Everybody Loosey, it's Burst Angel
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Burst Angel is yet another in a seemingly endless pool of visually stunning series’ by Studio Gonzo.
Apprentice pastry cook Kyouhei is pressured by his teacher and fellow student to gain employment to solve his fiscal difficulties. In answering an employment advertisement he is hired by the leader of an elite bounty hunting, giant mecha operating, machine gun wielding mercenary team led by the scantily clad Sei. Consisting of Amy the grumpy young computer genius, Meg the buxom cowgirl and a white-haired, chaps-with-no-pants wearing, glowing tattooed psychopath who can seemingly destroy and robot or beastie with no more than the squeeze of the trigger on her trusty side arms... her name is Jo.
At the beginning of the series, Kyouhei seems to be the central character. I personally figured that the story would revolve around the relationships he builds with each character, climaxing in a point where he cracks the hard emotional shell of the ever intense Jo. Thankfully this was not the case. Although likeable, he is all too snivelly and not in a comedic sidekick way. He manages to come across as more of a wussy annoyance than anything.
The character designs, although realistically impractical, are fantabulous with fan service abounding. Most noticeable was the cowboy/bounty hunting theme, reminiscent of Cowboy Bebop, and to a lesser extent, Trigun. Meg sports a 10 gallon hat and yellow leather loose stockings while Jo wears a muscle shirt, neck scarf and chaps with no pants. As I said, it looks great with no thought given to practicality.
The mecha designs are also great. In particular Jango, Jo's personal mech and the highway patrol units that destroy any high speed wrong doers.
If you're looking for a series with a seriously in-depth story to sink your teeth into, maybe Burst Angel isn't for you. On the other hand, if you're after a series that is visually compelling, choc-a-block with action and filled with characters that are easy on the eyes, Burst Angel is definitely worth a look.
Burst Angel is available at the Comic Shop now.
Apprentice pastry cook Kyouhei is pressured by his teacher and fellow student to gain employment to solve his fiscal difficulties. In answering an employment advertisement he is hired by the leader of an elite bounty hunting, giant mecha operating, machine gun wielding mercenary team led by the scantily clad Sei. Consisting of Amy the grumpy young computer genius, Meg the buxom cowgirl and a white-haired, chaps-with-no-pants wearing, glowing tattooed psychopath who can seemingly destroy and robot or beastie with no more than the squeeze of the trigger on her trusty side arms... her name is Jo.
At the beginning of the series, Kyouhei seems to be the central character. I personally figured that the story would revolve around the relationships he builds with each character, climaxing in a point where he cracks the hard emotional shell of the ever intense Jo. Thankfully this was not the case. Although likeable, he is all too snivelly and not in a comedic sidekick way. He manages to come across as more of a wussy annoyance than anything.
The character designs, although realistically impractical, are fantabulous with fan service abounding. Most noticeable was the cowboy/bounty hunting theme, reminiscent of Cowboy Bebop, and to a lesser extent, Trigun. Meg sports a 10 gallon hat and yellow leather loose stockings while Jo wears a muscle shirt, neck scarf and chaps with no pants. As I said, it looks great with no thought given to practicality.
The mecha designs are also great. In particular Jango, Jo's personal mech and the highway patrol units that destroy any high speed wrong doers.
If you're looking for a series with a seriously in-depth story to sink your teeth into, maybe Burst Angel isn't for you. On the other hand, if you're after a series that is visually compelling, choc-a-block with action and filled with characters that are easy on the eyes, Burst Angel is definitely worth a look.
Burst Angel is available at the Comic Shop now.
Posted by Ryano. on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 12:12
Tagged: anime manga mecha food
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