[US DVD] Blue Drop Complete Collection Review

[Chris Beveridge]

Review by Chris Beveridge

Mania Grade: C

In Summary:

Blue Drop left me rather uncertain about it overall. After watching it, I went and read up on the original manga for reference and that material seems like it's far more interesting as it deals with the war and invasion itself, as well as a story taking place after the war. This prequel to all of it has some interesting moments, but it doesn't seem to know how to tell it in a compelling way. The concept of an alien invasion working this way isn't bad, it offers some fun ways of dealing with it, but it gets stuck with overly dramatic moments that don't connect well for the viewer. Subplots lack impact and much time is spent on the scholastic side. Both stories can be told well at the same time, but it waffles too much between figuring out which one it really wants to focus on. In the end, this series left me really wanting to read the manga more than anything else as I wanted to see the invasion, the war and the aftermath of it all rather than the lead up to it.

[Fencedude]

Have I mentioned that I hate the Arume?

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE.

And considering they're a race of alien lesbians, thats pretty impressive.

[Suwako Moriya]

Originally Posted by Fencedude

Have I mentioned that I hate the Arume?

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE.

And considering they're a race of alien lesbians, thats pretty impressive.

That bad huh? I guess if I had the time and money for it, I'd end up seeing how "bad" they are just out of morbid curiosity. However right now I'd rather delay other series just for the sake of finding out.

[ABCBTom]

No! I refuse to believe it! You're all wrong! A series about lesbian space aliens and yuri love cannot be bad. I'm going to pick this up after Christmas and show you all.

[pianocello]

Had we gotten an ending like say, El Cazador, I would have considered this one of the greatest yuri love stories of all time.

[Isuzu Inugami]

Originally Posted by ABCBTom

No! I refuse to believe it! You're all wrong! A series about lesbian space aliens and yuri love cannot be bad. I'm going to pick this up after Christmas and show you all.

I kind of like it, actually. Some of the early stuff was terrific. I need to watch this release and see how my feelings overall for the show settle out.

[something]

Originally Posted by ABCBTom

No! I refuse to believe it! You're all wrong! A series about lesbian space aliens and yuri love cannot be bad.

Yeah, you'd think.

You'd be wrong. ;_;

[WTK]

Originally Posted by Chris Beveridge

Subplots lack impact and much time is spent on the scholastic side. Both stories can be told well at the same time, but it waffles too much between figuring out which one it really wants to focus on.

In some ways this is what I felt about this series. Overall the series just felt average at best.