Friday, June 3, 2011

Shikabane Hime: Aka Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

http://minitheatre.org/x264-completed/637-shikabane-hime-aka.html

The purpose of this OAV is to patch up those holes; it isn't intended—or perhaps more accurately, isn't suited—to replace the series' ending. If the original ending prioritized dynamic mecha showdowns over the thoughts and feelings of its cast, then Final Plus is the original's negative, explicating characters' psychology and tying up emotional loose ends at the cost of foreshortening the battles to the point of incomprehensibility.

Let's play some word association: I say "Tenjho Tenge," you say "butchered." CMX's treatment of the manga has cast a grim shadow over the series, so with Geneon's release of the anime, it's easy to be concerned. Fortunately, this is one release that has been left uncensored and uncut, although the animators in Japan had already toned it down from the original manga version. There's still enough cleavage and toplessness to keep fans happy, though, and Tenjho Tenge turns out to be one of the stronger entries in the "hot schoolgirls who fight a lot" genre. With eye-popping action and just enough plot to make things intriguing, this is a series that defines the meaning of guilty pleasure.

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