Oh! Edo Rocket

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Title:	Oh! Edo Rocket Ooedo Rocket 大江戸ロケット (Japanese)
Overall:	Rent
Keywords:	2007, Adventure, Comedy, Historical, TV
Notables:	Animation - Madhouse R1 License - FUNimation
Early in summer, the 13th year of Tempo, due to the Tempo Reforms proclaimed by Mizuno Tadakuni, people in Edo are prohibited from living extravagantly and luxuriously. Tamaya Seikichi, a craftsman of fireworks, cannot abandon his dream to create new and larger fireworks than anyone has ever seen. Every day, he secretly launches fireworks and evades the authorities. One night, two beasts are cornered by government officers. The blue one is killed, but the white one escapes into the darkness. Part of the reason they miss the white one is Seikichi`s fireworks. The next morning, Sora, a mysterious and beautiful girl, appears and asks Seikichi to make a firework that can reach the moon. Although he is embarrassed by her request, he begins to make fireworks in order to encourage people depressed by the reforms. In the row house he lives in, various kinds of people, such as a carpenter, an entertainer, a magician, a mechanic, etc. reside there. With the help of those people and Shunpei, Seikichi’s little brother, who is also a good mathematician, their “Moon Rocket Plan” begins to take shape. Will he be able to shoot a rocket to the moon? (Summary from AnimeNfo.) Animation by Madhouse. Series aired April thru September '07. 26 TV Episodes. Licensed by FUNimation (as reported in ANN) 1:24min Series Opening - YouTube Video

Overall	Art	Animation	Character Design	Music	Series Story	Episode Story	Reviewer

Rent 4	8	8	8	8	8	8	Dreamer	[series:1738#2279]
Oh! Edo Rocket Art, Animation & Character Design The art and animation is.... different. I can definitely say it's an acquired taste. The animation is pretty smooth. As for the Character designs..... hehehe, that's the acquired taste part. Some of them... or rather most of them are really different and out of the ordinary. It's actually funny and piques your interest. Lol. Music I actually like the music... wow! Who'd ever think I'd like the music... for the most part. Especially during the fight scenes, believe it or not it rocks to a nice upbeat jazz piece. You'd think it wouldn't work, and it shouldn't.... but it does. Series and Episode Stories The story is different from the norm and as unique as the characters portrayed. Can you imagine building a "wooden" rocket? Hahaha, just the idea of it still makes me laugh. The anime perfectly blends outerspace monsters, The Edo era, crazy action, humor, intrigue and a hint of romance all nicely together and gives you a fun hilarious anime. And believe it or not, there's a darn good plot as well. Overall, a high Rent and popcorn. Last updated Sunday, November 30 2008. Created Sunday, November 30 2008.

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