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R1 DVD Reviews
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Written by maehara
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Thursday, 13 January 2005 14:12 |
 Any superhero outfit that has a built-in theme song player wins my vote - although in Dokkoida's
case they really need to work on getting rid of that diaper look.
With this batch of episodes, Suzuo finds out that being a superhero isn't
a one-way ticket to untold riches (at least not with the company he's
working for) - and by the end of the disc, you may just be wondering
exactly what show you're watching, onii-chama...
5 - Mission: Allowance Increase!
Suzuo's beginning to feel that Kosuzu isn't paying him enough -
particularly when he sees how his enemies & Neruloid Girl seem to
have no shortage of spare cash on hand. Should a superhero really
have so little money that he can't even afford a hamburger?! His
attempts to persuade Kosuzu to give him a raise come to nothing, and
her promises of a packed lunch to stop him having to worry about not
having lunch money don't help either (who'd want to eat her
cooking?). So what's a hero to do? Shameless exploitation of his superhero powers for profit, that's what...
6 - The Pool Cycle Race
Hot. Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot. Certainly too hot to fight,
as Dokkoida, Neruloid Girl & the rest of the gang find out -
they've all turned up for battle, but nobody's in any real mood to get
it on. By unanimous vote, battle is cancelled - time to visit the
pool, instead. But taking this lot to the pool means two things,
guaranteed: fanservice, and chaos...
7 - Kurika's Dream
Wish upon a falling star.. A passing meteor shower gives the Cosmos-sou
residents that chance to make their wishes come true. Just in time for
the fireworks festival, too... Maronflower has a plan up his sleeve
that could ruin the festival, but an explosive mishap leaves Kurika in
a dream-world & able to live out her fantasy of living happily with
the rest of the Cosmos House folk...
8 - Little Sister Love!
Seems the girls at Cosmos House have been watching too many
incest-laden doramas. Suddenly everyone's seeing Kosuzu & Suzuo in
a different light, while Kosuzu's beginning to wonder about Suzuo's
intentions towards her... Featuring cameos from the girls from Sister
Princess (H-game version..!), and Mizuho-sensei from Please Teacher!...
An interesting batch of episodes, this - the 'powered suit trials' and
the Galaxy Police which featured so much in Volume One have pretty much
been forgotten about (Mogumuggle - or whatever his name is - and his
aide are seen just once, lying on the beach), in favour of more
fanservice and an unusually serious episode 7. It just goes to
show that Dokkoida can actually do 'serious' when it needs to, too -
while not particularly deep, Kurika's Dream gets quite surreal in
places and shows a little of the effect that living together is
beginning to have on the characters.
Episodes 5 and 6 are pretty standard comedy - almost every anime series
since the dawn of time has had a pool/beach/onsen episode, and an
I'm-broke-how-can-I-earn-more-money episode. As usual, Dokkoida
takes the stereotypes and has some fun with them - both episodes are a
good laugh, but hardly earth-shattering.
Episode 8, however, is one of my all-time classic pieces of anime,
and is far more direct in poking fun at other series and anime
'traditions' than any other show I can remember. Great stuff.
This continues to by one of my favourite current shows, and is great to
watch when you need something that's guaranteed to bring a smile to
your face. Well worth watching.
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