Friday, December 16, 2011

Angel Sanctuary

Length: 3 episodes--> at least that's all I could find...

PLOT
 Setsuna Mudou is a normal teenage boy- Yeah Right. I'm lying. He's supposedly the reincarnation of the Angel Alexiel, who apparently led a rebellion against God before or after lucifer- I don't know. Oh, and it get's worse. The kid is in love with his biological sister Sarah, who's in love with him too. Even though it's weird and creepy and only can result in mutant babies. ANYWAY. There's a whole bunch of supernatural beings that are trying to make Setsuna "wake up" and become Alexiel- all so he/she (Alexiel is a girl) can fulfill their wishes. 
YEAH. IT'S PRETTY MESSED UP. 

Music
It wasn't really  remarkable, I didn't notice it for the most part.

Characters
Setsuna Mudou (Alexiel)
He's Mr. Crazy-pants. He's in love with his sister Sara, and will do anything to protect her from others.  His parents are divorced, and his mother says the reason for that is to keep him away from Sara.He's constantly flipping out because what he's doing is so wrong... but he can't deny it. I absolutely hated the voice actor because it was really odd listening to someone named Setsuna- who sounded like he was from New York. He's constantly having issues, and subsequently destroys Tokyo when something happens to Sarah. Oh, Plus he's the reincarnated version of Alexiel- who's kind of awesome . The only time that we see her in the series, she is graceful and charming. 
Sarah Mudou
Setsuna's pretty, and equally as crazy sister. If she wasn't as in love with her brother as he was with her, some of this mess could've been avoided. She's pretty helpless and keeps getting taken away from Setsuna. 
Kira
The series was so short I couldn't get his name down pat, but- he was the really awesome incarnation of the 7 bladed sword of heaven. He was always looking out for Setsuna, even though he was really waiting for Alexiel with all the rest of them. 
Roziel
Alexiel's twin brother. He was in love with Alexiel, but we get the impression that the only reason that he loves her is because she's a reflection of him. He's really intent on reviving Alexiel- so she can't deny his love. 

Animation
The Animation was pretty good. It was in an older, more masculine style, that is not necessarily bad. My only problem was with their hands, which were drawn severely out of proportion with the rest of their bodies, and looked awkward. 

Controversial Stuff
Not one but two incestual relationships in this anime- so it was a little off-putting. 

Overall: 
Strangely enough, I kind of liked it. I just felt cheated that it ended so soon. I know it was wrong in all senses of being wrong but I couldn't help thinking that if she wasn't his sister- this could have not given me the creeps as much. The animation was decent, the characters were ok but the music was 

Star Rating :**/*****
Because A Little Snow Fairy Sugar- for all it's wholesomey goodness was way too annoying to beat this. 



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