Burst Angel Box Set
by Kôichi Ôhata
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Actor: Akeno Watanabe, Jamie Marchi, Megumi Toyoguchi, Monica Rial, Rie TanakaDirector: Kôichi Ôhata
Brand: Funimation
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 600 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Funimation Prod
Movie Reviews of Burst Angel Box Set
Movie Review: Action packed Anime!
Summary: 5 Stars
Alright, I'll admit it, I like action movies. I also like giant fighting robots like in Battletech and Mechwarrior. Based on what others have said, I'm more than likely going to enjoy watching this. Yes, my foray into Anime continues and I greatly enjoyed this action packed series. The series began on fairly loose footing, but by the end I was sucked into it. I won't pretend that Burst Angel is going to revolutionize the industry or even has a wildly new kind of story line, I won't even say it's worth the full five stars, but I think it's a strong 4/4.5 (so I'm rounding up since Amazon doesn't let me rate something in halves). If you're looking for a really fun anime to watch that's action packed, I would definitely recommend this. It's not the kind that makes you sit down and question existence or anything profound, although towards the end they do have a bit of that, but for the most part it's pretty straightforward.
Welcome to a future Tokyo that is mostly in shambles. Citizens can legally carry guns to defend themselves and society has simply degenerated. The organization RAPT has been called in to "police" the city, but their motives are almost anything but dealing out justice. Instead they look upon the populace as their little area to conduct strange biological/technical experiments. It feels like there are only four people ready to stand against RAPT and they make up the main team for Burst Angel. Granted some new friends step into the ring from Osaka as things escalate.
The primary fighter is Jo and her Cybot Jango. She has a mysterious past, but has a huge purpose and destiny to fulfill. The series mainly focuses around her character, especially since she basically does all the fighting... and this is an action Anime of course. Then we have Meg, who was a character I really didn't like at first, and granted she is kind of useless, but I really did end up enjoying her in the end. Basically she's more there for comic relief and it seems like she's always getting captured. I really did wish she had some serious fighting skills, like martial arts of something to go with Jo's intense gun wielding prowess. I smiled with pleasure during the episode when the old guy enhanced her warrior chi; I was hoping she would stay in that mode! Alas, my wish was not granted, however, she does seem to have a bit of a purpose in performing a lot of reconnaissance missions for the team. She's also one of the main characters that adds the "sexiness" into the show with her practically "bursting" out of her clothes, if you will, for an animated person at least. I did really like the comic relief she provided when interacting between the other characters though. I tend to like this humor a lot more because it's based around wit rather than solely on slap-stick humor where characters are falling all over the place or what have you. Although, I have to point out I really didn't get her outfit. I know she was American, but what's with the cowboy styled outfit? In her background story she's from New York. (Yes I know people from New York can dress like that if they choose, but it's hardly a defining element of that region.) That's really the primary thing that made no sense to me. The youngest member of the team is Amy. She's certainly not to be underestimated, because she's actually the computer hacker genius of the group and in a technological charged world of this Tokyo, she's absolutely essential. She was really funny to watch interact with the others, especially when she gives Meg a hard time! The final member of this four angel team is Sei, heir to the Bai-Lan organization and basically the source of all their funding. She's basically the voluptuous organizer behind all their missions that get directed through Bai-Lan. Now the stage is set for action to start!
The opening episode was sort of loosely put together and I thought the show was going to focus more on the misadventures of Kiyohei, the aspiring pastry chef. But that was more of a random chance meeting between him and Jo to preface the fact he would be hired as a cook for the girls. The bizarre thing is he ends up going on a few missions here and there with them. Considering he's usually afraid of most of those intense situations, I always wondered why... I assume it's for the general comedic factor. Anyway, there isn't a huge amount of character development, but this is an action film. You do get into the characters a little more and their backgrounds do get explained for the most part, which I thought was really awesome and interesting. For example, Jo likes to spend her free time watching a lot of grotesque horror movies, but is otherwise very unemotional about almost everything except when fighting. Other than that there isn't a huge amount of depth to the characters until you really get to the end with the tragic ending, but it really is a blockbuster ending for sure! There are a lot of story arcs based on government intrigue and what seems like average missions turns into so much more throughout the series.
I have to say I did enjoy the animation in this. I really appreciated the character designs a lot, because it didn't rely on overly busty females being put in provocative situations. Rather Jo is average sized and should be for her role! I think this was a smart move because you're not going to have a single audience group watching it for that reason. The Mech's were awesomely designed though, and Jango was one of the coolest. Granted it's completely unrealistic for robots of that size to pull off some of the martial arts maneuvers Jo does with Jango... but this is animated after all. All the monsters had a really cool and strange design, at least different from most of the monsters I'm used to viewing.
If you like an action packed anime then I definitely have to recommend this. It has just enough comic relief throughout the show to make you laugh when it comes up, which made me glad because sometimes these shows can be overly saturated with such things. The writing does take a serious tone most of the time as the characters try to overcome new obstacles and new missions. I was also surprised at the low levels of gore, there were some parts that were pretty violent and bloody, but nothing compared to something like Elfen Lied. The box set is wonderfully designed and comes with six booklets of character overviews. These include sketches of the characters, some backgrounds, weapons detail or common items the character has. It was a really awesome addition to the box set and I'm really glad they included that. So, are you ready to fight with the Angels now?
Summary of Burst Angel Box Set
Contains all 24 episodes of the series named one of the Top 5 anime titles of 2005 by Anime InsiderA new law?s been passed in Tokyo. Ordinary folks are now allowed to freely carry firearms; shoot, they?re even legally allowed to use?em. Y
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