Audience reviews
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gateway2heaven
I wanted to like this, and like many others discovered this through a gif of the gills on twitter. But im sorry it just wasn't good, the bewildering CGI is so completely horribly distracting I can't focus on anything else. This anime is about the last remaining humans fighting a losing war against mermaids, who randomly started killing everyone to take the land back for the sea to claim. Our main characters are two soldiers, one of which has come out of retirement despite saying he wouldnt. It was hard to even understand what the heroes were fighting against because the philosophy of the villain was baffling. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention well enough? Also felt pretty much nothing for the characters sorry. The designs of everyone was great though, especially the fish and creature pe…
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‘‘Today, today!’ each day I have waited for you and now they say you are strewn with the shells of Ishi River.’
Some time has passed since the great flooding occurred. At the hands of the once respected scientist Dr. Jung Zorndyke, the costal regions of Earth were swallowed by the sea leading to the loss of over a billion lives. After the floods came the ships, manned by mutated animal hybrids also created by Zorndyke and who are seemingly hellbent on killing as many people as possible. In an effort to counter these attacks, humanity lays its hopes upon the Blue Fleet and its state of the art submarines, being the only things that can safely traverse the endless oceans and strike back against the invading beasts. Aboard Blue Submarine No. 6, former pilot and now-full time nihilist Tetsu…
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It's a lot like the Evangelion Rebuild 3.0. There's very little plot or character depth, just a post-apocalyptic excuse for action sequences and overall surface-level childish morality questions of: war is bad? bigotry is bad? The antagonist is effectively just a Posadist Hitler 2d cutout spouting hypocritical nonsense, throwing away the only opportunity the anime allows itself to have any depth in it: One of the only other actual characters is effectively mute and goes nowhere while the other antag is just a mentally deficient manchild soldier who can barely talk. You'll note the main character Hayami goes through an immediate character 180 after his 1st scene which immediately makes no sense.
Everything about this show is surface-level and thrown together nonsense. And the art is a ton o…
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Blue Submarine No. 6 is one of the archetypal gems of the Toonami era. The atmosphere, sound design, and plot truly embody the essence of that time, heavy with a sense of discovery that only a limitless medium like anime can fully realize. Even beyond that association, this show stands on its own as something forlorn, complicated, and artful, while not losing any of the kinetic action which also defines a huge part of its identity. Beginning with the story, the viewer is met with a post-apocalyptic world, inundated by an ocean full of sentient hybrid monsters, the work of a mad scientist, which the rest of the world now coordinates against. The story retains the original flavor of the 1967 manga it was adapted from, right down to the premise, including mechs and mad scientists. However, it…
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Introduction:
An anime series called Blue Submarine No. 6 captured my attention with its engaging plot and gorgeous artwork. This four-episode post-apocalyptic science fiction OVA (Original Video Animation), directed by Mahiro Maeda, was released in 1998. Blue Submarine No. 6 is a unique entry in the anime genre because to its blend of compelling characters, strong action, and deep concepts.
Animations and Visuals:
Blue Submarine No. 6's animations and graphics are certainly a visual feast. Astonishing underwater scenes and agile character movements are produced by the series' seamless blending of classic 2D animation and computer-generated images. With beautifully drawn landscapes and finely built mechanical creations, the attention to detail is extraordinary. Particularly remarkable are…
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STORY SECTION
Post-apocalyptic world, animal-like mutants, a submarine out to save what’s left of humanity by an insane scientist, and some more typical elements, packed in only 2 hours. The main theme of the story is hardly original. The pace of the story is almost predictable. The conclusion is on the other hand promising but fails to wrap the story smoothly or even to make sense. You almost feel like the scriptwriters were not given enough time and ended the story in a rush, unfulfilling way. The scenario clearly needed more episodes and development in order to run smoothly and to make sense. As it is, it feels like a lot of fuss happened for no reason and the conclusion will leave you more frustrated rather than satisfied. It had potential for greatness, thanks to all the talking abou…
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It’s uncommon in the world of anime to find shows that run less than 10 episode seasons, and that is most likely due to the fact that it’s hard to tell a good story with fewer episodes. Blue Submarine took on that challenge by only having four episodes for its series. With only four episodes, did Blue Submarine achieve something few anime can pull off? Let's find out.
Since there are a limited amount of episodes, Blue Submarine has no choice but to be fast-paced; which I think they handle very well. Blue Submarine was unique and the premise is something that you’d be hard-pressed to find a copy of. Sadly, the story was just too simple and left viewers wanting a little more in return from spending their time watching the show. The show’s concept was unfortunately too ambitious and needed p…
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You'll never convince me that the CG in this "looked good" at the time. It may have looked bleeding edge, and people may have liked that for technical reasons, but I can't believe they thought this looked particularly amazing. I feel similarly now that it's germane to say Blue Submarine No. 6's heavy blend of 2D and 3D was ahead of "its time." We're at a point now where sometimes and increasingly, the blend of 2D and 3D can look good—you could say some degree of it is even standard. But I don't think it actually makes a show look better, as in: if this was entirely 2D animation, it would look better. It would be at least equivalent. All investment in this style deliberately ignores that fact, and we're stuck with all these overengineered shots that look more masturbatory than impressive. B…
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This is another anime i have to add to the good potential but not good enough execution. Well not that much badly executed but not having time to execute the story.
First of all I really love the soundtrack of this, i still listen to it after months of watching the movie.
But lets go to the important stuff, the elephant in the room its the visuals of the cgi shit, and they are ps2 like which makes sense giving the fact Gonzo made cinematics for videogames before doing this, but even with the crappy cgi in today's standards I still think it has good action even with the bad CGI (edit, it actually looks decent if watched in a small screen from a certain distance).
The thing got me hooked from start to finish, its a really good concept for a story but the thing couldn't shine at all because…
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Ao no Rokugo (Blue Submarine No.6)
Out of 100 Nobles watching…
86 were impressed!
5 were judging the CG despite the time it was from
5 wanted more explanation and plot
4 were not okay with certain tidbits of fish on fish violence
Ao no Rokugo is a 4-episode OVA released in October of 1998. It was an adaptation of a manga the same name written in the late 60’s and covers some interesting themes having been made not far from Japan’s post WWII reconstruction and rapidly changing government structure at the dawn of the Cold War and the nuclear arms race. The anime was certainly dated and I can only imagine what the manga looks like, but what’s presented in around 2 hours or so is a pretty interesting post-apocalyptic action anime.
Initial disclaimer I have to present for every one of THESE…
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I shall preface this review by letting you, the reader, know that I have not reviewed a show before. It is something I have always wanted to start. There is no time like the present, so let us begin.
Blue Submarine is a fresh spin on a post-apocalyptic man vs the world story. I believe the true strength of the anime lies in it's unique story in a seemingly oversaturated market (granted it was made 20 years ago as of this write-up) while it's true weakness is it's inability to do anything tangible with it in a 4 episode setting
It is of this reviewers belief that this OVA would have perhaps been formatted better as a movie or a longer series. My largest pet peeve was the character and their progression or rather I should say lack thereof. The main characters felt hollow and only serving a…
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What can be said about Blue Submarine no. 6? I'm sure it would appeal to people that want your run of the mill world peace anime. You know, war is hell and all. Yeah we get it, blah blah blah. We need to learn to co-exist, yada yada yada. You've seen it a million times before.
What really stands out is the animation quality. It's beautiful, minus the CGI battles with the ships. Very fluid and really nice shading. I also loved the character designs. The MC, the heroine and all of the furry and fish people were really, really good. Other than that, there isn't much to write home about. It's very solid in it's message and the voice acting is really good, just not for me I suppose.
Overall, I'll give it a 6/10. Worth a watch if you're a liberal.
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I'm split on how to feel about BLUE SUBMARINE NO. 6. There's a lot to like about it. The premise and inundated setting are unique. The character designs are great. An all-star lineup of animators, graced by the likes of Kōji Morimoto and Toshiyuki Inoue among others, put in some good work. Mahiro Maeda's direction is appropriately reserved, distant, and atmospheric for what is an otherwise ludicrous story. Sounds like a home run, right?
But this is Gonzo we are dealing with. BLUE SUBMARINE is the studio's first production and essentially serves as their mission statement. Ergo, all that aforementioned good work is buried under mountains of ugly and poorly aged CG animation. Looking back at some early opinions on the show, I noticed a lot of praised aimed at the underwater battles. I can't…
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Have you ever thought "Oh man, Waterworld was an interesting movie. I wonder what'd it'd be like if Japan made a cartoon?" Well look no farther because Blue Submarine No. 6 is that. But, you know, not at all really.
First off, the character and creature designs are spot-on. The world Blue Submarine presents the viewer with is at once visually interesting and begging to be explored. Everyone looks and sounds very distinct and at no point (despite the relatively short amount of time I had to get to know everyone) did I ever confuse a character with another. I was initially ready for a tropey cast that really seemed like they were copy/pasted right out of an anime database. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that everyone develops over the course of the meager four episodes in a most ple…
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*I know technically this isn't a movie, it's actually a 4 episode long OVA, but all the episodes together add up to about 2 hours so I'm just going to refer to it as a movie.
What I like about this movie:
I love Sci-Fi so when I heard the premise for this movie I was immediately interested; with a mad scientist, mutant fish-people, and a post-apocalypse war, the premise for this movie really is awesome.
Also, the designs for some of the fish-people characters is cool and I do love some of the weapons and technology they have in the movie like how the fish-people use whales like living submarines.
What I don't like about this movie:
First, let me address the elephant in the room, the animation. I understand this movie came out in 1998 when CGI was still a new thing and studios were j…
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Kind of a 'non-anime' anime with a Cowboy Bebop-like feel. Not the most unique story but still interesting, the characters are fine but could've been developed a little more. Great animation, the kind you don't really see too much of any more, lots of detail and extra movement added to facial expressions and stuff like that. CGI is dated but still works. Short series, never felt bored while watching, and no bullshit "next time on blah blah". Watch the subbed version, some of the dubbed voices are really good but most are kind of lacking and take you out of it. Highly recommend if your looking for something different from the norm.
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Fear of the unknown.
I initially came to this anime in search of something with great animation, and although i did receive what I came for, it was not all I got.
Story
Not expecting much of a story, I move into this with small expectations. Little did I know the story is very deep with many morals. Although the structure is flawed with plot holes, it is easily overlooked with the very well transmitted moral.
Art
First, It must be taken into consideration that this was aired 1998-2000. The art/animation was beautiful in this. The style was fairly old due to the airing date, but that quality was well beyond most anime of this time. The animation creates a favorable atmosphere that allows those who prefer modern animation to enjoy and become indulged in the anime.
Sound
The sound in thi…
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Blue Submarine No. 6 got quite a bit of exposure on Toonami years ago, hence how I became familiar with this 1998 OVA series from Gonzo. While I did have interest in wanting to see what all the fuss was about, I was also a bit hesitant to acquire this for my collection considering Gonzo's rep for the quality of their works being all over the place and making it hard to recommend them as a studio for consistently good quality works considering for as excellent quality works they can make like Gankutsuou and Bokurano, they've also made stinkers like Witchblade and Zaion: I Wish You Were Here. In the case of Blue Submarine No. 6, the series felt like wasted potential to me.
The series depicts a post-apocalyptic future where most of the Earth has been flooded and humanity is at war with a arm…
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An anime that has a VERY GOOD mix with almost fluently 3-D graphics from that time(1998)and one of my favorites, the story is interesting, so as some of the charac. past and what they do now! for me the 1st time seeing this was very special mostly because the underwater submarine battles are so well done, it kept me going so there was not much to me to bored about! JUST VERY WELL DONE
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Let my ratings speak for themselves. It is a masterpiece. Beware though that there's a certain maturity level needed to well appreciate it. If you're looking for an upbeat anime look elsewhere; if you are however, looking for a darker/gloomier/sadder series, look no further.
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