Yukikaze - Anime Legends Complete Collection [DVD]

I'm not particularly interested in fancy aircraft, military jargon, or realistic air combat, so most everything that gets mentioned in the same breath as Yukikaze is not my cup of tea. Though, the plot is not especially unique, this anime has what alot of those in the same genre do not; loads of atmosphere, and dressed down, believable characters. Yukikaze is as much a character as Rei and Bukhar. The trippy down tempo soundscore definetely enhances the scenes rather than jar or distract the way that some anime's soundtracks do. There's not alot of high sounding rhetoric, or exposition. I can't sit through much of that. Instead it's all pretty straight forward, with a reasonable sequence of events and resolution. I'm sure the sci-fi, and aircraft enthusiasts will get even more out of it than I did. The anime legends collection is definetely worth checking out.

For those of you that like mecha anime or anime with planes this one is for you. What I really like about this anime compared to others is the storyline. It is more on the dark serious side. I love the Macross universe and I place this anime up there with respect to character development and a different twist to a common theme (that being aliens show up on Earth). The dog fight scenes are some of the best and of important note, the English voice dubbing is surprisingly good as the voices used capture the personalities of the characters. This DVD set comes with all 5 episodes on three discs. Either I did something wrong but the episodes seem to not play in one right after another; once one episode is complete, you return to the disc menu to select the next; it does not automatically load. In addition, the format is 4:3. I know there is now the blu-ray version but honestly when it comes to anime I do not care for widescreen. Plus the blu-ray set is around $100+. Finally although some may find this series odd, apparently Warner Brother's picked up the rights and is currently working on making a live action version of the movie. Overall a must have and a great buy story.

A dimensional portal was opened 33 years ago. Aliens known as The JAM came through and attacked Earth. The military was able to drive them back to their home world, where the fight continues. Lt. Fukai pilots a jet with an advanced AI on board. It is called Yukikaze. The war is at a stalemate, but the existence of Yukikaze could turn things around. It may be a blessing, or even a curse. One thing is certain. The war is about to end.This anime is very strange. I think that it's one of those that will likely create huge fans or ardent naysayers. I have mixed feelings. I think that the plot was pretty well done. It's a lot like Robotech. The major flaw with this series is the character development. A series as short as this doesn't really have much chance to develop good characters. None of the characters have any personality. They are empty and lifeless, except for Major Bukhar. The story moves very slowly, but manages to keep you relatively interested in what is going to happen next.The production quality is very good for a series from 2002. The animation, voice acting, soundtrack, and plot are very well done. They obviously took care to make a quality product. It's not a bad series, it's just not my cup of tea. I like characters with lots of emotion and depth, in addition to a great story. If you feel the same as me, you should probably avoid this title.When I first started watching Yukikaze, I gave up after episode 1. It was very strange and moved very slow. After a couple of months, I stared again at episode 2. Things start to get more normal, and the series gains a little depth. Even so, the lack of character depth and drama makes it an average watch in my opinion. Like I said before, I think most will either love it or hate it. I can't recommend buying this OVA before you've seen it. I think you should watch it online before spending your money. I kind of wish that I had. I can't see myself watching it again. I'll probably sell this DVD.

I grabbed this by chance just wanted to have anime it is good man vs machine how both come together to form a pact becoming ever stronger n powerful the story is good about a pliot who is in the air force protecting space from harm he go onto discover his machine has a mind of its own how both cover each other back the story is steady and true it builds as it go on I like this one worth seeing

for an anime of its time, the story, special effects, the mechs, and all the work that went into this mini-series is very well done. i loved it, i think it could have been a regular series though, but still its a nice piece of work...

I didn't enjoy the plot, nor the characters of that well known series... Don't know why, it just felt structures without contents. For fans only I guess.

very excellent series it has a nice blend of 3d graffics and animation the story though short was very interesting and it seamed to gather every bit of my attention while i watched it