Dai Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp. Perfect Collection

Review Date: 2005 April 14 16:37

Reviewed by: Spike

Released by: ADV Films

Age Rating: 12+

Region: 1 - North America

Length: 650 minutes

Subtitles: English

Audio: English 2.0 Stereo
Japanese 2.0 Stereo

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Summary

Life is dull for Akagi, Ibuki and Aoyama in the Public Relations department of the 21st Century Security Corporation, low pay, plenty of paperwork and having to degrade themselves by taking part in company marketing schemes and events. But all of that is about to change as Japan is about to be attacked by a huge monster that appeared out of the sea! The only things standing in it's way are three office workers and a giant robot built by the company, that's only qualified as a marketing gimmic. Follow the three friends as they battle the mysterious 'Heterodyne' on one side and petty office beurocracy on the other!

Review

Visually, Dai Guard looks quite impressive, with slick well paced animation and bright, nicely toned colors. The subtitles closely match the dub, giving no advantage to either, so the viewer can pick the one they usually prefer without having to worry about a loss of quality. The audio in this series is a strange collage of light 90s pop/rock with a definite retro style, with the usual violin and trumpet heavy battle music, which is quite strange, but suits the subject matter quite well. Sound effects are well placed and include several subtle cartoon noises to accompany the robot from time to time, only hightening the comic effect.