In this anime offering, future teenage girls contract a mysterious “virus” that turns them into fighting combos of “liberators” and “extras,” whose super-powered bonding is triggered, basically, by one female genitally manipulating another. These unfortunate nubiles, who are feared by mainstream society, are literally torpedoed into exile on the distant Mermaid Island, where they must prove themselves by maintaining their own mini-society, which is ruled by a “governor” who, although benevolent, is vulnerable to villainous intrigues due to his dark secret: “he” is actually a large-chested lady in male drag. The shocking revelation of the governor's true gender is hardly the only epic nipple-slip in this puerile series featuring extensive nudity, S&M, and borderline-hardcore elements. Presenting all 12 episodes from 2015 in a dual-language Blu-ray/DVD Combo edition, rated TV-MA, extras include an episode commentary. Not recommended. (C. Cassady)
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid—The Complete Series
(2015) 4 discs. 300 min. Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $49.98. Funimation (avail. from most distributors). Volume 32, Issue 6
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid—The Complete Series
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