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| Story: |
B+ |
| Animation: |
C+ |
| Mecha Designs: |
A |
| Dub / Sub: |
I / B |
| Music: |
B+ |
| Reviewer's Tilt: |
A- |
| Total: |
B+ |
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| Japanese Name: Eriaru Visual |
| Japanese Name (Translation): Ariel Visual? |
| North American Name: Ariel |
| Also Known As: Ariel: All Round Intercept &
Escort Lady |
| Episodes (Total): 2? (OAV) |
| Episodes (Seen): 1-2 (English
Subbed) |
| Category / Genre: Mecha,
Sci-Fi, Comedy |
| Year: 1989 (Japan) / 1995 (US) |
| Age Suitability: 12+ (Violence, Monster Gore) |
| Date Reviewed: Tuesday, September 2, 2003 |
Overview: (VHS
Back)
To save
the Earth from alien invaders and their giant monsters, Dr. Kishida does
what any other red-blooded mad scientist would do: he builds a giant robot
- ARIEL - the ultimate feminine fighting robot! Unfortunately, his granddaughters
refuse to pilot it! Apparently, they've got more important things to do
than becoming teenage super-heros. Besides, how are you supposed to study
for your college entrance exams while getting beaten-up in battle?
Fortunately
for Dr. Kishida, things aren't too well for the invaders, either. According
to their reports, the Earth was the perfect target: lush, peaceful, and
relatively defenseless. Theoretically, the planet should've surrendered
long ago. Now, the war is at a standstill, the dreaded Accounting Department
is warning about the serious cost overruns, and the head of the home office
has arrived from Galactic Headquarters to personally oversee operations.
Has Headquarters decided to unleash..The Audit - or do they have something
even more evil in mind?
The fate
of the world rests upon two people: Aya Kishida, one of the doctor's granddaughters,
who may have to give up prep school to pilot the mighty (and lovely) ARIEL;
and a mysterious alien named Saber Starblast, who may have the power to
defeat the invaders once and for all... |
Review:
I was
pleasantly surpassed by this little heard of title. I would kinda say it's
a parody of Evangelion, but this was made years before Eva. Ariel
(the giant robot) looks a lot like a generic Knight Saber from BubbleGum
Crisis.
The alien
forces are a real nice change of pace in a funny sort of way. The
aliens look human, but with antenna and elf-ish ears, nothing too new.
The real nice change is that the invasion is run by a corporation, an attack
is even canceled by the accounting department. the uniforms and the
commanders somewhat remind me of Legend of Galactic Heroes.
Overall,
I found this to be a short story that is a fun to watch and doesn't really
take itself seriously. Especially when some guy named Saber Starblast
who shows up at the end and blows up a ton of enemy monsters with one blast. |
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