Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Giant Robo Gaiden, Giant Robo: Gin-Rei Special, Gin Rei, Giant Robo: Ginrei Special, GinRei: THE ANIMATION Japanese: ジャイアントロボ外伝 GinRei 銀鈴
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Type: OVA
Episodes: 3
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 20, 1994 to Feb 21, 1995
Duration:
30 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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SynopsisThe first story, something like "Barefoot Ginrei" is pretty abysmal and budget restricted. This includes using lots of footage cut out of the OAV series and then spliced into the middle of this. There`s a fair amount of nudity but the story itself is better forgotten. The second episode, "Gin Rei`s Blue Eyes" is much better, actually having a plot, characters and sequence...but is still fairly basic at its heart. This second sample is pretty watchable, and has its moments, but really only hard core Gin Rei fans are going to value this material highly.
There are clear signs of some budget restrictions, most obvious in the first episode. Likewise the style maintains a sort of modern production of older style, or somewhat retro, look and atmosphere. While this is in keeping with the parent series it may be strange for someone unfamiliar with it. This is largely because the short running time, and certain degree of assumed knowledge, may make this somewhat confusing for new viewers. Taken as an independant product I would have to say the animation is nothing special, competent but simple, that does little to fill the voice left by the short running times and basic stories. (Source: AniDB.net) |
Related AnimeSpin-off: Giant Robo
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Maur
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
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3 of 3 episodes seen
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| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
5 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
Some may disagree, but I actually enjoyed this (the first two episodes at least) more than the actual OVA itself.
I think the reason why is because the whole Giant Robo story is pretty ridiculous just on the face of it. So approaching it from a more comedic stance fits it much better. This spin-off takes place somewhere in between the OVA and includes copious amounts of crude humor and fanservice. I suppose it was also less misleading and more focused since it was just being generally silly and having more fun with the stories. There were parts where I actually laughed out loud. It almost reminded me of Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu. The exception being the third episode which was more serious and less entertaining.
In retrospect it's kind of sad that there were only two funny episodes, I would've much rather have watched more of this kind of anime. read more
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Fumoffu is similar to Ginrei in the whole light-hearted humorous approach to story telling. The humor in Fumoffu is less crude but much more masterful and significant. If you enjoyed the Ginrei Special I suspect you will love the coy playfulness of Fumoffu, even without having watched any of the actual FMP series.
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