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Mardock Scramble: The First Compression

Plot Synopsis: “To stop the unstoppable you need the irresistible. To kill the unkillable, you need someone for whom death no longer has a meaning. And to catch the perfect serial killer, you need the one person who knows his methods the best… his last victim! Murdered and reborn, no longer human, the female cyborg Balot exists for only one reason: to track down the man who killed her and bring him to justice. But can even the ultimate hybrid between ghost and machine take down a monster who wipes his own memory… especially when his partner already has her in his sights? The future will be painted blood red as vengeance hit the streets!”

I started reading the Mardock Scramble book recently, though I bought ages ago, so I decided to pick up the movie. I haven’t watched yet, since I’m waiting until I finish the book, but the book itself is pretty good. It’s action sci-fi with a whole lot of disturbing things, like rape, and child molestation, and weird villains with body parts stitched to them. So that’s fun. The  R1 DVD is actually the theatrical cut as opposed to the extended version that was released on DVD/BD in Japan. Given that the extended edition probably just has more nudity and rape, I’m perfectly fine with this version.

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Negima!? Magister Negi Magi (S.A.V.E.)

Plot Synopsis: “Wizard Negi Springfield may be a boy, but he has a man-sized job to do! Fresh from the Academy of Magic, Negi continues his training as an instructor at Mahora Academy in Japan. But before he can get his Master’s in magic, the 31 schoolgirls of Class 3-A are gonna keep him up all night cramming for a final exam in will power. Temptation aside, Negi has more on his syllabus than flirting and spells. Darkness is closing in, and Negi is gonna need help from his student bodies to drive the ghouls from their school. These girls want to prove that they’re best in class, and extra credit is available to the cuties who aren’t afraid of after-hours phantom fighting – especially if it means more time with their favorite professor.”

I actually watched this entire series on Funimation’s YouTube channel because I was bored one weekend. It’s pretty funny. Well the dub is anyway. It’s pretty clear that the dub script had a fair amount of extra jokes and whatnot put into it. Since it hit the S.A.V.E. line I figured I might as well get it, and now I can easily compare the scripts, which is something I regularly do because I have too much free time.

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