My Dear Marie...
I've recently taken the opportunity to re-visit My Dear Marie...
My Dear Marie starts out like "Weird Science"- geek uses science to build his ideal girl. The first of three episodes employs a three-way love triangle between the geek, the robot, and the geek's "girlfriend". The second episode brings in a new character and is not as much fun as the first episode and really detracts from the whole. The third episode asks the question: "What would a robot dream ?"... It's strange and a lot of fun -- contains homages to a bunch of shows (Cool Devices (or something along that line), Gatchaman, Captain Harlock (I think ?), and others). I really like the talking tennis ball.
Although some of the dream sequences are a bit on the suggestive side, there are no naughty bits to speak of. There's also no gore to speak of either as this short series is more of a situation comedy. I was a bit annoyed that the story-tellers didn't really develop the characters as much as I would have liked. Overall, MDM sits somewhere between Key: The Metal Idol and Cat-girl Nuku Nuku, but, isn't anywhere near as good as either of them. MDM is somewhat mediocre, but, does have some redeeming qualities. I recently noticed that this title was repackaged under the title "Metal Angel Marie". I give My Dear Marie a 2 out of 5.
I purchased MDM on VHS, but, in the aftermath of the Ultimate Otaku Fall Cleanup, MDM was one of the titles that I allowed to slip away. Recently though, I've re-purchased MDM on DVD. Not to suggest that I've changed my mind on the title by re-purchasing it, but, I really do like the talking tennis ball.
Ever met the prefect girl? Did she have the perfect boyfriend? Feel like you can't compete? Why not build your own? When a mad scientist attempts to build a robotic duplicate of his dream girl, Marie is the result. Of course, there are the usual unexpected complications. He built her too well and Marie has a mind of her own and a whole host of questions to go with it. The same questions that each of us ask of life. Where did I come from? Why am I here? Why do I look just like that girl over there?! Well, perhaps we don't all have to worry about that, but Marie does! To make a good deal even better, My Dear Marie comes complete with all three episodes!
Awkward Karigari imagines his problems are solved when he builds his own ideal android girlfriend. Things don't quite go as planned when Marie treats him like a brother, but maybe a female influence is just the thing to help Karigari find a real, human girlfriend.
My Dear Marie starts out like "Weird Science"- geek uses science to build his ideal girl. The first of three episodes employs a three-way love triangle between the geek, the robot, and the geek's "girlfriend". The second episode brings in a new character and is not as much fun as the first episode and really detracts from the whole. The third episode asks the question: "What would a robot dream ?"... It's strange and a lot of fun -- contains homages to a bunch of shows (Cool Devices (or something along that line), Gatchaman, Captain Harlock (I think ?), and others). I really like the talking tennis ball.
Although some of the dream sequences are a bit on the suggestive side, there are no naughty bits to speak of. There's also no gore to speak of either as this short series is more of a situation comedy. I was a bit annoyed that the story-tellers didn't really develop the characters as much as I would have liked. Overall, MDM sits somewhere between Key: The Metal Idol and Cat-girl Nuku Nuku, but, isn't anywhere near as good as either of them. MDM is somewhat mediocre, but, does have some redeeming qualities. I recently noticed that this title was repackaged under the title "Metal Angel Marie". I give My Dear Marie a 2 out of 5. I purchased MDM on VHS, but, in the aftermath of the Ultimate Otaku Fall Cleanup, MDM was one of the titles that I allowed to slip away. Recently though, I've re-purchased MDM on DVD. Not to suggest that I've changed my mind on the title by re-purchasing it, but, I really do like the talking tennis ball.
