Aquarion: Season 1, Part 1
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Actor: AquarionBrand: FUNIMATION PRODUCTIONS, LTD
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 325 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-11
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Funimation Prod
Movie Reviews of Aquarion: Season 1, Part 1
Movie Review: Ok but derivative
Summary: 3 Stars
I wasn't sure what to expect from this. Its decent quality but formulaic. Very formulaic. The series tries to get by on looks but without innovation why bother.
Summary of Aquarion: Season 1, Part 1
The newest creation from Shoji Kawamori the legend behind Macross Plus and The Vision of Escaflowne featuring an original soundtrack composed by Cowboy Bebop's Yoko Kanno.The Great Catastrophe has left the world decimated humanity weakened and wounded. When the Shadow Angels invade Earth after 12000 years of slumber the land is held captive through fear and sheer alien dominance.There is hope however - Mechanical Angel Aquarion!Powered by three souls interwined a rare breed of pilot takes the controls. Known as Elements one among them must rise if mankind is to survive. Prophecy is being fulfilled as the end of the world approaches... Through a swirling cloud of love betrayal loss and destiny the last hope for the new century arrives and takes flight!Volume 1:01. Memories of Heavenly Wings02. Beast of Darkness03. Element School04. Barefoot Warrior05. King of the Underground LabyrinthVolume 2:06. To the Other Side of Emotions07. Knight of the Crimson Rose08. The First Merge09. The Path to DreamsVolume 3:10. Stars in the Sky Flowers on the Ground11. Happiness is at the Bottom of the Lake12. The Time of Amber13. A 12000-Year-Old Love LetterSystem Requirements:Running Time: 315 minutes Language: English / Japanese Subtitles: EnglishFormat: DVD Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM UPC: 704400045714 Manufacturer No: 1-4210-0134-9The mecha adventure Aquarion (2005) boasts an impressive pedigree: director/co-writer Shoji Kawamori created the Escaflowne series; composer Yoko Kanno did the score for Cowboy Bebop. After 12,000 years of slumber, the beings known as Shadow Angels are attacking Earth again, kidnapping humans to drain their prana or life energy. Three teenage mecha pilots must "fuse" so their vehicles can combine to form the "Legendary Mechanical Angel Aquarion," mankind's greatest weapon. Complicating the story is the tale of Solar Wing, a Rebel Angel who sided with human in the previous war--and who is slated for reincarnation. Gen Fudo, the leader of the DEAVA special forces, believes that avatar is Apollo, a grungy street kid. Aristocratic pilots Silvia De Alisia and her brother Sirius refuse to accept the scruffy Apollo as the key to humanity's future. Aquarion is packed with action: every episode boasts at least one elaborate CG battle between the title mecha and one of the Angels' creations. But the story amounts to little more than a shameless Evangelion rip-off, with additional bits borrowed from Voltron and X. Apollo, who scuttles around on all fours, sniffing like a dog, lacks the diamond-in-the-rough appeal of other red-haired anti-heroes--Ichigo in Bleach or Kazuma in s-CRY-ed. Silvia, the reincarnation of Solar Wing's human lover, is fixated on Sirius to a point that suggests incest. The supporting cast consists largely of familiar anime types. Kanno's bombastic score offers none of the jazz-inflected nuances of Cowboy Bebop. The flashy CG effects indicate Aquarion was an expensive series, but the result remains less than sum of its parts. (Rated TV MA: violence, grotesque imagery, risqu? humor, nudity, alcohol use) --Charles Solomon
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