Silent Mobius (Collector's Edition)

Starring:Silent Mobius
Studio: Bandai
Product Type: DVD

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A Bargain Price for a Boring Series
for a collectors series it only has one disc
A great bargain for a full 26 episode series!
This is a steal
Good to those who know about the series

Silent Mobius (Collector's Edition)
Starring: Silent Mobius
Manufacturer: Bandai
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ASIN: B0009E3324
Release Date: 2005-07-12

Customer Reviews:

A Bargain Price for a Boring Series.......2007-06-28

It seems everyones happy about the price if this collection but they must not have watched it yet.

To give a quick and simple review, this movie has 5 main character "girls" fighting demons. There are a few good episodes but there are so many inconsistencies and plot holes that it bothers me. There is a large lack of action in most of the episodes and some corny love stories that no one will enjoy.

for a collectors series it only has one disc.......2006-06-08

In the near future, there are weird monster esque things called Lucifer Hawks that are basically giving humanity a hard time. Tokyo forms the mystical something or other, a unique unit of police officers all women who have weird powers.

A great bargain for a full 26 episode series!.......2006-04-06

There are those who complain about the animation quality in this series, but we're not talking about a big budget movie. If you want to see skimpy animation look at His and Her Circumstance or other series that ran out of funds. The animation here is quite passable.

The story line is very good. Somewhat original, together with the character development, and the plot twists this stays watchable throughout the series. Characters I think are important to care about, at least in a series longer than a few episodes. I got bored with a series called Brain Powered about halfway through, and stopped watching because the characters seemed so undeveloped. Not so here, by the midway point you know the backstory of most all of the main characters, and their current desires as well.

This series is also an interesting blend of the occult and science. Only a few series manage to do that without problems, Outlaw Star, and Blue Seed comes to mind. This series is probably closer to Blue Seed of the two. It maintains a dark tone throughout, and is probably another anime that may have drawn some of its influence from the movie Blade Runner.

If you're looking for fan service you won't get much, this is not a series that hits all the usual anime cliches. This makes it all the more unusual that you just keep wanting to watch more. I've also seen some comments that the english voice cast is weak, but I've not seen that. They seem fine, and well suited for the characters. While this series will not likely go down in the world of anime as a classic, you'll rarely find a better bargain for your anime dollar.

This is a steal.......2006-02-25

Silent Mobius doesn't have the best animation. But it takes place in a great world, with awesome characters who are well-developed and well-acted. The stories and scripts are great, and so is the music. For about a dollar an episode, you'd be nuts to not get this series, especially if you think you might like an anime series that wonderfully blends the mystical and the cyberpunk themes.

Good to those who know about the series.......2005-09-19

Silent Mobius is on of those anime series which not follows completely the manga version. I already have most of the volumes of the manga and is not like the anime series.

But I saw the series first so it will be not problem to those who do the same thing. But to those who already read the books and now are going to own the series...prepare for the changes and all. Even the way that the characters are is quite different than the books.

But I'll give a 4 star anyway...is a goos series to collect.

Silent Mobius - Earth Under Attack (Collection 1)

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For once, a thinking mans Anime
Very good so far
Ah....I've gone to heaven...
Let's get a few things straight...
One of the worst animes around

Silent Mobius - Earth Under Attack (Collection 1)
Starring: Naoko Matsui , Hiromi Tsuru , Chieko Honda , Maya Okamoto , and Kappei Yamaguchi
Director: Hideki Tonokatsu
Manufacturer: Bandai
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Doomed Megalopolis

ASIN: B000065AYR
Release Date: 2002-06-18

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The 26-part Silent Mobius TV series and the two preceding features were based on a popular manga by Kia Asimiya. In the early 21st century, powerful, carnivorous monsters called the "Lucifer Hawk" are attacking Earth. Humanity's bastion against this invasion is the Attacked Mystification Police (sic): Shinto priestess Nami, mechanical whiz Lebia, relentlessly cheerful Yuki, and tough-as-press-on-nails cyborg Kiddy. The balance of power in the war shifts in mankind's favor with the appearance of former secretary Katsumi Liqueur, who inherited magical abilities from her father, the "Archmage" Gigelf Liqueur. She also inherited a mysterious knife from her sorceress mother and an enchanted talking sword. These first nine episodes do little more than introduce the main characters and a few minor ones, including Rally Cheyene, the head of the squadron, and Katsumi's boyfriend, officer Robert "Roy" Device. All of the female characters have troubled pasts, which are explored in lengthy flashbacks that occur between attacks. Katsumi, who holds the key to the gates of the Lucifer Hawk world Nemesis, remains at the center of these battles. The setup and action in Silent Mobius strongly recall Bubblegum Crisis. Concept designer Yasuhiro Moriki's Blade Runner-influenced images of a half-ruined, dystopic future Tokyo are more interesting than the animation, yet art director Eiji Iwase uses a monochromatic palette with exceptional panache. Rated 13 Up: Violence, profanity, brief nudity. --Charles Solomon

Description

2023. Beings known as "Lucifer Hawk" have begun invading earth from another dimension. All that stands between them and the enslavement of the human race is the Attacked Mystification Police Department--a special division of the Tokyo Police staffed by women with amazing paranormal abilities. Will the abilities of Katsumi and the AMP be enough to defeat these forces of darkness? Nine episodes in a 2-disc DVD set.

Customer Reviews:

For once, a thinking mans Anime.......2003-08-13

...I first saw this on Tech TV, which is rather odd since Tech TV doesn't exacly scream anime. I too thought at first when I saw one of its commercials, "the cast is all women? Great, nothing but a wet boys anime". Boy was I wrong. First off, Katsumi and her friends actually have real depth. They don't just stand around yelling at things with huge heads (you know, to emphasize
that they're yelling) and flexing off their sexiness in thongs. The fact that they're women doesn't really come into play that much, and they don't just sit around talking about guys the whole episode. Each one them has an in depth back story, as well as distinct powers making each one of them unique, and no two are exactly alike. What I also loved was the fact that each one of them had their own episode which showed more of the character to the viewer than you would previously know. Also, there is no 1 character who become the center of attention constantly. Sure the story is about Katsumi, but not one character gets ignored. I wish other animes would do this, since it is the proper way to tell a story, and not burn the viewer out on a character.

The villians are creatures called Lucifer Hawks which are demons. In a bizzare twist of fate they become connected to our world and start screwing things up royally by eatting people and such (we're their food source, oh joy). That's where our heros come in. While it may sound like it reduces to a Power Rangers or Sailer Moon type of ordeal, each battle has its own unique twist that makes it interesting and makes use of each characters powers. There's also half human/lucifer hawks that cause Katsumi and pals much grief later on as well. In fact, I liked every villian as well. They were intelligent, and had their own unique motive for why they do what they do. It's rare to see a bad guy not being bad just for the sake of it now days.

The music is also welcome, from the excellent beginning theme to the in show tracks which play. After hearing it I bought the sound track just to get Forbidden Pause. If you know me personally, you'd know that I'm very picky about my music. But this sound track just clicks just right and you'll be humming it while walking around work and such.

All in all this is one of the few rare animes which has no glaring flaws, just 1 annoying character. The stories are well thought out, the animation is excellent, the music is soothing, the characters act like actual people and not sex objects, the voice acting is good, and the villians are great. I will admit that some battles did get kinda cheesy when the monsters shout "It's the AMP!" like it was Mr T and the A-Team busting onto the scene or something, but on a whole this is 1 anime that you should not miss. Why it's not popular I'll never know, but if you can spread the good word after watching it, that will hopefully change.

Very good so far.......2003-05-31

I've been watching Silent Mobius off and on as I have the chance to catch it. It has been worth my time as both a relatively new anime fan, and also just as someone who's interested in good action, a dash of horror, and a plot to wrap it all up.

My first impression (an all female group?) scremed, "cheesy!", but the animation is good, the story is fun to follow, and the characters very human. After a few episodes my view went from over-all negative to actually looking forward to catching the next show.

Parents may be pleased to know that the women are not scantily clad. In fact, you could describe a few as professional / business like. There are some nifty monsters, some creepy scenes, and technobabble so I wouldn't suggest it for very young viewers.

~Mysk

Ah....I've gone to heaven..........2003-05-16

Imagine this: You're walking down the alley one night, and something pops out and eats you.

This is no rip-off ladies and gentlemen, this is Silent Mobius, the 1980's pop-culture manga phenomemnon remastered for this century. It's EXCELLENT.

Silent Mobius follows the adventures of Katsumi Liquer, a young woman who is indeed a mage in 21st century Tokyo, post apocolypse style. It turns out her father, archmage Gigelf had secrets, inlcluding unlocking the gate to NEMESIS, and relesing the flesh-eatting Lucifer Hawk upon the unsuspecting planet. In this wild and original blend of technology and magic, the all-female AMP (Attack Mystification Police) battles the Lucifer Hawk. With romance, plot twists, secrets untold and pleanty of beautiful women, this anime is sure to please both men and women alike. The animation is beautiful, as is Kia Asayama's art style. The dubbing was fairly good actually.

The opening theme 'Kindan no Pense' or 'Forbiden Thoughts' is excellent, as is the opening animation. The background music was also excellent, bordering classical.

All of the characters are PEOPLE, adding to the show. Katsumi in particular is constantly plagued by her own inner demons, especially later in the series. We also see Kiddy Phenil, who has a dirty secret all her own.

All in all, this is definetely something ANY anime fan should get. It's a classic, and a stunning one at that.

A viewer, you have obviously just recently been introduced to anime. I've seen 150+ titles, and this is in my top 10.

Buy this, pat yourself on the back, watch it, and then watch it again.

Overall grade: 9/10

**Because Lum Cheng annoys me!

Let's get a few things straight..........2003-05-15

First of all, this is not a movie (there are two movies made years ago), this is the first 9 episodes of the (much newer) television series, 2 discs with a whopping 225 minutes of material. You get your money's worth.

Second, the visuals/animation for a television series can't possibly compare to the two earlier movies... but plot-wise, the television series wins hands-down. Not only does it conform much more closely to the original manga/comic series, but it gives you a chance to get to know all of the other characters involved. There's room to develop multiple plots. Both of the movies revolved around Katsumi to the exclusion of other characters, and they were both also told completely in flashback mode which is not a good way to tell a story. They're both worth watching, but as introductions to the various cast members and multiple plot threads of the comic, they fall very short. So I'm very glad that the tv series has come out.

Third, it amuses me that someone knows how "awful" this series is after watching only ten minutes of it, and reccomends stories made for children instead. Let's just say that Silent Mobius is a little more complex, story-wise, than Pokemon. You might as well say that, after watching a full ten minutes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you realized it was the worst television series ever and reccomend watching Rugrats or Spongebob Squarepants instead.

Speaking of Buffy, what you get with Silent Mobius is a dark futuristic tale of good people with special powers fighting off evil demonic entities... it has a little of that Bubblegum Crisis / Battle Angel Alita cyberpunk feel, a little Lovecraftian horror, and a little of that Neon Genesis Evangelion "it's the end of the world as we know it, and mankind's making one last desperate stand" flavor. It's also one of those animes where all of the major characters are female, although two have boyfriends who are background characters without special powers.

Not the most amazing anime in the world, but a fun series nonetheless. And by the way, much more compelling than Gundam Wing, Pokemon, and Galaxy Express 666.

One of the worst animes around.......2003-05-12

This is one of the worst animes to plague the anime market.This movie was so bad that I just could'nt keep focused on it...I finally stopped watching it after 10 annoying minutes of this irritating film.If you want good anime go with good,quality anime like "Gundam Wing","Pokemon" or "Galaxy Express 999".

Silent Mobius - Twists of Fate (Collection 2)

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No better than the first
Getting Underway

Silent Mobius - Twists of Fate (Collection 2)
Starring: Naoko Matsui , Hiromi Tsuru , Chieko Honda , Maya Okamoto , and Kappei Yamaguchi
Director: Hideki Tonokatsu
Manufacturer: Bandai
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ASIN: B00006ADCQ
Release Date: 2002-08-20

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Revelations, counter-revelations, flashbacks, dream sequences, and illusions pile up until even the filmmakers don't seem to know what's going on in the second set of television episodes based on the 1991 feature film. The original plot, in which the all-female AMP or Attacked Mystification Police fought the Lucifer Hawk, flesh-eating monsters from another dimension, gets hopelessly lost. The attempts to add depth to the characters needlessly complicate the story: cheerful Yuki is the product of yet another program of illegal biogenetic experiments and was once lost in time. Tough cyborg Kiddy resists a deadly mecha virus that threatens her police-officer boyfriend. Katsumi's long-suffering beau Roy breaks up a high-level plot to turn police officers into monsters capable of fighting the Lucifer Hawk. Apparently members of the Lucifer Hawk can breed with humans to produce "human children with the power of demons"; both AMP chief Rally Cheyenne and Katsumi are described as "half Lucifer Hawk"--although both Katsumi's parents have been shown as humans in several flashbacks. Stunned by this revelation, Katsumi refuses to use her powers "against family" and leaves the squad for six months, but that absence may just have been an illusion created by the sinister Ganossa Maxmillian. The limited budget of the TV series appears to be stretched very thin in these episodes: designer Yasuhiro Moriki's Blade Runner-influenced images of a dystopic future Tokyo lashed by acid rain have lost much of their initial punch. Rated 13 Up: Violence, profanity, brief nudity, alcohol use. --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

No better than the first.......2007-07-02

If you liked the first compilation, you should like the second. I didn't like the first one and don't like the second. Why is it the sword that is always supposes to be with Katsumi is never with her- especially in times where she needs it, such as getting trapped on a train. Why is it Katsumi has such a negative attitude toward killing those with her own blood? This seems to be a very exaggerated reaction... I still feel they could have put a little more action in these episodes with less corny love stories.

Getting Underway.......2002-08-31

This second collection builds upon the introductions of the characters from the first collection pretty well. The coming war between the Lucifer Hawk and AMP builds up subtlely.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent.......2005-09-21

This collection is absolutely excellent. Very awesome. I love Silent Mobius and I think it's a great anime for anyone. It's an excellent starting anime.

Silent Mobius - Dark Destiny (Collection 3)

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HOW COME NOONE HAS REVIEWED THIS EXCELLENT SHOW YET;
HOW COME NOONE HAS REVIEWED THIS EXCELLENT SHOW YET;
Is there more ?

Silent Mobius - Dark Destiny (Collection 3)
Starring: Naoko Matsui , Hiromi Tsuru , Chieko Honda , Maya Okamoto , and Kappei Yamaguchi
Director: Hideki Tonokatsu
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ASIN: B00006IUG3
Release Date: 2002-10-22

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Any vestiges of a coherent story line vanish as this second set of television episodes based on the 1991 feature film concludes. The revelation that Katsumi is half alien--which shattered her emotionally in the previous episodes--doesn't seem to be a problem anymore. She's back on the job with the AMP or Attacked Mystification Police (sic), fighting aliens. Love enables the long-suffering Roy to overcome the evil Ganossa, and his presence magnifies Katsumi's powers enormously. When Ganossa kills Roy, Katsumi disappears for another six months but returns as Ganossa's disciple. What began as a story about an all-female police unit fighting the Lucifer Hawk, a race of flesh-eating aliens, suddenly becomes a tale of witchcraft. New characters and plot elements proliferate. Ganossa "sold his soul" to the unseen King of the planet Nemesis; a Lucifer Hawk merges with the AMP building until the satellite Donald zaps the structure. An enormous, badly animated CG serpent appears in the middle of Tokyo; Katsumi is imprisoned by the Demon Sword Medium but is rescued (offscreen) by Avalanche Wong. AMP chief Rally Cheyenne sells her soul to rescue her sister from the clutches of Nemesis--apparently with no lasting ill effects, and by episode 25, Ganossa has been identified as "an incarnation of the Devil." Silent Mobius ends on a cliffhanger, with none of its story elements resolved: the filmmakers must have planned another season that was never made. (Rated 13 and older: violence, profanity, nudity, implied sexual situations, alcohol use) --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

HOW COME NOONE HAS REVIEWED THIS EXCELLENT SHOW YET;.......2002-12-04

I must express my surprise when i saw that no reviews have been written for this amazing show,when i bought the first volume i immediately wished to buy the remaining volumes.The main problem that some see with the show is its lack of coherence, but this is not true , since what the show was all about is the love story between Roy and Katsumi , Kiddy and Ralph , Yuki and Toru , and the antagonistic relationship between Rally and Rosa.Viewed in that context the show is more than coherent.That also explains why many episodes don't feature so much action , but instead explain those relationships.For example there are two episodes with megadynes , one of which is simply stunning, and the episode where Yuki meets Toru in 1999 was very touching.Also the only ones mentioning the lucifer hawk as aliens are the media and some of the officials but not AMP itself.They know the truth and call them demons not exraterestrials.There was never a sudden turn to magic since the show was always involved with that , just look at the scene with which it starts and you will immediately understand it is about magic and not aliens.Katsumi from the begining uses spells and not technology ,esp or anything else.It is unfair to state that it doesn't end since it was interested in the stories between the characters more than the fight against the lucifer hawk.I haven't read the manga yet so i don't know how that chapter ends but some issues were resolved and other shows ended in such a convoluted way that it is refreshing to see a show that ends in a positive way.The cgi dragon is not exactly state of the art, but is that enough to blame the whole show;This anime is best viewed in japanese.Promising a continuation is not bad ,it is an optimistic way which is not so frequent in anime lately where most shows flaunt philosophy that does not really add to the show.The message is clear:"We go on and that is human because we can love".It is told in the excelent theme song and every great song in the series for that matter.

HOW COME NOONE HAS REVIEWED THIS EXCELLENT SHOW YET;.......2002-12-04

Is there more ?.......2002-11-01

A good series and I enjoyed the 3 collections / 26 episodes. But where's the end ? I really enjoyed the animation and the depth of character development, but this last one has left me hanging as I expected the series to come to some sort of conclusion.

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