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Watching Dragon, Growler's Hidden Anime!  

See what's cool in Anime (Japanese Animation)!

Rawle Austin presents...

<Previous Hidden Anime...

 

Bleach - Is your soul ready for Reaping...?    

Spirits in the sky...

Ichigo Kurosaki.

A 15 year old high school student with the unusual ability to see and talk with spirits of the recently dead.

He was comfortable with this until the arrival of her.

Rukia Kuchiki.

A Soul Reaper and messenger from the Soul Society.

Soul Reapers are usually invisble to humans.

Their job is to lead normal spirits, Wholes, to peace and exorcise evil spirits known as Hollows.

Hollows feed on the souls of the living and the dead.

This meeting with Rukia Kuchiki leads to Ichigo becoming a Soul Reaper.

His life is changed forever!

 

Bleach is a series that just gets better each time you watch it.

The depth of characterisation and action show why it is one of the most popular anime series out there.

I give this 8 out of 10.

It's released by Manga Entertainment.

 

Black Lagoon - Take a walk on the wild side...!    

Journey to the depths...

Black Lagoon is adapted from a graphic novel by Rei Hiroe.

It centres around a group of pirates/mercenaries who operate in the South Seas.

The story begins when office worker, Rokuro Okajima is on a mission to carry a CD of business data to South East Asia by by boat.

Suddenly, the vessel is attacked by pirates!

Dutch, an ex-soldier and the captain of the Black Lagoon.

Benny, the smart post graduate and tech expert.

Revy, the rough weapons expert. Don't get in her way!

And then the action gets mad!

This series is a crazy rush of adrenaline and has hints of Frank Miller's Sin City and a Quentin Tarantino movie.

 

Cool in places, shocking in others, this will leave you blown away and thoroughly immersed in their world.

A 7 out of 10 for the effort and attention to detail clearly put into this production.

Released by MVM.

 

Love Hina Again - A different kind of romantic comedy...    

Expect the unexpected...!

I'm not generally a fan of this type of genre but I was impressed by this production.

Love Hina Again is a sequel to Love Hina Spring Special where the characters first meet.

I haven't seen that first outing and I'm glad to say it didn't affect my enjoyment of this story.

Everything and everyone is introduced nicely.

Keitaro Urashima is the caretaker of the Hinata Apartments. He is madly in love with his childhood sweetheart Naru.

Naru has a fear of commitment but otherwise she feels the same way he does.

The action takes place at the Hinata Apartments when Keitaro takes a leave of absence.

The residents are a colourful bunch and much fun ensues.

However, Keitaro's adopted sister, Kanako is less than keen on his brother's girlfriend...

 

Love Hina Again is an entertaining watch and will keep you surprised by its ingenuity of character actions and dialogue.

This is definitely a healthy 7 out of 10 for its execution.

It's brought to you by MVM.

 

Witchblade - Through the ages a hero is born...!    

It could be you...?!

Witchblade is adapted from the smash hit comic book concept from Top Cow Studios.

The character was created by Marc Silvestri, Brian Haberlin, David Wohl and Michael Turner.

The original story was quality so I was looking forward to seeing this anime version and was not disappointed.

Set in a near future Tokyo an ancient, powerful and sentient weapon has been sought by many individuals.

Eager to control its immense power and use it for personal gain.

However, this power can only be wielded by a woman and has been done so for centuries before.

Masane Amaha has been chosen.

But she does not know it...

She's on the run with her young daughter.

 

Suddenly, the power strikes!

And she will never be the same again.

The Doji Group, waiting for an age for the mythical weapon to re-appear, now begin to make their move.

Witchblade is a suspenseful, action thriller with a hint of the supernatural.

I give it 7 out of 10 for a great adaptation of the original concept.

It's released by MVM.

 

So, what's so good about Anime anyway...?    

Japanese Anime is the cutting edge of sci-fi and fantasy storytelling.

Constantly coming up with new concepts and ideas I'm just gob smacked by the steady stream of quality that is produced and the depth of material and genres that are covered.

New titles are crafted regularly like clockwork and each of them are different enough not to be a rehash or copy of previous work.

Watching Anime is inspiring to the extent of encouraging your latent creativity within and makes you sit up and take notice.

Full of surprises and fresh ideas it's a great way to appreciate the best in the business and makes you realise how far you have to go to raise your game if you're a creator.

If you just want to be entertained then watching Anime is a surefire way of doing exactly that!

Check out these opening and closing themes of two of my favourite anime series!

 

         
Samurai 7 - Closing theme   Samurai Champloo - Opening theme

 

Basilisk - Where love and fierce combat will conquer all...!    

A very ninja romance...

This story is adapted by the successful manga by Masaki Segewa.

Originally told by the author Futaro Yamada in the novel The Kouga Ninja scrolls.

The anime is produced by Studio Gonzo.

It is Japan 1614AD.

Powerful shogun Tokugawa Leyasu faces a dilemma.

Which of his grandsons will succeed him?

To find out he undoes the pact of peace between the rival Iga and Kouga ninja clans.

Each clan must represent one grandson.

Then they must choose ten of their best fighters to fight to the death.

The eventual winner will choose the next Shogun.

But there is a complication...

 

In the form of Gennosuke of the Kouga clan and Oboro from the Iga clan.

They are in love.

This ending of the truce threatens their very existence as they are destined to meet on the battlefield.

Basilisk is a gripping tale that left me breathless in the quality production.

An absolute 8 out of 10 from me.

Released by MVM.

 

Trinity Blood - A neo-Gothic sci-fi tale...    

Who will save us when vampires walk the earth?!!

Trinity Blood is based on a series of popular novels written by the late Sunao Yoshida.

These were later translated into manga to widespread acclaim.

The story is essentially a neo-Gothic sci-fi adventure.

Consider this, bloodsucking vampires versus emissaries of the Church.

And the prize?

Earth!

Vampires, known as the Rosen Kreuz, stalk the earth.

The Church have formed a crack team called the AX to combat this.

Commanded by Lady Caterina Sforza, Duchess of Milano.

Not all members of AX are human though...

 

Father Abel Nightroad is a creature known as a Crusnik, a shapeshifter able to feed on the blood of vampires.

Can the AX save humanity and bring peace to the world?

Trinity Blood is a 24 episode series with tons of action and dramatic thrills.

The whole package of animation, score and characters makes me give it 8 out of 10.

It's released by MVM.

 

Speed Grapher - Born from a kiss!!!    

Will you just put that camera down...?

Speed Grapher is brought to life by Gonzo Digimation.

The story all began with burnt out ex-war photographer Saizo.

Now reduced to selling his artistic soul as a trashy tabloid photojournalist.

Living in a future version of Tokyo.

Accidently stumbling onto the being known as the Goddess, in fact a young girl named Kagura, his life changes forever.

A life saving kiss from Kagura grants him fearsome supernatural powers.

Now on the run with Kagura, Saiga has anew purpose in life.

Survival.

Unknown to him, that life saving kiss sets off a chain of events.

 

Events that could bring catastropy to Tokyo.

This is a mature epic and very dramatic and has the unique twist that makes Saiga's powers occur when he uses his camera.

A very entertaining adventure that leads me to give it 7 out of 10.

It's released by MVM.

 

Berserk - Sword and Sorcery Reborn!!!    

A dangerous journey into the medieval ...

Berserk is a fantasy epic adapted from the manga by Kento Miura.

The story follows a gifted swordsman in search of his destiny.

Guts.

The lone warrior.

Known to some as the Black Swordsman.

Caught inbetween the warring factions of Midland and Chuder.

Joins a fearsome band of mercenaries.

The Band of the Hawk.

Mercenaries who happen to to be led by Griffith.

The only man who has humiliated him in a duel of combat.

The stage is set...

 

Berserk has a dark and grim medieval setting and an adult tone.

It features dark demons and heroic chivalry of the like you've never witnessed.

It has a certain depth of storytelling that I enjoyed and for that reason I give it 8 out of 10.

The whole story is told over 25 episodes.

It's released by MVM.

 

Ergo Proxy - Gothic cyberpunk at its very best...!    

...And Proxy will set us free!!!

Ergo Proxy is a stylish cyberpunk action thriller that will pull you in fast and hard.

It's directed by Shuko Murase and scripted by Dai Sato, both of whom worked on previous anime classics including Samurai Champloo.

The world has been ravaged by ecological disasters and nuclear warfare.

The surviving humans have to co-exist with their android servants.

The Auto-Reivs.

They all reside in the massive domed city of Romdo.

Romdo is a manufactured paradise where everything is regulated and controlled.

Feelings and emotions are no longer necessary.

Suddenly, a series of murders fling this idyllic paradise into turmoil.

 

The suspects are androids that have been infected with the Cogito Virus.

This virus has the unique ability to make the androids aware of their own existence.

The investigators on the case are Inspector Re-I Mayer and her AutoReiv android partner Iggy.

During this case an altogether new sinister force makes an appearance in phantom form.

The "awakening" is about to begin!

Ergo Proxy is released by MVM.

I give it 7 out of 10 for the atmosphere created and it's emotional depth.

 

Black Cat - Straying off the beaten path...    

Doing it by the Chronos Numbers...!!

A League of Assassins known as the Chronos Numbers.

One amongst them has a change of heart and decides to leave.

His name is Train.

Pursued by his former employers and new group of foes join the chase.

The Taoist Rebels.

Luck is upon him in the form of two companions.

The man named Sven.

And Eve the young bio-weapon.

Train is a stray cat looking for a new life.

Will he find it?

I love this series for it's innovative storytelling and originality.

 

7 out of 10 from me as it's paced well with plenty of action.

Released by MVM.

Enjoy.

 

Saiyuki Reload - And then there were four...!    

Ain't no party like a Sanzo Party...!!

Saiyuki Reload is adapted from an original story by Kazuya Minekura and was printed in the Japanese magazine "Monthly Comic Zero-Sum".

The story is loosely based on the world famous Chinese novel Journey to the West which introduces the Monkey King.

Sanzo Party is a mercenary foursome of adventurers led by the young priest Geniyo Sanzo.

His travelling companions are Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo and Son Goku.

Welcome to the world of Shangri-la. Previously a world where men and demonic creatures, surrounded by science and magic, once lived together in peace.

This peace is being shattered by attempts to resurrect the demon Lord Gyumaoh.

This creature was defeated ages ago but experiments are taking place to revive him.

 

These experiments have brought a new darkness to the land and the resident demons are going beserk.

The four adventurers of the Sanzo Party are journeying to India in an attempt to stop the return of the demon lord.

This is a 25 episode story and is highly entertaining.

I give it 7 out of 10 for it's great animation and flow of story.

It's released by MVM.

 

Elemental Gelade - Sky Pirates on the horizon...!    

There's never an Edel Raid when you need one...

Adapted from the manga series by Mayumi Azuma and directed by Shigeru Ueda, Edel Raid is a sci-fi comedy adventure of the like you've never seen before.

The young apprentice space pirate Cou stumbles across and befriends a strange young girl called Reverie "Ren" Metherlence.

Ren just happens to be a mythical creature able to turn into a living weapon of immense power.

She belongs to a race of beings known as Edel Raids.

Ren's powers attract unwanted attention and she becomes a target for people who want to use the power for personal gain.

Cou chooses to protect Ren and so an alliance is formed.

This is a fun story that will keep you wanting more.

This series has 26 episodes and is released by MVM.

 

I give it a 6 out of 10 as it's an interesting premise and competently executed.

 

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