NoaIzumiGhost Talker's DayDream
July 19th 2008 03:51
"Don't talk to them, don't look at them, just ignore them."
NOTE: Rating 16 , according to some is 18 .
SUMMARY
In this four episode OVA (though I hear they're releasing a second volume), they chornicle the life of a spirit medium name Misaki. Misaki is an pure albino, even void of pubic hair, and for a living is a dominatrix. She also gets paid via the government for performing spirit medium works. She is none too fond of the fact that she can see the spirits and is constantly attempting to refuse the jobs.
REVIEW
It's hard to say exactly what I think about this series. It's kind of one of those in between animes where you just can't figure out whether it's good or not. I'd say on a 1-10 rating base, I'd give it a six or a seven (MAYBE an 8, depending on which episode we're talking about). It's decent, that's about all I'll say there.
The voice acting can also go both ways. There are some that suck and some that are pretty well done. Misaki's voice is very well-done, though I think that her voice actor does several different characters, such as Anzai, a character in the 3rd and 4rd episode. Soichiro's voice is decent too. The only voice that grates on me is the high-school girl's voice. Her voice is very fake and so are the voices of a lot of the ghosts.
The story is decent, though I have to say that the first episode didn't come out so smoothly. It was a little confusing in the respect of exactly how the person being haunted was related to the victims (I'm sorry, I just can't remember the high-school girl's name). There is also this moment at the end that makes absolutely no sense, because this lightening bolt or SOMETHING fries the murder and there isn't any explaination. I couldn't tell if Misaki did it, or the ghosts did it, or what.
The rest of the episodes are pretty solid and finish up pretty well, tying everything back together. The second episode was about how not all ghosts are friendly (one tries to kill the schoolgirl), and it also ties this in with Misaki's childhood. The other two episodes focus around an insane girl name Ichinose who died from suicide after killing twelve children. Any time that Misaki gets involved in a case, she seems very disinterested in the case.
Also, if you like fanservice, this series is definately for you. It has full-frontal nudity plus the main character works as a dominatrix. There is a stalker teen who takes pictures of the man character, although he's fairly harmless. There is also a scene in the first episode that I think might make some people want the age rating raised (I, for one, don't care about that) due to some sexualty. Some of the violence is pretty bloody, but there isn't any full-frontal guts ripping out, face ripped off sort of stuff.
The music is fairly basic and not too noticable. It really just kinda blends into the story and really doesn't hit you anywhere special at any given point. The ending theme is okay, not the best, but it's okay.
This series is very sad and sometimes downright depressing. The part about Ichinose is incredibly sad and will really hit a chord when you watch it.
RATING
Story: B-
Dub: C
Art: B-
Music: C
You can watch and I recomend it but I can't say it's something that you need to drop everything to go and get right now. It's so-so, and worth a watch. But nothing fantasic.
Aurora Rose
Main Character Middle: Misaki.
NOTE: Rating 16 , according to some is 18 .
SUMMARY
In this four episode OVA (though I hear they're releasing a second volume), they chornicle the life of a spirit medium name Misaki. Misaki is an pure albino, even void of pubic hair, and for a living is a dominatrix. She also gets paid via the government for performing spirit medium works. She is none too fond of the fact that she can see the spirits and is constantly attempting to refuse the jobs.
REVIEW
It's hard to say exactly what I think about this series. It's kind of one of those in between animes where you just can't figure out whether it's good or not. I'd say on a 1-10 rating base, I'd give it a six or a seven (MAYBE an 8, depending on which episode we're talking about). It's decent, that's about all I'll say there.
The voice acting can also go both ways. There are some that suck and some that are pretty well done. Misaki's voice is very well-done, though I think that her voice actor does several different characters, such as Anzai, a character in the 3rd and 4rd episode. Soichiro's voice is decent too. The only voice that grates on me is the high-school girl's voice. Her voice is very fake and so are the voices of a lot of the ghosts.
The story is decent, though I have to say that the first episode didn't come out so smoothly. It was a little confusing in the respect of exactly how the person being haunted was related to the victims (I'm sorry, I just can't remember the high-school girl's name). There is also this moment at the end that makes absolutely no sense, because this lightening bolt or SOMETHING fries the murder and there isn't any explaination. I couldn't tell if Misaki did it, or the ghosts did it, or what.
The rest of the episodes are pretty solid and finish up pretty well, tying everything back together. The second episode was about how not all ghosts are friendly (one tries to kill the schoolgirl), and it also ties this in with Misaki's childhood. The other two episodes focus around an insane girl name Ichinose who died from suicide after killing twelve children. Any time that Misaki gets involved in a case, she seems very disinterested in the case.
Also, if you like fanservice, this series is definately for you. It has full-frontal nudity plus the main character works as a dominatrix. There is a stalker teen who takes pictures of the man character, although he's fairly harmless. There is also a scene in the first episode that I think might make some people want the age rating raised (I, for one, don't care about that) due to some sexualty. Some of the violence is pretty bloody, but there isn't any full-frontal guts ripping out, face ripped off sort of stuff.
The music is fairly basic and not too noticable. It really just kinda blends into the story and really doesn't hit you anywhere special at any given point. The ending theme is okay, not the best, but it's okay.
This series is very sad and sometimes downright depressing. The part about Ichinose is incredibly sad and will really hit a chord when you watch it.
RATING
Story: B-
Dub: C
Art: B-
Music: C
You can watch and I recomend it but I can't say it's something that you need to drop everything to go and get right now. It's so-so, and worth a watch. But nothing fantasic.
Aurora Rose
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