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Summary: A superior film
Comment: My analysis largely concurs with that of the first reviewer: this video is simply a superior production. I screened excepts from the final episode in a college Japanese Culture class, and to say that the students were impressed would be an understatement. I highly recommend this video.
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Summary: ...Ends With a Bang!
Comment: The stunning conclusion to Hideaki Anno's little-known gem of an OVA series!Episode 5 - After Nariko's victory in the experimental Gunbuster, the crew returns to Earth. Ten years have passed there, while Nariko and Amano remain the same ages they were when they left. It's great watching the ramifications of this, as well as the burgeoning relationship between Amano and Ota. While Nariko has matured as a result of her adventures, Amano seems to have taken a few steps backwards...which becomes a real mess when the two of them have to pilot Gunbuster together.
Episode 6 - 15 years after the battle in the last episode, and Earth has moved from defense to offense against the alien aggressors. This episode is done in black-and-white and in widescreen format, which is very effective for the mood of the piece. It's almost like film noir in outer space. The ending of an anime story is always hard to pull off and sometimes turns out to be the weakest part of a series (like, say, "Evangelion"), but that is not the case here. This is simply an incredible and moving ending, and the kick in the butt is that I can't really say why without revealing anything. But if you've followed through to this point, you won't be disappointed (well, maybe you will...I didn't say it was an entirely happy ending).
