Lost Universe - Psyche Up! Freak Out! (Vol 4)

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"Reminiscence Whirlpools" and "Fear Whispers" focus on Trouble Contractor Kain's hidden childhood. When he revisits his home planet, Millie meets the retired space pirate who loved Kain's grandmother--and helped raise him after her death. Kain's wistful return is interrupted by the appearance of the icy blond villain who killed his grandmother 10 years earlier. His mere presence reduces the usually happy-go-lucky Kain to gibbering terror. Kain gets a lesson in exorcising personal demons from his old mentor Atlas McMahon, who was traumatized in a failed attempt to retrieve valuable chemicals from a planetwide industrial waste dump three years earlier. Atlas and Kain complete their aborted mission, achieving closure. Roy Glen attempts to use experimental matter-transmission technology to destroy the Swordbreaker in "Nightmare Appears." Canal foils his plan while Millie and Kain battle the whip-wielding Kali. After three hard-hitting episodes, director Takashi Watanabe gives viewers a breather in the fourth. Millie leaves the Swordbreaker in a huff and tries to return to her old haunts, only to realize she belongs with Kain and Canal aboard the ship. The Swordbreaker is a long way from Kansas, but Millie, like Dorothy, learns that there's no place like home. Unrated; suitable for ages 10 and up for alcohol use and some violence. --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

Good, Clean Fun.......2001-03-02

This is the 4th out of 6 volumes of the 26 episode series Lost Universe being brought here by ADV Films.

The story in this volume was pretty interesting, one episode actually made my eyes a little watery. You learn more about Kain's grandmother. Some soul-searching, some tests of friendship, but it's all good, clean fun.

The thing that really kills me about this DVD is the unstable video quality. At times, the picture will be amazingly clear and you can see the colors and the lines well. But the majority of the time, it's blurry and the colors aren't as bright as they should be. Another thing is that I think 2 times throughout the DVD, I saw this weird line at the bottom of my screen, I'm not sure why it was there but could be from bad transfer or bad masters?

Anyway, my final thought is that I like how we only have to buy 6 DVDs for the 26-episode series as opposed to like 8 DVDs. Saves money in my pocket and keeps me happy. Definately try this series out if you have not. If you liked Slayers or Outlaw Star, you'll probably enjoy this too.

Clues and Foreshadowing.......2001-01-01

After 3 totally goofy volumes, a serious story is beginning to take shape for Kain and the crew of the Swordbreaker. You find out why all the diverse villains are after Kain, and what happened(maybe) to Kain's Grandma. A "relationship" between Kain and Millie buds, and you see a totally new side to Canal. But what about Rail? Why is he acting so strangely? I guess we have to wait for Volume 5 for that!

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