With Faust's change of heart and the revival of the human female through
Lorelei, everything is just perfect on Terra II.
Otaru and his marionettes are residing peacefully in Japoness... until Faust's
saber dolls appear on their doorstep. It seems that due to the way they were
brought up, the saber dolls can't cope very well with normal life.
They can't control their strength nor can they perform domestic chores such as
cooking or cleaning. Faust puts the saber dolls under Otaru's charge for
"live-in etiquette training", much to the shock of Lime, Cherry, and
Bloodberry.
However, that is actually the least of their problems. A new marionette with a
maiden circuit awakens, and she somehow ends up with Otaru and the gang as
well.
The problem is, for some reason President Joy of New Texas wants this
marionette terminated... and he'll do everything in his power to do so, even
if it means endangering Japoness.
Review: Saber Marionette J Again
It's no secret that sequels are usually bad. Even so, I started watching Saber
Marionette J Again Crunchyroll with a very open mind, not expecting anything positive or
negative.
In some aspects, I actually found Saber Marionette J Again to be a lot more
fun than its predecessor. Pacing was snappy and it was a real treat watching
the saber marionettes and the saber dolls try to co-exist under one roof, all
trying to learn everything they can -- from household chores to seducing human
males.
Otaru becomes the subject of experimentation for the saber dolls. They deduced
that since he's a human male like their Lord Faust, whatever success they have
with him would also surely be achieved with Faust.
The series evolves into a racy Tenchi Muyo-esque comedy -- putting Otaru in
Tenchi's shoes, albeit I found the characters in this series to be generally a
lot more likeable than the Tenchi cast.
Marine is the new addition to the marionette ensemble. She too is equipped
with the maiden circuit, but unlike the rest, she has three maiden circuits
instead of just one. This turns her into a living time bomb, since a single
marionette body could never accommodate the power and intensity of three fully
matured circuits.
A greater purpose for Marine's existence is haphazardly thrown in, as if not
to let her impending doom go to waste. She's suddenly the key to saving Terra
II from an impending global disaster.
I don't really mind the obviously contrived effort to try and give the series
a definite direction, but had they stuck to the overall comedic theme it would
probably have worked very well.
Saber Marionette J Again's art and animation show a vast improvement over the
original series. Character designs remain more or less the same, but
everything is rendered so much more vibrantly this time around. Each scene was
just so strikingly clear and richly colored.
The English dubbing is still decent, but I could never pass up the
star-studded original Japanese cast. Everyone pretty much reprises their roles
(Megumi Hayashibara, Koyasu Takehito, Hikaru Midorikawa, etc.), with
the exception of Kikuko Inoue who played Panther in Saber Marionette J. In
this installment, seiyuu Emi Shinohara
(also Sailorjupiter in Sailormoon) takes over Panther's role.
While some may find Saber Marionette J Again to be rather predictable and
overly risqué, it's just too amusing and laugh-out-loud funny not to enjoy. It
was very refreshing to see all the marionettes reveal more of their
personalities and quirks as opposed to just watching them fight all the time.
Needless to say, you really shouldn't be watching this if you have not yet
seen Saber Marionette J anime since this is the epilogue the shows us what happens
to characters we're supposed to already know after all is well in the world
again.
Miscellanies: Saber Marionette J Again
Saber Marionette J Again is comprised of 6 episodes. The Ultimate Collection
DVD set contains three complete series, namely Saber Marionette J, Saber
Marionette J Again, and Saber Marionette J to X.
Saber Marionette J Again | |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi |
|---|---|
| Episodes | 6 |
| Status | Finished Airing |
| Aired | Nov 25, 1997 to Jun 25, 1998 |
| Producers | Bandai Visual |
| Studio | Hal Film Maker |
| Rating | PG-13 - Teens 13 or older |
| Themes | Harem, Mecha |
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