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 What
a great great series. The visuals are stunning
for a full length television show. Think Macross
Plus style and quality of animation, it's pretty much
that good. I haven't met anyone that's watched
this show and hasn't loved it. I get all happy
whenever I think about watching the show again.
There is just the right mixture of action, intrigue,
plot twists, technology, mysticism, love, hatred,
comedy, seriousness to attract just about anyone.
The story is extremely well-written and leaves you
craving more after every episode. The characters
are brilliantly designed and executed.
Personally my default favorites are Faye Valentine
voiced by Megumi Hayashibara and Ed because of the
zany hacking skills. But honestly, I love all
the characters and want to see more of them.
The first DVD volume (of six)
introduced the main story line very briefly before the
opening credits, and eludes to it once more in the 1st
episode. But doesn't really do anything else
with it for another four episodes which is cool because
the show kind of keeps things on the back burner while
the emotional action happens up front until it's time
for the pressure cooker of a story to explode toward
the end of the series.
Yoko Kanno, known for her
classically oriented compositions such as Escaflowne,
Macross Plus, Brain Power'd and others, leaps into the
Jazz genre and swings right along as if she were born
there. Yet again, I am in love with Yoko's work.
This girl just keeps on amazing me.
Every disc in the series
contains at least 1 kick-ass episode which really just
defines the show. Volume 1 has "Ballad of Fallen
Angels", the last episode on the disc which starts
unraveling the secret behind Spike's history. It
also contains a confrontation with the main antagonist
of the series that would make John Woo proud.
OK. 3, 2, 1, Let's Jam!
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