Sunabouzu - 10: Guardian and Treasure Hunter

Title:Sunabouzu
Episode:10: Guardian and Treasure Hunter
Synopsis
Kaizuka relates how ten years ago he and his two best friends discovered an as yet unknown "Skeleton City". However, their initial joy changed to horror when they were attacked by "The Guardian", which killed both friends. Kaizuka made a narrow escape with one beat-up computer component, from which he retrieved "The Game of Life" and became fantastically wealthy. Sunabouzu and Junko daydream about the incredible treasures which must remain within the city, while Taiko points out that they'll have to fight the Guardian to secure them. She also wonders if Kaizuka might actually be seeking revenge against the Guardian for his slain friends. Gunfire breaks out, and Sunabouzu and Taiko find that Junko has slipped away and is now guiding a small army into the city to attack the Guardian. Having been betrayed, they attempt to dash into the city and grab some goods while the Guardian is occupied...
Comments
You've been away far too long, Sunabouzu! After a forced absence of around nine months, I've finally recieved my Funimation R1 DVD of volume three. I'd forgotten how much fun this show is! Sunabouzu can be quite clever when he's not in "Big Boobie" mode, sort of like Ryo from City Hunter. The characters almost go SD with their weird expressions of surprise, anger, lust, etc. This is the first episode I've saved images for, and as I did so I noticed the fairly unconventional character designs--Sunabouzu's eyes never seem to have the massive pupils which are standard equipment in most anime. His expression at the bottom right reminds me of Alfred E Neuman from MAD magazine; we don't often see characters teeth in anime, do we? The plot is well written and fairly unpredictable, too.

"There are plenty of people out there who wanna kill me. An extra person or two won't make much difference" --Sunabouzu

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