Botan Reviews

Lunar: Eternal Blue (1994 Video Game)

Animation and a game in one, what could be better?

[8 July 2002]

It's funny how I got the game, my dad and I were in Toys R us and we saw it there, then last summer my friend got it and we were playing it. I must say the story line is great and animation is of the anime style. I can simply say one thing about this game: Amazing! I got it and it was worth the $50 that I spent. It is a box set of 3 game CDs and one behind the scenes, a music CD, Lucia's pendant, and an omake box with a small map and standies. The begining is kind of slow, but it soon speeds up and gets you hooked! I suggest Lunar2 for playstation highly!

Rurouni Kenshin (1996–1998)

"I am nothing, but a wondering swordsman, that I am"...let's see that last!

[10/10 · 5 July 2002]

Rurouni Kenshin is a refreshingly fun anime with wonderful characters and a great story line. I would give Rurouni Kenshin 5 stars and two thumbs up...or shall I say "Two Sakabatous up"? I love when Kenshin says, "oro" or looks like a complete idiot by his friends. The DVDs provide both the Japanese and English version, plus some very cool extras like notes, out takes and sometimes character messages (at the end of a season) or the openings or closings with out all those credits written all over them!

Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999)

Cowboy Bebop is fun and for teens and adults!

[5 July 2002]

Cowboy Bebop is anime to a 100% level! It is wonderful drawn and it has some of the best voice actors of anime for example David Lucas (who is Spike) and Wendee Lee (Faye). It is a fast lane into space and the future. Personally my favorite character is Ein the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, a data dog. Oh, yeah, Faye Valentine is cool too, she swindles money and all, but hey, who cares? The music score is by the only and only Yoko Kano (Escaflowne). So you've got a hyper kid named Ed, who is a girl...not a boy (and she's a super hacker), a ex-policeman named Jet, a bounty hunter named Spike, the mysterious Faye, and the data dog, Ein. What more do you need? Maybe a trip to Venus, Jupiter or Mars might do! Then hop aboard the Bebop and laugh, cry and love with the crew! You'll love it...that is if your up for the ride! "See you Later Space Cowboy"