Volume 3: "Go"
Copyright © 1997 AIC-ipc/Pioneer LDC, Inc.-TV Tokyo-AEON

Followup to the previous review in EX 3.6:

I will probably have to disagree a bit with our previous review of BATTLE ATHLETES in terms of it being a shoujo show (or aimed for young girls). After watching through the series, I find it a light comic story with a variety of characters, much like TENCHI MUYO and EL HAZARD.
These last two episodes of the OVA series deal with the Great Competition for the title of Cosmic Beauty. Will Lahrri win for the 3rd year in a row? Will Mylandah take the crown through hook or by crook? Or do our heroes Akari and Kris have a chance against the odds?
The production values have remained high throughout these volumes, and the DVD version I previewed was a relatively solid DVD offering. The lack of a episode jump option from the main menu was minorly annoying, and on my player switching between menu options was a painfully slow process, but overall the video and sound quality is great.
My only real problem with the series throughout all the volumes is Mylandah's true vengeful evilness that shows her to be a flat character with no purpose other than to cause dangerous problems for our protagonists. Other than that the characters are likable and have a enough depth for an interesting mix, and I am interested in seeing how BATTLE ATHLETES VICTORY (the TV series) does with a larger cast of characters and longer plotline.

#5 Objective, Tension
#6 Stage Yonder
Released (in N. America) by Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P.
Subtitled PIVA-1572D $24.98
Dubbed PIVA-1572S $29.98
DVD PIDA-1572V $29.98 (Regions 1 & 4)
60 minutes
Available now in the USA
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