Gasaraki - Revelations (Vol. 5)

Gasaraki - Revelations (Vol. 5)
by Ryôsuke Takahashi

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Movie Review: One of Anime's Top Series
Summary: 5 Stars

Without giving too much away, Gasaraki concerns the saga of Yushiro Gowa, a civilian Captain in the Japanese Self Defense Force and a member of the Gowa family, which runs the mysterious Gowa Corporation. The Corporation is up to....well, SOMETHING, and Yushiro is in the middle. There are strange rituals, the Kugai - perhaps the most deadly and ominous mecha ever devised, modern combat between Tactical Armors (the "normal" mechas of Gasaraki which are far from impervious), small countries with unbelievable military capacity, delvings into Japanese history, and of course lies and deceit. The goings-on get pretty complicated as the series progresses, but never overwhelmingly nebulous like Serial Experiments Lain tended to be, and are told through astoundingly animated sequences that must be seen to be believed. The sequence where Gowa's TA is launched out of a carrier aircraft and hangs by a tether, assaulting attacking enemy aircraft, is utterly phenomenal.

Gasaraki's characters can seem flat and unemotional, but the strength of the series is its story and not its characters. The makers know this, and thankfully refrain from Eva-like emotional hang-ups. Although the series has three discs to go, I have high expectations for the conclusion. There have been many hints about the Kugai and their origin, just what the Gasaraki is, and who Captain Gowa really is and how he fits into the schemes of the Gowa Corporation and the likewise shadowy organization known as Symbol. One very attractive thing about Gasaraki is the sense that there is something disturbing and perhaps unknowable going on behind the scenes, remaining so far unrevealed...

Anyone who enjoys intelligent anime shouldn't hesitate to check out Gasaraki. ...vols. 1-5 have so much depth to them, you'll get hooked before the first episode is over. The storylines are intriguing, the animation rivals Bebop, and the series of events is as involving as Trigun or Lain. Gasaraki is a gritty, riveting series that is one of anime's best. Give it a try!