Gargantia: The Complete Series Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD)

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Ensign Ledo, of the Galactic Alliance, is but one of many soldiers bred to fight against a hostile alien force known as the Hideauze, which resembles Earth squids. Piloting his trusty Machine Caliber named "Chamber", a mecha with artificial intelligence to assist him in combat, Ledo and Chamber join the other Galactic Alliance members as they attempt to destroy a Hideauze force. Despite their numerical superiority, humanity suffers yet another agonizing loss, and Ledo isn't quite able to hang onto the last human spaceship escaping from the battle, and gets thrown off course as the wormhole closes...He wakes up 6 months later from a forced hibernation, when some primitive humans using old Earth technology such as jack hammers are unable to break into Chamber's advanced hull. After some mishaps, he learns that he's living on a giant fleet of ships collectively known as the Gargantia, which is sailing over a vast ocean on a planet called Earth, which according to Chamber should be a frozen snowball that humanity abandoned hundreds of years earlier.End of plot synopsis.The amazing sci-fi space battle that occurs in the first fifteen minutes or so of episode 1 is actually just the backdrop to this show. It really throws you for a loop, as the show largely focuses on life aboard the Gargantia fleet. At first glance it might seem like "Waterworld: The Anime", but it's far more than that.I really enjoyed the fish out of water experience Ledo goes through, as he's been trained to be a soldier his entire life, and is unfamiliar with concepts such as getting a job. Ledo also tells a sickly, bedridden boy named Bebel that he would have been disposed of in the Galactic Alliance, due to humanity's extremely limited resources in space. But on Earth he gradually learns that despite his disability, Bebel still has other uses, such as teaching and researching more about humanity's past, which other people who are capable of working don't have the time or luxury to do.As the people of Gargantia attempt to salvage derelicts from humanity's past buried underneath the ocean, digging up ancient weapons that are far more advanced than the guns they use such as laser turrets and railguns. Without giving too much away, Ledo also learns more about the origins of how the war started out between the Hideauze and the Galactic Alliance.I really enjoyed watching this show on crunchyroll's website, and will definitely be ordering this. It also seems that this set includes the two OVA's, which gives more character development to Ridget, one of the leaders aboard the Gargantia, and to the main villain Ledo faces off against in the last few episodes.

This show is great and this release is a really great deal. My only problem with it is a few of the plastic pieces holding in the DVD/BDs came broken, but thanks to how it's designed, the discs still hold in perfectly well and I haven't had one come loose despite this. Really, I think this is a fantastic show though. It's a light show with some darker elements, especially after the halfway point. I will recommend to watch the second ova before the first ova though as it's closer tied to the canon of the show and the first is standalone. This dub also deserves credit for maintaining the language barrier between the characters early on and progressively having Ledo learn and become more comfortable with the Earth language as the series goes on. This difficulty in learning the language could've easily been overlooked and had him speak normally after he starts speaking the same language but it was well worth the effort to have his difficulties be audible and I greatly appreciate it. Other than that, if you're not sure, watch some of the show on Crunchyroll, if you know what the show is and want it for collection purposes or to hear a dub, it's definitely a good buy. That said, the inside of the case may not be perfect upon purchase, but still fully functional, at least in my experience, so this release gets my approval and definite recommendation

This had been on my "To Watch" list for about 3 months before a close friend of mine said I should watch it. This ended up being one of my top animes ever, if not my absolute favorite of all time. Despite being a sci-fi post-apocalypse mecha, the plot, storyline and characters are all very unique, both in their visuals and personality. You can't watch this expecting anything, and I'd go as far as to say Gargantia stands so very much apart from the others in this way.To add to this, the soundtrack is incredible. By the end of the series, I was hooked on every single song that played, from the opening to the closing to the background songs. Everything seemed to flow so well together, which you don't see that too often in anime these days.I've watched this series about 5 times since my buy, and I still can't get enough. Praise be to Gargantia!∞/10 would watch forever

This is a beautiful series. Slice of Life Comedy with Mecha, Space, Genetic Engineering elements mix nicely for a truly memorable experience. The attention to detail is what really makes this series- characters develop not only in terms of personality, but also physically (Ledo tans as the series progresses!). I especially enjoyed their depiction of the language barrier. The English Dub is quite good, and remains close to the English subbed script in terms content and context. Light, uplifting show with fascinating plot twists.Sidenote: Many of the other reviewers are suggesting this is harem style, but I disagree. All of the ciswoman characters have distinct personalities and storylines that do not revolve around romancing the male lead. Though Amy and Ledo have romantic elements to their relationship development, and several side characters make unreciprocated comments regarding their (physical) attraction to Ledo, the Amy-Ledo romance is only a subplot. Passes the Bechdel Test.

Really good series, enjoyable and relaxing. Wish they did more seasons though, this could have explored many different story lines, maybe one day.

Saliendo del clásico Gundam y viajando a un mundo bastante creativo. Gargantia nos saca de las batallas espaciales y nos mete en un nuevo entorno con personajes interesantes, dónde veremos cómo la voluntad adaptativa prevalecerá sobre todo.La calidad de video es genial, viene con libro de arte, portada variable, la serie original y los ovas (a excepción de "Meguru Kuro" y "Haruka"). El único contra son los subtítulos en un color muy blanco que pueden ser difícil de leer si tienes problemas de visión o te quedas embelesado viendo los detalles del mundo.Cómo de costumbre está en subtítulos en inglés solamente, una lastima que aún no haya trabajos como éste en español salvó los de "Zima".

Great anime tv series with mechs and an interesting story line.

英語字幕は消せませんが、PS4で普通に観れます。日本仕様価格の数分の一でお得です。オマケの本編DVD2枚は余ったケースに入れて、中古で買った劇場版1と2を代わりに入れているので１つのパッケージに本編、OVA、劇場版をまとめてあります。ノンクレEDはとてもいいですね。何度もリピートしてしまいます。続きの小説もベローズのコミックも買いましたがやっぱアニメで観たいですね。大人の事情か何か知りませんがアニメ2期を是非とも制作してほしい作品です。

Imagine Luke Skywalker, a space wars soldier, finding himself on an Earth-like ocean world with fleets of survivalists. He helps them fight pirates, sea creatures, and mass fishing. A very colourful mini-series, well-done and picturesque. Recommended to all anime fans!