Avenger chalks up as my least favourite anime that I’ve ever been able to fully sit through. At times I considered why I was watching it, why I was wasting disk space on it, and why I couldn’t bring myself to hit the delete key and empty my recycle bin. Now that I’ve finished it, I still wonder and will never receive an answer, because even after viewing everything it has to offer, I have nothing positive to say about it.
Avenger begins with a bleak outlooking Mars. You soon realize that there are only character archetypes in this series, with each character being identical to several others. You’ve got: the old warriors who talk about destinies that are meant to occur and can be overcome (sentences later they realize that everything they’ve ever done was futile,) a mysterious woman who talks about the fate of the planet, rowdy teens who strike out a living in strange occupations, from Doll Breeder to Barbaroi fighter to farmer, and the nameless townsfolk who seem to have no idea what they’re doing in society and just end up complaining to the featured characters. (more…)
Inukami! is an action anime which is based on Japanese history; being based on history, the battles of the show are based on famous battles which actually took place in ancient Japan. So here’s this naked magical stalker…And you kill it with fire for mass distraction.
Serial Experiments Lain was a well-known, intricate science fiction mystery that achieved mixed popularity due to the creative yet complex storyline. Fast forward a few years after it finished airing, and the majority of the team returned for Texhnolyze, a post-apocalyptic action and mystery series with twice the length. To put it simply, it achieves so much more and succeeds where Lain fails.
Summary: From Kei Kusunoki, the creator of Sengoku Nights, comes a twisted psychological drama about Makoto, a private eye with an uncanny, almost otherworldly ability to get his man. When he is put on the case of a suspected witch, the trail suddenly takes a dark turn along the fine line that separates the guilty from the innocent.
Age Rating: Tokyopop says 16+. It’s got gore beyond an R-rated movie, so I’ll give you a considerable warning; also, the second image and the linked image in the full post may be considered spoilers.
sola | Episode 2 - Looking Up at the Blue | Air Date: April 13, 2007
Summary: The confrontation between Matsuri and Tsujidou continues, with Yorito still as witness. The display of supernatural powers from both bewilders him, yet when Matsuri is injured he doesn’t hesitate to rush to her rescue. He takes her back to his home, and upon her recovery tries to ascertain exactly what happened at the church the night before. After attempting to repay his kindess with a heartfelt, home-cooked meal, Matsuri reveals to Yorito that she is not a human, but a centuries-old immortal creature whom Tsujidou referred to as a yaka – a “woe of the night”.
sola | Episode 1 - The Sky-Colored Umbrella | Air Date: April 6, 2007
Summary: Yorito Morimiya’s two greatest passions, photography and the sky, lead him to meet a mysterious girl one early morning. He attempts to help her shake her money out of a vending machine that swindled her, but she disappears and he misses his chance to capture the perfect sunrise.
TOKKO’s an interesting title. It’s a horror show featuring a police force, so you have a bit of cop drama in addition to the gore and action. This DVD is brought to America by Manga Entertainment and dubbed by Bang Zoom! Entertainment; you shouldn’t miss out on this disc!
Episodes:
1. Dawn 暁 “awakening”
2. Dream 夢 “a girl appears”
3. Bond 絆 “moments would be lost”
4. Omen 兆 “corpses in the laboratory”
5. Phantom 鬼 “a father, all alone” Extras:
Japanese Voice Cast Forum
“TOKKO” Theme Song (clean)dB - Nothing
“TOKKO” Close Song (clean)dB - Sherry
Gallery
DVD ROM “TOKKO” Screen Saver
Also on DVD (previews)
Languages: English, Japanese and Spanish audio tracks in 2.0 and 5.1 (Spanish is only in 2.0) with optional English subtitles.
The DVD is rated 18+ due to the obvious gore, but also due to the amount of swearing in the dub.
Murder Princess | DVD 1/Episode 1 - Birth | Release Date: March 28, 2007
And so kicks off a monthly OVA series based on a manga of the same name. How could an OVA named “Murder Princess” kick off without a fast, hard rock song from BACK-ON? Simple answer; it couldn’t.
Hayate no Gotoku! (ハヤテのごとく！) | Episode 2 - Nagi Sanzenin’s mansion and a new journey. | Air Date: April 8, 2007
Summary: Hayate finally reawakens in the splendor of the Sanzenin manor, believing wholeheartedly he has been sent to Heaven. He decides to take advantage of the situation, only to encounter Maria in an unforeseen turn of events and have all of his wounds reopen suddenly, rendering him unconscious once again. Her attempts to smooth things out a bit are interrupted by Hayate’s immediate acceptance of Nagi’s offer of the position as her butler, and things only become more confused from there.
Heroic Age (ヒロイック・エイジ) | Episode 1 - Star of Destruction | Air Date: April 1, 2007
Summary: We find ourselves thrown into a war-torn era of space travel. As two races, humans and the silver race, fight over dominance in space, the extinction of the human race becomes ever closer. In an attempt to save humankind, the princess of the human race, Dheanalia, sets out to find the legendary man promised to them by the Golden race, the one who originally beckoned for the races to migrate to space. Floating out in space in an out-of-body form, Princess Dheanalia uses her powers to sense the position of their destination, the planet containing the man from the Golden race’s prophecies. She informs the rest of her people and they set off toward the planet. The scene cuts to the planet where a young, savage-like boy is out looking for food. After successfully finding food, he returns to his home, which is a spaceship he calls “mother”. As the boy goes out to thank the creature he fought to get his food, the humans arrive on the planet.
Hayate no Gotoku! (ハヤテのごとく！) | Episode 1 - In English, “destiny” means “unmei” | Air Date: April 1, 2007
Summary: This is the tale of a young man named Hayate Ayasaki who, through hard work and devotion, is determined he will soon gain happiness… Not. After being fired from his part-time job, Hayate discovers that his so-called parents have sold him to the yakuza to pay off an outstanding debt of ¥156,804,000! Hayate manages to escape the grasp of three Yakuza memebers come to claim their payoff and winds up in the middle of a park. Suddenly, he notices a young girl trying to buy a hot drink. So, Hayate’s hit with an idea; he will kidnap the girl and hold her for ransom to pay off his debt! He notices that the girl is being confronted by some punks trying to pick her up and saves her without thinking.
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