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This is another anime micro review. Read here for an explanation. This will also be my last anime micro review for the anime I watched when I was really sick a few months ago.
This is a sci-fi anime adaptation of the classic novel The
Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas. This anime impressed me a lot.
The art and writing both seem exceptional. The art style is very unique. It’s
not the character designs that are unusual, but the way they use textures to
color everything instead of solid colors, that makes this anime so eye-catching.
The writing for this anime is very suspenseful. Right from the first episode
we’re presented with mystery and peril. This anime was intriguing, and I would
like to watch more. Being rather dark and so intense, I feel it is an anime I
would have to absorb in small doses, rather than watching it all of the way
through.
Content Advisory: Some sexually suggestive content
(the story begins at a Mardi Gras-type celebration). Some PG13 language. The
first two episodes of this anime had no blood or graphic violence of any kind
(I mention this because the first episode does have a public execution, which I
was worried would get graphic, but it didn’t.)
This anime was ridiculous, in a boring kind of way. In the
far future two girls in absurd outfits fight interstellar crime for the
galactic equivalent of the United Nations. One of them gains super strength and
invulnerability from her lipstick, and the other one can control computers with
her mind. In the first episode it’s like they run a bulldozer over every
obstacle in their path, even taking out an entire space armada single-handedly.
The second episode was a bit more interesting because it did focus more on a
side character who is a bit of an enigma. It also had a couple of twists and
turns in the plot. Overall, though, it was not much more interesting than the
first. I wouldn’t bother watching a third episode of this.
Content Advisory: Only minor language and fan service
(from what I can recall).
This is another anime micro review. Read here for an explanation.
A sci-fi western, this anime follows a master swordsman
named Van and a young girl named Wendy as they search for a man with a claw on
his left hand. This villain murdered Van’s bride on their wedding day and
kidnapped Wendy’s brother. The art is very crisp and colorful. The character
designs are very distinctive, and Van’s sword is awesome. Its long blade can go
limp and act like a whip. Van has a kind of neat personality. He doesn’t really
want to get involved in anything except his personal revenge, but he gets upset
when people mistreat women and kids and ends up kicking somebody’s butt. Also,
he has a giant mecha that falls from the sky when he really needs some heavy
firepower. Altogether, this was a fairly entertaining anime. It had a lot of
action, a good bit of plot, some likable characters, and a smattering of humor.
Content Advisory: Some PG13 language. Some blood in
the action scenes, but nothing more graphic than that.
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