>Baoh makes it into All-Star Battle >The only way to defeat the parasite in Baoh... is to BURN IT. Abridged!Avdol would be having a field day right about now.
"My god, it's a evil parasite! Avdol, how should we defeat it?" "I do not know. It seems like it is undefeatable!" "...you could try fire, right?" "No. That would be retarded."
I already hate this movie now. Fake dog or not the decision for dog slaughter is heinous and graphic. Seriously, the rest of the movie could be good and I'd still have a problem with it now. Why do dead pets need to be a thing in anything? Pets, not wild animals mind you
And I'm not saying that as a hardcore JJBA fan, I'm saying that as an anime critic, you will not like the answer and it will lead to more questions than answers
You put a "No Shit" counter when Hirohiko Araki does this in pracitcally all his series. One of the most notable in my opinion is Joseph Joestar in JJBA Stardust Crusaders. He points out almost everything and explains so much. In fact, I think EVERY character does it! Its just his writing style
For better or worse, this anime is chock-full of Araki's standard storytelling devices. For one, the fact that characters spout out blatantly obvious information works in manga, but not in an anime adaptation. We all read at our own pace, so some people might need a quick explanation of what just happened in the last page if it wasn't clear enough to them (thanks Speedwagon); when it comes to anime, however, you can very clearly see what's going on because the anime has a set and viewable pace. Although, to be fair, the more recent JoJo anime adaptations also have scenes with characters spouting information that's blatantly obvious, but I think it works more there because the overly-dramatic presentation helps prevent things from getting stale (which is why the 90's OVA kinda fails in terms of capturing the original tone, even if the animation is gorgeous at times). 10:16 Also, it's nice to know that Araki had a hatred for dogs even before JoJo, lol.
Actually, funny story about the dog and cat deaths in his stories: the dude mostly Includes their deaths by the hands of s***heels because he believes only s***heels would kill cats and dogs. Dude loves pets, hence the Araki trope of showing how evil someone is by having them kill a dog. In fact, the only villain of his that not only didn't kill a dog but in fact cared for one was Kars in JoJo part 2.
I think the reason why exposition like this is prevalent in anime, is because the Japanese talk in a very roundabout manner. That is why whenever something strange happens the explanations are overly stated. This problem is more noticeable in works that adapt from manga, because in manga still images sometimes is not enough to explain what is going on, which is a staple of Araki, the creator of Baoh and JJBA.
Baoh: The Visitor isn't as bad as this video made it seem. Sure it's a little generic, yes, bio-weapons, ultra secret projects that can't go out by any means but still do and subsequent chase after said projects... But still, it's awesomely violent and bizarre.
Bennett was bullshitting to make his point about how supposedly "legendarily bad" this OVA is. The point of the dog getting hurt by the tiger was directly explained: "Baoh exerts its greatest destructive power when an attack is made on the host's body". That was a part where the explanation was NEEDED and told us why the experiment unfolded the way they did, yet he skipped past it to trick the audience and shit on a plotting mistake that didn't even exist! I'll agree assassination scene was poorly done in the anime; in the manga it was clear they were RUNNING AWAY fast and being followed. So yeah, a fuck-up. It's true Araki has a writing problem. I think he was trying to imitate the narration of the Violence Jack manga, meant to give the story a legendary, almost biblical atmosphere (the native american guy looked almost exactly like Jack in the Baoh manga) but didn't quite get it right so it felt redundant. BUT, and this is a huge BUT, I still think Bennett is as usual turning one flaw into something that makes a mostly well-directed, exciting and well-made OVA into a "so-bad-it's-good" The Room-tier abomination. The over-explaining is goofy but this is a good anime and a good manga, beyond the writing, just as the early parts of Jojo are: the plotting is as engaging as it can get given the short length, the art is cool and iconic and overall it has a very skillful and memorable execution. The animation, storyboarding and overall cinematography kick ass, and the manga shows great understanding of composition, visual storytelling and iconic, memorable design. And hey, you know who also had BIG problems with over-explaining, unnatural exposition, and that sort of thing? Osamu Tezuka and Buronson of Fist of the North Star fame. Yet Tezuka's work kicks ass, as does Fist of the North Star, and no one shits on those because there's no epic meme based around hating them. The part where the assassin pops out of Sumire's notebook was a super creative and cool idea; good in the manga, even better with its use of color in the anime. But Bennett instead mocked it because he has zero understanding of the things that make a visual medium, well... visual. I don't mean just basic shit like "the animation is fluid, the art is solid and detailed" (though those things do add to the quality); it's the understanding of the emotional and narrative impact that the visuals will have on the audience which Araki is a master at. Works like Baoh are ones where the action and expressionistic visual execution of the drama becomes the focus, and where style becomes substance. The posing in the manga kicks ass and the anime did an amazing job at replicating Araki poses in the middle of fast action. tl;dr yeah the writing is redundant and silly but the same goes for other manga classics. This OVA & manga still kick ass and have many unironically amazing qualities.
@@deadstockparadise5898 Some of Bennett's exaggerations into sheer and utter madness territory is what gets me to watch these things. Just in case you think he's scaring people away or only bringing in the memelords. Me, I'm going to watch it because the design work looks solid, and there's a character who looks like Violence Jack with a He-Man haircut. Also, anime that embodies an entire genre archetype sounds amazing.
***** How can you not shit on it? The writing was bad,the voice acting was off both in japanese and english dubs, it skimmed over half the story plus all of the other dumb creative liberties they did with it. What does it have going for against the anime?
***** Avdol literally did nothing in the ova other than die,Polnareff goes from 100% serious to 100% goofball in 1 episode and so on and so for it. And the reason you shouldnt skim over the story is because you completely miss some really good fights and funny moments not to mention some fights helped a lot of character development that doesnt translate well to their adaptations in the OVA (Seth, Pet Shop, Oingo, High Priestess, Judgement) it's just not a faithful adaptation to the original and it suffers a lot from it Plus the less we talk about the animation the better.
This guy's a moron dude. He didn't even know there was a 70s Devilman shonen manga when he reviewed the OVA & thought it was a product of the 80s made for otaku.
The author then goes on to create one of the most influential manga of all time. But honestly this feels very jojo does it not. Like, if jojo took even more drugs.
I think that a big problem with a lot of Araki's earlier works is that they're influential enough to be imitated to the point of cliche, but not quite creative enough to fully escape its imitators. Thankfully, Araki found his stride with Jojo which is weird enough to survive all sort of imitators. And my GOD did this OVA butcher Baoh. It cut out half of the characters and almost all of the good fights!
I know, but as a house fan, I'm contractually obligated to shit on dubstep at every opportunity. :P But yeah, there was some actually good use of dubstep's discordant sound to make Battle Tendency friggen tense at times. Kinda reminds of Drakengard. But with restraint.
+exceedcharge1 I have the English translations that came out around 1990, good times man. Now I want to dig them out of the back of the closet and read them again. I can still to this day visualize certain pages.
Actually, I believe he mentioned in a Nuts&Bolts that he does want to review the JJBA, but the VHS' for which (presumably the 1993 OVA) are hard-to-find and expensive.
It has about as much "No shit" dialogue as Astro Boy and Fist of the North Star which are, despite that flaw, huge classics. Bennett was bullshitting to make his point about how supposedly "legendarily bad" this OVA is. The point of the dog getting hurt by the tiger was directly explained: "Baoh exerts its greatest destructive power when an attack is made on the host's body". That was a part where the explanation was NEEDED and told us why the experiment unfolded the way they did, yet he skipped past it to trick the audience and shit on a plotting mistake that didn't even exist! I'll agree assassination scene was poorly done in the anime; in the manga it was clear they were RUNNING AWAY fast and being followed. So yeah, a fuck-up. It's true Araki has a writing problem. I think he was trying to imitate the narration of the Violence Jack manga, meant to give the story a legendary, almost biblical atmosphere (the native american guy looked almost exactly like Jack in the Baoh manga) but didn't quite get it right so it felt redundant. BUT, and this is a huge BUT, I still think Bennett is as usual turning one flaw into something that makes a mostly well-directed, exciting and well-made OVA into a "so-bad-it's-good" The Room-tier abomination. The over-explaining is goofy but this is a good anime and a good manga, beyond the writing, just as the early parts of Jojo are: the plotting is as engaging as it can get given the short length, the art is cool and iconic and overall it has a very skillful and memorable execution. The animation, storyboarding and overall cinematography kick ass, and the manga shows great understanding of composition, visual storytelling and iconic, memorable design. And hey, you know who also had BIG problems with over-explaining, unnatural exposition, and that sort of thing? Osamu Tezuka and Buronson of Fist of the North Star fame. Yet Tezuka's work kicks ass, as does Fist of the North Star, and no one shits on those because there's no epic meme based around hating them. The part where the assassin pops out of Sumire's notebook was a super creative and cool idea; good in the manga, even better with its use of color in the anime. But Bennett instead mocked it because he has zero understanding of the things that make a visual medium, well... visual. I don't mean just basic shit like "the animation is fluid, the art is solid and detailed" (though those things do add to the quality); it's the understanding of the emotional and narrative impact that the visuals will have on the audience which Araki is a master at. Works like Baoh are ones where the action and expressionistic visual execution of the drama becomes the focus, and where style becomes substance. The posing in the manga kicks ass and the anime did an amazing job at replicating Araki poses in the middle of fast action. tl;dr yeah the writing is redundant and silly but the same goes for other manga classics. This OVA & manga still kick ass and have many unironically amazing qualities. And yes I copypasted this three times because I want to get this point across to Bennett's fans.
Dead dogs, extravagant poses, and a symbiotic creature that grants super human power in the form of a large, blue taciturn humanoid... Yup, it's an Araki anime alright.
you know, the more I watch these the more I realize that I really generally like what most people consider over violent trash and really dislike what many that people consider good.
Nice to know that some anime can double as radio plays And hey, it's also closed captioned for the hearing impaired too! They're covering all bases Anyone else go "You've got to be fuckin' kidding me" in a Kurt Russel voice when the parasite showed up? VERY good Christopher Walken joke Is there a name for this kind of anime? The whole "Angsty supersoldier that kills people in impressively gory ways"? What the fuck is with that cover of "Africa"?! I wish "Baoh has a laser cannon!" had become a running gag
Loved this review! The problem with this OVA is that it is meant to be violent and grim but, as with most of Hirohiko Araki's creations, it should be tempered with silliness. Just compare the Jojo OVA with the Stardust Crusaders anime; they are almost the same, but one is more complete and rich than the other because it does not exclude the weirdness and humor to make a more standard experience. That's how I see it anyway...
You know, I somehow stumbled across the original language version of this on youtube. The doctor's lines are delivered way more believably in that. Like, the "Baoh has a laser cannon!" line in the original version is delivered with a kind of breathless, "Oh, shit, where did he get that?" tone. Same with the "Water's leaking out of the capsule line." He delivers it with a sense of dawning realization, like he's putting the pieces together and figuring out just how fucked he really is. And it makes it WORSE! The English track at least has a hilariously bad quality to it that makes it entertaining. Having the actors actually trying to deliver good performances just leaves you with a movie that has nothing to entertain you.
The thing with the vision of the dude's head coming out of the page is directly lifted from the manga (by Hirohiko Araki, better known for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) including the smoke coming out of his mouth. It managed to be a lot creepier and less silly in the manga though. Also in the english translation of the manga the little girl was just named Violet with no exposition given on her name. The manga was much better though because the unexplained stuff in the anime was explained in the manga. It really needed to be a series because there was just too much stuff to cram into a single OAV. I can't remember if it was also in the anime but at the end of the manga Violet has a vision that she will meet Ikuro again when she is 18 (he is apparently hibernating at the bottom of the lake)
I think the soul purpose of him NOT EVER mentioning Araki or JJBA in any way was a direct responce to the suffocating amount of requests he gets to review the old Jojo OVA. While I'd LOVE to see him cover such influential material, I honestly don't think he will for a very long time. All the comments he gets from it must be aggravating.
+Toa Aktra Baohser's castle. It's not aBaoht us anymore. It means God. Now Baoh. Fable's starting city is called Baoherstone. THANK YOU FOLKS, I'LL BE HERE ALL WEEK!
I don't know why, but I find it kind of surprising that the manga this was based upon was done by Hirohiko Araki. I mean I guess I can understand, it being his first published work why its very rough around the edges, but I always felt Araki had a talent for putting his own unique spin on archetypical elements. Though that may be more me speaking on behalf of the Araki that gave us JoJo rather than the Araki that made Baoh.
But CZcams, I'm sitting at my computer, typing on a keyboard, typing a comment expressing my opinions on Baoh. It is my intention to have various people from around the world that I've never met read and subsequently agree / disagree with my opinion. While this is a solid alibi, it is in actuality a front to get those people to only agree with my opinion and like this comment, while completely ignoring or deleting comments that don't stroke my ego. This is so that I can achieve a meek sense of superiority over my non-peers, as the people who read this comment have no affiliation with me, and will in most cases will never know me in a face-to-face and intimate manner! With all of these vital facts and precursors checked and accounted for, it is now time for me to voice said opinion and await the hoards of eager people declaring me their new prophet, and that opinion is: I, personally, didn't find Boah enjoyable.
*hordes. A hoard is a large collection of things, usually disorganized. A horde is a disorganized large group of people, usually used in reference to a violent gathering. I am the average pedantic asshole that makes up such a large portion of Bennett's audience. I'm here because I've decided I find your comment irritating, and thus find you deplorable. I haven't seen Baoh myself, but I find this review very amusing.
HellChuggapri1 I have read and reread your comment, and have processed its various components, sorting and organizing all implied context and rebuttals.After processing this information, I have queried my brain, and generated a response based on all previous experiences and memories I possess. After rigorous sorting and weighing of individual components, I have extrapolated a response with appropriate amounts of malice, spite, and subtle jealousy, which I will now recite: I do not agree with your opinion of me, as it is based on observation, not fact. Also, I comment on my assumption that your genitals are inferior in size and capabilities when compared to the average of all members of your sex.
Noremaad I have a query; how does an individual query one's brain? This inquiry is borne of the commonly-held scientific interpretation that the workings of the brain constitute the human perception of the mind. With this in mind, it seems questionable that a person (with, we must assume, a functioning mind) would be able to seek a query from his or her brain, rather than simply thinking a thought as per normal human procedure. Having interpreted your claims of 'sorting' and 'weighing' individual components of my prior statement as being a feeble excuse at attempting to sound wiser than you really are. The assumption that my genitals are, in fact, smaller than the norm of my gender, is mere baseless conjecture, which you have no method of proving one way or another. Based on this method of logical thought, I postulate that you are a Zaglossus attenboroughi, referred to in colloquial English as the Sir David's long-beaked echidna. Further, in reference to the species name, I deduce that your given name is Richard, and that this fact is the explanation for your fixation on the status of my own genitalia. I approve of the fact that our eloquent elocutions are guaranteed to engender befuddlement.
HellChuggapri1 Postulate not! Though you deduce with utmost scrutiny, I must make known variables previously sealed. For, I must admit for all to see, that my memories and experiences are not my own. A query, in earnest, of twenty-odd years of internet intake. Broken down to constituent parts, a veritable smorgasbord of crude vernacular, hemmed by a loosely understood lexicon, and filtered through an unrestrained tongue (digit?). As for our engagement, I do admit egregious wrongdoings. Being forthright, being taunted by your poised etiquette stirred some nonsensical affirmation of retribution from within. With due respect, I submit an unmodified commendation for your persistence in unparalleled lingual superiority. Alas, I can simply propagate no virgin subject, withholding trodden topography. And so, surely, do the victor go the spoils. Spoils I can only speculate of, however, as what is wrought of a cataclysmic bombardment of enigmatic banter, aside from a consensus en mass of preposterous obfuscation? Though, one could surmise that as precisely accurate.
Noremaad Indeed, though as many times as not, the journey itself is more worthy of one's experience than journey's end; and some joys, though fleeting, are worthy of their indulgence. So it is with discourse, especially discourse in such an auditorium as our current arena. That it serves no purpose save elocution is irrelevant. A respectful incline of the head, then, to a worthy adversary and (perhaps?) a burgeoning friend. Auf viedersehen.
"The only way to kill Baoh is to burn it." WHY DID IT TAKE ME AN ENTIRE DECADE TO REALIZE THIS IS WHAT ANTFISH WAS REFERENCING WITH AVDOL IN HIS JOJO ABRIDGED SERIES?
I mean, assuming they were planning on letting him out of that completely dark tube eventually, the sunglasses were probably there so that he did not instantly go blind the moment he was exposed to light.
+Kaye Faye It's either some rapper named Karl Wolf or Jason DeRulo. I could go and check which one of the two it is, but... know what? I won't. I like sanity.
This just in - Baoh will be appearing as a DLC character on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle, a fighting game based on Hiroaki Araki's more famous manga. Whether or not he will have a laser cannon remains to be seen.
Haha. Baoh will always be special to me as it was the first manga I read. ... No idea why my small town library had it, but it is definitely what sparked my interest in Japanese animation/comics and language. Not having grown up with comics or graphic novels, let alone manga, the trope-y, hackneyed writing seemed fresh, new, and exciting. It was dramatic, ridiculously violent, gorey as hell, and utterly alien... yet, the female lead was a young girl like me, making it very easy to slip into her shoes and thus get involved in the story. ....i suppose it also helped, that the boy is a sweet and lovable cutie with all the tragic back story, protective superpowers, and bishounen looks a pre-teen girl could want!
'he looks like he should be posing for a man o' war album'
knowing araki, that was probably intentional
Violence against dogs. Yep, this was written by Araki.
"Baoh has a laser cannon!"
Best line ever.
GunvorPlays Me to Gandi: No shit you numbnuts!!!
GunvorPlays no shit
people say no shit, but be honest. would have seriously guessed that thing was a laser cannon?
It's a weird line read though.
Can't believe nobody meme'd that with random other audio announcements, particularly from Metal Slug. For example, "Baoh has a *ROCKET LAUNCHER* " LOL
>Baoh makes it into All-Star Battle
>The only way to defeat the parasite in Baoh... is to BURN IT.
Abridged!Avdol would be having a field day right about now.
"My god, it's a evil parasite! Avdol, how should we defeat it?"
"I do not know. It seems like it is undefeatable!"
"...you could try fire, right?"
"No. That would be retarded."
Baoh = Star Platinum Requiem
With some Cars thrown in with the hair.
Buford hair mind you. It's his only thing.
Baoh is almost literally Ultimate Lifeform Kars. He has the arm blades and everything.
STANDO POWAR!!
Correction: he's the first Over Heaven stand.
[B]lack [A]steroid [O]ver [H]eaven
Baoh sure have a bizarre adventure, huh?
+SMAXZO See what you did there ^^
SMAXZO *BIZARRE*
Is that a Jojo reference?
Which is also a weird quest.
An eviscerated dog? Yeah, this is Araki.
Jut FYI: Araki loves dogs, and hates people who hurt them. Which is why he has villains kill dogs.
Interesting.....source?
Is it SHOCKINGLY violent? YEP Araki.
You though Araki hates dogs, it was I Dio!
I already hate this movie now. Fake dog or not the decision for dog slaughter is heinous and graphic. Seriously, the rest of the movie could be good and I'd still have a problem with it now. Why do dead pets need to be a thing in anything? Pets, not wild animals mind you
First rule of Hirohiko Araki: Don't question Araki
And I'm not saying that as a hardcore JJBA fan, I'm saying that as an anime critic, you will not like the answer and it will lead to more questions than answers
Thats why Baoh looks like Star Platinum.
Well...that explains the odd poses from JJBA.
Pretty sure that's the only way to not go insane.
You put a "No Shit" counter when Hirohiko Araki does this in pracitcally all his series. One of the most notable in my opinion is Joseph Joestar in JJBA Stardust Crusaders. He points out almost everything and explains so much. In fact, I think EVERY character does it! Its just his writing style
Speedwagon was bad for that. He was basically a hype man
It's pretty much the only reason for Speedwagon to even exist in parts 1 and 2.
Fraudulent Frequency EXCEPT... Speedwagon is god
Korin We get worried when he is
I love that writing style because of how it builds tension.
If he ever did a video on Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, the No Shit counter would break.
No shit
CornishCreamtea07 Especially with Speedwagon. As much as I love the series, you gotta admit that the character is utterly useless.
+Cobra Panic Well he did help Jonathan and Will Zeppeli survive against Dio when he summoned Tarkus and Bruford.
+Cobra Panic I was thinking of the abridged Stardust Crusaders, the TV show is too recent.
CornishCreamtea07 I believe you mean the OVA that the Abridged Series parodied, I doubt Sage would review a fan made parody after all.
For better or worse, this anime is chock-full of Araki's standard storytelling devices.
For one, the fact that characters spout out blatantly obvious information works in manga, but not in an anime adaptation. We all read at our own pace, so some people might need a quick explanation of what just happened in the last page if it wasn't clear enough to them (thanks Speedwagon); when it comes to anime, however, you can very clearly see what's going on because the anime has a set and viewable pace.
Although, to be fair, the more recent JoJo anime adaptations also have scenes with characters spouting information that's blatantly obvious, but I think it works more there because the overly-dramatic presentation helps prevent things from getting stale (which is why the 90's OVA kinda fails in terms of capturing the original tone, even if the animation is gorgeous at times).
10:16 Also, it's nice to know that Araki had a hatred for dogs even before JoJo, lol.
Araki didn't hate dogs, he hates how people abuses dogs
Actually, funny story about the dog and cat deaths in his stories: the dude mostly Includes their deaths by the hands of s***heels because he believes only s***heels would kill cats and dogs. Dude loves pets, hence the Araki trope of showing how evil someone is by having them kill a dog. In fact, the only villain of his that not only didn't kill a dog but in fact cared for one was Kars in JoJo part 2.
I think the reason why exposition like this is prevalent in anime, is because the Japanese talk in a very roundabout manner. That is why whenever something strange happens the explanations are overly stated.
This problem is more noticeable in works that adapt from manga, because in manga still images sometimes is not enough to explain what is going on, which is a staple of Araki, the creator of Baoh and JJBA.
Heh...Roundabout.
Is Baoh a Pillar Man?
no he need to wear way less clothes to be one
Christian Neihart I think Kars arm blades takes inspiration from Baoh
Guttsu
yep it totally do, it's the same guy who made baoh and jojo's
ik know b
If they got thereselfs some guyver armor then yes
the only way to eliminate Baoh, is to burn it."
Antfish is one clever bastard
if only Antfish Finsihed Phantom Blood & go straight to Battle Tendency.
Baoh: The Visitor isn't as bad as this video made it seem. Sure it's a little generic, yes, bio-weapons, ultra secret projects that can't go out by any means but still do and subsequent chase after said projects... But still, it's awesomely violent and bizarre.
Korin *Roundabout plays*
Bennett was bullshitting to make his point about how supposedly "legendarily bad" this OVA is. The point of the dog getting hurt by the tiger was directly explained: "Baoh exerts its greatest destructive power when an attack is made on the host's body". That was a part where the explanation was NEEDED and told us why the experiment unfolded the way they did, yet he skipped past it to trick the audience and shit on a plotting mistake that didn't even exist!
I'll agree assassination scene was poorly done in the anime; in the manga it was clear they were RUNNING AWAY fast and being followed. So yeah, a fuck-up.
It's true Araki has a writing problem. I think he was trying to imitate the narration of the Violence Jack manga, meant to give the story a legendary, almost biblical atmosphere (the native american guy looked almost exactly like Jack in the Baoh manga) but didn't quite get it right so it felt redundant. BUT, and this is a huge BUT, I still think Bennett is as usual turning one flaw into something that makes a mostly well-directed, exciting and well-made OVA into a "so-bad-it's-good" The Room-tier abomination. The over-explaining is goofy but this is a good anime and a good manga, beyond the writing, just as the early parts of Jojo are: the plotting is as engaging as it can get given the short length, the art is cool and iconic and overall it has a very skillful and memorable execution. The animation, storyboarding and overall cinematography kick ass, and the manga shows great understanding of composition, visual storytelling and iconic, memorable design. And hey, you know who also had BIG problems with over-explaining, unnatural exposition, and that sort of thing? Osamu Tezuka and Buronson of Fist of the North Star fame. Yet Tezuka's work kicks ass, as does Fist of the North Star, and no one shits on those because there's no epic meme based around hating them.
The part where the assassin pops out of Sumire's notebook was a super creative and cool idea; good in the manga, even better with its use of color in the anime. But Bennett instead mocked it because he has zero understanding of the things that make a visual medium, well... visual. I don't mean just basic shit like "the animation is fluid, the art is solid and detailed" (though those things do add to the quality); it's the understanding of the emotional and narrative impact that the visuals will have on the audience which Araki is a master at. Works like Baoh are ones where the action and expressionistic visual execution of the drama becomes the focus, and where style becomes substance. The posing in the manga kicks ass and the anime did an amazing job at replicating Araki poses in the middle of fast action.
tl;dr yeah the writing is redundant and silly but the same goes for other manga classics. This OVA & manga still kick ass and have many unironically amazing qualities.
@@deadstockparadise5898 Some of Bennett's exaggerations into sheer and utter madness territory is what gets me to watch these things. Just in case you think he's scaring people away or only bringing in the memelords.
Me, I'm going to watch it because the design work looks solid, and there's a character who looks like Violence Jack with a He-Man haircut. Also, anime that embodies an entire genre archetype sounds amazing.
Now do the JoJo OVA
+3417gekko
The JoJo OVA was good tho...
+ MrConnman123 He's done good stuff though
+MrConnman123 Comparing the Ova to the anime is like comparing Kill La Kill with Sword Art Online
***** How can you not shit on it? The writing was bad,the voice acting was off both in japanese and english dubs, it skimmed over half the story plus all of the other dumb creative liberties they did with it. What does it have going for against the anime?
***** Avdol literally did nothing in the ova other than die,Polnareff goes from 100% serious to 100% goofball in 1 episode and so on and so for it. And the reason you shouldnt skim over the story is because you completely miss some really good fights and funny moments not to mention some fights helped a lot of character development that doesnt translate well to their adaptations in the OVA (Seth, Pet Shop, Oingo, High Priestess, Judgement) it's just not a faithful adaptation to the original and it suffers a lot from it
Plus the less we talk about the animation the better.
He didn't mention JoJo at all.... What?
Prolly cuz he has shit taste
Wreck 'Em Whirl He probably didn't know about it at the time. In later episodes, he makes a joke and then says ''there's your Jojo reference''.
***** really shit taste, and a stupid hat
+Muh Science, Bitch What video did he say that in?
This guy's a moron dude. He didn't even know there was a 70s Devilman shonen manga when he reviewed the OVA & thought it was a product of the 80s made for otaku.
SO
kars
wolverine
the thing
and the terminator in one anime? OK
Baoh inspired Kars, though.
Diego Faptor oh really? Nice..that's interesting though.
Baoh was written by Hirohiko Araki before he started writting JoJo
@@JogVodka And Guyver too!
Peeling skin, dramatic poses and violence against dogs. Yep, that's Araki alright.
You know it's gonna be a good anime if the title can be belched.
The author then goes on to create one of the most influential manga of all time. But honestly this feels very jojo does it not. Like, if jojo took even more drugs.
Ya because it was made before baoh and the story telling for JoJo came from this
It even has the exposition dialogue... A trademark of Araki at this point xD
I think that a big problem with a lot of Araki's earlier works is that they're influential enough to be imitated to the point of cliche, but not quite creative enough to fully escape its imitators. Thankfully, Araki found his stride with Jojo which is weird enough to survive all sort of imitators.
And my GOD did this OVA butcher Baoh. It cut out half of the characters and almost all of the good fights!
perhaps one day baoh may get a series of it's own that will be as faithful to the manga as jojo is to its own manga
And as colorful. Less dubstep if we're lucky.
The dubstep was actually decent, it was used sparingly and added to the tension
I know, but as a house fan, I'm contractually obligated to shit on dubstep at every opportunity. :P But yeah, there was some actually good use of dubstep's discordant sound to make Battle Tendency friggen tense at times. Kinda reminds of Drakengard. But with restraint.
Sage: 'Calls Baoh generic.'
Huh. I never thought Sage would get [CRAZY TALK] for a stand...
I wish David Production would do a remake of this in the style of the new Jojo series.
This was a pretty kick ass ova
Oh god... the proto Star Platinum anime actually got a review.
Antisocial Experiment
Baoh is more Kars then Star Platinum.
***** FABULOUS!!!!!
@@DiceFTW273 it's kars platinum
"This is the smell of the evil one" he thought "i must stop this smell!"
「baoh break dark thunder phenomenon」
+exceedcharge1 I have the English translations that came out around 1990, good times man. Now I want to dig them out of the back of the closet and read them again. I can still to this day visualize certain pages.
horohiko araki is the worlds greatest immortal vampire
“You have the taste of a liar!”
Baoh is made by Hirohiko Araki, that should explain some stuff :)(btw jojo is awesome)
EVEN SPEEDWAGON WHAT'S YOU TO REVIEW THE PART 3 OVA!
i whats to understand this sentance
done
"No, that dog is Baoh-Wow."
This line made me laugh way more than it should have.
Would a Baoh cat be a "Baoh-meow"!
Wow, Araki really hadn’t hit his stride until he made JoJo, had he?
I cannot wait for Bennett to eventually reach the glory that is JOJO.
You're doing it wrong. It's JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOJO!
yup it's a shame that he was too lazy to search the over works of araki...
Yeah he doesn't seem to give a lot of time to Araki's more LEGENDARY work.
AtticWarrior1994
you mean Araki's BIZARRE work!
i'm sorry
Actually, I believe he mentioned in a Nuts&Bolts that he does want to review the JJBA, but the VHS' for which (presumably the 1993 OVA) are hard-to-find and expensive.
This has more "no shit" dialogue than One Piece.
It's just the authors style. He does it in all his manga really. Like I mean just listen to Joseph Joestar speak for two seconds.
This anime is more bizarre than JoJo's adventures
It has about as much "No shit" dialogue as Astro Boy and Fist of the North Star which are, despite that flaw, huge classics.
Bennett was bullshitting to make his point about how supposedly "legendarily bad" this OVA is. The point of the dog getting hurt by the tiger was directly explained: "Baoh exerts its greatest destructive power when an attack is made on the host's body". That was a part where the explanation was NEEDED and told us why the experiment unfolded the way they did, yet he skipped past it to trick the audience and shit on a plotting mistake that didn't even exist!
I'll agree assassination scene was poorly done in the anime; in the manga it was clear they were RUNNING AWAY fast and being followed. So yeah, a fuck-up.
It's true Araki has a writing problem. I think he was trying to imitate the narration of the Violence Jack manga, meant to give the story a legendary, almost biblical atmosphere (the native american guy looked almost exactly like Jack in the Baoh manga) but didn't quite get it right so it felt redundant. BUT, and this is a huge BUT, I still think Bennett is as usual turning one flaw into something that makes a mostly well-directed, exciting and well-made OVA into a "so-bad-it's-good" The Room-tier abomination. The over-explaining is goofy but this is a good anime and a good manga, beyond the writing, just as the early parts of Jojo are: the plotting is as engaging as it can get given the short length, the art is cool and iconic and overall it has a very skillful and memorable execution. The animation, storyboarding and overall cinematography kick ass, and the manga shows great understanding of composition, visual storytelling and iconic, memorable design. And hey, you know who also had BIG problems with over-explaining, unnatural exposition, and that sort of thing? Osamu Tezuka and Buronson of Fist of the North Star fame. Yet Tezuka's work kicks ass, as does Fist of the North Star, and no one shits on those because there's no epic meme based around hating them.
The part where the assassin pops out of Sumire's notebook was a super creative and cool idea; good in the manga, even better with its use of color in the anime. But Bennett instead mocked it because he has zero understanding of the things that make a visual medium, well... visual. I don't mean just basic shit like "the animation is fluid, the art is solid and detailed" (though those things do add to the quality); it's the understanding of the emotional and narrative impact that the visuals will have on the audience which Araki is a master at. Works like Baoh are ones where the action and expressionistic visual execution of the drama becomes the focus, and where style becomes substance. The posing in the manga kicks ass and the anime did an amazing job at replicating Araki poses in the middle of fast action.
tl;dr yeah the writing is redundant and silly but the same goes for other manga classics. This OVA & manga still kick ass and have many unironically amazing qualities.
And yes I copypasted this three times because I want to get this point across to Bennett's fans.
MforMovesets no shit. 😁
except in one piece, that's meant to be a joke
When he says "Baoh has a laser cannon!" it sounds like the He-Man theme is playing in the background.
A MST3K type show but for anime...Someone needs to try this.
Is that a Jojo reference?
"BARDUBARDUBARDUBARDUBARDUBARDU-BARDUU!"
-Boah
11:30 "It's The Thing"
also the symbiotes from Spider-Man
This review can be summed up with this; 'Baoh has a laser cannon'. :D
Dead dogs, extravagant poses, and a symbiotic creature that grants super human power in the form of a large, blue taciturn humanoid... Yup, it's an Araki anime alright.
I have to admit, I love the design of Boah (the mc not the parasite itself)
you know, the more I watch these the more I realize that I really generally like what most people consider over violent trash and really dislike what many that people consider good.
If it was Danny , then was Iggy and now I find out about that test dog dying. What's Araki's fascination with killing innocent Dogs ?
dont forget the dog ripped by a shady milkman and a japanese david bowie. RIP dogs
Sahdy Milkman, you mean Angelo?
Animals in general
The Finest Education love your profile pic, where'd ya get it?
TheNappySailor lol I made it
G-d this is like something Ed wood would make. I love it.
Nice to know that some anime can double as radio plays
And hey, it's also closed captioned for the hearing impaired too! They're covering all bases
Anyone else go "You've got to be fuckin' kidding me" in a Kurt Russel voice when the parasite showed up?
VERY good Christopher Walken joke
Is there a name for this kind of anime? The whole "Angsty supersoldier that kills people in impressively gory ways"?
What the fuck is with that cover of "Africa"?!
I wish "Baoh has a laser cannon!" had become a running gag
It did actually. JoJos All-Star Battle has it in the game.
Ian Lasley You have a link to a vid of that by chance?
Tareltonlives 7:45 What about, "Target BAAAOOOOHHHHHHHH!?" LOL. XD Hi yet again, btw. :-0
Sadly no. I cant really find a vid of the attacks subtitle, trophy or the combo list.
*beep* "Professor, are you giving exposition to the audience again?"
"Um... no"
A big issue is that this is an OVA that had to cram an entire series into 40 minutes.
Loved this review! The problem with this OVA is that it is meant to be violent and grim but, as with most of Hirohiko Araki's creations, it should be tempered with silliness. Just compare the Jojo OVA with the Stardust Crusaders anime; they are almost the same, but one is more complete and rich than the other because it does not exclude the weirdness and humor to make a more standard experience. That's how I see it anyway...
I swear every time they say "Baoh" I hear "bowel"
You know, I somehow stumbled across the original language version of this on youtube. The doctor's lines are delivered way more believably in that. Like, the "Baoh has a laser cannon!" line in the original version is delivered with a kind of breathless, "Oh, shit, where did he get that?" tone. Same with the "Water's leaking out of the capsule line." He delivers it with a sense of dawning realization, like he's putting the pieces together and figuring out just how fucked he really is.
And it makes it WORSE! The English track at least has a hilariously bad quality to it that makes it entertaining. Having the actors actually trying to deliver good performances just leaves you with a movie that has nothing to entertain you.
Everyone is Speedwagon: The Anime
It's so araki it kinda hurts
13:49 If a solo like that happens everytime Baoh melts a face, the movie would get miles better.
Baoh is an anime!
No Shit #11
The cover of Toto - Africa at about 16 minutes is called Fight for You by Jason Derulo. Sorry in advance.
The thing with the vision of the dude's head coming out of the page is directly lifted from the manga (by Hirohiko Araki, better known for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) including the smoke coming out of his mouth. It managed to be a lot creepier and less silly in the manga though. Also in the english translation of the manga the little girl was just named Violet with no exposition given on her name. The manga was much better though because the unexplained stuff in the anime was explained in the manga. It really needed to be a series because there was just too much stuff to cram into a single OAV.
I can't remember if it was also in the anime but at the end of the manga Violet has a vision that she will meet Ikuro again when she is 18 (he is apparently hibernating at the bottom of the lake)
hirohiko araki made the original Boah Manga.
if you dont know who is hirohiko araki? hes the guy who made the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Manga
So this is where Araki started his obsession regarding dead or almost dead dogs.
Baoh is one of Araki's early experimental works before JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
The no shit counter would explode when exposed to any Araki dialogue
Its funny how appropriate the Christopher walker joke is consider the character is actually named after him.
Ya know, a "Baoh cat" (Baoh-meow) would be pretty awesome!
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Everytime i watch this episode, i feel like Sage did no research what-so-ever. it kinda disappoints me since i like his work.
the same...
I think the soul purpose of him NOT EVER mentioning Araki or JJBA in any way was a direct responce to the suffocating amount of requests he gets to review the old Jojo OVA.
While I'd LOVE to see him cover such influential material, I honestly don't think he will for a very long time.
All the comments he gets from it must be aggravating.
seeing a human body crushed by a train, changes you inside.
Also he forgot to poke fun at the scene with the thugs(at least I think that's this series)
Baoh may have a laser canon, but Ikuro has a deadly bee weapon!
Bees. My God.
👍
all the plot points that don't make sense are explained in the manga; the ova rushes to offer any explanation for these things
Let's get David Productions to animate BAOH!
Suave should review Queen's Blade.
DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!
Baoh Movement
+Red Mercer Baoh constrictor
+Uncle Holly Baoh-chicka-Baoh-wow
+Red Mercer ;P lol
EVEN Baoh is afraid!!
+Toa Aktra
Baohser's castle.
It's not aBaoht us anymore.
It means God. Now Baoh.
Fable's starting city is called Baoherstone.
THANK YOU FOLKS, I'LL BE HERE ALL WEEK!
I don't know why, but I find it kind of surprising that the manga this was based upon was done by Hirohiko Araki. I mean I guess I can understand, it being his first published work why its very rough around the edges, but I always felt Araki had a talent for putting his own unique spin on archetypical elements. Though that may be more me speaking on behalf of the Araki that gave us JoJo rather than the Araki that made Baoh.
BAOH HAS A LASER CANNON!
But CZcams, I'm sitting at my computer, typing on a keyboard, typing a comment expressing my opinions on Baoh. It is my intention to have various people from around the world that I've never met read and subsequently agree / disagree with my opinion. While this is a solid alibi, it is in actuality a front to get those people to only agree with my opinion and like this comment, while completely ignoring or deleting comments that don't stroke my ego. This is so that I can achieve a meek sense of superiority over my non-peers, as the people who read this comment have no affiliation with me, and will in most cases will never know me in a face-to-face and intimate manner!
With all of these vital facts and precursors checked and accounted for, it is now time for me to voice said opinion and await the hoards of eager people declaring me their new prophet, and that opinion is:
I, personally, didn't find Boah enjoyable.
*hordes.
A hoard is a large collection of things, usually disorganized.
A horde is a disorganized large group of people, usually used in reference to a violent gathering.
I am the average pedantic asshole that makes up such a large portion of Bennett's audience. I'm here because I've decided I find your comment irritating, and thus find you deplorable.
I haven't seen Baoh myself, but I find this review very amusing.
HellChuggapri1
I have read and reread your comment, and have processed its various components, sorting and organizing all implied context and rebuttals.After processing this information, I have queried my brain, and generated a response based on all previous experiences and memories I possess. After rigorous sorting and weighing of individual components, I have extrapolated a response with appropriate amounts of malice, spite, and subtle jealousy, which I will now recite:
I do not agree with your opinion of me, as it is based on observation, not fact. Also, I comment on my assumption that your genitals are inferior in size and capabilities when compared to the average of all members of your sex.
Noremaad
I have a query; how does an individual query one's brain? This inquiry is borne of the commonly-held scientific interpretation that the workings of the brain constitute the human perception of the mind. With this in mind, it seems questionable that a person (with, we must assume, a functioning mind) would be able to seek a query from his or her brain, rather than simply thinking a thought as per normal human procedure.
Having interpreted your claims of 'sorting' and 'weighing' individual components of my prior statement as being a feeble excuse at attempting to sound wiser than you really are. The assumption that my genitals are, in fact, smaller than the norm of my gender, is mere baseless conjecture, which you have no method of proving one way or another. Based on this method of logical thought, I postulate that you are a Zaglossus attenboroughi, referred to in colloquial English as the Sir David's long-beaked echidna. Further, in reference to the species name, I deduce that your given name is Richard, and that this fact is the explanation for your fixation on the status of my own genitalia.
I approve of the fact that our eloquent elocutions are guaranteed to engender befuddlement.
HellChuggapri1
Postulate not! Though you deduce with utmost scrutiny, I must make known variables previously sealed. For, I must admit for all to see, that my memories and experiences are not my own. A query, in earnest, of twenty-odd years of internet intake. Broken down to constituent parts, a veritable smorgasbord of crude vernacular, hemmed by a loosely understood lexicon, and filtered through an unrestrained tongue (digit?).
As for our engagement, I do admit egregious wrongdoings. Being forthright, being taunted by your poised etiquette stirred some nonsensical affirmation of retribution from within. With due respect, I submit an unmodified commendation for your persistence in unparalleled lingual superiority.
Alas, I can simply propagate no virgin subject, withholding trodden topography. And so, surely, do the victor go the spoils. Spoils I can only speculate of, however, as what is wrought of a cataclysmic bombardment of enigmatic banter, aside from a consensus en mass of preposterous obfuscation? Though, one could surmise that as precisely accurate.
Noremaad
Indeed, though as many times as not, the journey itself is more worthy of one's experience than journey's end; and some joys, though fleeting, are worthy of their indulgence. So it is with discourse, especially discourse in such an auditorium as our current arena. That it serves no purpose save elocution is irrelevant.
A respectful incline of the head, then, to a worthy adversary and (perhaps?) a burgeoning friend.
Auf viedersehen.
The main weapon in the Darkwing duck movie was a laser canon.
"The only way to kill Baoh is to burn it."
WHY DID IT TAKE ME AN ENTIRE DECADE TO REALIZE THIS IS WHAT ANTFISH WAS REFERENCING WITH AVDOL IN HIS JOJO ABRIDGED SERIES?
THE Only thing missing in Boah is that They don't have some Dude named after a Band or a Popstar.
Gotta say....I love this anime. never saw it in english tho.
It's not forgetful. it was like a pitch for more to come
The comedic value of a stiff "thuh end" at the end of anything is criminally overlooked
Please Review the JJBA Part 3 OVA in the 90's & 2000's.
No mention of Hirohiko Araki making this? Sage disappoints me.
God. I want to get BAOH HAS A LASER CANNON tattooed somewhere on my body. I can't stop laughing every time I hear that goofy ass line
Where did you find the autotune cover of Toto's "Africa"?
Wrrrryyyyyyyyyyy oops wrong video
Geez, One Piece doesn't have this many "No shit, Sherlock" moments.
I mean, assuming they were planning on letting him out of that completely dark tube eventually, the sunglasses were probably there so that he did not instantly go blind the moment he was exposed to light.
fucking amazing bennet you're videos get better EVERY FUCKING TIME
THAT on the screen sage attack title > EVERY anime attack
XD!!!
congratulations Bennett the sage you made it I review without a single JoJo's Bizarre Adventure joke
baoh=kars
Now that I see this. The Japanese version of Venom.
I actually really enjoyed this anime as a kid, some things are silly in it, I admit it, but I still like it.
This new opening sequence is so ON FIRE! GIVE IT TO MEEE! and you did.....thank you!
Looking back at this episode after Sage’s hour-long review of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure...
15:49 - Whyyy, whoever did that cover... just *whyyy* I love the original T_T
+Kaye Faye It's either some rapper named Karl Wolf or Jason DeRulo. I could go and check which one of the two it is, but... know what? I won't. I like sanity.
Baoh is also a symbiote
“I don’t know the price tag is on a Bengal tiger”
Paging Joe Exotic…
10:10 I don't know what's with Araki obsession with killing dogs in every of his works.
she has....IT
This just in - Baoh will be appearing as a DLC character on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle, a fighting game based on Hiroaki Araki's more famous manga. Whether or not he will have a laser cannon remains to be seen.
Haha. Baoh will always be special to me as it was the first manga I read. ... No idea why my small town library had it, but it is definitely what sparked my interest in Japanese animation/comics and language. Not having grown up with comics or graphic novels, let alone manga, the trope-y, hackneyed writing seemed fresh, new, and exciting. It was dramatic, ridiculously violent, gorey as hell, and utterly alien... yet, the female lead was a young girl like me, making it very easy to slip into her shoes and thus get involved in the story. ....i suppose it also helped, that the boy is a sweet and lovable cutie with all the tragic back story, protective superpowers, and bishounen looks a pre-teen girl could want!
3:30 that is HIGHLY araki. I mean, some things never change.