replicants-shmeplicants... Meet "Priss and The Replicants"

[chknltl]

Priss, an angst driven lead singer for for a struggling yet popular garage band The Replicants is also a member of a secretive vigilante band of armored crime fighters calling themselves The Knight Sabers.

Below is the opening clip from one of Anime's most beloved series, Bubblegum Crises, (early'80s?).
In the original, Priss and the Replicants, (not "repricants" as mispelled on the billboard), are the band onstage performing the song "Konya Wa Hurricane." Sadly the version on this clip is the Americanized version...in my and many others estimation, it is lacking the punch of the original Japanese performance.

http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTEAYKXwJU

Below is the original performance, (live recording) which was used for the above Bubblegum Crises clip. Ohmorie Kinuko, (singer), was also the voice of Priss. (We fanboys generally agree this to be the better version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSggDCal5lA

It is highly likely that Bubblegum Crises was influenced by Blade Runner...otherwise why the names Priss or Replicants. The antagonists throughout this series have a corporation which creates (secretly) an army of sentient robots who masquerade as humans and wreck havoc on a future Tokyo.

Bubblegum Crises, labeled a "Cyber Punk" anime is considered a historic classic among the fans of anime. When it hit America it rapidly developed a large cult following of loyal fans, (read: mostly male teen "geeks").

So getting back to the mysterious lounge debate, "Is Priss still a Replicant?" Well.... I do not recall her ever leaving the band so I must side with those who have been saying "yes!"

(See, this proves that even at 52, one can still be a geekster fan-boy)

[Babel_17]

1. Thanks for the links!

Tossed them into my favorite forum's video thread for the sites co-Administrator/resident man-child/anime freak. :)

[chknltl]

2. Hooray!!!

...someone besides myself actually checked out those Bubblegum Crisis links! I...I... well I am just speechless!

[Der Blaue Engel]

3. Thanks, that was cool :)

I agree; the Japanese version was better. Looks like a cool anime series. I hadn't heard of it before and will have to check it out. :hi:

[chknltl]

4. I am pleased that you think so...

and I am pleased to have passed along something i treasure to someone else, to someone who may see and feel what many of us still treasure today. BGC was far ahead of it's time back in the day, anime has come a great distance since, but most of the BGC fans will tell you that this anime is a classic which has withstood the test of time. If you can find it, get the three DVD set. It includes the entire original series of 8 episodes. "BGC-Tokyo 2040", (the next series), is also good but imo is better after viewing the original series.
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Thanks for your interest The German Blue Angel :hi: