Evolution - The Animated Movie

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Studio: Allumination Filmwor
Product Type: DVD

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Typical of Linklater....talky, uneven, occasionally insightful, occasionally banal and tiresome...
Was a good effort
A Great Piece Of Work.
Sort of awake
Real

Waking Life
Starring: Louis Black , Julie Delpy , Adam Goldberg , Charles Gunning , and Ethan Hawke
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ASIN: B00005YU1O
Release Date: 2002-05-07

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Waking Life is a film that never settles down. Or maybe it never wakes up. Regardless, Richard Linklater's animated meditation seems to strike a perfect balance between the plotless meanderings of Slacker and the unquenchable knowledge-seeking of Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha. Any way you look at it, this is a weird, original movie.

As he attempts to figure out what separates dreams from reality, the protagonist (Dazed and Confused's Wiley Wiggins) hears an earful from everyone he stumbles upon. Ramblings range from the scholarly (Linklater's former college professor Robert C. Solomon gives a monologue) to the banal (of which there are plenty). Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Steven Soderbergh, and Adam Goldberg all get animated cameos, basically playing themselves. The dream-centered dialogues eventually grow mind-numbing, but that's OK; the animation steals the show. Each frame of the movie, which was first shot with live actors, was painted over, and the process renders a distorted and trippy collage of sights and sounds. Linklater's film is ultimately quite poignant, but, as with any good journey, you'll need to sit through some fairly tedious moments before reaching the destination. --Jason Verlinde

Description

From the director of Slacker and Dazed and Confused comes one of the most imaginative animated features ever made. This funny, ingenious film, which Rolling Stone Magazine calls "nothing short of amazing," explores the fascinating question: "Are we sleep-walking through our waking state or wake- walking through our dreams"? Join Wiley Wiggins as he searches for answers to lifes most important questions in a world that may or may not be reality in the "most visually alive movie of the year." (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times)

Customer Reviews:

Typical of Linklater....talky, uneven, occasionally insightful, occasionally banal and tiresome..........2007-06-16

I like Richard Linklater more as a person than a filmmaker. Here is a good example of his work. The ideas put forth are interesting and necessary, but the film overall is very ponderous, talky (almost all of Linklater's films are talky), pseudo-intellectual (like his generation, Gen X), and kind of boring in spots. The conversations veer from passable to banal, and the rotoscoping, while interesting, isn't really groundbreaking. Rotoscoping has been done for quite some time, but it looks better than it used to, because of digital technology. The film is average. I like Linklater's intelligence and ambition, and he's very personable in interviews, but his work is usually disappointing. It's not terrible, but it's not as good as it can be.

Was a good effort.......2007-06-12

This movie takes the risk and gets silly at times. It is a series of monologues (Or an alternative description would be 'ramblings'). There is not, however, anything deep or eye-opening about it. Rather just observations from an 'altered' state of mind. As a whole, it comes off as pretentious. The rotoscoping technique used is different but not terribly inventive or original. I wasn't impressed but it was a good effort.

A Great Piece Of Work........2007-06-02

This movie can be a barrage for the senses and can make you doubt what you might think is reality. I was moved greatly by this movie and I have loved ith from the first time that I saw it. Some of the theories in it may seem so far out there because you have never really thought about them that way before, but once they are presented to you they kinda make sense. If you like to think outside of the box then give this movie a shot and you won't be disappointed.

Sort of awake.......2007-05-12

Unique unearthing of subjects which sort have lived in the ether of American thought for the last ten years or so. Subjects and presentations range from the 'would you please just shut up' to 'that's odd and interesting' variety.

Good to know that films like this can still be made. Every once in awhile nice to see something for people who enjoy thinking and aren't embarrassed to say so.

Real.......2007-04-03

What is REAL??? This film shows something to discuss... is this reality?? Yes!! But... are we or am I in a dream?? Does that matter???

If u like this film, read from Peter Berger n Thomas Luckmann "The Social Construction of REALITY"

X-Men Evolution - The Complete Third Season

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Season 4
Coming into its own
Love it!
Finally! A full season's worth of episodes!
X-men Evolution Rocks

X-Men Evolution - The Complete Third Season
Director: Steven E. Gordon
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X-Men Evolution - Season 2, Volume 1: Mutants Rising

ASIN: B000EOTUTO
Release Date: 2006-05-23

Description

Complete third season of The X-Men Evolution animated TV series consisting of all 13 episodes.

DVD Features:
Challenges:Wolverine?s Trivia Challenge
Featurette:Season 3 X-Posed; The Evolution of X-Men
Challenges:Mystique?s Trivia Challenge
Featurette:The X-Men; Tales of The X-Men

Customer Reviews:

Season 4.......2007-06-18

This is one of the best X-Men series I've ever seen and they've all been good! I cannot wait for season 4. Action, action, action in season 4.

Please...Has anyone heard when Season 4 will be released? It's been quite a long time now.

Coming into its own.......2007-05-08

Being a fan of the 1990's Animated Series (and finally locating the entire series collection after years of searching) I have to say that Evolution is not only different; it is in many ways better. Critics complain of the teenage persona of many long-standing heroes but (and this comes directly after digging out my old comics and 1990's Animated Series collection) the show's writers clearly understand the characters in question.

The third season actually starts to look and feel closer to the "typical" stage of the X-Men universe in that the scope of their struggles is suddenly much larger than the high school principal or the Brotherhood. Battles with Sentinels result in the world's attention toward the mutant epidemic and most of it isn't favorable. Wolverine has been steadily evolving into the brute we all know and love while Scott (Cyclops) also shows more of his qualities as team leader. Iceman starts to get some screen time while some of the lesser known mutants (like Jubilee) end up getting removed here in the third season.

Overall, this is a very well packaged set complete with some interesting extras from the show's creators. In case you aren't already aware, the show went on to a 4th and final season. Hopefully we can expect the same type of treatment for that as well.

Love it! .......2007-04-22

This season was great! My son loves X-men! I can't wait to see season 4 if there is one coming. Since these are children in high school graduating, it would be interesting to know how they turn up and if they decide to stick out the mansion with professor Xavior.

Finally! A full season's worth of episodes!.......2006-10-14

X-Men - Evolution, the Complete 3rd Season, continues the adventures of the teenage versions of the X-Men. Season 3's first episode, "Day of Recovery," picks up immediately where Season 2's "Day of Reckoning, Part 2" left off. After a frenetic battle with Magneto and the giant Sentinel robot and with mutanthood having been outed on the media, the X-Men must now deal with the aftermath of an Xavier's Institute in ruins and team members still being held captive in Area 51. Magneto is possibly dead and the X-Men have just discovered that Mystique had been posing as Professor X. Things have definitely taken a momentous turn as the X-kids now must deal with mutant bigotry by the public, and the hostility and prejudice of their "normal" high school peers. The Brotherhood of Mutants certainly don't aim to make things easy for their rivals. Events also lead to the return of the ancient, all-powerful mutant, Apokalypse. On a personal level, Scott and Jean become even more close, and Toad grows ever fonder of the scornful Scarlet Witch (ie: Wanda kicks him and Toad replies with "Oww, the delicious pain of l'amour"; well, that's love, baby). Spyke and Rogue also go thru their own personal wringers here, and Mystique is again a major player.

It only took me the first episode of Season One to get pretty comfortable with the revamped X-Men, although, as the seasons went on, it was still a bit unsettling to think of Colossus, Gambit, and the Scarlet Witch as semi-villains. While I wouldn't go as far as to call the idea of casting most of the X-Men as teens a stroke of genius, it's certainly a smart and hip, demographically savvy move on someone's part. Watching the straight arrow Cyclops, the self-assured Jean Grey, the insecure and sullen Rogue, and the blue fuzzy elf Nightcrawler go thru their high school angst makes for an enjoyable change of pace. Throw into the mix the adult instructors Prof. X, Wolverine, Beast, and Storm, and there's definitely a new synergy in the team dynamics. Plus, in this series, there's no love triangle amongst Scott, Jean, and Logan (which might be a good or bad thing, depending on who you're rooting for). With a cast as large as this one, it's only natural that short thrift be given to peripheral characters. Still, it's fun to catch glimpses of young Multiple Man, Magma, Sunspot, Cannonball, etc. Some of the best scenes in the season involved our mutant students using their powers to rebuild the demolished school. And I got a big kick out of "Mutant Ball," the X-Men's version of baseball. One of my favorite characters is the grotesque, despicable, yellow-toothed, but hilarious Toad, and several episodes are dedicated to him and his continuing crush on the disinterested Wanda.

It continues to puzzle me as to why the earlier seasons don't have a complete season dvd. But, at least, they, more or less, did right with this season. The Special Features on this 2-disc collection include "Cerebro's Mutant Files: The X-Men - Heroes" - a file on the X-Men instructors, the Angel, and the Morlocks; "Cerebro's Mutant Files: The Acolytes - Villains" - a file on Magneto and his acolytes (Sabertooth, Gambit, Colossus, Pyro, Mastermind); an "X-Men Season 3: X-Posed" segment; and a semi-amusing "Mystique's Trivia Challenge" (Mystique is definitely not a congenial game show host).

This series contains excellent animation. Instead of typical, boring fisticuffs heroics, the writers and animators creatively incorporate the best usage and combination of each mutant's powers to craft frenetic, highly diverting, and immensely watchable action/fight sequences. Plus, the writers have developed enough emotionally rich storylines that you get a well-balanced show in every episode. And, as always - when chronicling the X-Men - there's a prerequisite message on the values of tolerance thrown in, which is always worth heeding. Here go the episodes and the SPOILERS alert:

"DAY OF RECOVERY" (episode 1) - After the climactic showdown between the X-Men and Magneto in Season 2's finale, the world now knows about mutants; with Professor X missing, Mystique takes charge and uses the X-Men and the Brotherhood to infiltrate a military base to free fellow mutants; meanwhile, anti-mutant sentiment rages nationwide.

"THE STUFF OF HEROES" (episode 2) - The mutant manhunt continues; as Juggernaut wreaks havoc in the outskirts of Bayville, Storm and Beast journey to the Senate hearings to try to change the negative public opinion on mutants.

"MAINSTREAM" (episode 3) - The X-Men students are allowed to go back to public school on a trial run, providing they don't use their powers, but they end up getting the Veronica Mars treatment; meanwhile, Kurt (Nightcrawler), still trying to fit in with his image inducer, separates himself from his mutant buddies; Colossus guest stars.

"THE STUFF OF VILLAINS" (episode 4) - High school continues to suck for the X-Men students, and Spyke is close to losing it; the Scarlet Witch searches for her father Magneto; Gambit comes recruiting the Brotherhood for Magneto's team.

"BLIND ALLEY" (episode 5) - As Scott and Jean grow more attracted to each other, Mystique escapes from the military facility holding her captive and seeks revenge on Cyclops, luring him into a trap and stranding him in a desert without his ruby quartz glasses.

"X-TREME MEASURES" (episode 6) - Crazy Kitty is looking for driving lessons but no one wants to volunteer; a sports drink called "Pow-R 8" proves harmful to mutants; Spyke's finding it harder and harder to control his powers, as well as his temper - especially in dealing with high school; and where do the underground Morlocks fit in?

"THE TOAD, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE" (episode 7) - Fun episode as Toad barges in on Kurt's dinner with Amanda and her parents, intent on stealing Kurt's image inducer; then, the two team up to rescue the Scarlet Witch from Magneto's clutches.

"SELF POSSESSED" (episode 8) - Rogue is suffering painful visions, which isn't alleviated by her jealousy over Jean dating Scott; then her powers run amok, as the personalities she'd absorbed take her over; the episode's ending provides a foreshadowing to Season 3's closing episodes.

"UNDER LOCK AND KEY" (episode 9) - Mesmero hypnotizes Gambit into stealing a relic from Warren Worthington's residence; this relic is one part of a device which will unleash the most powerful mutant the world has ever seen, Apokalypse; the X-Men battle Magneto's Acolytes for the relic; also, the kids play Mutant Ball.

"CRUISE CONTROL" (episode 10) - The kids go on a Bahaman cruise and end up sneaking off to an island when inclement weather forces their cruiseship to set anchor offshore; then an active volcano threatens the island.

"X23" (episode 11) - A deadly young girl, cloned in part with Wolverine's DNA and raised to be a Hydra operative, turns rogue and seeks out Wolverine - and not for a hug.

"DARK HORIZON PART 1" (episode 12) - As the Mesmero-controlled Rogue syphons powers off the X-Men, the Brotherhood, and Magneto and his Acolytes, graduation day arrives for the Bayville High School seniors and, of course, it doesn't go well; Logan, Sabertooth, and Gambit team up to track Rogue, while Xavier and Magneto's teams pursue Mesmero to Giza, Egypt.

"DARK HORIZON PART 2" (episode 13) - Most of the X-Men and the Acolytes are trapped underneath an Egyptian tomb and are separated and attacked by monolithic, animated Egyptian statues; meanwhile, Wolverine, Sabertooth, and Gambit track Rogue to Tibet; and, at last, Apokalypse - and another cliffhanger ending.

X-men Evolution Rocks.......2006-07-24

In this DVD you can relive the powers that engulfed the world in movies but this time in a cartoon series over and over again. Different from the comics and original series this sees the mutants exposed to the world and have to cope with the public reaction whilst dealing with the other troubles of growing up and saving the world from their enemies such as juggernaut, mystique and the newly formed acolytes. The Series concludes a double finale.

X-Men Evolution - Season 1 Collection (UnXpected Changes / Xplosive Days / X Marks the Spot / Xposing the Truth)

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Are you a die-hard X-Men fan?
nice to get them all at once in a first season pack
Great Entertainment
Great Price for a Great Show
Not the best - but fun for X-fans

X-Men Evolution - Season 1 Collection (UnXpected Changes / Xplosive Days / X Marks the Spot / Xposing the Truth)
Director: Steven E. Gordon
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X-Men Evolution - Season 2, Volume 2: Powers Revealed
X-Men Evolution - The Complete Third Season

ASIN: B0000AOV3H
Release Date: 2003-09-16

Description

This collection includes all 4 of the following titles X-Men Revolution titles: 1) UnXpected Changes: Volume 1 includes episodes 1-3. "Strategy X" - Cyclops has an "Accident" with his optical beams while trying to defend Toad at a school football game. "T

Customer Reviews:

Are you a die-hard X-Men fan?.......2007-05-11

Do you refer to all of the X-Men (including Wolverine) by their full names instead of their code names? Do you reassure yourself that the discrepancies between various versions can be explained by invoking alternate timelines? Do you while away boring tasks by mentally assembling teams with synergistic combinations of mutant powers? Can you use the expression "oh my stars and garters" with a straight face?

If you answered "yes" to all of the above, you should buy X-Men: Evolution Season 1. If, instead, you rolled your eyes in disgust and assumed I was joking, you should probably pass on it.

The first season is exactly what one would expect of an X-Men take-off targeted at the Saturday morning cartoon crowd. Major characters are accounted for, but the intellectual elements are missing, or at least obscured by the saccharine "feel-good" tone of the show. Like all things X-Men related, the stories are character driven. However, relying heavily on tired high school clichés, they have all the emotional depth of a Hallmark greeting card.

The scenario has teenage versions of Jean, Scott, Kitty, Kurt, Evan, and Rogue (ok, even I don't know her real name) attending high school with several members of the Brotherhood. Clearly, this must be some alternate timeline because otherwise serious liberty has been taken with the biographies of some major characters.

Despite the dubious tutelage of principal Raven Darkholme (a.k.a. Mystique), the young mutants learn that its important to know who your true friends are, home is where the heart is, your family is all those who love you, and teamwork should come before rivalry. Professor Xavier and his fellow faculty members, Ororo and Logan, exchange kids-will-be-kids looks and all is well with the world.

The central theme of mutants as a metaphor for various oppressed groups does not come into play, as the story assumes mankind is unaware of the existence of mutant abilities. However, those lovable teenage misfits in the Brotherhood make enough trouble to keep the X-Kids busy and make the series enjoyable. If you shudder at the idea of supervillians so adorable you just want to tousle their hair and pinch their cheeks, let me reassure you that the cuteness does have a limit; the major antagonists are taken seriously and represented as adults. You won't see the master of magnetism wielding his powers to steal road signs, or a teenage Mystique banishing a pimple with her shape shifting ability.

In all fairness, the aspects of the first season which so disappoint the basement-dwelling thirty-somethings make it perfect for children. The episodes generally stand on their own, requiring little or no effort to follow. Morality is fairly black-and-white and happy endings are the norm. There is a final confrontation at the end, but little was done to lead up to it. Don't expect to be dazzled (or challenged) with creative plot twists.

For adult fans, the greatest strength of the X-Men: Evolution series is the writers' uncanny talent for putting the characters' powers to use in amazing combinations. For example, in the first season, you'll see Nightcrawler and Shadowcat making synergistic use of their abilities. I personally found this rather refreshing, as I have often postulated (during a boring commute) that Kurt and Kitty would make an astounding team. Evolution is one of the few incarnations of the X-Men where power-related plot holes are difficult to find. Unlike many science fiction creators, the Evolution writers clearly define the "rules" of their universe and play by them consistently. These subtle indications of genius foreshadow what is to come in later in the series.

Considered in isolation, the first season is mediocre and rates three stars. I was tempted to give it four simply because of the inherent sentimental value in seeing my favorite superheroes (and a few villains) as adorable animated adolescents. The main reason for the die-hard fan to purchase season one, however, is the expectation of what is to come. The humor, intrigue and drama of the later seasons build upon the characters and relationships established in the first episodes, so if you intend to watch the series it is best to get in at the beginning.

And no fan should go without seeing the rest of the series. In the second season, X-Men: Evolution, like its protagonists, undergoes a rapid and dramatic transition from an immature, simplistic form to a thing of awesome and unlimited potential. The contrast is enough to elicit and exclamation of "oh my stars and garters".

nice to get them all at once in a first season pack.......2006-12-18

nice price and nice to get all of one in one order toobad it wasn't packaged like season 3 and they need season 4 the fight with apocolips it was only a few episodes long.

Great Entertainment.......2006-08-26

Awesome fun wholesome entertainment. Classic entertainment with all the comic book heros we know and love.

Great Price for a Great Show.......2006-07-21

I was thrilled to find this set here on Amazon, and buying this set is so much cheaper then buying each volume seperatly. All of the DVD's have some good interviews with the producers, designers, voice actors, and other people associated with the show. I don't usually like watching interviews/things where people talk a lot, but I love watching those interviews over and over and seeing the steps they took to make this show as good as it was. I totall reccomend it to anyone looking for something a little different.

Not the best - but fun for X-fans.......2006-07-07

Season One of X-Men Evolution is undoubtedly the weakest season of the show. The voice actors have not settled in to their roles (most notably Professor X and Wolverine), the show introduces a lot more the high school aspect of X-Men, and its constant changes to X-Lore take a lot of getting used to.

But Evolution will eventually win you over. It's fun to see the high school setting, the different interpretations of the characters and the show itself is good fun. X-fans may have to grin and bear at some of the more "unwise" decisions (most painfully the season finale with Magneto), but I think overall that this is worth any X-fans hard earned cash. It's a thoughtful show, unique, and never lets itself get pretentious, preachy, or too serious.

X-Men Evolution - Season 2, Volume 3: Enemies Unveiled

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Where's the complete season 2?
just the ep-not the features
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X-Men: Evolution fans unite!

X-Men Evolution - Season 2, Volume 3: Enemies Unveiled
Director: Steven E. Gordon
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Release Date: 2004-06-29

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Where's the complete season 2?.......2006-11-20

X-MEN: EVOLUTION truly is an excellent coming-of-age superhero series. The choices made regarding who would be reincarnated as teenagers and who would remain as adults generally pay off. I find Cyclops and Jean to be more interesting characters as angst-ridden teens. It would've been intriguing to have had Wolverine as a highschooler, as he would've undoubtedly out-grouched even the sullen Rogue, but never mind. Kurt (Nightcrawler), on the other hand, is a pure hoot; the exuberant fuzzy blue elf is one of my favorites.

The animation here is more than adequate, and the voice acting, particularly that of Logan and Prof. Xavier, is spot on. This series is definitely worth collecting, and I guess those bums at Warner Brothers are very aware of that. Warner Brothers enjoys making us wait for the complete season 2 package. That, or the company must be really racking up the greenbacks from the gullibles who pay extra money collecting these mini-sets. Alas, I'm one of those suckers, at least, with this particular dvd. But this one, I just had to have.

It's a bit challenging to review these X-MEN:EVOLUTION four- and five-episode packs without mentioning the other, unincluded episodes of the season and its general story arc. Fortunately, three of the episodes here are self-contained stories, while "Mindbender" is a precursor to momentous events which happen in the third season. X-MEN: EVOLUTION - ENEMIES UNVEILED (Volume 3) includes episodes 9 thru 12 from Season 2 and offers up two of my favorite episodes of the entire series: the amusing "Walk on the Wild Side" - wherein the girls form their own strictly female crime-fighting club, the Bayville Sirens - & "Operation Rebirth" - wherein, during World War 2, Wolverine teams up with Captain America.

The other two episodes are "Joyride" - in which Lance (Avalance of the Brotherhood of Mutants) briefly joins the X-Men - & the eerie "Mindbender" - in which Jean Grey is acting really strange. As mentioned before, "Mindbender" sets the table for a key storyline in season 3.

This dvd contains several paltry special features: "Meet the New Mutants"; "Behind the Brotherhood with Mystique"; and Wolverine's Trivia Challenge. Really, if not for "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Operation Rebirth," I would've held out for the Complete Season 2 dvd package, which I hope isn't long in arriving. Warner Brothers, c'mon, get it together. What's taking so long, bubs?

just the ep-not the features.......2006-03-14

Rating it 5 cuz people think main stuff their looking for are the episodes, but features do play an important role, this time the xtras were not ssssoooo awesome ..just ok.

Very Good.......2004-07-29

In all of the other X-men DVDs, they show very little on the couple that i like the best. Kitty and Lance. the first episode Joyride, is when Lance joins the X-men. Not everyone is pleased, but almost all are. Scott is the one who hates Lance and Doesen't believe that Lance is doing this out of truth. well when cars, jets, start mysterisoly getting very dirtty. Scott blames it all on Lance. But is it Lance or is someone else having the Joyride?? and Walk on the Wild Side is a episode very good towards "Girl Power" Jean, Boom Boom, Rouge, Magma,Kitty decide to become the BayVille Sirens. Stoping crime and Wearing Leather in the process. the other Two epsiodes are worth getting the Disc After All, any X-Men DVD is worth it.

X-Men: Evolution fans unite!.......2004-06-18

This DVD features the Season Two episodes:

Joyride - When Lance (Avalanche) decides to join the X-men, he finds it hard to fit in and to make matters worse, he gets the blame for trashing the "X-cars". When the real culprets: Iceman, Jubilee, and Cannonball decide to take the X-Jet out for a "spin", Lance and Kitty (Shadowcat) stow away to stop them, but, when the controls are damaged and they're being followed, can they get out alive?

Walk on the Wild Side - When Amara (Magma) and Jean feel like the boys think they're better than the girls, Tabitha (Boom Boom) gets Kitty (Shadowcat) and Rogue to join them in a girls' crime fighting group, the Bayville Sirens! When they go looking for trouble, they find it, and are followed by a couple of friendly faces, and one not so.

Operation: Rebirth - When Magneto steals the remnants of the top secret "Rebirth" project, which Wolverine helped shut down way back in World War II, Logan has no choice but to try and stop him when S.H.I.E.L.D. and its top agent, Nick Fury, alert him to Magneto's plan.
Guest Stars: Nick Fury and Captain America.

Mindbender - After visiting the circus, Jean starts acting strangely and disappears. The X-men find out that she's being controlled by a mysterious man named Mesmero, and collecting artifacts for him, but when Jean isn't enough, Mesmero decides that the only way to get the rest of what he needs is to control more of the X-men!
Guest Stars: Mesmero

Description

Even as the youthful X-MEN explore the boundaries of their unearthly abilities, Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Rogue and the other X-MEN are thrust into the front lines of an epic confrontation: the battle between their mentor Charles Xavier and his arch-enemies Mystique and Magneto. Episodes from Season 2 include: Growing Pains, Power Surge, Bada-Bing Bada-Boom, Fun and Games.

Customer Reviews:

A good series to collect if you're not uptight about adaptations........2006-11-10

This series is a "teenified" version of the familiar X-Men stories and characters in the comics of the last 30 years or so. I won't say anything that spoils any surprises (This was a series that actually followed a progression over all, Season-to-Season) but if certain adjustments; like Scott Summers and Jean Grey being way younger than Wolverine in appearance, all the X-men going to a regular high school in addition to being "students" at the Xavier school, "the brotherhood" being all comprised of teens, bother you, then you probably won't be able to stomach this series which can at times feel like "Saved By The Bell" cast with Marvel Mutants. They play fast and loose with the continuity borrowed from the comic books. If you're a purist, you won't like any of this --Which would be too bad, because the action sequences are dynamic and beautifully animated, the voice characterizations are spot on. In general, the stories are pretty light in tone, not like the adult tone of the "Justice League Unlimited" Series or the "Ultimate Avengers" DVD movies for example. They tend to raise the stakes near the end of the seasons across this series.
As a media product Season 2 Volume 1 is a good quality DVD in my opinion. These DVDs are however a little short on extras and behind the scenes material. They should do away with all the trailers and promotion and save that space for featurettes and "making of" shorts.

Better than the 90's crap.......2004-04-19

This series doesn't mince words with the comic. If you are looking for cheesy characters and the same old story line as the comics go for the 90's episodes. If your going for something new and a revitilized x-men than watch this. This is a new day for mutants and shows the trouble of high school teenage mutants. My son and I watch it and both enjoy it, so it is good from 4 yr's old to 27. Those of us who have been reading for a while will recognize and be amazed by how many chaaracters are brought to the new generation that we remember from our youth. really a great show and worthwile buy.

Should've released it as the complete second season.......2004-03-01

The first season of this show was where it started. The sceond season was when it started to get reall good. All of these episodes are good but i'm kinda getting bored with Badda-Bing Badda-Boom. Tabitha is a good charcter and she comes back to the institute in the third season. She leaves the brotherhood house when Mystique came back. She wasn't happy to learn that Avalanche had tried to join the X-men but she soon straightens them out. Power Surge focuses on Jean and her teleapthy problem. The team helps her get under control soon. This is a great bunch of episodes and i'm sad that the series was cancelled. It's still on Cartoon Network though.

Great show, so-so DVD.......2003-12-08

Unfortunately, the WB is very poor at marketing DVDs for their animated series. This show is best viewed as a series, and it would have made more sense to simply come out with the entire second season on 1 DVD than simply throw a few episodes on a disc. That being said, if you can't wait for them to do that, I recommend grabbing this DVD. No extra features are included, but the show is one of the best comic book adapatations I've seen.

Look Again, Daniel from Carbondale, IL.......2003-10-12

Looks like you didn't give the series a chance. Jubilee is in fact in season 2, have not you seen the fireworks? She is there with Iceman, Cannonball, Berserker, Magma, and others. Gambit comes later along with Pyro and Colossus when the time for Apokalips is at hand. So if your gonna post a reveiw, make sure you got your facts right okay. Toodles

X-Men Evolution - Season 1, Volume 3: X Marks the Spot

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season three and four
Rouge joins up and Sabertooth and Juggernaut come calling

X-Men Evolution - Season 1, Volume 3: X Marks the Spot
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ASIN: B00009WVLK
Release Date: 2003-09-23

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Volume 3 of 4 from Season One of X-Men: Evolution animated series. Includes episodes 7-9. "Turn of the Rogue" - During a field trip to explore a series of underground caverns, Rogue discovers the sinister truth about Principal Darkholme and is forced to choose between Mystique's minions and teaming up with the X-Men. "SpykeCam" - Spyke's school project results in disaster when it leads to a confrontation between Wolverine and his nemesis, Sabertooth. "Survival of the Fittest" - While the X-Men attend a survival school, Mystique unleashes a force from Xavier's past, and the X-Men must join forces with their enemies in a desperate battle against the unstoppable Juggernaut!

Customer Reviews:

season three and four.......2006-02-01

Really love this show. Does anyone know when season 3 or 4 is do out.

Rouge joins up and Sabertooth and Juggernaut come calling.......2003-11-10

"X Marks the Spot" offers up episodes 7-9 of the first season of the animated series "X-Men Evolution" that airs on the Kids! WB network. The series, focuses on the core group of Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Gray, and, of course, Wolverine: (7) "Turn of the Rogue" (Aired February 3, 2001) is the episode where Rogue discovers the truth about Principal Darkholme on a Geology Club field trip to some underground caves and finally decides to turn her back on Mystique and throw in her lot with the X-Men; (8) "Spykecam" (Aired February 10, 2001), has Spyke working on a school assignment to document teenage life using his digicam, just as Sabertooth attacks the Institute looking for his old friend Wolverine; and (9) "Survival of the Fittest" (Aired March 3, 2001), starts with the X-Men attending a survival school and ends with Mystique releasing the Juggernaut from prison to go after his brother, Professor X. The situation is so bad that the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants have to join forces to take down the Juggernaut. This is the third of four vidoes covering the first season of "X-Men Evolution," which covers a lot of ground in getting all the merry mutants together. All three of these episodes are above average in terms of this particular series. Interestingly the show manages to put off the first confrontation with Magneto until the final pair of episodes, to be found on the next tape.

X-Men Evolution - Season 1, Volume 1: UnXpected Changes

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Here we go again
If you liked the X-Men movies, you should love this
Not the Real Deal
Awsome x men movie, "Unexpected Changes"
X-Citing

X-Men Evolution - Season 1, Volume 1: UnXpected Changes
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ASIN: B00009WVLJ
Release Date: 2003-09-23

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The X-Men (and a few women) stand ready to rock your world with three x-ceptional tales charting the struggle of good and evil between two powerful teams of mutant superbeings. Based on Marvel's television series (seen on the KidsWB Network), this first-ever video continues the saga of Professor Xavier in his search for teens that possess the special gift of an X-gene to join his School for Gifted Youngsters. The professor's goal is to train his band of teens to master their mental powers for good. Meanwhile, his nemesis, the menacing Magneto, and fellow conspirator Mystique are molding their protégés for darker deeds. In the first episode, "Strategy X," Kurt Wagner, a.k.a. Nightcrawler, joins Professor X at the Institute, but not before a highly charged close call in the Danger Room. In the second segment, "The X Impulse," we meet 15-year-old Kitty Pryde as she discovers her secret phasing ability--the power to walk through walls. Professor X and Jean rush to bring her to the Institute, arriving just in time to save Kitty from a new mutant adversary, Avalanche. Finally, in "Rogue Recruit," Professor X has detected a new mutant named Rogue who is a danger to herself and others after she accidentally steals the memories of a boy at school. Xavier sends his team to rescue her, only to discover that Mystique is competing for control of Kitty's limitless power. Clever story lines, suspenseful action, and a few romantic subtleties are certain to satisfy X-fans. --Lynn Gibson

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Volume 1 of 4 from Season One of X-Men: Evolution animated series. Includes episodes 1-3. "Strategy X" - Cyclops has an "Accident" with his optical beams while trying to defend Toad at a school football game. Meanwhile, back at the institute, Professor X and Storm welcome newcomer Kurt Wagner, also known as Nightcrawler. "The X Impulse" - Professor X and Jean take the Blackbird to Chicago to meet Kitty Pryde, a young girl with phasing abilities. They arrive just in time to save Kitty from a new mutant menace - Avalanche. "Rogue Recruit" - Cerebro tracks down Rogue after she accidentally steals the memories of a boy at school. Mystique transforms into Wonverine and tries to scare Rogue out of joining the X-Men.

Customer Reviews:

Here we go again.......2004-07-16

This DVD was wonderful. It's not meant to be real, it's just X-men for the next generation, those who don't remember the comics or the original cartoon. It's for kids. The stories are amusing, and the romantic subtext between certain characters makes me giggle (I look for the romance in *everything*, even the back of a cheerios box... it's sad...). The added scenes that WB didn't think were mature enough for original airing were also a nice perk. I plan to collect the entire series. See you Volume 2!

If you liked the X-Men movies, you should love this.......2003-09-23

It's certainly true that X-Men: Evolution is toned down in terms of violence. It's aimed more for PG-13, not R as the other rater seems to want.

But it's still an excellent show, and anyone who can enjoy the movies should certainly enjoy the animated series. If you hated the movies due to inaccuracies with the comic books then you won't like this series either. The characters in the series are nearly identical to the ones from the movies, with the exception of Nightcrawler. In the movies, he was blue and covered with self-inflicted tattoo scarring. In the series he's blue, fuzzy and lighthearted. Wolverine, Cyclops, Xavier, Magneto, etc, are characters you'll be immediately familiar with from the movies.

Is this a show intended to capture the attention of X-Men comic book loyalists? Probably not.

It's a show about a group of young people coming into mutant powers who find themselves thrust into the role of superhero.... or supervillian, depending on if they chose to join the X-Men or ally with Magneto. The animation style is colorful and contemporary, the voice acting is excellent, there's enough action and laughs to entertain the younger crowd and enough character development and plotline to keep an older crowd entertained as well. It's X-Men in a format friendly enough for primetime. The character interactions are much richer than you typically find in animated superhero shows and it's just an all around great show.

Like any book (or comic book) converted to film, don't get so hung up on what got changed or "left out" and this will be a series you can really enjoy.

Also, check out the boxed set which has all of season 1.

Not the Real Deal.......2003-08-09

I'am a huge X-Men fan and Ultimate X-men is not the real thing. First of all you do not even have the original five all togehther that is Beast, Jean, Cyclops, Iceman, and angel. Second of all Wolverine is the most deadly mutant ever and in this show they make him seem like a softie. In the comics he kills men by the hundreds. He knows all forms of combat and here he does not do anyhting. For anybody who really wants to know the real X-Men and the real Wolverine. I suggest reading Essential Uncanny X-Men that includes the original five, The Essential X-Men that includes wolverine, colossus, storm etc.To see wolverine do what he is capable of and what he was made to do read Essential Wolverine 1-3. You can also find everything on X-Men at Marvel website and that is marvel.com. So once again if you really want to get into X-Men and Wolverine buy the comics not this show. The original Show that aired 1992 you can find on ABC Family on the weekends at 10:00 in the morning. People are trying to get that show on DVD.

Awsome x men movie, "Unexpected Changes".......2003-07-03

This has to be the best X men evelution movie ever! I am a huge fan of the X men evelution program and am very thankful that you finnally made a movie. Thank you very much!!!!!

X-Citing.......2002-09-03

X-Men: Evolution is my favorite cartoon on tv right now, with good reason.

Unexpected Changes contains the first three episodes of this awesome series. In the first, Strategy X, Scott's powers are accidently unleashed at a football game while tying to defend another mutant named Todd. Meanwhile, Kurt Wagner adjusts to life at the Xavier Institute, with some interesting results. In The X-Impulse, Kitty Pryde's powers develop one night, and she meets Lance, a fellow mutant who will be a very important figure in her life even after they're recruited to opposite sides. In the final episode, Rogue Recruit, a young goth named Rogue develops a dangerous power with unlimited possibilities, and Mystique makes sure she'll never join the X-Men.

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Volume 4 of 4 from Season One of X-Men: Evolution animated series. Includes episodes 10-13. "Shadowed Past" - When Rogue's chilling nightmares offer a glimpse into Nightcrawler's mutant past, Nightcrawler risks it all - even his friendships with the X-Men - to search for the truth. "Grim Reminder" - A suppressed memory haunts Wolverine, leading him to the twisted man who transformed him into a mutant ? and to a battle of wills that could cost Wolverine his life. "The Cauldron Parts 1&2" - The battle begins when Magneto pits mutants against mutants in a plot to determine the most powerful mutant abilities. Housed on Asteroid M, Magneto intends to help the victors realize their full potentials, then unite them to take over the world ? and only the X-Men can stop him! But when Cyclops' long-lost brother emerges on Magneto's side, Cyclops must make a fateful choice between the only link to his past or his future friendships with the X-Men.

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presentation for dvd's is a 4 or 5 but the show itself is a 2.......2006-04-07

I didn't go into this expecting much and I'm leaving not taking too much away. I had never seen the new x-men but of course I watched the old cartoon. So I was surprised to see the crapy animation, bad voice acting and well the storylines are the reason this gets a 2/5. They are all pretty good but is overall too kid like and not serious enough. It's weird cause the director was trying to have this perfect balance between dark and kiddie stuff. If the show was overall moer serious, then the really serious moments would work, but instead they just feel out of place.

Shadowed Past- this is a really weird episode. We find out who nightcrwler's mom is, but the serious parts fail because of the overall jokiness of the show. The funniest thing that I saw was that all the x-men are in high school. Luckily they didn't make wolverine like 16 years old. So rogue is having dreams and nightcrawler finds stuff out, pretty dumb.

Grim Reminder- I would rename this episode don't judge people by what you see on the surface. this one almost does a good job with blebding darkness and comdy by havign wolverine going INSANE in his bedroom and ripping everything apart, nd then a little girl is writing a letter saying "mr x sure is gonna yell at logan for trashing his room", I have to say that I actually laughed here. There is another part where wolverine asks the girl "am I reading too loud for you." If the show could have put more than 2 of these lines in sometimes, then this would be a much better show.

The Cauldron parts 1 and 2- Kind of a cool episode. We meet cyclops's brother who instantly gets drawn in by magneto. So magneto is really just having fun here but, god it was stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, I thought I could review all these and I almost made it.

The special features include introductions to the episodes and a behind the scenes look at the voice talent. Did I just say talent?
The intros have the producers/directors talking to us like we are actually 22 like me. I can't see anybody my age actually enjoying this so I wish they would have talked like they are talking to little kids like in they do in their show. But decent introductions into a bad show.
X-men unmasked is good if you need a good laugh. And I lughed ver well al the way through this. They show you the people of all the voices, and there is a girl on there I think it is megan who plays i think the girl who can walk through stuff, send me a message sometime and I WILL TAKE YOU OUT, PLEASE FIND ME IF YOU GO TO OMAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So overall a pretty bad show, but I enjoyed it!!

Well done!.......2005-08-14

A great lil DVD. Nicely presented, well written episodes! A "can't miss" deal!

X-Men Evolution - Season 1, Volume 2: Xplosive Days

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X-men evolution DVD
Xplosive Review
Quicksilver fans Buy this item!
just in case you were wondering what 3 episodes this include
x men evolution review

X-Men Evolution - Season 1, Volume 2: Xplosive Days
Director: Steven E. Gordon
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ASIN: B00009WVLL
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Description

Volume 2 of 4 from Season One of X-Men: Evolution animated series. Includes episodes 4-6. "Mutant Crush" - Raven spots Blob (Fred Dukes) at a truck rally and decides to enlist him on her evil team. When Blob enrolls at Bayville High, all the kids make fun of him except for Jean, so he decides that she will be his by any means necessary. "Speed and Spyke" - Robberies have been happening at a school in New York. Evan, Spyke, is determined to find out who's the robber. He stakes out one night to catch the culprit but sees only a blur, Quicksilver. "Middleverse" - When Kurt is feeling ignored by his teammates, he teleports into an old, locked science lab where hs is vaporized into another dimension. In the ultra-warped Bayville High, he meets Forge, another mutant, who was vaporized back in the 70's.

Customer Reviews:

X-men evolution DVD.......2007-01-12

The DVD's X-men evolution is a mixed of interesting history (nearly to comic-book) with good draws and a lot of action. All DVDs are excelent to collection fan

Xplosive Review.......2003-07-12

This VHS contains the Episodes 4,5 and 6 of the first season.Episode 4 is Mutant Cush which introduce Fred Dukes aka The Blob.Jean Grey was just helping him but Blob takes it too seriousl like a crush.Then next is Speed and Spyke which introduces Storm's nephew Evan Daniels and his nemesis Pietro Maximoff.Storm thinks Evan is having trouble with his powers and thinks he must go to the Xavier Institute.But he has some other plans besides that.He has to deal with a fast rival who keeps getting him into trouble.And last is Middleverse which introduces the old-young Forge who accidently trapped himself in a dimension called Middleverse and Rogue accidently transported Nightcrawler to Middleverse.This three will rock your spine!You will love this tape!

Quicksilver fans Buy this item!.......2003-06-22

This cassette features three episodes of the first series of
X-Men Evolution.These episodes introduce important characters of good and bad nature.They introduce THE BLOB,QUICKSILVER and SPYKE even though in series three Spyke isn't a main character.
It's best to buy or watch UnXpected Changes first if you don't get the storyline.
UnXpected Changes is the first part of Series 1.
Xplosive Days is the second part.
X marks the Spot is the third part
But you'll have to pre-order the final part out in September 2003.
This video isn't as good as some of the episodes in Series 3 but they are a good way to introduce main character.
So I believe this is one wicked video.

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just in case you were wondering what 3 episodes this include.......2003-01-15

i don't think anyone else has mentioned this, but the three episodes on this video are:
- mutant crush, feat. the blob and jean grey
- speed and spyke, feat. spyke and quicksilver
- and middleverse, feat. nightcrawler and forge

these were the orig. ep. 4-6 in season one of the evolution series and thus they were the first appearances of the blob (who gets recruited by mystique and who develops a crush on jean grey), spyke and quicksilver (former friends who get recruited by mystique and the x-men respectively), and forge who has been trapped in a place outside of time b/c of an invention gone slightly awry and who gets brought back when nightcrawler gets ported there.

worth 3 or 4 stars, although these episodes aren't nearly as good as the later ones, such as the ones late in season one and season two. if i were going to get just one of the vhs tapes i'd get one of the other two first, esp. since both of those inc. an episode w/ rogue.

x men evolution review.......2002-12-10

I think the episodes were so,so cool. My favorite episode is
speed or spyke because it introduces the young Evan Daniel's
and he's my favourite character. I think you would really like
it. you face heap's of action and adventure. I think it's the
best.

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New breeze in the Mecha animes!
Shattered Dreams

Fafner - Next Evolution (Vol. 6)
Starring: Kohei Kiyasu , Makoto Ishii , Marika Matsumoto , Jessica Gee , and Hideyuki Hori
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ASIN: B000E3LGI8
Release Date: 2006-05-16

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(Includes Episode 21-23)

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New breeze in the Mecha animes!.......2007-01-27

OK people, what is Fafner?

Before I get into the story, I will try to answer a hypothetical question first: Who should not and who should watch Fafner.
To begin with, if you are a die-hard fan of Evangelion or Gundam etc. than most probably you will not want to watch this one because it has some similarities with the previous mention animes indeed; and you most probably will `blow away' a great anime like this. On the other hand, people who would like to watch a very good anime, with strong storyline, twists, romance, lots of action and of course Mechas (belongs to the so called sci-fi category) than you should watch this one.

Let us proceed to the storyline:
It starts with the life of people, teenagers going to school, adults to work etc. by introducing the viewer to their everyday life. The place where the story starts is called Tatsumiya Island. To make the long story short, aliens attack earth and obviously the Island gets under attack, devastating their lives and throwing the teenagers into battle; basically, because they are the ones who are able to fly the Mechas. Additionally, power games will start to evolve, exhausting battles all over the globe will occur, between sort of government and military parties etc. and all the teenagers are caught in the middle of all this. As the series proceed, many questions will be raised (which will be answered - directly or indirectly - in the end of the series), the bounds between the main protagonists will become stronger (and of course romance), the viewer will witness all the emotional rollercoaster that these youngsters will go through and some of them will even die.
This sums up the story. I could get into more details and tell you what will go on in every episode but I refrained myself from doing this because I believe that if someone decides to watch the series than I would give away the entire suspense and twists of it.

Overall critique about the series:
If you are into Mechas for a while, then most probably you have watched Mecha series and are familiar with the common pattern that this kind of animes are following: teenagers are the ones who can fly the Mechas, alien invasion, battles, romance, power games etc (as for the good guy vs. bad guy, in the Mecha series this usually presents a grey zone). Therefore, why should someone watch Fafner? If you are not into animes for a long time, should you watch Fafner?
The answer would be yes. First of all, because of its animation, which is very good. Second, because of its storyline, which although is based on the common pattern that is been explained above, yet, it manages to bring forth new ideas, a solid and strong storyline, many twists and mainly till the final episodes you will not be able to foresee its final conclusion. Even if you are a die-hard fan of Evangelion, RahXephon etc. this one is definitely worth a watch from you. As for the action, the series are packed with it. Third, because of its dub; in other words, if you belong to the category of people that instead of Japanese would prefer the English dub, it is very good done and professional orchestrated. Thumbs up!
Apart from it, if you buy the box set or the complete collection, then the box is exactly the one you see in the picture, which is very strong, like a shelf and doesn't brake easily. As for extras, the usual stuff like previews of other animes, not credit opening/ending and so forth.

To the most obvious question: Buying it or not? To be honest, if you can afford the money than I will definitely recommend these series to you, if, you can not afford the money than try to rent it and watch it.
To conclude these series are highly recommended!

I hope that I could help you...

Shattered Dreams.......2006-12-06

Kazuki and his friends have become a force to be reckoned with. Together with Michio and Canon, two pilots formerly of the Neo UN, the Tatsumiya Fafner pilots have successfully defended the island for quite some time. A prolonged sequence of Festum attacks keeps the new defense force on the move but rarely does the enemy prove to be much of a challenge. With morale bolstered and egos stoked, the young defenders of Alvis feel they can overcome any and all challenge that comes their way.

Commander Makabe is wary of the island's recent success. The routine nature of the Festum intrusions, their numbers, and the timing, leads him to believe that the enemy might be testing the island's defenses. Or worse yet, Makabe fears the Festum are biding their time. His concerns are echoed by the ethereal words of Tsubaki Minashiro, who is faced with the fact that her body will not be able to exist outside of the island's core for much longer. Ever cheerful, Tsubaki focuses instead on a possible solution to the Festum conflict. She believes the enemy is learning from humankind, studying and measuring reaction as a means of strengthening the collective. Though they reject the notion of individual freedom and consciousness, it is clear to Tsubaki that the Festum can be taught to coexist. She hopes that such a message can be sent to the North Pole Mir, the heart of the Festum invasion, before the Neo UN launches its decisive battle to end the war.

But dreams of unity and peace are shattered when the pilots of Alvis are suddenly faced with the harsh reality of their continued existence. Inflicted with a phenomenon that will eventually destroy their minds, Kazuki and his friends must come to terms with the price they must pay for defending their homeland. To make matters worse, the Festum's plan of attack escalates, taking the defenders by surprise and striking them at their weakest. The arrival of a new, deadly enemy reveals at last the Festum's ultimate agenda: the Siegfried System and the young man who wields it in battle: Soshi Minashiro. Kazuki and his allies must rally to defend their friend and home against this new threat, in what will be one of the bloodiest battles to scar the island yet. Though experienced and battle-hardened, can Kazuki hope to save Soshi from the Festum now that the enemy has tasted hatred for the first time?

The final story arc of Fafner kicks off with an impressive turn of events in Volume 6. Here comes the payoff at last: intriguing twists, climactic battles, unexpected departures, and one very hostile Festum. The volume begins on a somber note, then kicks into high gear with two battles that will forever alter the lives of the island's inhabitants. With only three episodes remaining, we can expect the final volume to be just as action packed as this one. But coming with that expectation is a glimmer of hope, that perhaps some of the lingering questions (and there are many) will be answered before the end.

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