The exception is the oddly spunky end theme sung by Ellis' voice actress, Kyoko Hikami. Switch to Normal Layout Switch to Mobile Layout. However, the real Sho appears and defies Uranus, informing her that he has destroyed the real facility, which has caused the base to start collapsing. These are, however, only accessible to our. What passes for a story--random evil organization (called, creatively, "The Organization") building cyborgs that can copy the moves of skilled fighters--is a functional excuse to get everybody some screen time and a fight, and it at least manages to bring the rather random collection of characters from the games together without seeming painfully forced. The relatively "realistic" (I use that word loosely) characterization is a strong point of the whole thing, and had me almost caring about these folks. Losing means paying the ultimate price – your life! The plot consists of a random evil organization (called, creatively, "The Organization") building cyborgs that can copy the moves of skilled fighters. Try these stores: Not highly recommended to anybody, but if there are still any fans of the games out there they'll probably get a kick out of it, and if you like yourself some superpowered fighting, it's a decent way to waste an hour.
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Pretty soon it's a race against time as Eiji and Kayin try to track down the evil Organization before they put the finishing touches on the vengeful (and now cybernetic) Chaos. Nudity: 2 - Some pretty revealing outfits, and one brief shower scene.
©1997-2011 Marc & Akemi Marshall. Believing she may be slain, Eiji and Kayin set a trap for Chaos and surprise him when he arrives. Enraged, Eiji vows to take Uranus and the Organization down. For one year, Master Swordsman Eiji Shinjo has been haunted by the memory of his battle with the renegade champion, Gaia - a battle that was cut short by the forces of … Animation Character Design/Chief Animator: Masahiro Yamane
The story may be tissue-thin, but it does manage to set up relationships between the rather wild collection of fighters that almost seem to make sense, and at the very least give them all reasons for being involved with each other. Gaia appears and fights Chaos again, and in the process, Ellis deduces from Gaia's pendant that Gaia is her long-lost father. Now, someon… Directed by Masami Ôbari. In the North America market, Central Park Media released the anime on VHS in two versions: an uncut version and an edited PG-13 version, with the latter omitting the nudity and graphic content of the former. The menu is limited, but functional and illustrated; there are language selections and a scene index, as well as short introductions to the main characters and some previews of upcoming releases. The cover for that version is at the top of the page. With Ted Lewis, Chris Orbach, Alfred DeButler, Emma Rayda.
Tracy: Neya Michiko The Toshinden...an annual tournament to see who is the best. Sofia--sexy street fighter with amnesia and a serious maternal streak--has just a bit of substance as well. There's also the question of why these people walk around with claymores and katanas and can fire massive energy waves from their weapons. As for Uranus and Chaos, the latter is just a skinny, cackling maniac and the former is completely devoid of backstory: She's an evil mastermind. Duke: Billy Regan Let's face it, though: Most people don't watch this sort of thing for the deep story. Released in 1996, the film is based primarily on the events of Battle Arena Toshinden 2, but incorporates elements from the first and third games in the series. Gaia: Alfred DeButler Chaos/Sho: Chirs Yates Ellis: Lisa Ortiz On the down side, because of the way the main menu is set up it responds very slowly every time you change the selected item (on a first-gen DVD player at the time the disc was released, just selecting an item was downright glacial). The transfer on the disc isn't bad at all; the audio is very crisp and the video looks decent as well. The focus is mainly on Ryu/Ken clones Eiji and Kayin, who are stereotypes but at least feel reasonably human. As Eiji walks home, he is confronted by a mysterious, gun-wielding warrior, Vermillion, and the film ends as they prepare to fight. Now Gaia is in hiding and Uranus is busy on a project to rebuild people into super-powerful cyborgs with an advantage over just strength--they can copy all those cool special moves you have to push a bunch of buttons to do in video games, and all they have to do is watch the original in action. AnimeNation | The bad: All three-and-a-half villains seem to have had their backstory edited out for time. It's also the first bilingual anime DVD (the two competitors were both dub-only). The only "good" thing about it is that it can get rid of people's insomnium, because it's so boring that it'd make … Page generated Sat Nov 22 10:21:09 2014 Anything goes in this 360-degree tournament fighter-upgraded for Sega Saturn. On the annoying side, somebody decided to have Ellis' trademark "I won't give up!" Director: Masami Ohbari
It's also a little like the first two Fatal Fury OAVs (less so the movie, even though it was directed by the same fellow). Overall: Everytime you hear that some studio made an anime based on a fighting game you expect it to be bad. Battle Arena Toshinden (闘神伝, Toushinden) is a two-part original video animation based on the video game series of the same name.Released in 1996, the film is based primarily on the events of Battle Arena Toshinden 2, but incorporates elements from the first and third games in the series. Kayin: Hideo Seaver The casting is fine, it's just that nobody has enough lines to call the acting good or bad. The anime Battle Arena Toshinden (Action, Martial Arts). Sofia gets the "former evil experiment" excuse, but there isn't so much as a mention of "secret family techniques" or "chi flows" to explain everybody else. Battle Arena Toshinden is so bad, it's not even funny anymore. There was also a much-newer re-release that apparently adds some special features: An art gallery, a retrospective video, and a fight montage video.
Contact us. In a secluded area, Sho, who also survived, silently compliments his brother's improved skills.
So, of course, they go around beating the tar out of every character in the game to collect data. Rungo: Tsuji Shinpachi That's the good. Battle Arena Toshinden Remix.