Kissdum: Engage Planet

Title:Kissdum: Engage Planet
Engage Planet Kissdum
キスダム -ENGAGE planet-
Overall:Avoid
Keywords: , , , , ,
Notables: Animation - Satelight
R1 License - Sentai Filmworks (ADV)
R1 License - Subtitled Only
In A.D. 2031, humans are enjoying a prosperous existence until strange life forms called Hardians appear. They suddenly begin to multiply and assault the human population. As a countermeasure, mankind organizes the N.I.D.F. to investigate the Hardians and protect themselves. A fighter pilot, Aiba Shu, begins to become involved in the battle against the lifeforms. Rurika Yuno, one of Earth's foremost scientists, investigates the Hardians and hears rumors about the "Book of a Dead Man". Now, the fight for mankind's survival begins.
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26-episode TV anime that premiered on April 3, 2007.
Animated by Satelite.
Licensed by Sentai Filmworks.
OverallArtAnimationCharacter Design MusicSeries StoryEpisode StoryReviewer
Avoid 6 6 7 7 4 4 Ggultra2764 [series:3664#1552]
(Watch-/ Avoid+)

Kissdum was a rather mediocre sci-fi anime focused on humanity's struggle against the Hardian alien threat, with fighter pilot Shu Aiba mutating after his body absorbs a mysterious artifact called the Book of the Dead that gets used to resurrect him after being fatally wounded from a Hardian attack. While its premise would seem to have potential being set in a post-apocalyptic world and the unique abilities of the Hardians, the series has many issues with its plot and characters with some rather haphazard plot direction that tries dabbling into many plot threads that don't cohesively mesh well and result in a number of plot holes, as well as nearly all characters being rather shallow and, at times, unlikable due to some impulsive and foolish traits they have, notably Shu's single-minded obsession to seek revenge for his lover's supposed death. Plus not helping matters is the rather subpar visuals with washed-out scenery and a good number of animation shortcuts being milked. Overall, Kissdum was a rather sloppy mess for an anime and one that is mostly quite skippable.

Last updated Sunday, April 14 2019. Created Sunday, April 14 2019.

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