Great box set for a classic anime
I grew up with the original Armitage OVAs, and I was in the market to repurchase them anyway, but when I saw this box set, I had to pounce. It's a silly thing to care about, maybe, but the packaging on this baby is nice stuff. Got to love the whole "pulp sci-fi magazine" styling - really brought me back to the good ol' 90s when I was first experiencing this show, which is pretty much what you want a repackage of a classic to do. And it's a box you'd be proud to stash on your shelf, which, much as I like the original OVAs' rather garish packaging, is not something that can be said of them.
Despite the outward presentation, however, do note that this is actually a pretty bare-bones release. You're getting what it says - the complete collection, four OVAs, two movies - and not much else. The menus are as basic as it gets, and the extras are minimal: a "making of" featurette for Dual-Matrix, arguably the least interesting of the series, and a handful of tracks from the OST...
A Real Treat in ONE Small Package!
This is a bit different than earlier releases of the Armitage as it includes BOTH the ORIGINAL four episode Japanese release, the Poly-Matrix subbed English movie made from the original Japanese series but has a completely different ending to the Japanese original, and Dual-Matrix where Armitage and Ross are living under assumed names with a daughter! Having all three parts to the Armitage Saga in one small disc case makes it perfect for me.
duel matrix
I loved both movies, unlike most other reviewers I actually prefer the duel matrix sequel, except with a couple issues. Then main thing I hated was that it is only available in full screen and not widescreen like poly matrix. That wasn't so bad on my old full screen tv but now watching it on an HD tv it does matter. I usually never buy anything that isn't widescreen because you miss a lot of the picture. The only other thing that was very annoying was the lighting during the final battle on the skylift with the two armitage copies. It was so dark during most of the sequence that you can't see anything. Yeah I know it is supposed to be a night scene but it still should have been done differently. Otherwise I loved both films. Everyone has their own opinions and they are free to disagree.
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