Battle Athletes - 1st Series, Slow Start

[MeMyself]

I guess this forum is for the second series. But just to comment on disc 1 of the first series, it really is tough to get through.

Disc 1 contains only 2 episodes, but episode 1 is twice as long. It begins with a dull 7 minute narration, and then a three minute opening credit sequence. So 10 minutes go by before you get anywhere near anything resembling a story. The only interesting thing that happens on disc 1 is when Kris gets naked and dances in front of her roommates.

Does this thing get any better?

[HolyWhippet]

Battles Athletes is pretty much Battle Athletes Victory lite. Some characters are a bit different - Akari in particular is a lot more confident in the original.

I'd barely call it a series though - it only ran for 6 episodes. I'm guessing it was testing to waters with regards to making the longer version. I thought it was decent, but not as good as Victory.

[MeMyself]

I'm guessing it was testing to waters with regards to making the longer version.

Maybe so. Disc 2 just arrived from Netflix. I will probably also look at disc 3. But if nothing interesting happens, besides the cheap thrills, I'm taking Battle Athletes Victory off my list.

[HolyWhippet]

I'd have gone straight to watching Battle Athletes Victory myself. Don't judge Victory based on the "prototype" series.

[MeMyself]

I generally prefer a darker, more adult oriented anime. Battle Athletes, despite the nudity, is hardly adult oriented. In that regard is Battle Athletes Victory any different?

I made similar postings on another forum. So far only one person responded, and he indicated that Battle Athletes Victory was somewhat forgetable.


SPOILER (Highlight to read): I found the scene where Anna finds out he's a boy somewhat idiotic. Couldn't he figure out he was different the first time he say Kris naked?

[HolyWhippet]

Darkness in BAV? Not completely no, but so rare you might as well say no. It's a comedy with action for the most part.

[MeMyself]

So I figured. Oh, well. I felt that BAV would not be my taste. I may give it a look in the future after I have seen other animes I want to see.