Anime Abandon: Gestalt

The utter definition of pointlessness. See more anime goodness at www.benthesage....

[@Shinbu1128]

Are we just gonna glaze over the fact that the blonde priest is named "Father Messiah"? What, was "Mr. Christ" too subtle?

[@salokin3087]

This episode has easily one of the better thumbnail artworks.

[@ChristianNeihart]

Linkara's cameo had me grinning ear to ear. And dammit Sage, you reminded me I should try Secret of Mana one of these days.

[@Exmachinagamma]

I laughed so hard I thought I tore my hernia stitches!

[@SaiScribbles]

You were only 5 when Chrono Trigger came out? That was 1995... Oh man I feel old.

[@DevanLund]

"Oil of Olivier". I love it when he throws in Wizard People, Dear Reader references out of nowhere.

[@silvershocknicktail6638]

7:05 - Ten million internet points for that House of the Dead reference, good sir.

[@jayblade2000]

That elf's voice could make dogs howl, good God. I don't think Helium could make her voice any higher

[@AxioProductions]

jayblade2000 I’d say it’ll have no effect, her lungs produces helium

[@jasonhubbard6775]

You broke my computer monitor, Sage, so I demand that you let me into your house right now so I can ... give you a hug. And maybe a beer.

[@kurvos]

Steal his monitor? From the way Jason speaks, it sounds more like he implies he'd rape Sage or something.

[@jasonhubbard6775]

Naw, I'd have a beer with him so we'd throw up on each other.

[@jasonhubbard6775]

Perhaps, but you don't go to prison for vomit. ;)

[@jasonhubbard6775]

And I say I do it just to get a reaction ... so that the Fine Bros. can sue me. Hey, we all got our weird fetishes, so don't judge!

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Do you own an old computer monitor?

[@Sethmetro]

the self reflection was the best bit. well done sir.

[@brianwise5850]

agreed

[@mmeers89]

At that point we saw a happy Sage, become a depressed Sage.

[@NeoGenMike]

Haha, I was like "Twinkle, Twinkle! Come on!" before he even said it.

[@rctecopyright]

yep I wanted the twinkle as so as she got launched

[@Goleon]

When I saw that I was like "Oh! The Team Rocket send-off!".

[@LBVidiot]

We love you, Sage. You wasted nothing in our eyes.

[@atmosdwagon4656]

Not going to lie; those Secret of Mana references made me smile. That game is associated with some of the happiest moments of my childhood, (and my life).

[@shinigamijack4208]

I'm not sure if he was joking or not... but HP Lovecraft DID WRITE A ROMANTIC COMEDY!

[@PrinsaVossum]

"Cthulu and The Housewife", aka "The Origin of Hentai".

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

Sweet Ermangarde?

[@Neetaku86_vt]

3:50 Surprised it took that long for the screen to break given the number of helium suckers he's talked about on this show. Heaven forbid he reviews Stand Alone Complex.

[@webdesigner18]

Ah Sage, you're doing the Lords work. Keep up the great videos. There are thousands of crappy anime titles you can save us from.

[@Crowley9]

Now we just need Record of Lodoss War as a companion piece with its overtly many Dungeons & Dragons parallels.

[@ariandynas]

Dude... of course it has Dungeons and Dragons parallels. It's based of a D&D game. Apparently it was a thing in the seventies for people to publish recaps of their games in minor fanzines and Lodoss War was one that got very popular and turned into something else basically.

[@LtDragonfruit]

Also, hey free Linkara cameo

[@MistressDove]

you betcha!

[@Iceteague1]

That high pitch Sandy Fox voice broke the fourth wall camera!

[@sennaka]

oh god de:vadasy. I have tried erasing the memory of watching that from my brain. Yet I will be here to revisit the horror next time.

[@MichaelAarons1701]

Sage, I think you truly undersold yourself when you alluded to what you do on the internet.

[@MrBubblebox]

As a canaidian i found it hilarious. you do you sage!

[@101anima]

HOLY HELL!!!! I thought that Navi's voice was bad.

[@Dem0ni1]

perfect highlander joke opportunity missed at 11:08. tsk,tsk. great review as always, Bennett.

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

There's a depraved part of me that inexplicably wants a sex slave who looks like a bargain bin Secret of Evermore character, and only speaks in text boxes.

[@KumoriGurasu]

Forgettable is the right way to describe this OVA. My friend and I completely forgot we actually ever saw it, and when I _did_ see we had, I was shocked we had watched it back in October of last year since I thought we saw it back in 2014. That was how forgettable it was. But we were also bored out of our skulls, so maybe that could explain it.

[@SMAXZO]

Speaking of animes based on JRPGs, apparently there was a Dragon Quest anime...but that one is based on a manga which is based on DQ3.

[@LtDragonfruit]

Well.... my phone actually notified me as a video was uploaded for once

[@squirrelknight9768]

me too

[@Halotaku]

@10:27 I wanted to give Sage a hug after that bit.

[@alanisstrife345]

Me too.

[@Crimsonhighlander]

Next one's so bad his hands are already shakin'. Good lord Sage, what are you putting yourself through?! I look forward to the next one :p Keep up the good work, man.

[@Psyche1903]

Goddamn, nice Linkara cameo. I fell out of watching him last year and I haven't seen him since. Great bit.

[@OverlordDenooh]

did jesse and james voice pop into anyone else mind when that chick went flying into the sky?

[@KouskaChikara]

i kinda found it more interesting when the pink haired girl spoke only in text boxes, that would've been a neat little comic device , maybe? idk maybe it would've got old quick who knows

[@salokin3087]

Interesting. Sages childhood mirrors that of Spoony's ie jRPGs/Ultima

[@TheSkully343]

What's a Paladin?

[@swaggerlevel90001]

a holy knight.

[@MrBubblebox]

What's a spoonyfan?

[@thomasjenkins7506]

your knowledge of this comment shall be great.

[@z4rion]

+Thomas Jenkins Ok ok ok. Can I have sides back, please.

[@FlorenceFox]

Wow, I was not expecting a TRP reference from Sage. ... kudos, made me laugh.

[@BlueDog241]

Crono trigger and Secret of mana were two of my favorite rpg's as a kid. You clearly have excelent taste in games Sage.

[@kuroitenshi13]

Eeee, an anime series I feel I can talk about. So yes, back when this OVA originally came to the US, I totally bought it, it looked interesting and mysterious enough. I too liked the JRPG regerences and the characters were quirky (dub aside) but being only two episodes left me wanting more, a lot more. So I dug into it finding out about Kouga Yun and the manga series. I went out of my way to find it in Japanese and it wasn't far off from Borders last days that they had started releasing the manga in English. Long story short (too late), I am glad I stumbled on the OVA as it led to the manga which I enjoyed greatly. Because it is an OVA I think it just suffered from the we can always make more later cause we ran out of money syndrome. Also that effect thing, totally a sign of its time. Oh the transition from hand drawn to computer was a bad time to be an anime.

[@kuroitenshi13]

True, which is why it's always good to have the manga close at hand.

[@thaddeusgenhelm8979]

A pink haired willing slave girl with immense magical powers. This reminds me of something but I don't know what... . . . Something about a... Hyper weapon...? Oh, right, nope, it's not that I don't know, it's just that I'd like to refuse to remember.

[@Destroyer6263]

Reminds me of Rance, the most accurate depiction of a medieval adventurer ever

[@thaddeusgenhelm8979]

Destroyer6263 Yeup, sadly that was exactly what I was referencing. Granted, I'd be happier not to be remembering things about Rance, but... "Pink haired mage slave girl who constantly bails out her master" is... Yeah. It's so "yeah" I have to wonder if it's on purpose.

[@maugos]

If you hadn't explained the Meteo thing I never would have caught it. I always pronounced it like meteor, just without the R. Never thought about how others might pronounce it differently.

[@supersmashbro596]

6:22 it sort of was brought up in the last book, as voldemoorts very name became cursed when the death eaters overthrew the ministry. what i mean was, just saying the guys name outright would immediately alert the death eaters to whoever said it, effectively forcing the main cast to dodge saying his name.

[@linnes56]

I LOVED how her voice broke the lens of the camera. And Bennetts' reaction was golden.

[@Tigranis]

Ah, FF4's Meteo... I remember that. I remember being near the end of the game, and having Rydia get confused and less than a second later dumping Meteo on herself and my party for instant game over. Good times, good times. XD

[@FromMyPerspectPhoto]

Goddamnit, now I've another question. How does someone know what a crucifixion is if one has _never_ been performed before? Did the king take the time to gather the citizens in the middle of town hall to give a non-lethal demonstration of a crucifixion just to let everyone know what would happen in the case of a rebellion? Or if someone kept feeding the stray lynxes?

[@Mi_Fa_Volare]

Crucifix is a combination which comes from Latin.

[@lifeisabigfun]

you threw in a HOTD reference? THAT'S IT I LOST IT

[@sylent_viper]

Where?

[@orinanime]

@@sylent_viper 7:06

[@Turbo_Waitress]

TELLAH! ;_; Why do you have to open old wounds, Sage?! Also, please review those really bizarre Final Fantasy OVAs - Legend of the Crystals!

[@Trilaan]

I was very happy when the manga finally got a stateside license, I snatched it up immediately and enjoyed it. yes, it's true, the plot doesn't really happen until after the OVA stuff where we learn the 'slave girl" s true nature.

[@jamieriley8444]

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[@thackest2k]

im still praying for a reboot of this sure it was a not popular title but the potential is there to make a nice series out of it

[@oneyeseesin3D]

christ the anime even looks like a high end sega cd cutscene

[@mathieuleader8601]

that was a lovely breakfast with a Scotch pancake great crossover cameo

[@darkevesfalling]

Oh god... I knew I heard the 'dark elf' before... She's the same voice as Minette Napkatti from Bravely Second... except with less puns. At least the voice fits Minette

[@flurgle]

I subbed as soon as I saw you're a KMFDM fan!

[@MarkRForum]

Now I remember what anime this reminded me of... El-Hazard

[@thetruesergen]

13:25 Via Purifico was the dungoen where yuna had to fight another summoner in ffx

[@Shauny7188]

Also i would like to point out, that there are 147 sages in the title card battle, since that is what the number beside the enemy name means. Just getting that out there because I don't think i could not comment on it.

[@MissKellyBean]

omg...Sage, were you born in... 1990? Holy crap - by your taste, I assumed you were atleast close to my age but...you could almost be my child. God I'm old...

[@Theigzorn]

so i wonder ifthe Record of Lodoss War OVA ever will appear.

[@leemcdonald1342]

Nice cameo, you betcha.

[@Exmachinagamma]

makes me wanna watch Drop Dead Gorgeous again😛

[@band43seat]

i think the most surprising thing about this episode is the fact, that sage has an oilers toque

[@smurphy8881]

Weird thing is that HP Lovecraft actually did write a rom com under a pseudonym.

[@louisduarte8763]

I didn't expect a Linkara cameo, nor did I know he's an Oilers fan, or from Minnesota.

[@boscojokey3829]

i think theres a fire emblem anime. you should do that some day.

[@RosenThorne]

Just occurred to me, Undyne in Undertale is supposed to reference Undine in Secret of Mana. Neat!

[@Goleon]

I'm actually interested in getting this.

[@madskillz808]

On the subject of fantasy anime. really hope you do dragon half one day. It's got your buddy bret weaver in one of his best ott roles.

[@chocobros1]

Is Sage using Vegeta's Big Bang Attack in the thumbnail?

[@thezenitsufan1249]

3:41 Pretty obvious rip off of Aisha Clan Clan from Outlaw Star

[@Raknarroth]

damnit sage you made yourself sad. Stop it

[@UshiUshiKakuThe2nd]

Actually, Tokyo Revelation is not directly adapted from the Shin Megami Tensei JRPG series; it is an anime adaptation of a manga that is loosely based on the first SMT game for the SNES (which, funnily enough, never had a western release, so it's surprising that Revelation ever got dubbed in the first place)

[@1Iamnotserious]

You know I just thought of something. How did chrono know how to activate the epoch? Why would chrono leave with out his friends? Oh god. If that's what's bothering me this episode is going to hurt my brain.

[@halfpintrr]

Actually, in Harry Potter, both the movies and books,the only people who say Voldy's name are in direct defiance of him. In the 7th book and movie, this is how some resistance members get captured. There's a tracking spell placed on utterance of his name.

[@trycon40]

speaking of Jrpg's i hop one day sage reviews final fantasy legend of the crystal OVA, which was only available on VHS. p.s. oh and throw in Tales of Phantasia and the y's ova too (which did get a dvd release)

[@zukodude487987]

You need to do Star Ocean.

[@edbateyjr.517]

Another of my favorite reviews to watch.

[@CosmicG777]

Hey Sage, how about you do an episode on Record of Lodoss War

[@aceotaku]

One thing Sage never mentions (probably cause the anime probably doesn't mention it) is Terra's secret: she's actually a guy transformed into woman for...umm reasons that have to do with the contest with her and her siblings. Yep, the one thing that could've made this anime WAYYYY more interesting (if, yknow, they adapted more than just two episodes) is that it's actually a gender bender story! though, its possible I am getting this confused with a possible similar manga, but I'm pretty sure I'm right (what with all the short clips of male Terra whenever her powers are unlocked)

[@Cainmak]

Of course the first thing that appears after Sage telling about his favorite anime is a Chrono Trigger cutscene :P Not complaining.

[@Barjack521]

It would be amazing if you reviewed either Protectors of Universe or Magnos The robot, they need the Sage treatment badly

[@danieladamczyk4024]

Abby Simian playing alphone..... that gona be in Swat Kats reboot?

[@YunierViada]

I really enjoyed this anime, I really wanted a continuation to it. ^_^

[@corywilson532]

So when ya doin more of that Bubblegum Crisis? Would like to see your opinion on AD Police Files.

[@nibscribs]

Holy shit is Genasa aka screechy voice girl voiced by the same va that did Millhouse in maze?????

[@DAsrada]

"Say, what's that noise?" (CRASH!!) "MOMS WITH STROLLERS AND HOLY ROLLERS!!!" "Oh no! It's Sister Palin! Everyone run for your lives!"

[@krausercruz2780]

I dunno Bennet i think he refered to Fire Emblem Sages, though if that was the case he would be able to control both Light and Anima magic soooo

[@artblockonthefrontlawn6701]

Aw great review, Sage. Still waiting for FF Legend of the crystals review. u,u'

[@danielramsey6141]

Oh Sage....You think that's bad, you should review the Final Fantasy animes they have out there.

[@opticghost]

Those are agreeably atrocious creations.

[@danielramsey6141]

Eamonn Deane Why yes, and its a terrible 4 episode Ova

[@Kuudere-Kun]

You should do the Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem ovas.

[@anarchyandempires5452]

O My God is That a JewWario Cap? He helped me play so many grate games ill miss the hell out of him.

[@jamespocelinko104]

Linkara has one on his shelf too. I guess it's a memorial thing? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[@TheBaalPhaoton]

James Pocelinko You are correct.

[@Tacom4ster]

I don't see a Finding Dory review

[@TBoneTony]

I would consider Star Ocean the Anime would be worth looking into, based on the second Star Ocean game originally on the PS1 and later ported to the PSP.

[@GLIEPNIR]

That blonde guy with the glasses... Looks like a character from viper Gts... Or at least a fusion of two characters there...

[@Yurikon3]

Final Fantasy unlimited mostly run on nostalgia for me but one cannot say that it doesn't have one of the most awesome and unnecessarily convoluted summon systems out there. Magun shot and intro are also nice tracks.

[@soopGnat]

Sage, you should review the Arc the Lad anime.

[@imwatchinstuff]

do record of lodoss war!

[@Shauny7188]

I have no rebuttal to the Oilers joke sir. Can't defend them, but hey, hopefully building them a brand new arena will somehow improve their hockey playing ability.

[@doscuramenos]

8:30 - He Jesus doesn´t beg to differ, 'cause not sure he even demands to be remembered there (even if He would like that to happen for People to remember what He did for them), but anyways she (the lady) was speaking on that region, but your thought of remembering for the circumstance (not necessarily by His Will), about Jesus was accurate...

[@mp_lssj_broly6273]

from which anime did the first clip came from? It looked like dragon ball, but I know that was not dragon ball.

[@PaceBreaker]

Chrono Trigger OVA "Dimensional Adventure Nu-Mamonja"

[@CornishCreamtea07]

It's one of the animated cutscenes from Chrono Trigger, it plays when you find the Epoch. They were made for the PS1 port of the game, and also included in the DS port.

[@megadrivesonic]

it's an anime that's so bad I forgot I watched it.

[@judeskater93]

+Rohan Clarke she does sound a bit like sasami.

[@KumoriGurasu]

It's Sandy Fox. She's the only other voice actress I know who can get her voice that high besides Lisa Ortiz and Kerry Williams. Speaking of Sandy Fox, I hope Sage'll do _Catnapped!_ one of these days. He would have a blast with her as one of the main characters and possibly most annoying sister character I can name-drop at the drop of a hat.

[@kurvos]

"Bad" is not a synonym for "forgettable". Just saying. Some of the worst stuff I've ever seen is unforgettable BECAUSE it's bad.

[@theotakutopian7426]

+Kumori Garasu and now Ms. Fox is Chibi-Usa in the new "Sailor Moon" dub and that creepy girl in the white dress in the "Durarara!" Franchise.

[@KumoriGurasu]

I keep forgetting she's still active in the industry. I mix her name up with Lia Sergeant's for some strange reason.

[@gobokinje9183]

You made me question when the last time I'd watched Linkara. Bad Sage. Bad :V

[@freedomkirax1020a]

Question dear Sage :v How come even though you said that "Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory" was kind of one of your introductions to the anime stage; so far you haven´t made any Gundam reviews? I would love and pretty sure others too, to watch a review of a gundam series or ovas by you. 0083 sounds good to begin but I would like it to be Gundam SEED (either way there´s a looooot to choose from). Thanks for yout time, wish you the best and keep the fun going.

[@cordia96]

Hey, not all black mages cast Meteo!

[@Phoebe5448]

#BlackMageLivesMatter