- Actors: Yuri Amano, Jennifer Copping, Ron Halder, Megumi Hayashibara, Janyse Jaud
- Directors: Mizuho Nishikubo
- Writers: Masakazu Katsura
- Producers: Hiroshi Watanabe
- Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language: English, Japanese
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Vid Canada
- Release Date: Nov 16 2001
- Run Time: 180 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005QCW3
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #74,020 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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Based on a manga by Masakuza Katsura, this deservedly popular comedy-romance suggests a cross between The Velveteen Rabbit and The Little Mermaid. Gentle, empathetic Yota is dismissed by his high school classmates as a "dateless loser"; he nurtures a crush on Moemi, who's in love with his best friend, Takashi. Then Ai materializes from his VCR: she's a "video girl," designed to provide company and comfort. She and Yota unwittingly fall in love, which Ai is forbidden to do. Yota learns from their relationship that love and life are transitory, rather than permanent (a recurring theme in Japanese literature) and that sometimes having loved and been loved is sufficient. Mizuho Nishikubo directs with unobtrusive polish, although the script saddles him with unnecessary cheesecake shots and slapstick violence. Voice actors Maggie Blue O'Hara and Brad Swaile offer nuanced performances as Ai and Yota. Unrated; suitable for ages 16 and up: Nudity, sexual humor, mature themes. --Charles Solomon
Video Details
Wandering the streets after having his heart thoroughly broken, Yota Moteuchi stumbles across a video shop he'd never noticed before: Gokuraku, as in "paradise." Nervous he'll be spotted checking out the "adult section, Yota quickly pulls off the shelf -- one that looks promising, but not too promising... Video Girl Ai. Out of the TV steps his dream girl, dedicated to making him happy whether he likes it or not!
All six episodes available on DVD! A fan favorite, available on DVD for the first time!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
i love ai,
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This review is from: Video Girl Ai (DVD)
i had seen 'video girl ai' first on a local access channel - it had subtitles, which was the only thing i didn't like about it - but it kept my attention and towards the end it brought me to tears. after several years of trying to look for it on video i finally found it at a suncoast video store - AND THEY HAD IT DUBBED IN ENGLISH!!! - i was soooooooo happy (especially since i didn't have to be reading anything while i was watching it) - one week they had the first volume, then another the next, and the final one after that. i've looked on eBay to see if it was available on dvd, but the only dvd's i saw were only in japanese with subtitles - i'm just now seeing this on amazon now, but the description doesn't say anything about having an english language track - so if anyone owns this exact dvd - please tell me if it does also have the english track, and not just japanese, thanks!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fall in Love...,
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This review is from: Video Girl Ai (DVD)
This DVD seemed to jump out at me while browsing the racks one day, compelling me to buy it, though I'd not even heard of it before...perhaps it was fate?Because this is simply one of the best, most intensely romantic anime I've had the pleasure to watch, and yes, shed a couple of tears over. Perhaps in part because I find myself identifying strongly with Yota "Dateless" Moteuchi, I too have fallen in love with Ai Amano, and in the three weeks since watching the DVD, I've acquired the 7 volumes of the original manga currently available in translation, and imported the soundtrack CD! But I digress...others have covered the basics of the plot in their reviews, so I'll say that Katsura's designs and story are crisp, clean, and beautiful from start to finish, and have been translated to the screen with incredible faithfulness. If you're a fan of the "magical dream girl" genre exemplified by "Ah! My Goddess!" and "Chobits," you'll find this bittersweet tale to be just what the doctor ordered, perhaps even, as I've found, becoming your new favorite...
5.0 out of 5 stars
Waay too short!,
This review is from: Video Girl Ai (DVD)
An excellent series with very life like characters, and outstanding voice overs. I've gotten pretty far in the manga, and I was shocked and dissapointed at just how much the DVD leaves out in storyline, talked about "abridged."The manga has more the enough material for an 26eps. OVA if not more. =( Still an very good romantic comedy, and well worth buying.
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