Spring Anime has come in full bloom, and the first series we'll be looking at is "Eden of the East."
The first episode follows a girl named Saki, who is sightseeing in Washington, D.C. She throws a coin at the White House, hoping that it’d reach the fountain in front. The police notice her, and walk up to her to see what she’s doing. Out of nowhere comes a naked man holding a gun, a phone and no memories in his head. With his help Saki is saved, and as something of a reward offers amnesia man her coat. As soon as he leaves Saki realizes that her passport and wallet were still in there; and thus begins to chase him down. The nameless man reaches his apartment (with the help of his cell phone) and sees that he is carrying heavy arsenal and multiple passports. Saki reaches the apartment, and asks for her coat back from the man with no name. The man looks through the passports and chooses the identity of Akira Takizawa; and proceeds to burn the rest of them along with the apartment to destroy any sort of evidence of what he might have been. The two decide to leave D.C. together, and as they head for the plane news hits that Japan has been hit by a terrorist attack.
I think the best way to describe this first episode is something on the lines of “The Bourne Identity” with some humorous elements woven into it. I love the animation style of the show, as I am a huge fan of Chiko Umino, the creator of “Honey & Clover”; and the fact was we have Kenji Kamiyama, who helped make the “Ghost in the Shell” TV series one of the best shows ever, helming it gives me a lot of high hopes that we won’t be in for just some ordinary show. The voice acting is done terrifically, and it was a good call for the Japanese producers to hire American voice actors to play the American characters; instead of the usual badly-broken English we hear in some anime series that have an American setting. Plus, the opening and ending credits are done so wonderfully artistic. The ending is done with stop-motion animation; while the opening is done with written poetry in front of beautiful scenery. Oh yeah, and Oasis does the opening theme song. Yes, the Gallagher brothers! I nearly jumped out of my seat when I heard the opening chords of “Falling Down” playing. Finally, the plotline seems solid, what with the romantic interest and the terrorist plotlines piecing together what could be a sensational story. This might become Japan’s most talked-about show this year.
The first episode of “Eden of the East” earns 2009’s first A+ rating. The humanistic humor in the show mixed with what might be some interesting plot twists will make this series hard to miss; and I hope it quickly gets licensed in the States.
This is King Baby Duck: Ain't born to lose, baby, I'm born to win! I'm so Goddamn slick, baby, it's a sin!
The first episode follows a girl named Saki, who is sightseeing in Washington, D.C. She throws a coin at the White House, hoping that it’d reach the fountain in front. The police notice her, and walk up to her to see what she’s doing. Out of nowhere comes a naked man holding a gun, a phone and no memories in his head. With his help Saki is saved, and as something of a reward offers amnesia man her coat. As soon as he leaves Saki realizes that her passport and wallet were still in there; and thus begins to chase him down. The nameless man reaches his apartment (with the help of his cell phone) and sees that he is carrying heavy arsenal and multiple passports. Saki reaches the apartment, and asks for her coat back from the man with no name. The man looks through the passports and chooses the identity of Akira Takizawa; and proceeds to burn the rest of them along with the apartment to destroy any sort of evidence of what he might have been. The two decide to leave D.C. together, and as they head for the plane news hits that Japan has been hit by a terrorist attack.
I think the best way to describe this first episode is something on the lines of “The Bourne Identity” with some humorous elements woven into it. I love the animation style of the show, as I am a huge fan of Chiko Umino, the creator of “Honey & Clover”; and the fact was we have Kenji Kamiyama, who helped make the “Ghost in the Shell” TV series one of the best shows ever, helming it gives me a lot of high hopes that we won’t be in for just some ordinary show. The voice acting is done terrifically, and it was a good call for the Japanese producers to hire American voice actors to play the American characters; instead of the usual badly-broken English we hear in some anime series that have an American setting. Plus, the opening and ending credits are done so wonderfully artistic. The ending is done with stop-motion animation; while the opening is done with written poetry in front of beautiful scenery. Oh yeah, and Oasis does the opening theme song. Yes, the Gallagher brothers! I nearly jumped out of my seat when I heard the opening chords of “Falling Down” playing. Finally, the plotline seems solid, what with the romantic interest and the terrorist plotlines piecing together what could be a sensational story. This might become Japan’s most talked-about show this year.
The first episode of “Eden of the East” earns 2009’s first A+ rating. The humanistic humor in the show mixed with what might be some interesting plot twists will make this series hard to miss; and I hope it quickly gets licensed in the States.
This is King Baby Duck: Ain't born to lose, baby, I'm born to win! I'm so Goddamn slick, baby, it's a sin!
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