Video Backlog: "Iczer 3 (Iczer Reborn)"

Publisher: US Manga Corps (USA)
Format: Region 1 DVD, NTSC, Japanese Dialogue and English Subtitles
Length: 6 Episodes x 30 minutes
Production Date: 1990 - 1991
Currently in Print (as of writing): No

Story Outline: About 100 or so years after the events of "Iczer 1", the Earth is attacked again by Neos Gold, a descendent of Big Gold. With Neos' minions doing massive damage on Earth, a group of soldiers and a delivery girl descendent of Nagisa from the original OVA series (also called confusingly called Nagisa) escape the moon base after it is attacked in a ship called the Queen Fuji. Due to Iczer 1 being injured after fighting off Neos Gold, Sister Grey sends the childlike Iczer 3 off the fight for Earth.

Mini Review: I have a soft spot for Toshihiro Hirano's stuff from the 1980's and 1990's. This follow up series to the original (and wonderful) three part sci-fi reference packed "Iczer 1" from 1985 to 1987, isn't as good a series though. However it's certainly fun. For some unknown reason it is never made clear as to how much time has passed since the original OVA. It's very easy for the audience to think that the Nagisa in this OVA is the same one in "Iczer 1". Also for some reason the producers decided to use female wrestler Cutey Suzuki as Iczer 3's voice actress rather than the original voice actress in the audio drama which preceded the OVA. Suzuki can't act for nuts. Her lack of acting skills are evident with the more experienced voice actors around her. The only other films Suzuki has acted in are direct to video live action B-graders like "Battle Girl" (known as "The Living Dead in Tokyo Bay" in the bootleg realm of the mid 1990's), in which she played the lead, Keiko. One also has to question why CPM renamed this OVA "Iczer Reborn" after previously releasing it under it's original name and leaving the "Iczer 3" title card in the opening credits. Also frustratingly I think my disc might have DVD rot.

Big stupid OVA fun from the 1990's, but the original OVA is better. I give it 7.5 out of 10.

Remaining Backlog: 18 months (it's much easier this way than listing the number of discs).