Arcade Gamer Fubuki

Arcade Gamer Fubuki
Anime DVD Review

And now for something completely different. From the screenwriter of Cowboy Bebop and Escaflowne: The Movie and the animation director of RahXephon comes this little bit of weirdness. Fubuki is a girl whose only goal in life is to be the best at arcade games. In normal life, she's a total spaz, but when it comes to arcades, Fubuki's a whiz with special super-powers. When an evil organization steals her special abilities, she and her friends must battle the wackiest bunch of video game villains in order to halt a conspiracy for world domination!

It's light and fun faire for everyone. Not unlike Animation Runner Kuromi, this DVD has appeal just from being fresh and inventive and not depending on a long, drawn out storyline. Everything you need to know is laid out in the first few minutes and the rest of the film is watching the fun unfold.

Reviewed by Brian Cirulnick, June 2004