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Title (English) Gokuu Midnight Eye

Title (Japanese) Midnight Eye Goku

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Fantasy Novel

Notes GOKU MIDNIGHT EYE #1 (Manga Video, 50 mins,cert.18, ｣9.99)

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Synopsis

Review Goku is a private investigator, who becomes involved when the efforts of the Japanese police to investigate a powerful gangster meet with disaster. While investigating the Hyakuryu building several detectives apparently go mad and kill themselves or their colleagues. Goku investigates with the sole squad survivor Yoko, and the immediate outcome is another disaster. Goku finds himself hypnotized by one of the gangster's androids, a "peacock girl" and escapes only by stabbing himself in the left eye to break the hypnosis. He is rescued by a mysterious group and equipped with a cybernetic left "eye" and an extending metal staff/shock gun. Armed with his new powers, Goku resumes his attack on the Hyakuryu building and its defending androids. This is an energetic, inventive and interesting thriller with 'tec noir overtones, and works really well as an action video. The laid-back English voice acting suits the style of the piece. Falls short of being an anime classic, but recommended. (***) GOKU MIDNIGHT EYE #2 (Manga Video, 56 min, cert.18, ｣9.99) In this part, Goku is asked by a young woman to track down her brother, but he finds that nothing is quite what it seems. Again, Buichi Terasawa's creation is vastly improved by being directed by someone else, namely Yoshiaki Kawagiri. The second part of Goku is pretty much as good as the first, except that the product that Goku commands the automatic arms factory to make for him is a bit naff, and the ending of the story is weak. If you liked the first part, get this too.

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Episodes 2

Release UK:VHS

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 1989

Production

Broadcaster

Animation

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Gokuu Midnight Eye
Title (Japanese)	Midnight Eye Goku
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	GOKU MIDNIGHT EYE #1 (Manga Video, 50 mins,cert.18, ｣9.99)
Classification	-
Synopsis
Review	Goku is a private investigator, who becomes involved when the efforts of the Japanese police to investigate a powerful gangster meet with disaster. While investigating the Hyakuryu building several detectives apparently go mad and kill themselves or their colleagues. Goku investigates with the sole squad survivor Yoko, and the immediate outcome is another disaster. Goku finds himself hypnotized by one of the gangster's androids, a "peacock girl" and escapes only by stabbing himself in the left eye to break the hypnosis. He is rescued by a mysterious group and equipped with a cybernetic left "eye" and an extending metal staff/shock gun. Armed with his new powers, Goku resumes his attack on the Hyakuryu building and its defending androids. This is an energetic, inventive and interesting thriller with 'tec noir overtones, and works really well as an action video. The laid-back English voice acting suits the style of the piece. Falls short of being an anime classic, but recommended. (***) GOKU MIDNIGHT EYE #2 (Manga Video, 56 min, cert.18, ｣9.99) In this part, Goku is asked by a young woman to track down her brother, but he finds that nothing is quite what it seems. Again, Buichi Terasawa's creation is vastly improved by being directed by someone else, namely Yoshiaki Kawagiri. The second part of Goku is pretty much as good as the first, except that the product that Goku commands the automatic arms factory to make for him is a bit naff, and the ending of the story is weak. If you liked the first part, get this too.
Credits
Episodes	2
Release	UK:VHS
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	1989
Production
Broadcaster
Animation
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.