Post by MeressXIII on Aug 7, 2008 23:49:16 GMT -5
OK, since I have the free time next week I'm gonna start posting Reviews for anime I find at complete random. I hope you enjoy them.
Feel free to post comments about my reviews, but I ask that if you disagree with anything I say... use constructive criticism to get you point across.
1st Anime Review: DearS
DearS (ディアーズ, Diāzu?) is a Japanese romance comedy manga by mangaka duo Peach-Pit, serialised in the monthly shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao!. The manga was adapted into a 12 episode TV anime series which aired from 10 July 2004—26 September 2004. The DVD release includes an additional episode labeled "9.5" (occurring between episodes 9 and 10) for a total of 13.
The Story
A UFO boarded by members of the "DearS" species (an alien species with a human outer appearance) makes an emergency landing on Earth. Ever since then the life of Takeya Ikuhara, a typical male high school student in Japan, and Neneko Izumi, his female childhood friend, has been complicated by the arrival of Ren and other DearS members to their city.
The DearS (which means "dear friends", not dears) ship contains beings that are genetically engineered as slaves, which is why there is never any search party sent out for the disabled ship. Because the DearS are very intelligent, they do not release this fact to the Earth public because of public distaste for slavery. Instead, they release the completed slave models into exchange student programs, in hopes of integrating themselves into society. A DearS will imprint itself onto one person, who becomes its "Master". Since a DearS' happiness is derived from serving a Master, the integrated DearS search for someone to serve.
A pod containing an incomplete DearS goes awry, and releases a DearS into the public. This DearS is functional, but lacks the knowledge of Earthly teachings of the other DearS of which they learned after the ribbon ceremony when the DearS went through the Earth integration, her name, according to the DearS community is, Ren-Ren-Ren-Nagusaran-Rensia-Roroonren-Nakora, a defective model of the DearS, of which the DearS gives them the 3-Ren prefixes before their name. According to the DearS language, the term ren actually means "nothing" or "zero". Takeya saves "Ren" from an oncoming truck, and she imprints on him. The remainder of the story focuses on the chaos that results from Ren's escape and her subsequent imprinting and continues on in the manga after Lady Rubi realized Ren and Takeya possessed the legend of the gift and allows Ren to live and stops hunting her.
((NOTE: Info can be found at Wikipedia))
It is my FULL opinion that this is one of the funnest animes I have seen. Watching the characters is always a blast and a lot of the time you just have to STOP! REWIND! and play again just to see the funny.
As for the manga I have yet to read it, but if like most anime it is sure to even better then its TV Anime Twin.
I give this anime a Good 4/5! ;D
Episode 1 [English Dub] Links:
Part 1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds-8so35Ofo
Part 2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M23VNp0H7g
Part 3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=evnQK2rwd10
Feel free to post comments about my reviews, but I ask that if you disagree with anything I say... use constructive criticism to get you point across.
1st Anime Review: DearS
DearS (ディアーズ, Diāzu?) is a Japanese romance comedy manga by mangaka duo Peach-Pit, serialised in the monthly shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao!. The manga was adapted into a 12 episode TV anime series which aired from 10 July 2004—26 September 2004. The DVD release includes an additional episode labeled "9.5" (occurring between episodes 9 and 10) for a total of 13.
The Story
A UFO boarded by members of the "DearS" species (an alien species with a human outer appearance) makes an emergency landing on Earth. Ever since then the life of Takeya Ikuhara, a typical male high school student in Japan, and Neneko Izumi, his female childhood friend, has been complicated by the arrival of Ren and other DearS members to their city.
The DearS (which means "dear friends", not dears) ship contains beings that are genetically engineered as slaves, which is why there is never any search party sent out for the disabled ship. Because the DearS are very intelligent, they do not release this fact to the Earth public because of public distaste for slavery. Instead, they release the completed slave models into exchange student programs, in hopes of integrating themselves into society. A DearS will imprint itself onto one person, who becomes its "Master". Since a DearS' happiness is derived from serving a Master, the integrated DearS search for someone to serve.
A pod containing an incomplete DearS goes awry, and releases a DearS into the public. This DearS is functional, but lacks the knowledge of Earthly teachings of the other DearS of which they learned after the ribbon ceremony when the DearS went through the Earth integration, her name, according to the DearS community is, Ren-Ren-Ren-Nagusaran-Rensia-Roroonren-Nakora, a defective model of the DearS, of which the DearS gives them the 3-Ren prefixes before their name. According to the DearS language, the term ren actually means "nothing" or "zero". Takeya saves "Ren" from an oncoming truck, and she imprints on him. The remainder of the story focuses on the chaos that results from Ren's escape and her subsequent imprinting and continues on in the manga after Lady Rubi realized Ren and Takeya possessed the legend of the gift and allows Ren to live and stops hunting her.
((NOTE: Info can be found at Wikipedia))
It is my FULL opinion that this is one of the funnest animes I have seen. Watching the characters is always a blast and a lot of the time you just have to STOP! REWIND! and play again just to see the funny.
As for the manga I have yet to read it, but if like most anime it is sure to even better then its TV Anime Twin.
I give this anime a Good 4/5! ;D
Episode 1 [English Dub] Links:
Part 1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds-8so35Ofo
Part 2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M23VNp0H7g
Part 3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=evnQK2rwd10
