Solty Rei
I took an immediate liking to this series--I've already watched episode one four times. Solty's personality reminded me of a stray puppy looking for a master to take her in. The artwork is splendid--it's hard to believe this was just a TV series. In the first couple episodes, a number of intriguing plot elements were introduced: A disaster called the "Blast Fall", Bounty Hunter Roy Revant's missing daughter, the "RUC Security Department" and a "secret" it's trying to protect, and Solty herself, who is an artificial girl composed entirely of "Resemble" technology. Unfortunately, the series soon began to wander away from these mysteries, and became a silly, nonsensical show. It doesn't seem to be able to make up it's mind whether it will be an emotionally gripping show or a silly-funny one, which is highly frustrating because I think it would have been much better in the former category. As of episode seven, nothing significant has been added to what we already knew about the Blast Fall, Rita Revant, or Solty's origins.
12/05
When Funimation licensed Solty Rei (under the odd title "Origin"), and it stopped being available as a fansub, I planned to rent the remaining episodes when they become available, but not buy them unless the plot gets itself back on track. Actually, I have yet to do so; I lost interest during the hiatus between fansubs ending and R1s beginning.
Last updated Friday, March 21 2008. Created Monday, November 07 2005.
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