Copyright 1999 AIC / Toshiba EMI by John Yung BLUE GENDER, Takahashi Ryousuke's (GASARAKI and ARMORED TROOPER VOTOMS) latest directorial effort, follows a trend in Takahashi's choice of the mecha genre. Instead of concentrating on the gee-whiz factor of mecha combat (of which there is plenty), Takahashi explores the human condition and complex plotlines. In BLUE GENDER, he uses a Rip Van ...