Nurse Witch Komugi: 2-Disk Collection

Review Date: 2008 August 18 18:19

Reviewed by: Spike

Released by: ADV Films

Age Rating: 12

Region: 2 - UK

Length: 150 minutes

Subtitles: English

Audio: English 5.1 Surround
Japanese 2.0 Stereo

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Summary

Komugi Nakahara is a cosplay idol, so how could she resist an offer from Mugimaru, an agent from Vaccine World to become a magical girl and save the world from invading Viruses? Well she couldn't, and now a star that has the slight encumbrances of being flat-chested, child-like, and a few balls short of a pool table has to fight off some of the most ridiculous enemies ever to invade the anime world. Unbeknownst to her however, Magical Maid Koyori, has sided with the viruses and is helping them and their leader Ungrar in the conquest of Earth. Follow Komugi as she battles ASCII art characters, Internet culture and even a giant transforming Tokyo Big Sight in the pursuit of the evil Viruses!

Review

From the start there is a sense of humour about this series, thought don't be fooled, this is not in the same vein as titles such as Excel Saga, Puni Puni Poemy or FLCL, there is no hint of the frenetic energy or quick-fire style that these series exhibit. This rather follows in the same style as Otaku no Video or Lucky Star as in it takes measured side-swipes at it's targets rather than taking them head on. For those not in the know, Nurse Witch Komugi is a light-hearted OVA based on the series SoulTaker and many of the characters from the original series reappear either as major characters or in cameo appearances.