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tjhan noted that Alter’s August 2006 re-release of their Jo and Meg figures (RIUVA review) would mean that their ‘monetary value and rarity will… go down’ - well, he needn’t have worried too much. Almost 14 months later, Jo sells on ebay (via a Japanese reseller) for a whopping 80% premium over her release price (not inclusive of P&H). orz
This particular ball got rolling when I asked Stripey to pre-order Alter’s January 2008 release of El Cazador’s Nadie on my behalf. The Shima-Shima-Tailed One casually noted that Nadie would go well with Alter Revy whom I had acquired at the Akiba Kotobukiya shop. ‘Pity you didn’t get Alter Jo earlier,’ he said, ‘would had made a great team in a “girls with handguns” theme.’ And I knew it was The Truth. And so, off this Zaku went on another one of his mad online shopping rampages. Ah revenge (since Stripey blames me getting him started on figurine collecting) is indeed a dish best served cold. orz
Continue reading ‘Late to the Party with Burst Angel’s Jo by Alter’
I confess that I initially picked up this series because a few of the wallpapers made me think: Mmmm… Lesbian Asuka x Rei clones in the wild wild west. :D~~~ But alas, it was not to be. I was going to say that this Bakuretsu Tenshi (Burst Angel) OVA needed MOAR yuri but then I think it does have MOAR yuri compared to the original series (which I only vaguely remember given how I fast-forward marathoned and then sent it into recycle bin hell). Nowhere as nice as in the manga but, hey, given that low expectations are the secret of happiness, I wasn’t pissed off with this OVA - totally agree with tjhan about the costumes though.
The final volume of this series. Bakablonde has got some nice scans over at the Bakuten Bordello.
Act 12. Sei picks up jo and drops her off. However the halberd guy confronts Jo and a battle ensues. Meg angsts over one of Jo’s guns at home but pulls herself together when she hears an explosion, rushing towards the scene.
Act 13. Jo is proving outmatched by her former fellow test subject but with the innovative use of her top, her extra gun and her presence, Meg decisively helps Jo to win the fight. Erica has got dibs on how halberd guy realizes that Meg is the one who has changed Jo and given her humanity. However the touching scene is interrupted by corporate goons who gun down Jo.
Act 14. Evil doctor Magus, who practises what he experiments, downs halberd guy. Meg is taken away, leaving a now spine-extracted Jo in a pool of blood. Sei arrives and gives chase with her super-zhng car - Jo somehow is still alive. Halberd guy uses his chi kungfu to give them a last helping hand. Continue reading ‘Bakuten Angels’ Adolescence Vol.3′
The first chapter of Vol.2, Act 6, is my favourite. Erica has already done a terrific summary and review of it at Okazu - though to nitpick, I don’t think Amy asks Sei what Meg and Jo are doing (Meg has launched a flying glomp of Jo and they are probably making out on the living room floor) but “is there a purpose to record this kind of stuff?” (ã“ã‚“ãªã®è¨˜éŒ²ã™ã‚‹æ„味ã‚ã‚‹ã®ï¼Ÿ) More on the Jo x Meg dynamics of this chapter later.
Act 7. Jo apprehends a snatch thief. The brat kid of the grateful housewife pesters Jo about how she learnt her l33t skillz but she can’t remember. “You so poor thing.” Aw shucks, brats say the darnest things. Jo is shaken by this. Meanwhile a Skeletor wannabe is plotting Jo’s downfall. Jo has a nightmare about being in a dome surrounded by bloodied corpses and her wearing military-style fatigues and having long hair. She awakens and then meets Skeletor by the sea for a duel. Despite him having the draw on her, she manages to shoot him down but finds herself surrounded by a zombie army.
Act 8. Jo is holding her own against the zombies but her odds look bleak. Meg rides to the rescue on a bicycle and a gift of an ultimate weapon - an iron pipe. LOL Skeletor guy (Fundingu) is actually either a tentacle monster or a Quintizon scientist! As the battle continues to rage, Sei and Amy decide to intervene.
Act 9. Sei becomes a hot chick in a tentacle flick, captured by Fundingu. However h4xx0r Amy saves the day by disabling the zombie army’s control circuits. Fundingu is later sliced into half by yet another Jo hater.
Act 10. A burlgar, who resembles one of the mangakas, makes the mistake of trying to burgle the Jo x Meg household. After slashing his pride to shreds with her razor wit and malicious humour, Meg subdues him with a pistol draw and hands him over to the police. Meanwhile Jo has slept through the whole Meg vs Burglar confrontation. LOL
Act 11. A man with a similar make to Jo wanders the streets as if ill. He transforms into a monster and attacks the local populace. Jo grabs his second intended victim, a very young girl, and fights him with her under one arm. She kills it but it jogs memories and she sees similarities in herself. On top of that, the frightened girl’s father expresses his gratitude by calling Jo a monster and the hitherto fleeing crowd joins in demanding for the safe return of the girl while looking generally threatening. Meg finds Jo in the rain but Jo pushes Meg away, telling her not to touch her. Classic miscommunication scenario. Jo feels that she doesn’t deserve Meg but Meg thinks that Jo has dumped her.
Art/scene personal favourites: Continue reading ‘Bakuten Angels’ Adolescence Vol.2′