Blade of the Phantom Master: Fun, Korean Schlock (ANIME ABANDON)
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Hey, the Koreans can make fun, action-schlock too! And few are as fun, or as schlocky, as Blade of the Phantom Master.
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All I can say for the 11th anniversary is: Congratulations.
Congratulations 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Congratulations.
Nappa:....I GET IT!
*Pengiun Noises!*
Congratulations!
The manhwa this was based on is actually really good. For one the artwork is incredible and the story and character were not half bad. The mute girl gets a lot more development too.
I could not remember the name of the manhwa, but I still remembered the ending.
im still waiting for that Record of Lodoss War review but im always happy to see a sage upload. So many anime movies/shows i never heard of.
With his talk about ADV Films' dealings in this video, it also would be a great way to talk about the Five Star Stories movie that they apparently licensed but never dubbed.
YEEEEESSSSS, I really want ROLW as well, maybe with a primer on the history of the series.
I would LOVE to see his thoughts on such a classic! RoLW is my all time favorite anime series! ❤️
"The boy couldn't kill TIME if he had to!"
Sage: "Munsu is like the Kevin Nash of anime protagonists."
Me: "...thank you Sage, now I can't sleep until I figure out who would be the Hulk Hogan of anime protagonists."
Pretty much every battle Shonen protagonists
Hm....Baki?
Goku by a long shot. Hogan stealing the moment from Bret and Yokozuna at Wrestlemania lines up way too well with Goku coming in during Resurrection F and completely stealing the glory from Vegeta finally getting his revenge on Frieza. Not to mention the way he beats so many of the bad guys is so Hoganesque. Get pummeled hard for the first half when out of nowhere he Hulks up(Kaioken/Super Saiyan/Whatever) and starts no selling the bad guy before hitting with them the big boot and leg drop(Kamehameha + Spirit Bomb) for the win.
Firstly RIP Scott Hall secondly who's the hall of anime protagonist
Does Munsu tear his quads like Nash?
I knew Sage wasn’t gonna hate this one as much like so many others.
I'd love to see that myself
For anyone wondering(this is information from the Manhua & doesn't excuse the movie for not explaining it )
_ The MC is kind of like the court inspector: His job is to monitor how the officials/lords treat people while disguise as a comonomer so he is only allowed to have 1 servant & 1 bodyguard but he has the authority to mobilize troops from neighbor county/town(of course the local troop under the corrupt official won't listen to him) to arrest said corrupt official/lord
_ The country central control is gone & so is the MC's authority(& why he's the last inspector)-> He use amadalian containing the souls of his former soldiers(he was a general in war time that decide to become an inspector in peace time).
Ok I need the name of the manhawa and light novel
This is too good to pass on
@@polasamierwahsh421 Shin Angyo Oinshi iirc
This video is officially certified by the Recommending Ones & Zeros.
I really appreciate the dives into the production history of the anime being reviewed in these newer videos, that part is always at least as interesting to me as the content of the work itself.
Honestly, I dislike it. I miss when Sage used to actually make fun of and make jokes at bad anime instead of these college essays of his.
Phantom Memory was a Studio BONES show, back when BONES were a huge deal. I mean ADV had already licensed their second and third titles. And then they went onto make FMA, which Funimation got and was a hugely popular tile, so getting a hold of another BONES title must have been a priority and that met outbidding both Funimation AND Bandai Visual US.
Bones is still a big deal, My hero academia & Mob psycho 100 they still putting out good stuff every year
@@GrowingDownUnder I was worried someone would say that. I don't mean that they are no longer a major player, just that they were both new and a big deal.
@@CornishCreamtea07 I don't think bones got much recognition until FMA brotherhood around 2009 even though they did have like rahxephon, eureka seven & wolfs rain before then. Even soul eater and kurau phantom memory had some nice animation but they were still kinda under the radar before FMAB. It was FMAB that set the new level of animation imo, they changed anime before then studios kept trying to match the quality of anime like Akira and Cowboy bebop but FMAB took it to a new level.
I keep seeing Dual Parallel Trouble Adventure on the shelf behind you and I love it. It's one of my favorite anime please tell me you'll do a review of it.
That, Betterman, and Gatekeeper 21 were like the holy trifecta of why I paid attention to TechTV back in the day.
I'm guessing the picture flickers mean it's time for Evangelion to make it's return on Anime Abandon?
I managed to pause one of them. While it does look emo it doesn’t look like Shinji.
Nevermind while I don’t recognize the first shot the last one is totally Eva
Congratulations 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
ebangirion!
And here i was hoping for Viloence Jack.
I was just impressed by how good some of the fight scenes in this anime were for how old it was and the budget they had
To be fair, though you can't have known it, Sando does tear into Munsu for being such an insensitive asshole and even leaves him for a couple of volumes in the manhwa
Congratulations i didn't know you got married
Thank you so much, man!
@@BennettTheSage long time fan!!! Can you review kekkai sensen and kekkai sensen beyond you'll love it!!! Made by nighttow sensei same author as trigun!!!
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Violence jack uncut got blu-ray HD release yesterday
Does anyone know if they deliver to Mexico xD?!
Congratulations 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
😉😉
I watched disc 1 before the vic mignogna fiasco.
Get in the robot Shinji.
he reely does love the self insert of quick time clips dosent he and I love them too. catching the quick scene flashes has gotten pretty fun to spot for editing
Another Korean Anime to look into that was released around that same time is Aachi and Ssipak.
It's a really funny romp of two guys encountering these strange blue alien midgets who are after this woman because she can eject blue bottles out of her rear.
And these blue bottles of blue stuff are worth millions to the aliens.
So the two guys Aachi and Ssipak have to help this girl so she doesn't get captured by the little blue aliens who are after the blue bottles that she ejects.
I haven't seen it for a long time, but that is all that I remember.
"Even after you died, you were never in danger of losing your humanity."
AJI TAE: So I'm about to do what's called a "Pro Gamer Move".
The Manwha is awesome and it was completed years ago. Hopefully, a studio picks it up to animate the entire story.
Seems the 11th anniversary came and went. I totally get that introspection. I just turned 30 and I'm now re-evaluating my own life and I'm not in a good place because of it. Regardless, I kind of feel like you and AVGN are my young adulthood. I'm not ready to leave that part of my life but if you are, at least I can always revisit the old videos. Like an old friend, in some ways you're always there but I love having a little chat (a new video) every once in a while. Keeps me going. Hope you're well Bennett.
Glad to see Bennett is keeping the weight off. Losing it is easier then keeping it lost. Well done friend.
Hey Sage, long time viewer first time commenter here. Just wanted to let you know that I first started watching your reviews 10 years ago this month whilst I was still at college with your Vampire Hunter D review. I love your reviews on older anime and I hope you have continued success for years to come.
Good review man,nice Gravity Falls reference,I recently finished that show and it was pretty good.
You find these obscure anime. Hoping you'll eventually review shadow skill. Congrats on 11yrs!!!!
"It's got to be better than frikin' Marriage."
Not if you find the right person.
Which you won't if you take the advice in 'Marriage'
I would love to see Sage do a review of Area 88, maybe even a comparison of the OVA with the later series.
Seconded. Hell, he can do a 3-for-1; the the well-animated if at times aimless OVA, the joyless 2004 TV series with no ending, and cap it with the totally kickass SNES game.
I've asked him about that series before. I think he just missed it back in the day. It'd be hard to give an objective review considering how 80s the original was. It kicks ass, but not all of it has aged great.
I remember Kurau. I have mixed feelings about it, but I sure do remember it.
And while Pokémon is definitely OLM’s biggest property, I’m honestly surprised you didn’t also name Berserk ‘97.
I'm 6 minutes into the vid but I am popping in to say that yes, I saw Kurau. I was whelmed.
same
Even if it was only for a millisecond, I saw that. Looking forward to the April review!
I remember watching this maybe 15 years ago. Had no idea it was Korean.
We need to nuke more countries so we can get more sources of anime.
Don't worry, not even Manhwa fans know that it is Korean
I loved Kura. It wasn't exactly high grade, but it brought together a lot of interesting ideas I hadn't seen up till then.
Did anyone else notice the picture flicker at the end?
Munsu is like Jotaro Kujo from the Stardust Crusaders arc….only he comes off as a bigger ba$tard and has a sexy scantily-clad bishou as his stand.
You're really going back to the beginning with The End? I almost expected a Violence Jack callback but you're really going back *there* aren't you?
You certainly have to do this. And it's going to be painful, but you kinda have brought it upon yourself.
6:19 yeah, on that first look, I take the car
AND I CANNOT DRIVE
XD
This movie feels like one of those infamous direct-to-video Disney sequels where it was very clearly originally supposed to be a full series that was scrapped at the last minute and a few episodes of that TV show were haphazardly crammed together into a full length movie (a la Atlantis: Milo Returns, Belle's Magical World, and Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True).
I completely forgot about Kurau and I even bought the first two DVD’s when it came out.
Sage is here to remind me to watch the fourth Evangelion movie that i've been putting off for - a YEAR?! wow. well okay then. anyway for the 11th anniversary - congratulations!
Congratulations on your 11 years. I started watching long ago, and it's been great watching you cover so much anime over the years, especially all the terrible stuff!
I remember kouraou. I owned it. Great beginning. Overly dramatic middle. Lacklustre finish. Biggest compliment: the idea was certainly an original one.
Thanks Bennett. Really, this made my day.
I saw exactly one episode of Kurau Phantom Memory on the sample DVD that came with every issue of Newtype USA......That printed its last issue in 2008. I've depressed myself, now. Anyway, the only thing I remember from that anime was the ending theme.
I remember seeing the DVDs for Kurau at Best Buy but I never saw it myself
slow down the video and you get.....
Get in the mech, Shinji.
The Manga is Superior obviously cuz it gives a lot time to the Story Arcs and has a lot more depth
The Film only Adapted 2 Arcs and the way they are Fit is very disjointed since they're not very linked together since the Manga is Episodic with the Story Arcs and as a Adaptation doesn't fully represent the Material
I just watch the movie yesterday last night I loved it my enjoyment rating was a 8/10, but my overall rating would have to be a 6/10,and also to wrestling fans out there R.I.P. Scott Hall.
R.I.P. to the Bad Guy 😎
[Insert his now famous last words from his HOF speech]
Kurau Phantom Memory was a series I liked a lot when it was being fansubbed, I bought all the DVDs when they came out in the UK but they never released the last one! So my collection is incomplete :(
As much as I thoroughly enjoy these trips down anime memory lane, I sort of want to see the return of Oldtaku, New Tricks. Or at least see Sage's take on what's happening right now in the world of anime, especially with what just happened with Crunchyroll and Funimation being merged into one entity now.
Shin Angyo Oinshi was one of the better Korean comics of its time when it released, the fact to this day we can't get a proper adaptation should be considered a fucking crime.
I remember I watched this movie when I was younger and I've spent years looking for it but I couldn't find it till tonight
Ooooooh. Should be interesting to look back with Rebuild in mind.
The film is exact adaptation of either first volume or first half of the first volume (its been a long time since I have read it) of the Korean manhwa I remember I enjoyed the comix very much, one of the few Korean comix I enjoyed overall along with Priest!, its story line is quite darker then the run of the mill shounen manga and if character dies, they stay dead. I do think this was to be a start of a animated series but was released as a film when cancelled. A lot of things are later explained, why he uses guns instead of swords, despite once being the best sword master in the Kingdom, his role in the fall of the kingdom, etc.
UFO Valkyrie Maiden? I saw it years ago and didn't think much about it. But then I watched an old ADV DVD which had a trailer of UFO's first season set over its opener and I started humming along... the second season opener. So I bought the while thing and I don't regret it, mostly because they were liquidated ADV DVDs picked up for less money then it would take to fill up that car's tank back when those things were new.
Kurau? Just a Phantom Memory these days.
God bless Jason Douglas. He's a good voice actor
Amen to that.
Congratulations on the milestone for your next video. I take it your introspection needed time to Rebuild a perspective you can (not) get over from the first time?
This is the first time I’ve ever seen anyone online even mention Kurau before. I only know about it because I saw it in a movie store in my town YEARS ago. Still haven’t watched it myself yet though.
Also 12:00 got a legitimate laugh and a few replays outta me
Hi Bennett, I gotta say I subscribed here some time after I saw the episode you did with the nostalgia critic about speed racer. I'm glad I checked out the channel because I became a fan of yours pretty quick. Haven't commented much but I enjoy the content. I also like dark humor and love gravity falls as well. Keep up the great work and nice shirt btw.
I remember Kurau. But only because the magazine Anime Insider did an article on it years back.
Kurau was a fantastic anime. It's one of my favorites. It was a victim of bad advertising and not being geared towards teen boys. Don't do it dirty, sage :(
I think the modern isekai has really just totally killed my ability to enjoy stories like this, even in an ironic way. It's just too...skeevy to see this kind of character acting like a jackass with a barely conscious woman dragging herself around behind him and it makes my skin crawl, I've seen how this territory can go WAY worse and I'm never able to keep it out of mind.
Agreed I only find myself enjoying konosuba
This is nothing like isekai series & the series existed long before "modern" isekai genre popularized in recent years.
@@crozraven I'm aware, I'm talking more about how this show fits a lot of the ideas of very immature wish fulfillment the same way many modern isekai do. I wasn't calling it an isekai, just comparing its tone and content to a lot of modern isekai.
@@samwill7259 thats not what you said. Maybe you should reread your comment?
@@cthulhupthagn5771 That is EXACTLY what I said. "I think the modern isekai has really just totally killed my ability to enjoy stories like this," I did not say it's an isekai, I said modern isekais destroyed my ability to enjoy stories like this one. Kiss my ass.
Ah, going back to that one. I thought it was gonna be Violence Jack.
I-i liked kurau
For some reason it stuck with me where other anime of that time period didn't, but man it can be depressing how much anime just falls off the radar so quickly.
I never heard of Kurau in the first place, so I couldn't forget about it OR remember it.
Love the cereal bars.🥰
Id read the comic years before seeing this. The comic was really compelling. The movie was a pleasant suspire because it followed the comic so closely. I honestly didn't even know the movie was based on the comic till part way in when I started to recognise the story and characters. I really wish it'd been made into a series instead though.
Ohhhhh 🤯
Can’t wait for the next episode 🤯
ok I'm interested in what the next one might be. I wasn't able to figure it out from the 3 screen shots that you put in the video.
I'm pretty sure it's...
**spoilers if you want it to be a surprise**
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The Rebuild of Evangelion. Whether he'll do all the movies or just the last one, I dunno, but I'm stoked either way.
You're really doing Rebuild eh?
OOOOK.
Awesome video man 😎!
Good to see your videos :D
Get in the robot Bennett!
Anyone catch the two pics near the end that flash on the screen?
I'm sure someone will say fairly soon.
I think it's between 13:36 and 13:37
@@williamcarlson9379 one also flashes around 13:43 and 13:45 I think. I think it could be NGE.
Huh-coincidentally, Kyoto Video has an upcoming anniversary video too.
HELL YEAH, RE-EVALUATION OF EVA, BABEYYYYY!!!!!! I can't wait, dude.
Okay, when it came to the video, everything about the anime that's been reviewed, something about it, seems very familiar, like I've seen this type of anime, over several times.
Blade of the Phantom Master! Anyway, here's my gun.
Get in the Review chair, Bennet.
The manga was awesome!
Yes I remember and have that amine.
10:46 Thank you for that!
Fuck yea!!.. loved this back on Netflix
I love Kurau. Bought the DVDs. The OP is one of my favs.
I see no problems in sophomoric fantasies from time to time.
No, I don't remember Kurau. 6:40 Yep that's Bando from Elfen Lied. Also known as Lord Beerus.
So the Rebuild of Evangelion Movies next month?
Damn, I read this one so long ago, it was called Shin Angyo Onshi here. I knew from the first images of the almost naked chick that it was familiar.
I didn't know you'd like Gravity Falls
That's awesome
I just found out about this anime on a game i'm playing currently called "super string" ajitae is my favorite character
This looks like an interesting film. Not my thing, but still cool, especially the parts with the women.
Based on those clips I had to slow down to .25 speed to see, you're going to talk about Evangelion 3.0+1.0 next time? I felt so hurt that Amazon did the English dub (and did it so lazily in parts), and the meta content really didn't fit like it did in the original series and End of Evangelion. All the same, it was a worthwhile conclusion. Sorry, I had to get that out there
Congrats on the 11 years
Wait, this had an animation? The original manhwa is a fun read.
It explains pretty well why Munsu became the way he is. Eventually.
And back to EVA we go...
cant wait
The newer evangelion movies are next? Awesome Sage!
Yes, an Amin ohsa stands before you! Awesome anime. Wish they did a series
DO NOT WATCH IT. Read the manga first. It's amazing. There is one philosophy/gimmick in this story that is spoiled in the "movie" (it was supposed to be a serie but it was cancelled so they glued the episodes they had to make a film).
Oh man bennets going back to evangelion for the anniversary 😲
10:35 He's a middle-aged man in leather pants? No, he's more like the Undertaker of anime protagonists. Kevin Nash never had supernatural powers (unless having the book is a supernatural power).
I kept forgetting u were talking about a movie. Rly felt like u were talking about an ova/short lived series.
OMG, I remember Kurau... I haven't watched the last 3 or 4 episodes, but I remember... HOW DO I FORGET AGAIN?!