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Analysis : 5 R1 Discs
I'm hooked. But it's real nasty. Another note For Jan-Chan, the story becomes linear after 3 episodes, but boy are you confused about which is present or past for a long time. Still loving this, I'm pissed at episode 16 though, it's 90% recap and 10% story. 01.25 - Episodes 17-20 watched and it's real good. I made this a RENT, because I do not know how it will end, Gonzo has an issue with messing up their endings. See  Gantz, in fact, this is a political Gantz, it's all about Government corruption. We also learn how Saiga gained his abilities.
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This is based on the first 12 episodes of this series. A full review will come when I finish the series (one day)! I was very fortunate on running into this series. I saw the first episode on a demo disc that Best Buy was giving away and I thought , "Why not? It is FREE!" The story is about a photographer (Saiga) who works for either a newspaper or tabloid magazine and he's kind of reknowned for his work. Saiga gets caught up in a particular assignment and goes in too deep. I'm not going to go any further since it'll end up spoiling the series but I really do suggest to at least watch episode one. That alone should get you hooked. As far as the rest of the series, it's dark and can be gruesome at times. The characters are all unique in more than one way. I can think of all the characters I've seen and remember them and what they are to the story. Even the secondary characters I can remember vividly. It takes a good plot to hook me into this. The art/animation is pretty rigid and a bit stiff at times, but is certainly a great job at it. I was really fascinated by the the character, Saiga. When going through the episodes, a lot gets cleared up about him because he starts off as an enigma. Nobody knows exactly who he is (although the first episode does talk about his past) and what is his purpose. If you're into dark and supernatural titles, give Speed Grapher a chance. Last updated Friday, October 20 2006. Created Friday, October 20 2006. | ||||||||
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I have only seen one episode of this series, but if you are into dark futuristic anime, such as Ghost in a Shell, or Jin-Roh, then this is something that you really want to watch. It starts off with a very rough story line (as in the story line is very jumbled and non-linear,) but the dark and almost-Teutonic imagery is grand. It very much reminds me of those dark and forbidding nihilistic stories that so entranced me during my youth.
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| Funimation (R1 English) web site | http://funimation.com/speedgrapher/ |
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