Kyosuke challenges the leader of the Hospital and learns that the path to the truth leads to the Moon. He immediately travels to Moon Colony No. 8, his birthplace! There, he learns the horrific truth about his grandfather and a mysterious Beta Applicon outbreak. The revelation of the final truths comes with a painful price, and Kyosuke must now face the flickers that he once saved. Even this climax only leads to the ultimate showdown: Kyosuke versus his conscience. Will he choose to be the world savior or destroyer!?Revelations continue to pile up–although they obscure as much as they reveal–as this gothic adventure reaches its conclusion. Kyosuke visits the Moon and encounters his grandfather Daigo’s brain, floating in a tank. Daigo conducted the secret experiments with the drug Beta Applicon that turned humans into mutants: he got the drug from the last member of an alien race who hoped to produce a mate. Kyosuke and his twin sister Runa are the ultimate products of those experiments, and during their climactic battle, they debate whether they’re human or alien. These last episodes borrow heavily from Akira and Evangelion, but lack the dramatic punch of their models. Director Akiyuki Shinbo bombards the viewer with still artwork, negative frames, simulated slow motion, and images that suggest stained glass, but the visual flash can’t disguise the thinness of the story. Rated 16 Up: Graphic violence, grotesque imagery, profanity, brief nudity, tobacco use. –Charles Solomon
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May 9, 2010
#1
The fourth and final volume of this ultra-stylish action saga brings home the goods and then some. We get some freakish twists and turns, we get balls to the wall action, and we get an upbeat but not overly sappy ending. All the way through, an entertaining blend of sci-fi, sorcery, and human drama. This collection will hold a respected place right next to my copies of Outlaw Star, Evangelion, and Cowboy Bebop. Are you a man, or the devil?
May 9, 2010
#2
after a semi confusing plot,battles with mutants,aliens and even transforing robots this awesome series finally comes to a closure where all is revelaed. i.e. why did kayusoike’s mother stabbed him while fleeing the kirihara group? what is runa’s intentions and can the soultaker stop her wicked plans? what is the mystery behind the virus? how did the soultaker come to be?
well the only way to find out ios to get this dvd. all in all a great series, sorry to see it end, but at least the finale wasn’t as tragic as cowboy bebop. (0:’
get taken!