Actually, you might not be far. Sage mentioned Agent Aika was made by teh same dude who did Project Aiko and I have noted that Project Aiko was made in 1986 and Gainax's signature work, GunBuster, was made in 1988 and that both shows share a fondness for being over the top and filled with in jokes, references and puns around anime. Kill La Kill, even with a twenty three year and a whole genre wide gap between them, is still a descendenant of GunBuster so it might just be the logical conclusion that anything influenced by Project Aiko will eventually produce weird ass satirical sexual anime.
@Alex & Rah well zone tans fucked in the head thats why XD! Even ryuko herself mentions she hates how senketsu looks on her hell even he dosent know why his body does that either
That cheek-to-"cheek" action at 10:52 needs to be a meme. It's that shamlessly smug look on her face that really sells it. You can almost hear her say: "Don't you wish you had a handkerchief like mine. **rub** Mmmmmm. Nothing wipes off the crumbs of my chipotle breakfast burrito quite like this. If only you peasants knew."
Also why have world domination when you can have an entire harem at your disposal At least unlike power or wealth for its own sake there is an end goal
its like the underpants gnomes in south park stage one steal underpants stage three profit whats stage two? we steal underpants stage three; profits yeah yeah whats stage two
You sir left my mouth hanging open. I thought you were exaggerating about the video description, but dear me. you weren't. I think we just found our new winner for the next round of Sage top moments.
Alternate interpretation: Agent Aika was the Kill la Kill of the '90s. 90% for the questionably self-aware fanservice... and 10% for the suit-raping scene.
+Robbie Norris In two episodes. Two episodes *_out of SEVEN_* (and technically there's 12 more eps as the creator also made Najica Blitz Tactics, which just about doubles it. Instead of being one story it's episodic like Cowboy Bebop)
Aika's plane looks like a MiG Trainer: USSR jet engines used compressed air instead of electric motors to start: spinning the compressor fan could start the engine as it'd draw air into it where the fuel could be injected & burnt, turning the turbine blades that would drive the shaft and compressor, keeping the engine running.
yes back in the 90s many non japanese dubs were terrible (it even makes it hard for me to watch Saga`s anime reviews). Thanks god it got better over the years. As much as i miss the hand drawn look of the 90s anime i dont miss the awful voice acting
XellDincht Oh, I know. I've been an anime fan since back in the streamline days. But I never had any idea that the Aika dub was THAT bad. Some shows had decent dubs back then. I just don't tend to watch em, as a rule.
"Who is this guy anyway?" TRENT FROM DARIA. I'm not kidding. The dude who sounds like he rides the shortbus is voiced by the same dude that voiced Trent Lane. Let that sink in.
I remember renting this from Blockbuster back when they were transitioning from VHS to DVD in the early 2000s. While I enjoy shameless T&A in my anime and manga every now and then, I'll have to agree that this OVA series was pure overkill. In my humble opinion, the only way this could have been worse is if Masami Ohbari worked on it. Good Lord, not only would there be shameless T&A galore, but there would also be brainless action and lots of explosions. I will say that if I saw this at the age of 14, I'd be buying a fuckload of Kleenex, if you know what mean.
Agent Aika is sort of my favorite guilty pleasure bad anime. I love it's art style of mid' 90's character design by Noriyasu Yamauchi, the soundtrack and it's wacky characters. Central Park Media isn't at fault for 11:52. Unfortunately it's the same in the rather good Japanese dub and seems to be production's mistake. 16:08 Nena Hagen actually doesn't comment on Aika's "outfit" but on how taciturn she all of a sudden became (in the Japanese dub). Then she tries to make her speak by slamming her with the gun.
I really don't understand how the english dubs of so many animes are this... bad! seriously, I'm from south america and I watched the spanish (latino spanish) dub of Aika and it sounds almost as good as the original japanese dub. As for the anime, it's a decent comedy but not much more than that, but if anyone here is going to watch it then please... for the love of god, watch it with subs. Anyway! Burn Up review next, that one will be very interesting XD
See, if this really can be called satire, Kill La Kill _deserves_ it's due for being an example of satire done even better. Higher quality values, stronger and more over-the-top characterizations, and a more obvious point when you think about it for two seconds. Namely? "Sex and sexual identity are not inherently bad, not when you do it willingly yourself or with a partner. But forced sexualization, without consent, is horrifically morally wrong. The former is shown in the lady leads gaining strength from confidence in their own bodies, and the latter is shown in the villain's powers leading back to controlling others through forced sexualization." It has a point, it goes beyond the standards of the genre. And all while making viewers not just using it for a wank, think much deeper about rampant fanservice in anime, and how exploitative it can be for everyone involved.
Normally I'd dgree.. but drawing any sort of comparison between Agent Aika and Kill La Kill beyond both being sexual satires would be insulting to KLK.
The only way the "As you know" line could work is that if the character is informing the other characters something they don't know and that is related to what they do know.
I'll give Agent Aika a shot, but that shit's going to be Japanese, no two ways about it. A dub with poorly chosen voices is bad enough, but a half ass effort by the actors is easily twice as bad. As for the fan service and all that, I honestly find it hard to believe this anime was even close to be intended as something to take seriously. Between the spanking, the panties, the yuri and the tentacles this OVA is meant to be fun. And aside from the two badies no one else dies so it doesn't seem to be all that heavy either.
Okay, this HAS to be the next Nuts and Bolts episode, simply because I want to hear Mark bitch about that four hour editing process for the panty shot gag. XD
Oh my god, I could not recover from the blunt remark at 13:33, my sides literally went into hyperspace. And with that you now have yourself a new subscriber. Fantastic job.
this is a funny rewiev of a funny anime, the english dub is atrocious but the italian dub is much... better, i must say... i even like the philosophical sequel Najica Blitz Tactics and the recent prequel OVAs of Aika...
One of my first animes ever, even owed it on VHS. I really like this satire anime and holy shit do those uniforms turn me on. And yeah, the Japanese with subtitles is better than this English dub.
6:36 How my Shadowrun players meet Mr. Johnson, complete with how obviously evil Mr. Johnson looks and how only one of the players actually listens to the briefing.
12:24 - Yeah forgive me for stating the bloody obvious but I wouldn't be the least bit surprise if the makers of Kill La Kill drew influence from Agent Aika cause fuck me sideways that corset is literally a Kamui in concept and function XD.
You know, I don't know why people are so uppity about shots of panties; I mean, have any of these people criticizing these sorts of things EVER gone to the beach? Everybody's seen panties in their lives, even if you're a virgin or not; I'm pretty sure everybody's gone to the beach at one point or another in their lives.
About the ultimate one shot weapons, I have two things to say. 1. Does anyone know what the "Pain of Loss" is from? 2. Wouldn't the Anti-plagos cannon qualify too?
At least this anime's had real agency with the villain's earth destruction plan. Compare this to its sequel/prequel where it turned out the "villains" were just hired by the protagonist's father just to entertain his daughter and the good guys were never in any real danger. At least this one was (slightly) structured better.
now that you mention it in the suspense music. im waiting for a NEXT TIME ON DRAGONBALL Z narrator pitch and the old woman with the steam punk visor sounds like the female version of rocky's boxing coach
14:06 Actually, Sage, I was wondering why the infinite power source mentioned that everyone wants emits things that ruins electronics. You know, things that would need to be run on this power for the power source to be useful..
At certain points this gave me flashbacks to the fanime version of the “fanfic” Blood Raining Night which ironically foreshadowed evil Goku & has no night time rain moments
If you reviewed this, you might also check out Najica Blitz Tactics, an anime I watched and instantly laughed myself silly. I swear it's even more gratuitous than Agent Aika. Also, I'm amazed you counted all those.
Oh ffs, how do they expect to get any real work done with skirts that short!? Imagine all the inconveniences, and not just when you're kicking ass! LOL
"Her suit kinda molests her"
Ah, now we know where Kill la Kill got all it's ideas from
This makes kill la kill look subtle
***** What's sad is that the Zone flash version has better animation than the actual show
Actually, you might not be far.
Sage mentioned Agent Aika was made by teh same dude who did Project Aiko and I have noted that Project Aiko was made in 1986 and Gainax's signature work, GunBuster, was made in 1988 and that both shows share a fondness for being over the top and filled with in jokes, references and puns around anime.
Kill La Kill, even with a twenty three year and a whole genre wide gap between them, is still a descendenant of GunBuster so it might just be the logical conclusion that anything influenced by Project Aiko will eventually produce weird ass satirical sexual anime.
epirus300 i don't think that's physically possible
@Alex & Rah well zone tans fucked in the head thats why XD! Even ryuko herself mentions she hates how senketsu looks on her hell even he dosent know why his body does that either
Favorite line:
"If this isn't satire, then Gabe will eat my hat!"
"What?!"
Worst editing gig... Ever !
And he still takes his hat off
Yup
and good follow up with that cold look and he reaches for his hat
Nice profile picture!!
21:04-21:16
Holy shit I'm in tears. That was legitimately funny. And a nice subversion to how a scene like that would play out.
"Here's round two" gets me every time. I return to this review just for the counting gag because it is so memorable.
I never thought I'd see the day that I would be saying 'thats too many panty shots' but, alas...
+Christopher Jackson And did you notice the credits? Y-yeah... That was *TWO* episodes out of 7. *_SEVEN_*
Adam blade from needless said it best, you can never have too many panty shots.
I'm straight man, but for some reason, seeing all of these panty shots makes me feel very uncomfortable.
Its too voyeuristic.
When you get to the point where its roughly every other shot in the film, methinks they wear out their welcome.
That cheek-to-"cheek" action at 10:52 needs to be a meme. It's that shamlessly smug look on her face that really sells it. You can almost hear her say:
"Don't you wish you had a handkerchief like mine. **rub** Mmmmmm. Nothing wipes off the crumbs of my chipotle breakfast burrito quite like this. If only you peasants knew."
+nervmeister Seconded!
I can see shadman doing a meme like that
Also, give the Sephiroth wannabe one thing. At least he HAS a post world conquering plan. A surprising amount of villains don't have those
Also why have world domination when you can have an entire harem at your disposal
At least unlike power or wealth for its own sake there is an end goal
No kidding. That's the one thing I admire about his stupid plan; that he has a goal of what to DO once he destroys the world.
its like the underpants gnomes in south park
stage one steal underpants
stage three profit
whats stage two?
we steal underpants
stage three; profits
yeah yeah whats stage two
epirus500 Thats the joke...
i know
its like attaining ultimate power
whats your next goal
abuse it and without reservation lol
"This edit took 4 hours" That's 1 hour of work, and 3 hours of fapping.
Capt. Scoops do you think this or battle wiches have more pantie shots
+Capt. Scoops exactly my thoughts also
cherry billet this
The return of the counting gags..... WITH A VENGEANCE!!!!!
"-there is no such thing as an ironic jerk session." - BennetTheSage
"Challenge Accepted." - Han Yolo
All sympathy to Assistant Gabe for having to look at that much Panties.
Also miffed you missed a PERFECT MOONRAKER reference!
Moonraker? The James Bond flick? Where was that reference?
@@gregseebregts2063 the entire plot with the pretty boy and his sister
You sir left my mouth hanging open. I thought you were exaggerating about the video description, but dear me. you weren't. I think we just found our new winner for the next round of Sage top moments.
Ok taking all bets, that panty shot count is gonna be on his next top 10 favorite moments,its just too funny to not pass up LOL
I second this motion
Alternate interpretation: Agent Aika was the Kill la Kill of the '90s. 90% for the questionably self-aware fanservice... and 10% for the suit-raping scene.
I have to agree
XD
We all know why we clicked on this anime review...we loved the design of that battleship!
"Her undies have a bad case of Testuos" I fuckin lost it there.
175 Panty Shots?! God DAMN!! Bleedman must be hiding his head in shame whenever Agent Aika crosses his path!
+Robbie Norris In two episodes. Two episodes *_out of SEVEN_* (and technically there's 12 more eps as the creator also made Najica Blitz Tactics, which just about doubles it. Instead of being one story it's episodic like Cowboy Bebop)
at least kill la kill took no prisoners with the outfits, all the dudes in this are dressed like it's late November in New York
Well Al Jolsen does have a cleavage window for some reason.
To bad he's impossible to be attracted to because of that voice
Aika's plane looks like a MiG Trainer: USSR jet engines used compressed air instead of electric motors to start: spinning the compressor fan could start the engine as it'd draw air into it where the fuel could be injected & burnt, turning the turbine blades that would drive the shaft and compressor, keeping the engine running.
Geez I though Ikki Tousen had the most panty shots.
WOW
175 shots... Good lord.
Shots? No, a Panty Barrage.
ninjawraith17 a panty artilery Salvo
pantyocalypse.
Get it? Because the guy wanted to bring about the end of the world to have his own personal harem of panties? Eh? Eh?
It puts strike witches to shame....and the girls in that show don't wear pants
The villain's plan is either the dumbest or greatest plan of all time.
Tao Jones T.jones ...mmmhhh... Let's say both. At least the Doc is enough of an egomaniac to pull it off.
170+ panty shots = Suave's Stag Party
This review has my favorite Anime Abandon joke ever. The panty shots are amazing
I am a big fan of Aika, but this is the first time I ever heard the dub. Sweet, somersaulting Christ is that shitty.
+lordwindowlicker 27:00 The *ONE* line delivered properly. And it was the best line. This immediately gets a B from me!
yes back in the 90s many non japanese dubs were terrible (it even makes it hard for me to watch Saga`s anime reviews). Thanks god it got better over the years. As much as i miss the hand drawn look of the 90s anime i dont miss the awful voice acting
XellDincht
Oh, I know. I've been an anime fan since back in the streamline days. But I never had any idea that the Aika dub was THAT bad. Some shows had decent dubs back then. I just don't tend to watch em, as a rule.
NOTHING BEATS A JELLY-FILLED DONUT!!!!!!!!!
I'm sure someone has mentioned this earlier but did some looking on Al Joelson's VA...apparently the guy went on to voice Trent in Daria
Remember folks, NEVER repress the Counting Gag!
Is it like a command? if you disobey your head explodes lol
epirus300
You get attacked by a giant animated Ben tanooki.
lol
otakon17 unless it's an Asian man who likes panty shots of viginas
I'm a guy and this is why I don't wear skirts that often
Izzeh Greywolf *I pull up my chair* I am listening
+Waltard Teh Burban please tell
I prefer the term kilt, and it is exclusively used for combat.
*drops bean bag chair and plops in* Go on...
Still planning for buying a kilt
Too thicc for common shop jeans lately...
XD
"Who is this guy anyway?"
TRENT FROM DARIA.
I'm not kidding. The dude who sounds like he rides the shortbus is voiced by the same dude that voiced Trent Lane. Let that sink in.
Kudos for the Benny Hill chase reference! Truly awesome!
My sentiments exactly
Bennet, you're my favorite TGWTG reviewer, and THIS is one of your best to date!
I miss the old intro this is so much better.
God I miss when Sage didn’t take himself so seriously :( great vids
Yeah, the reviews were a lot more fun…
I remember renting this from Blockbuster back when they were transitioning from VHS to DVD in the early 2000s. While I enjoy shameless T&A in my anime and manga every now and then, I'll have to agree that this OVA series was pure overkill. In my humble opinion, the only way this could have been worse is if Masami Ohbari worked on it. Good Lord, not only would there be shameless T&A galore, but there would also be brainless action and lots of explosions. I will say that if I saw this at the age of 14, I'd be buying a fuckload of Kleenex, if you know what mean.
Agent Aika is sort of my favorite guilty pleasure bad anime. I love it's art style of mid' 90's character design by Noriyasu Yamauchi, the soundtrack and it's wacky characters.
Central Park Media isn't at fault for 11:52. Unfortunately it's the same in the rather good Japanese dub and seems to be production's mistake.
16:08 Nena Hagen actually doesn't comment on Aika's "outfit" but on how taciturn she all of a sudden became (in the Japanese dub). Then she tries to make her speak by slamming her with the gun.
I really don't understand how the english dubs of so many animes are this... bad! seriously, I'm from south america and I watched the spanish (latino spanish) dub of Aika and it sounds almost as good as the original japanese dub.
As for the anime, it's a decent comedy but not much more than that, but if anyone here is going to watch it then please... for the love of god, watch it with subs. Anyway! Burn Up review next, that one will be very interesting XD
Because the market for English dub anime(that couldn't be aired on TV) was so small back then the dubs had little reason to give a damn.
PseudaNexus the manga is dark
Central Park Media RIP, they did some of the most amazing dubs ever in the 90s. the laughter they produced in me are legendary
Sage hates New York
Like Slayers, Utena, Lodoss War, Tylor, Narue, and Now and Then, Here and There.
See, if this really can be called satire, Kill La Kill _deserves_ it's due for being an example of satire done even better. Higher quality values, stronger and more over-the-top characterizations, and a more obvious point when you think about it for two seconds. Namely?
"Sex and sexual identity are not inherently bad, not when you do it willingly yourself or with a partner. But forced sexualization, without consent, is horrifically morally wrong. The former is shown in the lady leads gaining strength from confidence in their own bodies, and the latter is shown in the villain's powers leading back to controlling others through forced sexualization."
It has a point, it goes beyond the standards of the genre. And all while making viewers not just using it for a wank, think much deeper about rampant fanservice in anime, and how exploitative it can be for everyone involved.
This is the greatest anime in existence
poor Engineer... how many times did he have to watch this to find all of those....
"This Edit took 4 hours"
Considering the material, I'm glad it didn't take longer
Same
XD
so aika's corset is senketsu from kill la kill?
Normally I'd dgree.. but drawing any sort of comparison between Agent Aika and Kill La Kill beyond both being sexual satires would be insulting to KLK.
@@KnightofChaosDeck I understand ...
And I came up with a KLK continuation! Heart Leather!
@@KnightofChaosDeck Aika is better.
175??? Holy s*** I have to watch this anime now. Thank you, Bennette!! :D
The hell does a ghost pokemon have anything to do with this??...
Wait, what?
...Pokemon?
Did you reply to the wrong thread?
Google Banette yo...
Also *BEN* isn't female. >_>
I got jackets and poorly drawn anime fan art of a goth chick.
OH!! There's a Pokemon named "Banette." I get you, now.
The only way the "As you know" line could work is that if the character is informing the other characters something they don't know and that is related to what they do know.
I'll give Agent Aika a shot, but that shit's going to be Japanese, no two ways about it. A dub with poorly chosen voices is bad enough, but a half ass effort by the actors is easily twice as bad.
As for the fan service and all that, I honestly find it hard to believe this anime was even close to be intended as something to take seriously. Between the spanking, the panties, the yuri and the tentacles this OVA is meant to be fun. And aside from the two badies no one else dies so it doesn't seem to be all that heavy either.
the latin-american dub was actually great, or so I recall. I miss locomotion...
I remember watching this on late night television when I was a kid and just being stunned by the insanity and the sheer amount of panty shots.
Your Lupin the 3rd reference made me happy, as did seeing the three seasons of Slayers on your shelf! You rock, Sage!
24:10-24:18- It's like hearing Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa bicker while being married...
Okay, this HAS to be the next Nuts and Bolts episode, simply because I want to hear Mark bitch about that four hour editing process for the panty shot gag. XD
That entire DVD had more panties than a Victoria's Secret Store.
i think the easier answer for this anime is how many scenes don't have panty shots
many, but most of them are boob shots
And I thought Dead or Alive had a sexual fetish that was over the top.
The game is better
Oh my god, I could not recover from the blunt remark at 13:33, my sides literally went into hyperspace. And with that you now have yourself a new subscriber. Fantastic job.
11:00 "She just dropped your minions like a show on FOX."
4 years later, still relevant.
Hey i watched like 2500 anime titles from 1905 to 2018 and i really do enjoy basically every single of your vids C:
You had a missed opportunity to play Primus's "Winonna's Big Brown Beaver" on this episode's montage.
Like Plastic Little had a jiggle counter, this needs a re-release with a pantie counter.
Fist of the North Star - the explodometer when punches cause characters to explode
Something like ... every time a bell rings an Otaku gets his wings! Roll that beautiful ADV footage !!!!!
this is a funny rewiev of a funny anime, the english dub is atrocious but the italian dub is much... better, i must say... i even like the philosophical sequel Najica Blitz Tactics and the recent prequel OVAs of Aika...
that was 125 to many panty shots imo.
Fan service is a a seasoning not a full meal
With the panty shot counter: BRAVO SAGE!! JUST......BRAVO!!!! *rawring applause and laughter*
the legends were true.the show of panties is real
Someone make a gif/loop of 9:18-9:20
Yes, please! :D
Iron Alpha
You glorious bastard LOL
Agreed
One of my first animes ever, even owed it on VHS. I really like this satire anime and holy shit do those uniforms turn me on. And yeah, the Japanese with subtitles is better than this English dub.
I remember this, even have a dvd of it. Never really got the point of the show since it didn't go all the way with the porn.
6:36 How my Shadowrun players meet Mr. Johnson, complete with how obviously evil Mr. Johnson looks and how only one of the players actually listens to the briefing.
12:24 - Yeah forgive me for stating the bloody obvious but I wouldn't be the least bit surprise if the makers of Kill La Kill drew influence from Agent Aika cause fuck me sideways that corset is literally a Kamui in concept and function XD.
I thought I knew what "gratuitous" meant. I was wrong... I was wrong...
7:37 this is what you came for
24:10 the guy turns into Grover
You know, I don't know why people are so uppity about shots of panties; I mean, have any of these people criticizing these sorts of things EVER gone to the beach? Everybody's seen panties in their lives, even if you're a virgin or not; I'm pretty sure everybody's gone to the beach at one point or another in their lives.
About the ultimate one shot weapons, I have two things to say.
1. Does anyone know what the "Pain of Loss" is from?
2. Wouldn't the Anti-plagos cannon qualify too?
Pain of Loss is from The Story of Trunks, what Gohan says he uses to fuel him
I think this is the funniest review you've ever done Sage. The insanity of this anime certainly helps, but damn Sage you really tie it all together.
Fully agree
This is my new favorite RUclips Channel 😍😍😍
At least this anime's had real agency with the villain's earth destruction plan. Compare this to its sequel/prequel where it turned out the "villains" were just hired by the protagonist's father just to entertain his daughter and the good guys were never in any real danger. At least this one was (slightly) structured better.
now that you mention it in the suspense music. im waiting for a NEXT TIME ON DRAGONBALL Z narrator pitch and the old woman with the steam punk visor sounds like the female version of rocky's boxing coach
I like the music in this anime. I gives that old Bond movies vibe.
Who knew Rosie O' Donnell knew so much about anime.
seriously this is on my short list of episodes that I want to see a episode of Nuts and Bolts
Well said. Everything you mentioned here, Sage, can be said about Bikini Warriors. It's not a satire of exploitation, it's just exploitation.
the uniform are so short that maybe they were supposed to wear trousers but simply forgot it...
Hey, even if the villains cannon fodder happens to be female the hero still needs to lay the smack down.
Fully agree
what was that clip at the begining, with the giant samurai dude?
sucker punch
It's remarkable that all those women for the most part wear the exact same underwear. A few exceptions on that list, but not many.
14:06 Actually, Sage, I was wondering why the infinite power source mentioned that everyone wants emits things that ruins electronics. You know, things that would need to be run on this power for the power source to be useful..
Talk about an insane adventure
Between this and Najica Blitz Tactics, exactly how many panty shots do we get?
pffffft Bad case of the Tetsuo's hahahahaaha, and the Emmy goes to Sage for the "i get it!" refference XD
What the hell is The Pain of Loss? Looking it up on the internet just yields depressing stuff about dealing with dead loved ones.
I think they made a prequel and spin off thanks to this old anime. One is called Najica Blitz Tactics and the other is Aika R-15.
Two prequels. Aika Zero is the other one.
+Beta Maxis Turns out the title was Aika R-16 and Aika Zero who knew.
Damn Griffith you crazy in this time line too
Good thing this was not a 26 episode show, I don't think RUclips lets you post videos that long.
Masterpiece of anime !
At certain points this gave me flashbacks to the fanime version of the “fanfic” Blood Raining Night which ironically foreshadowed evil Goku & has no night time rain moments
If you reviewed this, you might also check out Najica Blitz Tactics, an anime I watched and instantly laughed myself silly. I swear it's even more gratuitous than Agent Aika.
Also, I'm amazed you counted all those.
I smell a drinking game which would probably kill more people than the automobile
I miss gabe
Those aren't skirts. Those are belts.
I have heard that before!
Oh ffs, how do they expect to get any real work done with skirts that short!? Imagine all the inconveniences, and not just when you're kicking ass! LOL
Bandit can you make a Making of Anime abandon episode ?