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Excel Saga - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1-5
on DVD (2002)
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| Starring: |
Yuka Imai, Ryûzaburô Ôtomo, Ryûzaburô Ôtomo, Kazuhiko Inoue, John Swasey, Phil Ross, phil ross (ii), Chris Patton, Illich Guardiola, Dean Turner, Christine M. Auten, robert anderson (viii), Robert Anderson, Kira Vincent-Davis, John Gremillion, Fumiko Chino, Matt Greenfield, Rob Bricken |
| Director: |
Shinichi Watanabe |
| Studio: |
ADV FILMS |
| Run time: |
125 mins |
| Certificate: |
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| User collections: |
Maid in Japan, My anime Favourites |
| Genres: |
Animated, Anime, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, World Cinema |
| Languages: |
Japanese |
| Dubbed: |
English |
| Released: |
19/05/2003
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Brief synopsis of Excel Saga - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1-5
Billed as "the ultimate parody of anime," EXCEL SAGA certainly goes out of its way to parody every convention of the genre it can. From the cloying J-pop opening, it's clear that this series' sole aim is to be a good-natured farce, one that revolves around a main character who, on the surface is not much different from any other anime heroine. However, the key difference between Excel and all those who preceded her is that Excel is completely and utterly insane and considers it her goal to conquer the city of F. This gives the series a clear and ingenious jumping off point as it encounters Martian princesses, afro-wearing action heroes, mysterious governmental agencies, space butlers, deranged comic book authors, annoying roommates, and removable moustaches, among other things.
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