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Dragonaut: The Resonance, Complete Series Part 1
  • DRAGONAUT : THE RESONANCE – PART 1 (DVD)

With a deadly asteroid hurtling towards Earth, sexy human Dragonauts in tight uniforms and their curvaceous dragon companions come together to create a formidable fighting force with all the right moves. Caught in the middle of this race against time are Jin – a heartbroken young flyboy, and Toa – a voluptuous mystery woman with an amazing set of intergalactic battle skills. Jin’s down about the fate of his doomed planet, but Toa is quick to grab him by the seat of his pants and lift his sagging spirits. If these star-crossed space cadets can unlock the secrets of their mysterious connection and convince the Dragonauts to join the action, there may yet be hope for planet Earth!The fantasy-adventure Dragonaut: The Resonance (2007) takes place in the not-too-distant future when the asteroid Thanatos (the personification of death in Greek mythology) has destroyed Pluto and assumed its orbit. Thanatos produced the Dragons, humanoids who can transform into powerful mecha; a human who links with a Dragon through “resonance” becomes its pilot and partner: a Dragonaut. Jin, the sullen, morose hero, bonds with Toa, a Dragon who rescues him from a pair of marauding monsters. Two sinister forces, the ISDA and the Girouard Army, want to capture Toa, so a protracted series of improbable chases and escapes ensues. Dragonaut suffers from too many underdeveloped characters and subplots, many of them borrowed from Evangelion and other mecha adventures. The character relationships have weird overtones: Jin’s best friend, Kazumi, becomes consumed with irrational jealousy when Jin bonds with Gio, a Dragon whose human form might have walked off the cover of a paperback romance. The grotesquely overendowed female characters were designed by Makoto Uno (Witchblade); the mecha Dragons look a bit too much like Dialga and other angular Pokémon. Although most of the budget obviously went to the CG Dragon fights, Manabu Ono’s direction is so flatfooted, they aren’t very exciting. Dragonaut: The Resonance may well rank as the worst series the highly respected Gonzo studio has produced. (Rated TV 14: violence, violence against women, nudity, tobacco and alcohol use) –Charles Solomon

(1. Resonance: Hand in Hand, 2. Rendezvous: The World Starts Moving, 3. Awakening: Wings Gathered, 4. Flight: To the End of the Blue Sky, 5. Mingle: The Rain Starts Falling, 6. Reunion: Feelings of Attraction, 7. Recollections: Hearts Reflected on the Water, 8. Parting: An Echo Out of Thin Air, 9. Determination: Overcoming the Gale, 10. Truth: A Shattered Mirror, 11. Rumblings: In Search of the Truth, 12. Fierce Attack: The Scorching Messenger, 13. Visitation: A Guidepost Shown)

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  • blunt
    March 13, 2010
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    So this is an honest review that won’t be a weird overdrawn essay on how bad it is. So far its got my interest as the story plays out. The animation is kin to witchblade which I liked as well. good fan service too. Rent it first and buy it if you like it. plus I didn’t give any of the story away

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  • E. A Solinas
    March 13, 2010
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    Watch out! A giant space asteroid has destroyed Pluto and is unleashing CGI space dragons on the Earth!

    Yeah, I don’t really buy that concept either. But unfortunately the concept is still the best part of “Dragonaut: Resonance Part 1,” a flaccidly plotted little anime that covers its plot holes and confusing storyline with lots and lots of CGI dragons, jiggling breasts and power-of-fuzzy-sparkly-love-will-prevail stuff.

    Two years after his family was killed in a shuttle accident, Jin is being followed by a mysterious pink haired girl — and it turns out the ISDA is interested in making him a dragon-riding Dragonaut, like his old pal Kazuki. Amazingly, Jin isn’t really surprised by any of this.

    And as he and the girl Toa fall in love (over the course of, like, half an hour), the ISDA’s dragons attack her — and she suddenly transforms into a dragon as well. Since Jin has seen her true form, Toa flies off to the moon, but Jin is determined to find her — along with a newborn dragon named Gio, who was supposed to be Kazuki’s but who claims he was born to protect Toa. Cue emo woe of angst.

    Of course the ISDA’s Dragonauts are sent off to find Toa because she is a “living original,” and the Gillard military — led by the silicone-sacked Major Garnet — is trying to capture Gio so they can find out how Resonance (the bond between a dragon and human) works. But Jin and Gio have their own secret allies among the Dragonauts, as well as a new enemy, Kazuki.

    “Dragonaut” is a mess in most every way — half the time you won’t know what’s going on and why (why are people ATTACKING Toa if they want her alive?), and the other half you’ll be scratching your head over the random plot twists. The series is at its strongest when it focuses on the whole idea of the Dragonauts, the conspiracy to sabotage them (including a truly spooky subplot early on, involving a dragon eating humans) or when they rely heavily on comedy (usually from Howlingstar).

    Unfortunately, little of the story is actually about that — and while the series starts off intriguing, it sinks under the weight of its own melodramatic angst, lots of dramatic aerial battles (and space battles), and jiggling. In fact, when you strip it down, the entire first part of the series is basically made up of Toa running headlong into trouble, while Jin and Gio chase after her (usually with screams of “Toa!” “Jin!” “Toa!” “Jin!”).

    It also has extremely patchy animation — the dragons are basically big draconic mecha, rendered in flat, matte CGI that looks like it was lifted from a video game. And WHOA what is up with all the BREASTS? Most of the women in this series have giant sacks of Jello boinging around their chests and hanging out of their porn-star outfits, (these are high-ranking military and scientists?). Girls get a few shreds of fanservice — Gio and Howlingstar in tiny little swimming trunks — but it’s not much comparatively.

    Jin is also rather useless as a hero — he never really DOES anything, and we never really find out why he’s instantly crazy in love with Toa (and vice versa). Most of the other characters range from flat (Liner, Sieglinde) to crazy (Kazuki, who even gives himself a “crazy” haircut). The dragons are actually the most striking characters — the peppy quirky Howlingstar, the paternal Amadeus, and especially Gio, whose fanatical devotion is shaken when he starts to question his fate.

    “Dragonaut: The Resonance Part 1″ starts off interesting enough to keep watching, but rapidly falls apart under the weight of its angst and silliness. Maybe it improves later on, but I’m not holding my breath.

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  • Carla M. Hogue
    March 14, 2010
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    I am an otaku i have watched hundreds of anime and read a lot of manga. This anime is a love story about a young man and dragon from space. it sounds kind of cool but its not. I love romance anime i always hope there is goining to be a good endng. This is the first i have ever watched that i wished all the characters would go ahead and off themselves. I really dont need to go into details just listen to a person who has spent half his life on jap culture and dont buy this crap of a love story. Buy something else anything just not this. Im trying to save you alot of money and regrets.

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  • Willaim Jarvis
    March 14, 2010
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    This is a B list anime meaning everything is mediocre with a few things here and there action,romance,anime and bewb fans can enjoy the trouble is will there be enough in it for you… I have watched all of it subbed and enjoyed it but it is pretty simple/dumb even for anime.

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  • Matthew Peterson
    March 14, 2010
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    It is an entertaining love-story meets sci-fi. It has action and some extremely endowed women for guys to enjoy and surprising does have decent character development to appeal to a female audience as well. The animation quality is pretty good, but you can still see the CGI on the dragons. If that is not something that bothers you the show is worth watching.

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