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Jul 23, 2008 4:47 AM
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WAY~ crazy. But kinda fun to watch and the message was nice too.

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Jul 23, 2008 8:47 AM
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Whoa! This one was really good! Simply loved the part where Sai starts spinning around and shooting in all directions.
Jul 23, 2008 5:53 PM
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Wow that was awesome, I loved it. I never expected Sai to just get...blown up, after doing that spin attack. The concept of it was great too.




Jul 24, 2008 7:32 AM
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A bit too childish in some parts...but overall pretty cool!
Jul 27, 2008 6:56 AM
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Kayro said:
Whoa! This one was really good! Simply loved the part where Sai starts spinning around and shooting in all directions.


Oh god, that was hilarious XD.

Anyways, this was actually pretty darn awesome. I can say I wasn't expecting something like this after the first episode.
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Jul 31, 2008 8:54 PM
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This was awesome. Lots of action!
Dec 24, 2008 2:11 PM
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Really liked this episode. Some great action scenes, and very imaginative.
Mar 21, 2009 6:43 AM
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i love anime like this!!
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May 24, 2009 10:23 AM
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Wonderful!!!! Lol the chaos in the kids brain and even as a super hero the snot! '♪Let's fight!♫..

Nice move from Meihua and I loved the 'improvements' made to the city at the end, felt magical! :)

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Wow that was awesome, I loved it. I never expected Sai to just get...blown up, after doing that spin attack. The concept of it was great too.
Sai!!!! Well he did get a new body, complete with bow tie!!!! XD
Jun 30, 2009 3:49 PM

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this one was a lot better compared to the first part. was funny when the kid started to draw the suit and kicked ass ^^
Jul 15, 2009 5:01 PM
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Jun 2008
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Makes me wish I had super powers.
Sep 17, 2009 5:40 PM

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This was my favourite, i think. Can't really explain why.
Oct 5, 2009 4:53 PM
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interesting... how you people like this one while i found it, after the fourth part "door bell", the worst. well, it was the most traditional part for sure. has no any short-filmesque feeling. but come on, it's a genius party, if you are watching this you are seeking or you are supposed to be seeking creativity. a kid who draws dragons and then riding it? that's definitely not the freshest idea around...
Oct 25, 2009 2:35 AM

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KICKASS 5/5 - easily my second favorite after Deathtic 4. This is why I watch shorts...makes me feel happy when I come across something so artistic and experimental like this.
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Oct 5, 2010 5:10 PM

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Meh, this one had some epic moments (Sai was great) but besides that it didn't appeal to me. Art was okay, but the story wasn't too great. I'm just tired of the children saving the world theme.
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Jun 7, 2011 11:13 AM

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Sai was great! It got a bit childish towards the end but great overall.
Jun 24, 2011 11:30 AM

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Oh man, it was epic at some points.

… Then it turned childish and happy-go-lucky. Pretty mood-shifting along the whole episode.

Even so, I liked it; the power of imagination it’s just impressive.
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Beautifull.
Apr 18, 2012 8:12 AM

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That was awesome! Loved Sai all spinny, shame he got blown up lol. Got a decent body after that, though! xD Brilliant! 5/5
Aug 14, 2012 8:03 PM

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Imagination makes the world go round.... Imagination folks.
Dec 7, 2012 2:36 AM

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Quite lovely concept and story, I definitely enjoyed watching this!
Jan 18, 2013 4:04 PM

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Great art, I liked it when the kid started drawing and attacking everything. His crying at the end kinda ruined it for me, though the drawing on the town was great.
Jan 25, 2013 12:49 PM
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This episode had Chinese audio original right? Any reason? The first episode was in Japanese. Am I just watching a weird version or what?
Jan 25, 2013 12:57 PM

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This episode had Chinese audio original right? Any reason? The first episode was in Japanese. Am I just watching a weird version or what?
Shanghai dragon, Shanghai is in China. And I believe a couple of characters do speak Japanese, atleast in the beginning. You probably watched the right one.
Jun 28, 2014 10:39 AM

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that was very interesting >..
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Jul 5, 2014 2:54 PM

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Heh, nice. Sai was a boss. Looking at the director for this ep, he's done quite a lot of mecha-based stuff, so I guess this is fitting.
Aug 4, 2014 11:37 PM

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Wow, that was great. Love the mix of Mandarin and Japanese, the tokusatsu kid (or whatever they're called in Mandarin) -- had flashbacks to Samurai Flamenco! -- and the overall spirit of imagination.

Such a great feel.
Nov 29, 2014 8:22 PM

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it was nice.
Sai and his bald head were awesome.
Dec 26, 2014 1:40 PM

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Well I didn't expect it to be "normal", right after the randomness in the first episode.
Feb 21, 2015 3:44 AM

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Where to find Shanghai Dragon soundtracks?
Mar 20, 2015 7:52 PM

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It was good until the kid just suddenly became a flying super hero of all things, still enjoyed it though.
Jun 15, 2015 1:28 AM

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Typical Kawamori stuff, a bit wasted on a project like this. Also Chinese in my Chinese cartoons?!

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Jan 24, 2016 12:58 PM

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This episode was awesome! Reaally enjoyed it.

Sai was trying too hard to be cool. Gong on the other hand... A+
Feb 22, 2016 10:49 PM

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That was pretty cute! I liked it.
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Aug 10, 2016 2:45 PM
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That little boy looked disgusting. Couldn't he wipe that booger? This ep was really difficult to watch because of it. I hate weak characters that all of a sudden gain powers bla bla bla. This anime is boring. 1/5
Oct 22, 2017 5:52 PM
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For a second I thought this wasn't Japanese! I enjoyed this. I love how the writer's kept it undated so it'll stay relevant. I also love how young the protagonist was. This 19 min story was very well organized, and I felt for all of the characters despite not knowing them for very long. Good job overall.
Nov 5, 2017 4:36 PM

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The power of the imagination of children, eh? It was interesting to see the mix of art and animation styles, but more importantly, the usage of Chinese was an odd choice. I suppose it was to create that dissonance of being in another place?
Aug 24, 2018 3:26 PM
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Oh man, I laughed so hard when Sai started spinning but totally lost it when the other guy just stood there staring at the kid crying with the big-ass robot exploding in the background.
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That was a nice episode. Just a wild ride and a great showcase of what a child's imagination is capable of. A great message to remember, I should say.
I also liked the references to tokusatsu series, somehow reminded me of Hideaki Anno and his passion for tokusatsu. Maybe in the end otakus are still children deep inside!

P.S. I was waiting for Gonglong to finally craft himself a handkerchief in some point of the film, but seems like it didn't bother him at all x)
Jul 15, 2019 6:59 PM

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Really fun watch, this was some true greatness
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May 15, 2020 9:27 AM

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I couldn't find a sub so I didn't understand everything, however I think I got the most important ! It was a very sweet short actually despite all the action. I guess each short will be a love letter to creativity ? That's great !
I liked this one, it wasn't amazing (the ending was great though) but it was still very well done. I just found the moment with the little boy fighting the robots quite too over-the-top but the message was nice, and pretty moving actually.
May 12, 2022 11:12 PM

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That was really lame
Jul 23, 2023 5:52 PM

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Better than the first one. 6/10
Nov 6, 2023 1:50 AM

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okay this one was absolutely sick
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