Synopsis
I should say the beginning of this anime is more confusing than my entire home theatre’s wiring. I was at times impressed with the animation and at times I despised it. Some scenes with the church theme had the stained glass effect but there was color change also, which caused me to get dizzy and sick. Blaaaah! ^_^ Now, to the anime.
Review
This anime is set in the future. The main character, Kyosuke Date, has the power to mutate and become a powerful mutant. He sets out to find his long lost sister, at the same time, there are ‘Flickers’ that he is destined to save. The ‘Flickers’ are soul fragments of his sister. If he finds them all, they will lead him to his sister (Runa Date). Episode one is really cruel, I felt really bad for the first ‘Flicker’ (Maya). You’ll see why when you watch.
Animation on the other hand is very nice. The mutant codenamed ‘The SoulTaker’ has one of the best designs I’ve seen. (After all he is the main character ^_^) The action scenes featured a lot of guns and explosions, via satellite bomb or what ever that was, and some other advanced technologies.
The series got better as it progressed to episode three. I will continue investing in this series, simply because I don’t leave my series uncompleted.
The Breakdown
Hmm… I think Pioneer knew that volume one will confusing the hell out of us so they released the limited edition encyclopedia with volume one just to clear things up. While you may be impressed with animation and sound, you will not like how the story develops.
» The Pros
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» The Cons
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» Animation
9 |
Clear, crisp and detailed. No complaints here, the characters look lively. My only complaint is the stained glass effect that can and will hurt the viewer's eyes (My poor eyes ~_~) |
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» Sound
8 |
Not bad! I liked some of the character's voices but the annoying crazy doctor's voice is unbearable!!! |
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» Story
7 |
Confusing. It starts out with Kyosuke's mother stabbing him in the heart with a dagger and starts from there. |
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» Recommend
6 |
I haven't found a reason to really give this series a good recommendation. If you have money to waste go for it, if you don't then stay away till the story develops to a clearer view. I will update this review once I'm done with the series, which has three volumes to go. If I still have the same point of view from the first volume then there is no reason for me to update ^_^. Rent it before you buy, if you can. |
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» Other Information
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