Reign The Conqueror, Vol. 1: Ascension
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Actor: *Brand: Funimation
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Tokyopop
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DVD Reviews of Reign The Conqueror, Vol. 1: Ascension
DVD Review: O-M-G
Summary: 2 Stars
This series can be best summed up as a train wreck, you know you shouldn't watch but you just can't bring yourself to look away. I would, honestly, have given this show a negative rating if it weren't for the fact that: while the plot is full of liberties taken with the life of Alexander the Great, the characters are all hermaphroditic in appearance, the voice acting is grating, and it's generally tripe...it isn't horrid. The plot is coherent though twisted, loosely historically based, and at times nothing more than an attempt to reach the heights of vulgarity. The art is while not my style in the least (men in thongs, strange sexually charged scenes, overuse of purposeful body morphing) still artistic and well drawn. The voice acting is annoying but the voices fit the characters.
This is one of those anime that is probably going to be "make or break" based on your taste. I liked Aeon Flux (also Peter Chung's work) but despised Reign the Conqueror. I am not going to go into the plot because you can find it on Wikipedia, ANN, or most of these reviews. It is unique, I will give it that! At times the plot is even engaging it's just whether or not you can pay attention to the plot while you suffer through the rest of the goings on.
I felt like this entire series was reaching for greatness and tried to take on too much, it was like watching a teenager attempt to be edgy which always fails miserably. There was so much shock value that sitting there I just felt like I was waiting for the next over the top, ridiculous liberty to be taken with the characters, storyline, or the visual presentation. I would recommend this series to a pre-teen or teenage boy, I think they would find it entertaining and while it is absolutely a mature (rated R or higher) series it isn't really worse than what children watch on television these days.
I was incredibly disappointed in Peter Chung in regard to this project because I do believe it could have been fantastic, and he was very close to making it there. I am not sure what happened to Reign the Conqueror, and I'm not sure I want to know, but I was disappointed. In the end it was just too much for me to swallow and too badly pulled together for me to appreciate even though it is outside the realm of my usual taste in anime. There were good elements that just ended up being lost in the muddle of this overly ambitious series.
As I said earlier this is one of those series I believe you will either love or hate, and because there seems to be no real middle ground I highly suggest you watch some of the episodes before you commit to purchasing this show. Or, if you want to see how much your stomach can handle pick up the whole show you may even be able to show it to some friends as an example of what they should never, ever, buy.
Description of Reign The Conqueror, Vol. 1: Ascension
Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 02/25/2003 Run time: 120 minutesBestsellers in DVD
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