits join the crew at Tategami High: "Big Boss" Bancho, who's as strong as an ox and half as bright, and track-and-field star Kaoru Konoe. Romantic polygons begin to take shape as Bancho develops a crush on "Princess" Ruyriko and techno-geek Megane falls for Kaoru, who's setting her cap for Shun. When Shun tries to go undercover, the results are hilariously ineffectual, whether he's disguised as a tough guy to challenge Bancho or in drag to investigate a mysterious presence in the Sumire dorm. Between adventures, the characters squabble constantly, and the result suggests a cross between Generator Gawl and Tenchi Muyo. Suggested 13 Up: Violence, mild risqué humor. --Charles Solomon
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Team Chaos! The AEGIS Agency scours Japan searching for more Gatekeepers to join the fight against the invaders. Soon, Bancho (Big Boss) and Kaoru Konoe are recruited to join Shun, Ruriko and Reiko in their training for battle. Unfortunately, they quickly discover that making these wildly different teenagers work together may be more challenging than fighting the invaders!
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Starring: Wendee Lee , Sherry Lynn , Barbara Goodson , Dave Mallow , and Alyss Henderson Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer] ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD  Geneon
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The cast of this nutty sci-fi adventure-comedy expands as Shun, Ruriko, and the absent-minded Reiko search for more teenagers with the psychic power to become Gate Keepers and defend the Earth from invading aliens. Two new recruits join the crew at Tategami High: "Big Boss" Bancho, who's as strong as an ox and half as bright, and track-and-field star Kaoru Konoe. Romantic polygons begin to take shape as Bancho develops a crush on "Princess" Ruyriko and techno-geek Megane falls for Kaoru, who's setting her cap for Shun. When Shun tries to go undercover, the results are hilariously ineffectual, whether he's disguised as a tough guy to challenge Bancho or in drag to investigate a mysterious presence in the Sumire dorm. Between adventures, the characters squabble constantly, and the result suggests a cross between Generator Gawl and Tenchi Muyo. Suggested 13 Up: Violence, mild risqué humor. --Charles SolomonDescription
Team Chaos! The AEGIS Agency scours Japan searching for more Gatekeepers to join the fight against the invaders. Soon, Bancho (Big Boss) and Kaoru Konoe are recruited to join Shun, Ruriko and Reiko in their training for battle. Unfortunately, they quickly discover that making these wildly different teenagers work together may be more challenging than fighting the invaders!Customer Reviews:
Not a 5, and not a 4, more like a 4.5.......2002-08-03
2.) Episode 5 - Run Towards Your Dream! - A.E.G.I.S. introduces the Gatekeepers to a potential recruit, Kaoru Konoe. She demonstrates amazing athletic skill, but she surprises them by saying she refuses to join A.E.G.I.S. Shun, along with the rest of the team, try to convince her to join, but she doesn't want to, because she doesn't see the point if she's "going to win anyway". When she witnesses an attack by invaders, however, she might just change her mind...
3.) Episode 6 - After a particularly disorganized battle, Shirei decides the team needs a captain and sets elections for the next meeting. Shun, Ruriko and Megane are front runners after the coveted position. Meanwhile, there are strange happenings going on in Kaoru and Reiko's dormitory, and only they seem to have noticed. The gate keepers are on the case, motivated by the fact that whoever solves the mystery will most likely be elected as the team captain
In this DVD you get another AEGIS card of Shun and the cover continues to have the reverse Japanese cover. The animation is still very superior to other series. This disc also managed to keep up the energy and feel of the first couple of episodes nicely, even with things being the typical plot of bringing in more teammates. It really comes down to the old adage of there being nothing new to tell, but an infinite number of ways to tell it. It's all about the execution of the story, and Gatekeepers succeeds in spades.
It's me again.......2002-03-24
But the episode introducing Bancho is a bit of a bore. You feel as if the GateKeeper of Time has decided to torture you in a timeloop and the episode seems to go on forever... But Bancho's a funny guy, so maybe that'll help things move along. You're given an ounce more of information from Shirei, as well as learning his ultimate pet peeve; and two more GateKeepers are discovered. You'll feel the frustration of Ruriko interviewing... (man, I've forgotten her name!)... Piano Girl every time she pops up in an episode. And the strange thing is... She doesn't do anything! She doesn't mess up like Shun or go all out like Ruriko! She just shrugs and cheerleads! Koaru's pretty different and, due to either my misinterpretation or a foggy translation of the Japanese script, hard to understand when it comes to explaining her lack of GateKeeping entusiasm.
Once Kaoru's on the scene, the love triangle is born. And the Invaders just keep on coming...
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