Gasaraki - Perfect Collection
by Ry?suke Takahashi
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Actor: Chris Patton, Mami Kingetsu, Monica Rial, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Takehiro KoyamaDirector: Ry?suke Takahashi
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 650 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-20
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: A.D. Vision
Movie Reviews of Gasaraki - Perfect Collection
Movie Review: Reaches a bit too far in the end.
Summary: 3 Stars
Gasaraki is one of those shows that seems to be either a masterpiece or a total bomb, depending on who's doing the reviewing. Naturally, I'm right in the middle. Gasaraki is slow moving at first, but picks up speed around episode 13 and moves well to the end. The visuals are excellent for the era it was made, and the minimalistic soundtrack fits it well.
The dub is competent, if not stellar, and it's interesting to hear some of ADV's veterans in early roles.
As a political thriller, it's done well, with lots of intrigue and sub plots. The ending, however, felt like a deux ex machina to me, with the revealing of the origin of Gasara.
Summary of Gasaraki - Perfect Collection
Gasaraki blends high-quality animation with interesting mecha designs and a convoluted plot that borrows heavily from Evangelion. In the not-too-distant future, the robot-suits of the Gowa Corporation fight in a Middle Eastern conflict modeled on the Gulf War. That battle is linked to the Gowa family's attempts to unleash the Gasaraki, a powerful entity from another dimension, through a Noh dance by Yoshiro Gowa, the youngest of the brothers. Miharu, a young woman who shares a psychic bond with both Yoshiro and the Gasaraki, thwarts their efforts. While his older brother Kazukiyo plots with a fanatic right-wing cabal to "purify" Japan, Yoshiro and Mirahu embark on a voyage of self-discovery. They learn that the real Yushiro Gowa died eight years ago, and share a vision of a revolt in Heian Japan (794-1185) involving Kugai, huge mobile suits with faces modeled on Noh masks. When Yoshiro and Miharu block Kazukiyo's plot to resurrect the mysterious Gasaraki, they are carried into an Evangelion-like collage of still artwork, processed live action, drawn animation, and computer-generated imagery, overlaid with a pointillist vocal track. Toru Nozaki's screenplay leaves major plot threads dangling, including Yoshiro's death and replacement. Director Ryusuke Takahashi struggles to move the various subplots along, but the result is like watching a juggler trying to keep one ball too many in the air. Gasaraki divides viewers into fervent partisans and furious detractors. Rated 12+: Violence, tobacco use, brief nudity, occasional profanity, grotesque imagery. --Charles SolomonAnime & Manga DVD Video
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