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Angel Sanctuary Director: Kiyoko Sayama Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Pan & Scan Format: Color, Animated Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 90 minutes Studio: CENTRAL PARK MEDIA Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2005-05-24 Buy from Amazon |
 "so wrong, yet so right"oh my goodness...where to begin!?! this show is amazing!!! although i don't agree with the whole questioning God/incest/cross-dresser thing, angel sanctuary is still undeniably one of the best anime i have ever seen...definitely one of life's guilty pleasures! =) the characters (and the way in which they react to each other) seem so lifelike, you can't help but fall in love with them, or feel sorry for them (whichever the case may be)! my only complaint is that the story ends without actually ending. how lame is that!?! anyways, i definitely recommend this dvd to anyone over the age of 18 (it's a little too controversial for the kiddies)...enjoy!!! "Deep, a wonder for any shoujo anime fan, or just anyone."When I first saw this anime, with no knowledge of the manga and only a few choppy and badly translated sentences of a German anime magazine to my name, it both took my breath away and churned my stomach. I don't handle blood well, you see. ^^;; The main charecter, Setsuna, is a High School boy with enough problems of his own, the main bein his 'animalistic intentions' (his words, not mine!) towards his younger sister Sara. So, of course, he has no time to deal with being the modern day incarnation of an angel! This anime explores the ideas of God, toeing the line of right and wrong, love and human emotion, and so much more. But be warned, if slight homosexuality, crossdressing, incest, gore, violence, and deep religous questioning turns you off, this anime is definitely not for you. I have yet to get my hands on the manga version, but I do guess that its ending is much more full filling than that of the anime. In fact, the ending is really the only problem I can find with this. It just...ends. I spent at least a half an hour looking for a hidden episode or another DVD to continue where this one left off. The charecters are deep, well made, and even the most minor of charecters has emotion and personality to tug at your heart strings. From a shattered and frightened mother who serves as a antaganist in most respects to a horrified and confused father who is only in one episode, by my count, all charecters have something going to make you feel for them. And thats not even starting on Setsuna, Kira, Sara, Rosiel, Kurai, and the rest. The story line is, in one word, amazing. Provocative, new, egnigmatic, you have a new answer and a new question every ten minutes. And I just can't say anything for fear of spoiling even on bit of this spectacular anime. And as for the ending being happy or not, well, I'm still not quite sure. ^_~  "Serious Christians? Turn back, far, far back"I saw this on a biased view. Yuki Kaori is absolutely amazing, Angel Sanctuary is a must for...I'd say 'Anime-lovers' but I really can't. All other reviews will point out why, I don't think I need to mention it all. The OVA has breathtaking animation and has given the characters possibly the best voices that they could have. The seiyuu [voice actors] make it worth watching altogether. Well, that's me, I watch Anime just to see how a seiyuu can change their voice. But whoever did this OVA went above and beyond. Obviously, several parts were cut out from the original manga. It seemed to be rushed and several plots were cut out to fit the timeframe. I don't mind this, but several others do. Several things annoyed me severely, the opening theme was one. It's a nice theme, yes it is, I did not say the song was bad, what I will say is that it doesn't strike me as a good one for Angel Sanctuary, but hey, how many times does the opening theme play? "Hidden Utena trailer"From "Main", highlight "Sneak Peeks", press enter. Go down to and highlight "Nightwalker", press "right" (>), a red angel figure will appear in the city background, press enter. This will show a hidden trailer for "Revolutionary Girl Utena the Movie". Enjoy. "Just as I thought it would be"As an avid reader in Angel Sanctuary manga-- I finally watched the anime and was pleased with it. However, the anime covers lets' say the first 3 and a half volumes out of 20! Plus-- the 3 and a half are very cut up-- though they look complete (nay for the ending) in the anime. I basically wrote this review to remind and tell everyone that the Angel Sanctuary manga is the single best work I have ever read and if you think the anime is deep and scandlous (sp?) wait until you read on later! Murder, rape, incest, homosexuality-- I don't care if you think I'm weird-- I love all this stuff. hee anyways, if you would like to read the manga (YOU MUST!) ::cough:: then you can email me and I'll give you more information about it. I hope everyone gets to read this......O_o Plus! You can't miss out on such great manga characters like the arch angel Michael and the fallen angel, Belial! |
