Type:
Anime
Year:
1997
Distributor:
AIC
Feature:
3/5
DVD:
1/5
"Burn-Up Excess" is a follow-to Burn-Up
W. Actually not so much a sequel as starting over but with more
episodes, reminiscent of "Bubblegum Crisis" in that way. This is a
13-episode half-hour series showcasing the exploits of Team Warrior and
focusing on Rio Kinezono (voice of Amanda Winn).
It's the same cast of characters as in Burn-Up W: Rio who is forever
looking for wealth and a rich husband and getting into one scrape after
another, Maya (voice of Lani Minella) the gunbunny who never seems to
get to shoot much, Lilica (voice of Kimberly Yates) the computer
wizard, Nanvel (voice of Allison Keith) the robotics wizard, Yuji
(voice of Jason Lee) the token guy who is a pervert, and Maki (voice of
Beth Wernick) their leader.The difference is Yuji who isn't quite as
useless as in Burn-Up W.
The tone of the series is comedy and juvenile comedy at that. And it's
very much a "watch the breasts bouncing and girls in underwear" sort of
show, which is good but taken to a comedic level is kind of annoying.
Still, there is an overall plot to the series and the characters, when
not being pushed too far into their stereotypes, are interesting.
DVD extras consist of a few production sketches on each of the four
DVDs. You know, with 13 episodes this could have been put into 3 DVDs
instead of 4. There are also clean (no credits) versions of the title
and ending themes.
Episode Breakdown
01. Team Warrior Goes Into Action -- A band of mercenaries hijacks the
new Neo-Tokyo Tower. Important plot point revealed in the last episode.
Recurring villain Ruby (voice of Paula Tiso) is introduced. I think
Ruby appears in every episode, usually behind the scenes.
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02. Undies, Go! -- Rio goes
after an ladies underwear pervert.
Meanwhile there is a series of robberies done while burning down the
targeted establishments.
03. From the Desert With Love! -- Team Warrior is assigned to
bodyguard a rich Middle Eastern prince who is a pervert.
04. Rogue Father -- A Maya episode. She goes home and helps her father
and his underworld gang fight off a hostile takeover.
05. An Idol Never Sleeps! -- Rio is assigned as bodyguard to a singer
idol.
06. Short Vacation -- We get a bit of Maki's past as she goes on
vacation. Meanwhile a series of crimes are commited in Police Town.
07. Rambo! Bravo! Rio Bimbo -- I don't remember this episode.
08. Nanvel Kidnapped! -- Nanvel (and Rio) are kidnapped. She is forced
to create a robot and helps the kidnappers commit robberies.
09 and 10. Slam Tank -- Rio is lost in the desert with an intelligent
super tank. She has to reach friendly territory before the bad guys
capture her and the tank. Reminiscent of Tank Girl, these are my
favorite two episodes of the series as Rio actually shows some feeling
for someone (or at least something) else.
11. Watch Out for the Mecha Cop! -- The prototype Mecha Cops can do
everything the police do but better. Just when the police look to be
obsolete, the Mecha Cops go berserk.
12. Invitation From the Past -- Following up from the last episode,
Team Warrior investigates the Mecha Cop factory. Maki gets an
invitation from an unexpected source.
13. The Last Stage of Goodbye -- The big villain is revealed, as are
his army of killer robots. While Maki goes through personal issues Team
Warrior has to break into Neo-Tokyo Tower to stop the robots.
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