In the future, the rising temperature of the Earth has seen to the melting of the polar ice caps with the planet's last remaining land masses endanger of sinking into the ocean. As if humanity didn't have enough problems, an army of ocean-dwelling creatures led by the scientist Zorndyke have seemingly declared war on mankind! Humanity’s last hopes rests with the state of the art vessel, Blue Sub 6 and her crew! Can Tetsu and Mayumi stop Zorndyke’s mutant army and save what remains of humanity? KEY SALES POINTS:
Blue Submarine No. 6 is one of the most critically acclaimed CG anime features from GONZO (Hellsing, Vandred)
Special Edition 3-Disc Set (contains all 4 unedited/edited OVA's)
DVD FEATURES:
Collector's Slipcase Packaging
Interactive Animated Menus
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
English/Japanese language
English subtitles option
DVD EXTRAS:
Full length Blue Submarine No. 6 Toonami Movie
Episode 1 - Audio Commentary
- Mahiro Maeda (Director)
Blue Sub 6 Trailer Collection
Blue Sub 6 Cartoon Network Promo Collection
Blue Submarine No. 6 Cover Image Gallery
GONZO studio background
Special music video
Blue Submarine No. 6 Animerica Feature Spotlight
Filmography
- Mahiro Maeda (Director)
- Toshiharu Murata (Character Designer)
- Shoji Kawamori (Mechanical Designer)
- Yota Tsuruoka (Music Composer)
Although billed as "The Movie," this edition consists of the four episodes of the computer-animated OAV (original animation video) cut together and edited for airing on the Cartoon Network. Most of Earth's population drowned when the mad genius Zorndyke began meddling with the planet's polar alignment. The survivors cower in half-drowned cities and undersea bases, battling Zorndyke's robots and hideous mutants; Kino, a dedicated young pilot, draws Hiyami, an alienated ex-submariner, back into the war. Based on a manga by Satoru Ozawa, Blue Submarine offers lots of computer-generated effects, but little in the way of coherent plot and character development. Hayami's conversion from hard-bitten veteran to peace advocate seems improbable, as does the prospect of seeking peace with a villain responsible for 10 billion deaths. Blue Submarine will appeal primarily to hard-core computer animation fans and devotees of Water World. The Cartoon Network policy of not showing what it construes as violence further weakens the story. Hayami doesn't see his old friend Katsuma writhing in agony from Zorndyke's "beast mutation," removing much of his motivation to rejoin the submarine forces. The gigantic Musuca no longer dies in a sea stained by its own blood, eliminating the series' one genuinely poignant moment. Eliminating tobacco use produces some unintentionally comic moments: Hayami flicks his lighter and touches the flame to nothing. The four OAVs are available separately in their uncut format. Rated 13 and up: robot versus robot violence and grotesque imagery. --Charles Solomon
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