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I have it on order actually but I have not seen any of it yet. Its Masami Obari so I should be satisfied with it.

The choice of coverart for Gravion Zwei concerns me as well. I actually found the series sitting in the adult section at an f.y.e. stare

I think the whole showe is fine, but the Japanese track are alot better.

Given that the intial airing of Gravion was Japan's, you'd have to mean that the other way around. Translations are a pretty tricky buisness, and dialogue (And kickass scenes in some other cases) has to be removed in order to make sense to the audience and fit the running time.

Nice example in SRW OG2.........Excellen tried to refer to the OG Numbers (Kincaid had a good name in Alpha 2, so....) as a "Buddha in Hell", but ended up saying "Hotcake in hell". This joke made sense in Japanese, but if translated into english, it would seem a litte weird...........lemmee illustrate. (Thanks to Chrissy once again for being a goddess of all that is SRW)

Excellen: It's like that phrase "Hotcake in Hell", right? (Jigoku ni Hotto Keeki)

Shine: What?

Tasku: Thats "BUDDHA IN HELL"! (Jigoku no Hotoke)

Lamia: (How did she confuse Hotcakes and Buddha?)

If the phrases were spelt out "Jigoku no...." it might work, but for the most part, the uninformed audience would remain confused.........though this IS a pretty specific example, and most dialogue doesn't get this particular in reference.

Which reminds me of ADV trying to get Getter Robo. What are Jack and Mary King going to sound like? PERFECT ENGLISH?! 0_o

Yoshiyuki Tomino? You must be mistaken. He was the creator of Mobile Suit Gundam.

I think you mean Gundam's mechanical designer, Kunio Okawara. Actually, I was just watching the first two episodes of Gravion last week. I'm rather certain I saw Okawara's name in the credits next to mechanical design.

I just finished watching Gravion. I'm hoping Zwei will be put together as a box set so I save some cash.

At first, I thought Gravion was a remake of Daitarn 3. The colours and especially those yellow boot blades scream it out.

What I thought of it... I was a little disapointed. It started getting better after the 5th or 6th episode, but it felt like a very haphasard, thrown-together mess. The animation was far too recycled for the shortness of the series. The fights were too 1 punch. And there wasn't enough boob action going on, despite the awesome "resources" there were to work with.

I was expecting better from Masami Obari. He's one of my primary anime directors and my first favorite mecha/character designer. Visually, it was nice, but the weird noses took some getting used to.

If Zwei doesn't get boxed, I might not buy it. Buying the DVDs individually would be too expensive, especially now that I'm affraid it might be a mediocre product. and it pains me to say that because I've been waiting to see Gravion since it first came out in Japan...

My advice for those who have anime video rental locations: Rent. Don't buy. If you liked it enough to spend on it, go ahead.

I don't regret the purchase, but it enforces my reasoning of "watching before buying". I'm just in a position now where I have to spend big to get anime exposure. damn forest and dial-up...

I think Alex Smith steals the show in Zwei. I liked his small role in the first Gravion series but he becomes even cooler once he became a G Soldier(even though his special attack kinda sucks). Eiji is still my fav of the series though. Down with Toga!

Rightstuf used to be my main source of anime ordering but a friend had exposed me to places that sell titles cheaper than even with the Got Anime? membership prices. I still plan on renewing my card though 'cause combing that with coupons rocks plus they still have some kickass sales(though mostly online & you need a credit card).