Spriggan Released On DVD

Raiyu writes "Spriggan, scheduled for DVD release on 04/23/2002, has been released early and is available at many local retailers now (Got my copy today). Supervised by Katsuhiro Otomo (Of Akira Fame) and directed by newcomer Hirotsugu Kawasaki, this is perhaps the best pure action anime made to date. Although criticized by some for lacking a strong plot, Spriggan still stands as an amazing anime because it never loses its focus, to entertain the audience." If they had edited out a couple minutes of the cackling laughter from the psychic child, it would have been superior movie. Looks like AnimeonDVD already has a full review of the disk.

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[Davak]

Movie Site
animetric.com review
Rambles Review
AniWorlds Review
Animeondvd Review of DVD

I had to study a bit to figure out what the big deal was regarding Spriggan... Hope you find these sites useful as well.

Davak

trailer for the curious

[f00zbll]

trailer for those who want to see. I haven't seen the movie, but trailer looks interesting.

Best Anime Action To Date?!?

[peter_gzowski]

I disagree. I heard the hype, and managed to catch the film a while back in Toronto. I was intensely disappointed despite expecting nothing other than eye candy. It was entertaining, but to say it's in the same league as Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll, or Castle of Cagliostro (other mainly action anime films), is a mistake. And far be it from me to complain about anime news on /. (I'm all for it), there have been more anime DVD releases that were a MUCH bigger deal than Spriggan. The biggest deal is Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. Highly recommended (at least by me).