Vandread: Ultimate Collection (Classic)

Vandread is futuristic sci-fi anime set in a future where men and women are divided between planets in known human-space. The story follows with the cliche of a boy trying to prove himself before being captured by pirates (which are all women) before being forced to join forces in order to stop an inevitable harvest of all humans within space.The plot I think is quite good, with those of Earth attempting to sustain themselves by harvesting the bodies of other humans. But, the drawback is that of the hero himself, as his overall relationship with his "vanguard" and that of the women of the series is all too cliched and really drowns out much needed drama. As well, this anime was made well back when computer graphics were in the infancy for anime, so battles and the units themselves look a little outdated compared to now.But, in all honesty, I enjoyed the series with all its problems and found the final three episodes to really draw the series to a very good conclusion.Not so much a MUST BUY, but it is entertaining to watch...

Bought this for my mom. We used to watch it together when I was younger. Still amazing.

I have been looking for this anime for awhile. It has a good story and it a funny anime with star ships and mechs

Everything arrived in great quality and condition. Gave u the choose of which audio you'd like to hear, and gave you little nostalgic feeling.

I got this over a year ago and I've been happy with it ever since. I watched this originally in 2003-4 and since then I'd wanted to get a copy for myself, but for all the movie stores and shops I went to I could never find it. I'm glad I finally ordered it here. It was a good price, and includes the complete series, both seasons.

Maybe it is the result of the all but incomprehensible anime studio Gonzo, but no matter what you are expecting this series will surprise you. To begin with it most closely resembles (of all things!) Star Trek: Voyager: a band of incompatibles are forced together as a single crew in order to successfully journey a long way to their home planets. The twist is that these human men and women have grown up separately through cloning and initially regard each other as enemies! (Boy, are they in for a surprise!)The story begins with the launch of a Taraak (male) converted battleship running into a Mejere (female) pirate ship; in the confusion the oldest part of the Taraak ship is abandoned, but its attempted destruction by the men results in a whole series of Paxsis Pragma controlled incidents: three men are left behind, the pirate ship and the old core are fused together, one Taraak mecha and three Mejere fighters are "modified", and the lot of them are wormholed far enough away from home to face a long journey back. In the process the three men: a skilled doctor and engineer, a cowardly helmsman and navigator, and a heroic idiot of a mecha pilot are gradually worked into the crew by Mejerens out of necessity and with reason enough to doubt the lies taught them by a government they do not trust, having become criminals in the first place in order to survive their own government's stupidity. What follows are bizarrely alternating scenes of wacky comedy and deadly seriousness. It is kind of like every anime you've ever seen: lots of drama and stress over having no sex with each other; the difference is that these characters don't know why there is all that drama and stress in the first place!Defects? Well, the regular animation is nothing to write home about, and the computer animation is blatantly obvious, both signs of its age. In addition while the motivations of the central villains make a certain kind of sense, the motivations of many of the lesser, unintentional villains who did so much to create the situation make no sense at all. In addition the main hero is something of a blithering idiot, faithfully supported by the long-suffering ditz of a main heroine, who take up too much attention in contrast to far more interesting secondary characters.Finally, while the inclusion of the two season summarizing OVA's, but subtitled only, on disc 5 might seem a useless excess, there is method to the madness because the extra effort to explain the main plot in the much shorter OVA's clears away much (though not all) of the confusion left from watching the TV series. For once at least it is definitely worth watching both. One might only wish for an English version of Vandread: The Extra Stage, a light novel containing several stories that extend past the ending of this series.

If your a fan of anime you have to own Vandread. It is one of the best anime I have ever seen. It's a little bit different but in a good way. You will want to to start re-watching as soon as your finish it. It has a great story with tons of laughs and even few parts that will make you wanna cry. There is an incredible cast of lovable characters you will remember forever. This is a must own for any anime fan.

The video, audio and subtitle quality is good.