Dangaioh - Hyper-Combat Unit: The Ultimate Transformers

Dangaioh - Hyper-Combat Unit: The Ultimate Transformers


Starring:Alice Barrty, Jocelyn Cunningham, Robert Glenister, Edward Glen, Annemarie Zola, David Collins (IV), Alan Marsh, Julia Braams
Studio: Manga Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Initially released as a three-part OAV (1987), Dangaioh has been substantially recut and re-edited for this release. Four Earthlings--Mia, Pai, Lambda, and Roll--have been trained by Professor Tarsan to be "Espers," warriors with psychic abilities. They become the Dangaioh Team (their mecha combine to form the title robot, the most powerful weapon in the universe), battling the evil Galimos. The character designs have a dated look that recalls Robotech (1985) and American Saturday-morning TV. The reworked story line makes very little sense, even with long exposition scenes and a voice-over narration to fill in missing plot points. The English dub is often unintentionally comic: as one of Galimos's minions prepares to incinerate the Dangaioh Team, she declares, "They'll look like French fries when I'm through with them!" Dangaioh reveals the enormous strides Japanese animation made in the years that followed. (Rated 13 and older: violence, minor profanity) --Charles Solomon
Dangaioh - Hyper-Combat Unit: The Ultimate Transformers
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Incomplete and and absolutely worthless
  • DVD
  • Oh no they DID not!
  • Why release this DVD in this condition?
  • This has nothing to do with the Transformers movie/DVD's..
 Dangaioh - Hyper-Combat Unit: The Ultimate Transformers
Starring: Annemarie Zola , David Collins (IV) , Alan Marsh , Alice Barrty , and Jocelyn Cunningham
Manufacturer: Manga Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00007KK3J
Release Date: 2003-01-28

Amazon.com

Initially released as a three-part OAV (1987), Dangaioh has been substantially recut and re-edited for this release. Four Earthlings--Mia, Pai, Lambda, and Roll--have been trained by Professor Tarsan to be "Espers," warriors with psychic abilities. They become the Dangaioh Team (their mecha combine to form the title robot, the most powerful weapon in the universe), battling the evil Galimos. The character designs have a dated look that recalls Robotech (1985) and American Saturday-morning TV. The reworked story line makes very little sense, even with long exposition scenes and a voice-over narration to fill in missing plot points. The English dub is often unintentionally comic: as one of Galimos's minions prepares to incinerate the Dangaioh Team, she declares, "They'll look like French fries when I'm through with them!" Dangaioh reveals the enormous strides Japanese animation made in the years that followed. (Rated 13 and older: violence, minor profanity) --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Incomplete and and absolutely worthless.......2005-10-21

I must admit that I sometimes enjoy watching old-school anime with a sort of a grotesque fascination; I am amused by the cheesy plots, the inane dialogue, and 80's-style animation quality. I actually owned this three-part OAV set on an import laserdisc(!). I always thought that the first episode was probably the highest in quality of the three as far as animation is concerned. When the Dangaioh does its transformation, it is quite smooth and fluid. But the second and third installments are pretty much low-end anime even for the 80's. I would've been much happier if this DVD release had only the first episode rather than the second and third; it would make more logical sense anyway! The fact that this putrid company released this DVD WITHOUT the first episode is not only insulting but aggravating.
Hopefully, it'll at least fetch me a buck or two on eBay.
Anchor Bay, you suck!

5 out of 5 stars DVD.......2003-08-12

Hi!
This DVD is japanese or english dubbed?What's shipping price from Brazil?

1 out of 5 stars Oh no they DID not!.......2003-06-28

what was the point of releasing this piece of... well you know what i mean. why bother if you aren't going to show the first episode?! then there wouldn't be any need for a prologue that was just way to long and boring to begin with. i thought i would fall asleep before the damn thing even started. i am seriously disappointed, since i watched it a very long time ago and have been waiting forever for them to finally re-release this title. that they would do so little justice to it is just pitiful.
not to mention the fact that you can't even watch it in japanese with english subtitles. although it was fun to watch it with the english dub... i don't think i can remember the last time i heard so much swearing.

1 out of 5 stars Why release this DVD in this condition?.......2003-02-28

I don't know why such a great company would release such a terrible product! This DVD is missing the first episode of the original three volume mini-series. The first episode is depicted as a mere prologue to the remaining two episodes. The original Japanese language track is non-existant. As a good fan of the series, I was highly disappointed. Dangaioh fans stay away!

3 out of 5 stars This has nothing to do with the Transformers movie/DVD's.........2003-02-17

The Ultimate Transformers. An Inter-Stellar Sci-Fi Adventure Of Mecha Androids And Transformers.

When four psychic warriors discover that evil invaders have destroyed their planets, they are brought together byia mysterious doctor, Tarsanito unite andiform Dangaioh, theimost powerful weaponiin theiuniverse. Using their full collective cyonic powers, they alone can stop theibloody tyranny of captain Garimoth andihis wicked henchmanito prevent theiend of theiuniverse. But isitheir psychogenic wave strong enough ito destroy theinotorious cyborg Gil Birg, or will theiwarriors fall victimito Garimoth's trickery that finds weaknessiin their forgotten pasts?

This exciting inter-stellar sci-fi adventure of mecha androids anditransformers features mechanic designs byiShoji Kawamori (Macross Plus) andiproduction direction byiMasami Obari (Virus / Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture).

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