New Series

So I think I probably watch too much anime… I know that sounds weird coming from someone who is writing a blog about the subject but it’s a personal opinion. I’m sure the other side is probably true also, that there are people who watch more and think I could probably step up my game a lil bit.

But…

Despite all that, I actually ended up starting a new series. I found it on Netflix and its’ called Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet.

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Synopsis: It’s the future obviously and mankind is locked in a battle for survival against an alien species known as the ‘Hideauze’. They are like plants with tentacles flying in space that shoot lasers… Not very inviting trust me. Anyway in an offensive against the Hideauze, our protagonist, Ensign Ledo, a promising young pilot is lost in a wormhole running away from the failing mission. He awakens six months later on a watery planet inhabited by earthlings thought to be lost when earth froze over millennia ago. The story continues from there…

Now I’m only 2 episodes in and I can already tell that I’m going to like this show. I need to focus on one show and knock that out before I start another but I just can’t help myself.

Wish Me Luck...

So a long long time ago, I watched Full Metal Alchemist. It was a great story and the animation was really done well. In all fairness I actually didn't finish the first series. I think I was short by something like 3 or 4 episodes but it never really bothered me too much. When they released the follow up, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, I told myself that I was going to watch it. I never did... I procrastinate too much for my own good sometimes.

Fast forward to present day... The entire FMA:Brotherhood series is on Netflix. And... I'm gonna watch it. Wish me luck.

Found on Netflix: Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled from Paradise

Movie time...

Found this just browsing the suggested anime section on Netflix and decided to give it a whirl. Immediately it started off great. The animation reminded me a lot of Sidonia in that it looks 95% CGI. I don't mind that and it keeps things uniform where as hand drawn can have some inconsistencies sometimes.

Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled from Paradise

Story is of far in the future where like 95% of Earth's population have been 'digitized' and now live in DEVA. DEVA is a computer system that hold endless possibilities for the citizens who live there. There is a very seedy underside to it but we'll get to that later.

The opening beach scene has our heroine lounging on the beach clad in a bikini. Almost immediately there is a breach in DEVA security and a PSA'esque message playing about space travel and humanity's chance to explore. Our MC hops up and employs a digital access terminal to trace and stop the hack. The origin of the hack appears to have come from the surface... Looks like Angelina is going to have to go out into the 'Real World' to stop this menace. It just snowballs from there hopping from one back alley contact to the next shady dealer looking for leads to catch 'Frontier Setter', our antagonist.

Without giving away the story, its a wild ride with a nice twist and it really shows that even if we evolve we never really let people be truly free. DEVA comes with a price and one you probably wouldn't know about or think about until its too late.

Overall Rating: 8/10