5/5 Amazing!
  by Vitor Arbex (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Detonator Orgun is a amazing 3 part OVA on a single DVD, that has a nice story line and love story. I live in Brazil and the DVD is not Region 1 as stated but Region Free. That was a great surprise since i can see it on any DVD player here. Item Shipped and Arrived very fast for a international delivery. My first buy on Amazon and probably not the last one.

4/5 "The sun's coming out...Tomoru!"
  by iansomniak (USA, Planet Earth)
Tomoru Shindo exists in the future, but is fascinated by the past. As you can see by his trademark 20th Century Luftwaffe jacket, this resident of City Number 5 dreams of those bygone days when the Earth moved on men's passions and life still had a healthy dose of chaos. Trouble is, Tomoru's dreams are haunted by a being called Orgun...a massive suit of white armor with mighty shoulder pads, tall antennas and glowing yellow eyes. Orgun has traveled 260 million years through time and space to find the reluctant pilot who possesses his life data, and now he calls to him telepathically each night. Meanwhile, the blind TV psychic girl, Kumi, is issuing dire predictions like: "Destruction will rain down upon us all...this Tuesday afternoon." She's right; on the impossibly huge Battle Planet Zohma, the all-seeing Lady Mhiku has ordered Evoluder leader, Zoa, to dispatch the monstrously terrible Eyd to seek out and destroy the deserter, Orgun. The toothy beast is at first mistaken for a small meteor by the Earth Defense Forces, but they soon learn otherwise as the thing rampages through the EDF building. Yoko Mitsurugi, Commander of the Bird-Man Squadron, slips into her pink and red uniform and races to the rescue as Orgun flees his underground prison to search for Tomoru. Orgun is pursued by "superior human" scientist, Professor Michi Kanzaki, who nearly runs over Tomoru with her 1962 Jaguar-E replica. This is Tomoru's second brush with death of the day since choking on a cookie at the Mahoroba diner, but he doesn't mind a bit `cause he digs the professor's car...not to mention her outdated hairstyle and oversized glasses. In no time at all, our blue-mulleted hero is ready and willing to be electronically disassembled and absorbed by the awesome Orgun, saying, "I want strength...if only to save her!" Thus, the fight to save planet Earth from the evil Evoluder commences. But whatever became of the Cygnulight crew, lost in space 200 years ago? Why does Mhiku resemble Kumi? Will Zoa convince Orgun to resume his position as the Destroyer of Worlds? Will Professor Kanzaki and I-ZACK unravel the mysteries of the Evoluder? And why do the lights come on every time Tomoru snaps his fingers? You'll have to watch all three parts of this exciting saga (all of which are on this single disc) to find out. Welcome home at last, my friend, to the story of your life.

4/5 Just Short of Greatness
  by Matthew Lafrance (VT USA)
Detonator Orgun is a 3 part OAV series that has a bit of magic to it. An 80's style sci-fi story that shows up late to the party in 1991, it feels both nostalgic and polished. It features an evocative portrayal of a utopian future, fueled by technology, that also looks longingly to the past. While the story is a little too familiar, a little too adolescent, and the main character is too much of a martyr-hero, it's far from void of merit. While it anticipates series like Neon Genesis Evangelion only a few year later, Detonator Orgun stands on it's own as a well executed classic anime sci-fi. Whether it's the skillful treatment by AIC, or the beautiful character designs by Kiya Asamiya (under his pen name), or just the quality of the story, it feels right...yet it falls short of greatness. I think the thing holding it back the most is that it's the same conflict/resolution as Macross: Do You Remember Love (the movie adaption of Macross). No matter how nostalgic it feels, how delicately it's presented, how polished the designs are, or how much it feels right, it loses everything it has going for it by sharing too much with a classic that surpassed it on every level so many years previous to it. Detonator Orgun is a would-be classic, overshadowed by it's betters.

5/5 Eat your heart out Mega Man
  by Ronnie Clay (Winnsboro, Louisiana)
The only thing I understand about this movie is Tomonu is a teen boy who is haunted in his dream's that is based on a video game he plays with his friends. And that's it, I don't have a clue of what a Orgun is. The movie is great it is like Gundam getting into 16 up rating anime's.

5/5 Classic anime OVA at it's best! A piece of history!
  by Joel Jankiewicz (Dauphin, Manitoba Canada)
Detonator Orgun originally came out in Japan in 1991, but didn't hit American or Canadian shores until 1993 on VHS and such. With this OVA series out on DVD, and in this re-release DVD, fans of the 1990s OVA blow out can enjoy this classic series in fine detail and enjoy EVERY minute of it!

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Detonator Orgun is also an anime trying to tell the benefits of what it is to be a human being, and the power of the human soul, not wanting to give up, and keep going on. Some may call it cliched, but I personally love every minute of it. The pacing is well done, with time for great plot development, and great action sequences. The original japanese voice actors play their characters VERY WELL, and I can't find any faults. The dubbing is ok, being 1990s quality. You'll either like the dub or not, or get used to it over time. The music is addicting, especially since the ending themes are performed by Susumu Harisawa, also famous for performing songs for the Berserk anime series.

The video quality on the DVD is VERY good, considering this OVA is now over 10 years old. I didn't notice any breaks ups or of the like, so there is nothing to complain about. The animation is fanstatic for it's time, but then again, most OVAs have more money to spend than a whole anime series.

Of course, Detonator Orgun has had it's own bit of contriversy. For those who remember the Tekkaman-Blade series(Teknoman for the english version), both Orgun and Tekkaman-Blade himself look very, VERY similar. From the large should armor, the head spikes, covered eyes, and armored body. Both use a doubled bladed lance, although Orgun doesn't actually use it till the last episode. I doubt either show was trying to rip off the other, but it's also hard to tell if one is trying to be a dedication to the other. In the long run, I don't really compare unless I want to make a note of it for fun and good humor.

But in the long run, this is an excellent must have OVA, and should NOT be missed! Any fan of anime who enjoys mecha combat, great story telling, great characters, and great music, WILL enjoy Detonator Orgun.