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So, Aussie Ninja, what the hell is going on in this show?
Publisher: Madman
Sat, 14 October 2006
by: Australian Ninja
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Galaxy Angels who save the, uh, galaxy? The name reminds me of both the Galaxy Rangers and Charlie's Angels. But this show is nothing whatsoever like those shows. Now that my exciting but uneventful intro is done with, read the review.
Galaxy Angel 'A' is a full series of 27 episodes that run around 20+ minutes per episode. The series is about an all female group called the Galaxy Angels who work for the military. They live in a space station and spend their time protecting planets - except for Omicron Persei 8 -and looking for 'lost technology.'
The show is rarely serious for more than two seconds at a time. Each episode has some kind of story but the real focus is on the banter and conversations between the girls. There are moments of genuine hilarity and craziness in the show.
Overall the Galaxy Angel series is light-hearted and fails to deliver any real story or serious insights at any point. I guess this is because it was never meant to. It seems to be a show aimed at a young audience, and I'm thinking a young female audience at that. How would I know this? Perhaps because I stole the 'all seeing eye of Agamotto' from Dr. Strange.
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But more likely because I watched the 'extra' on one DVD that shows a concert with a bunch of Japanese women singing pop type songs to a group of screaming young Japanese girls. I'm guessing the performers were the voice actors from the show. I could look that up on the net to confirm, but do any of us really need to know the answer that badly? "I don't think so Tim."
The animation is average for an Anime, as you would expect for a TV show. That means that there is nothing special about it. But it does look very nice and has the usual high standard of art that Anime is known for.
The characters in the show I liked, and the sheer wackiness of the show appealed to me also. Where it falls down [for me, but not so much for younger viewers] is the lack of story. Nothing really ever happens in the show. Most episodes have one or two small things that happen, and a great deal of time is spent in gossipy conversation about those minor events. At times it can drive you a little nutty. If you have ever been around a group of young girls talking a whole lot about nothing, then you will know what I mean.
Galaxy Angel A is a good show for what it is. An ensemble cast of girls with extreme personalities who work for the military but do little actual work. They have crazy adventures, annoy the heck out of each other, get into fights but at the end of the day they are all great friends. It's easy to see why young girls would like it with its emphasis on fun, friendship, and light hearted comedy with likable characters.
How this show differs from say 'Sailor Moon' or 'Cardcaptors' [both shows aimed at a young female audience] is that it has ten tons of fun, but little substance. Sailor Moon and Cardcaptors - like them or loathe them - have a story, character growth etc.
I'm fond of Cardcaptors myself and I have a really cool soft toy of Kero - that little yellow dude. He's so darn cute. Wait a minute; did I just admit that to the Buttonhole audience? 'Must think manly thoughts, must think manly thoughts. Bruce Lee punching someone through a wall; Vin Diesel eating gravel for breakfast; Schwarzenegger outrunning a nuclear bomb.'
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In contrast Galaxy Angel is a random show with no particular story and at times it can become so chaotic that I had no idea at all what was happening, or why it was happening. But I did laugh a fair bit, and felt an affinity toward the characters.
While this show was not aimed at my age group, I still enjoyed it overall with its absent story and ridiculously sugary sweet cute girly girl characters.
I was kind of hoping the Galaxy Angel Brigade would be as cool, hip and sassy as the modern version of 'Charlie's Angels' but they were not. Instead they were peppy, funny and colourful. Their adventures were short and sometimes insane. Their show is a fine quality show with frequent hilarity and sometimes chocolate cake.
Would I recommend it? Sure, I enjoyed it - but I recommend it mostly for the young female audience it was intended for. I guess I could also recommend it to the all the oddball adult male fans who watch Anime cartoons made for little girls. Thanks to the Internet we now know there is a disturbingly large amount of them. You know who you are! Run and hide you weirdos.
by: Australian Ninja
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