yep, this series try to pick here and there from a lot of movies/series. If you're an anime fan, you immediately recall the bebop stylish gun fight and scenery (although less realistic towards the end), and as the series finish, you would recall Evangelion, story of offspring chosen from the beginning to accomplish task that aduts/male just unable to do
If you're a movie buff, as mentioned before, nikita and Leon would come to mind. This series even has the exact plant from Leon, but boy, the way it's ripped off and has shallow meaning unlike in Leon just make me upset.
If there's an anime that get a lot of attention based on style and unique soundtrack then this is it. Style over substance. As the series progress, more puzzle is revealed, but you also notice too common formula repeated over and over again. Same theme song, same partner got saved by the other and so on and so on and so on.
Seeing the first 20 minutes of the anime, it might blow you away. After that, I would say watching the first and last 5 episodes would give you what's it all about, and prevent you from boredom/ loss of appreciation for the anime.
SPOILER: If there's any "real" character, I would definitely say Artena. Regardless of her short appearance/ no memory loss thing etc, she's one with real inner conflict etc. The scene of her recalling being raped (nothing explicit) by foot soldier in a war released me from the so-so mood towards the end. It's sort of shocking and unexpected, and for some reason grave of fireflies name popped up in my mind. As other factual war scenery, it's haunting. Despite her "psycho" (whole soft voice but she killed & died without even flinch) nature, her character got my full sympathy. I can't help but to conclude that she has been scarred physically since that war, and she's simply....insane.
If you're a movie buff, as mentioned before, nikita and Leon would come to mind. This series even has the exact plant from Leon, but boy, the way it's ripped off and has shallow meaning unlike in Leon just make me upset.
If there's an anime that get a lot of attention based on style and unique soundtrack then this is it. Style over substance. As the series progress, more puzzle is revealed, but you also notice too common formula repeated over and over again. Same theme song, same partner got saved by the other and so on and so on and so on.
Seeing the first 20 minutes of the anime, it might blow you away. After that, I would say watching the first and last 5 episodes would give you what's it all about, and prevent you from boredom/ loss of appreciation for the anime.
SPOILER: If there's any "real" character, I would definitely say Artena. Regardless of her short appearance/ no memory loss thing etc, she's one with real inner conflict etc. The scene of her recalling being raped (nothing explicit) by foot soldier in a war released me from the so-so mood towards the end. It's sort of shocking and unexpected, and for some reason grave of fireflies name popped up in my mind. As other factual war scenery, it's haunting. Despite her "psycho" (whole soft voice but she killed & died without even flinch) nature, her character got my full sympathy. I can't help but to conclude that she has been scarred physically since that war, and she's simply....insane.