Audience reviews
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1stDecame4Danime
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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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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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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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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Unlike several of the other people who have reviewed this series, I did not get to see it when I watched Toonami as a kid. I guess I was too busy watching Outlaw Star and Tenchi Muyo. Maybe it is fortunate that I did not get to see it then, as I think I enjoyed it more now than I would have back then.
I'm not going to tell much about the storyline beyond the synopsis because there isn't too much more to tell without spoiling the whole thing. I will say though that the story and several characters are extremely deep considering the time constraints of 4 episodes. There is a lot there beneath the surface of the character interactions and the dialogue. Unless you can infer at least some of those points, you may find yourself scratching your head at times at the plot holes.
Characterization…
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I dont generally do reviews but nows as good of a time as any to start, that being said this is my first review and you may find it a little odd in comparison to most however i'll just keep doing them in my own 'brainless' way.
Story: The story, which i'm not going to any detail about, is border-line amazing though it doesn't seem very "whole". I say amazing because I've never really seen anything quite like it, that is to say it is quite unique and quite creative. However it does seem to have a lot of holes, much seems to go unexplained. Because of the very short four episode life span of this anime the story does proceed along at a very fast rate, this may explain my feeling of the story not being very "whole"
Art: The art was one of my favorite parts about this anime, everything is ve…
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What is it I love about Blue Submarine 6...
Well, I remember, vaguely, watching it in instalments, back during those beautiful 6 months when I was 6 and we had free Cable, on Toonami. At yes, along side those hours watching Gundamn Wing and Chris Colorado, there was this odd little show about a Blue Submarine and some odd Animal men.
Back then, I wasn't so crazy on it, but that was mostly because I could never work out what order the episodes went in. I had this vague idea I might be watching them out of sync, or perhaps that I missed one.
Now of course, its 14 years on and I've got the series.
And Damn do I love it.
Blue Sub 6 does not, really, stand out in any particular category. No numerical store I could give it would really do justice to how Much I really Like it. The Animation is s…
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Yet another anime I remember watching during my Toonami days. I remember not liking it very much when I was younger, due to the dark plot. But I've recently rewatched it again (years later) and I must say, this was a kickass anime.
I was rewarded with a great plot, jazzy music, excellent animation, and a good moral lesson.
The story itself had a pretty interesting and original twist on the End of the World genre of movies. With the theme's of man vs nature and such (it does this much better then The Happening, but that isn't very hard to do).
I only wish that they'd have made a few more episodes. I'd really have liked to have seen the plot deepen somewhat, which we didn't get the chance to see with just 4 episodes.
The animation was great, at least the hand drawn portion. It flows very…
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i thought blue sub no.6 was quite exciting. I watched in on cartonn network as a kid and was taken aback by the beauty of the scenery. The peaceful quite ocean can remind us of what we are starting to lose and what will become of it.
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Title: Blue Submarine No. 6
Manga, Live-Action Movie, Anime: Blue Submarine No. 6 was originally a manga created by Satoru Ozawa. It ran in Shonen Sunday, and stands at three collected volumes. It has yet to be licensed Stateside.
In 2005, a live-action movie was announced by Gonzo studios, with Masahiro Ohkura directing. There's no more info about the movie after this, so your guess is as good as mine as to whether or not it's actually still happening.
Blue Submarine No. 6 is a four episode OVA that was produced by Gonzo (famous for their work on Gankutsuou and Bokurano) and directed by Mahiro Maeda (famous for directing Gankutsuou and the Second Renaissance segments of the Animatrix). It was released in Japan in 1998, and came Stateside in 2000 courtesy of Bandai Entertainment, and wa…
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