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Jan 23, 2014 11:48 PM
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I really hope that this is the weakest piece in the collection because it is not good.

I was laughing out loud while watching the fight scene, though. What a ridiculous short this was.
Mar 8, 2014 12:03 PM
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Wow....this was like Mars of Destruction x Blue Flames x MD Geist....
I think I have never ever seen anything better than this masterpiece.
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Apr 14, 2014 7:28 AM
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Holy wow. Gambo is my favorite polar bear of all time
Apr 19, 2014 4:45 PM
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Fuck Polar Bear Cafe, this is the polar bear anime to end all polar bear anime. I really liked the story in this, how it was basically an 80s OVA in terms of its story telling. This and Farewell to Weapons are the best segments in this anthology.

Robot Carnival, Neo Tokyo and Memories still shit over this anthology though.
Apr 24, 2014 11:37 PM
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When I saw the crashed UFO I was like, "wat." So did not expect that. It was very random—to the point that it makes me not like this short very much. I also think the CGI was way too apparent. In any case, at least the fight scene was entertaining.
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Aug 1, 2014 9:48 PM
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AlabastreAizo said:


Loved it though for what it was worth, this and farewell to arms
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Sep 5, 2014 4:30 PM
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AlabastreAizo said:
I really hope that this is the weakest piece in the collection because it is not good.

I was laughing out loud while watching the fight scene, though. What a ridiculous short this was.

Even though it was random at least it had a plot unlike Combustible, and who can really complain about a demon wrestling a polar bear?

IdntHavWings said:
Loved it though for what it was worth, this and farewell to arms

Agreed, this and Farewell to Arms r best.
Oct 25, 2014 10:50 PM
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Well it turns out the ogre was an alien, judging from the broken chains and shackles on that thing, it could be prisoner of that wrecked spaceship. It was bigger than Gambo but our eponymous character pwns that extraterrestrial in wrestling. 6/10
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Oct 31, 2014 5:16 PM
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first 2 rating of my list...my god that was horrible
Nov 29, 2014 11:04 PM

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It was ok; It felt like I watched 10 minutes out of a 12 episode anime.
Animation was nice. The fight was bloody.

I didn't get the need for the moster to be alien(?) plus why was it in the village? So many questions..
Dec 1, 2014 1:07 AM

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lol a polar bear fighting an alien

this short anime is mix with 3DCG and 2D animation
Jan 20, 2015 2:57 AM

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The moment I saw the craft and the destruction around it...aliens man..aliens....=_= and a bear...lol
Apr 25, 2015 6:28 PM

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This was too bloody for my taste. People exploding and blood flying everywhere...
Jun 15, 2015 6:19 AM

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So far the best out of the compilation, only A Farewell to Arms left to see.

I mean, it's a polar bear, who wrestles with an Oni from outer space. Already shits over the rest of the compilation haha.

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Sep 11, 2015 11:55 AM

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Wasn't really a fan of this one, pretty meh actually. But well let's see what the last episode will offer!
Sep 24, 2015 8:39 PM
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wut at the beginning
lol in the middle
wut?? in the end...

Even so the fighting was ok....

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Dec 23, 2016 1:11 AM

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I'm surprised so many people didn't like this one. I really enjoyed it. Oh well, to each his/her own I suppose.

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Dec 24, 2017 3:35 PM

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This was definitely something. Most kick ass bear of all-time.
Mar 30, 2019 4:54 PM

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Eh, the action scene was kinda nice for how brutal it was, and for a short piece it had some nice stakes to it built up pretty quickly. Art-wise, I kinda liked the almost grainy color aesthetic it was going for, but otherwise this was pretty ugly. The CGI was the most jarringly out of place here out of the Short Peace movies and the ending wasn't very satisfying, the things death was fine and cool enough, and kinda unnecessary.
May 28, 2019 4:53 PM

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Damn! That was bloody intense, Gambo fought so well against that vile demon. That bear hug did the deal so well at the end. I really like him.

This was my favorite out of the whole short peace project. Wished it was longer though, because everything was perfect from it.

8/10, will see it again in future.
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Mar 16, 2020 5:41 PM
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Nice flowers. What species were they? Chrysanthemum?
Edit: They're Red Spider Lilies, a flower commonly used in anime to represent death. In Hanakotoba its meaning is "Never to meet again/ Lost memory/ Abandonment".
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Jul 15, 2022 8:02 PM

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Gambo for ever!!! This short was very moving and pleasant. By the way, screw the bitter and otaku guys who complain about of this work (Do not be shameless).
May 28, 2023 2:11 PM
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Was wondering if the girl was gonna bond with the bear and understand its mind or what. Also I’m pretty sure the bear was the alien not the oni. The bear seemed throughly shocked when it seen the ship blast off. And very intelligently knew how to destroy the ship. By the state of the woman I’m guessing the oni found the ship crashed and impregnated her. Thought it could go either way. Was an interesting short though, the big brawl was crazy
Mar 12, 3:31 PM
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Wasnt really all that, I liked the others better than this one.

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