"Dual! Paralle lunlun monogatari" (1999) TV series

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Directors:

Katsuhito Akiyama
Joe Romersa

Writer:

Masaki Kajishima (story)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A boy who sees visions of giant robot battles in modern Japan is accidentally transported to the parallel dimension in which the fighting is taking place.

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Giant Robot | Anime | Alternative Reality | Teen

Cast

Sharon Alsina	...	Ayuko Rara (voice: English version)
Mika Doi	...	Ayuko Rara (voice)
Sandy Fox	...	Kazuki Yotsuga (in girl disguise) (voice: English version)
Barbara Goodson	...	Akane Yamano (voice: English version)
David Hayter	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Yuuko Katou	...	Ryla Phoenix (voice)
Yûko Kobayashi	...	Akane Yamano (voice)
Wendee Lee	...	Mitsuki Rara / Miss Rah (voice: English version)
Sherry Lynn	...	D (voice: English version)
Kôichi Nagano	...	Naoya Shiozaki (voice)
Chie Nakamura	...	Yayoi Schwael (voice)
Masako Nozawa	...	Reika Nanjounin (voice)
Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi	...	Ken Sanada (voice)
Kenichi Ogata	...	Hiroshi Rara (voice)
Michelle Ruff	...	Mitsuki Sanada (as Georgette Rose)
Kôichi Sakaguchi	...	Izawa Toshihiko (voice)
Joshua Seth	...	Kazuki Yotsuga (voice: English version) (as Jeremiah Freedman)
Peter Spellos	...	Hiroshi Rara (voice: English version) (as G. Gordon Baer)
Nao Takamori	...	Kaoru Hayase (voice)
Rie Tanaka	...	Mitsuki Sanada
Kirk Thornton	...	Ken Sanada (voice: English version)
Megumi Toyoguchi	...	Mitsuki Rara / Miss Rah (voice)
Ai Uchikawa	...	D, Mena Fitzgerald (voice)
Takayuki Yamaguchi	...	Kazuki Yotsuga (voice)
Ryôka Yuzuki	...	Alice Sharome (voice)
Zan	...	Alice Sharome (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

"Parallel Dual! Trouble Adventure" (USA) (video title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Company:

AIC

Trivia:

The last episode there is a 'blink-and-you'll-miss-her" cameo by Kiyone from AIC's other show _"Tenchi Muyô " (1995)_

Quotes:

Ken Sanada: You, my friend, are some kind of oddity from a completely alternate world!

"Tenchi Muyo!" Does "Evangelion"

Made by the same team that created the classic Tenchi Muyô! Ryô Ôki (1992) (V), this is an extremely well-done series that manages to be both a fond tribute to and a sly parody of the "giant robot" genre. In particular, it gently spoofs some of the more distinctive elements of the groundbreaking anime "Shin seiki evangelion" (1995). Although a little short on coherent explanations (which action in the opening scenes of the first episode caused which universe, exactly why Kazuki is so different from his counterpart), it's chock-full of great characterization, hard-and-heavy robot action, and character-driven comedy that's never silly or cringe-worthy. While the characters are mostly high school age, adults can watch "Dual!" without fear of it being "dumbed down" for a younger audience; the writing is on the whole sophisticated and witty. And for those who don't like subtitles, the Pioneer dub is chock-full of great performances, particularly Joshua Seth and Georgette Rose.

Don't miss it!