Advancer Tina reminds me of an American movie I saw a while back. I don’t remember the title but it had Val Kilmer in it, and he was heading toward planet Mars. I wouldn’t be surprised if Hollywood did try to rip off Advancer Tina because not only does AT provide an eventful and gripping thriller, it was also able to give ample characterization to its key players.

While many of its tentacle scenes had me looking at anywhere but the screen, the action-packed battle sequences had me glued to the tube. The artwork is pretty decent and the animation is fluid for its time.

Beyond the action scenes lie a decent plot. In fact, I could say that Adventure Tina is one of those rare hentai that actually has a story. You have Tina, a sort-of space mercenary with a kick-ass personality, who goes into battle in and struggles against a bunch of tentacles. In her quest, she meets people whose lives are are defined by simple tragedies and what have you. Tina is sure one heck of a heroine—not the typical airhead you mostly see in h-anime. She also knows how to choose the right companions. I especially liked Akira. He was like Fatal Fury’s Terry and Street Fighter’s Ryu rolled into one. The only downside to this is that there were a lot of interesting angles that were left hanging open.

There were two major questions that had left me hanging, though: (1) What really happened to the notorious bandit that Akira was looking for; and (2) when will Tina be shown doing it with an actual human being? I only hope to see more of the Advancers. Maybe then I’ll even get to see my favorite dude finally get lucky.

Individual Rating: Art/Animation: 8 Story: 8 Characters: 8 Sounds: 7 Ecchi Level: 9

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