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Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko

Postby panegryst » Fri Sep 10, 2004 3:32 pm

wow, this is a great show. It's about this girl who travels to the future to fight in grand space battles. Her ship, coincidentally, is controlled in the same exact way as her favorite arcade game back in the 20th century - down to the 100 yen coin she has to insert before every battle.

the first three episodes are available on fansub.

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Postby Street » Sun Sep 12, 2004 11:31 am

i've been thinking about checking this anime out before.
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Postby Mangafanatic » Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:49 am

So, what's it about? I mean-- the overall story.
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But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality, visit the Invisible Children home page.
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Postby shooraijin » Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:12 pm

Wait, which series? There are two according to the Anime Encyclopedia. New or old?
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Postby panegryst » Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:14 am

really? two? I'll check it out...

Only the first three episodes have been subbed so far, so I don't know too much about the story... but here goes. In the future, a great war is being fought by spaceships from either side in arranged battles. Apparently, 20th century people (that's us!) often have hidden talent for piloting spaceships far beyond anyone from the future's talent. So commander Lawson of the Terra team travels to the past, and recruits Yohko to do battle... She kicks butt. Her rival, Mido Madoka (aka ''Shiny Forehead") is obsessed with discovering the secret of where Yohko disappears to all the time and follows her everywhere. Other characters (who I won't introduce here) are recuited by Lawson and Yohko, and by the end of episode 3, they have a full 4-man team.
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Postby shooraijin » Tue Sep 14, 2004 6:46 am

According to what I have here, the original appeared in 1995 and was a seven-episode OAV. In 1999, it was reintroduced as a 26-episode TV series. I guess the proper question is whether it's the OAV or the television show.
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Postby panegryst » Tue Sep 14, 2004 3:47 pm

I'm pretty sure it's the TV series - while the animation is good (I love the FLCL-esque weird camera angles and experimental animation), it's not really OAV quality.
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Postby shooraijin » Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:01 pm

It does say here that the OAV was at one point translated and released in the States, so that should be available in some form (but I suppose if the show you're referring to is fansubbed, it's probably the TV series, I agree).
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Postby termyt » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:36 pm

The quality can be confusing. The better TV shows today have superior quality to the many of the OVA's of the mid 90's.
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Postby Street » Fri Oct 01, 2004 5:38 am

I just ordered the OVA. But i'm a little, Eh. I don't think i've yet to see an OVA that was excellent, or that greatly surpassed the series.

But since the OVA did indeed come out first, I guess it doesn't hurt that I see the OVA first.
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Postby AsterlonKnight » Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:32 am

shooraijin wrote:It does say here that the OAV was at one point translated and released in the States, so that should be available in some form (but I suppose if the show you're referring to is fansubbed, it's probably the TV series, I agree).



I have the Starship Girl Yamamoto Yoko DVD. It's got teh OAVs for both seasons on it. The first season's 3, second season's 3 as well. I got it at Best Buy..two summers ago I think. I'll scan the case in a sec.

Note the "15+" on the back. One of the characters (Lote) is...well....let's just say Lote's special. ;) IIRC there's a bit of nudity in it somewhere...

I felt the OAV was interesting but lacking. And I suppose that's where the TV series comes in. :) There are a lot of holes.
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Postby panegryst » Fri Oct 01, 2004 2:11 pm

looks cool... how much was it? I really want to buy it if I can find it!
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Postby AsterlonKnight » Fri Oct 01, 2004 4:02 pm

Umm......can't remember exactly how much it was, but I know it was under $20. :)
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Postby panegryst » Fri Oct 01, 2004 4:04 pm

freakin' SWEET.

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can you tell me more about the content of the OVAs? like for example, is the nudity graphic/sexual? is there any yaoi/yuri stuff in there? (PM me if you want.)
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Postby AsterlonKnight » Fri Oct 01, 2004 5:28 pm

Heh. The price was one of the main reasons I got it. ;)

There is some mild language, but nothing much harsher than the d word. There are some instances where clevage is shown (minimal and substantial). It's used in either a comedic way or a result of their clothes (permanently stuck in the late 80s early 90s). The nudity is in the 1st and 5th episode. In the first ep, three of the girls are taking showers and talking about who they need for the 4th team member. In the 5th ep they're in a bath and the character Lote (told you she was special..) does a "dead man's float" and rises bum first to the surface. The other girls were talking and panic thinking she's actually drowned. When they turn her over and sit her up she grins and says she's a dead body. She gets smacked and you can see her boob. That's the extent of the nudity.

As for yaoi/yuri, there isn't any. Yoko teases Madoka in the first ep, but it's a joke. Madoka challenges her to a video game and Yoko says that she's noticed her watching her for the past few days. Then says she was worried Madoka was going to confess her undying love.


If you do decide to get this, pay attention to Lote's costume. :) There are two little teddybear faces on it. ^_^ I didn't notice what was special and really nifty about them until my brother pointed it out.
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Postby panegryst » Fri Oct 01, 2004 6:24 pm

thanks, that sounds great!
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