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Anime
Synopsis:
From the creative mind of Yasuomi
Umetsu, the character designer & animation director of such
classics as Megazone 23, Robot Carnival, and the New Gatachman!
A beautiful combination of a
hard-hitting, violent, action movie, made with the best of today's
animation. You've got to see it to believe it!
Destined to be the anime classic of
1999 - an absolute must-have!
One of the most successful anime
titles released in 1998.
She may be cute. She may be young.
She may seem innocent and naive, but don't be fooled. She's a
cold-blooded killer, and if you're on the wrong side of the law,
you may be her next target.
After being orphaned ar a young
age, her parents the victims of a brutal double murder, Sawa was
taken in by the detective assigned to her case. Not content to
just watch as the imperfect justice system let more and more
criminals go loose every day, he decided to train her to be his
instrument of justice. After all who would suspect a pretty
college student of being a deadly vigilante!
Now she must decide between her
allegiance to her guardian and her loyalty to her one and only
friend, a fellow sword of justice. Watch as this brutal story
unfolds with stunning animation from the lethal mind of Yasuomi
Umetsu, the character designer & animation director of such
anime classics as MegaZone 23 Part 2, Robot Carnival (Presence),
and the New Gatchaman (G-Force).
This anime - a cross between The
Professional and La Femme Nikita - is sure to shock and entertain
every anime fan! Warning: Kite contains scenes of brief nudity and
extreme graphic violence. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.
DVD EXTRAS:
• Region 1 encoding
(US and Canada only)
• Color, Animated
• Music Video
• Photo Gallery
• Story Boards
KNOWN DVD SECRET(S): None
that I know of
DVD REVIEW:
A very controversial
anime release. As many of you know, about 15 minutes were
cut from this release compared to the original Japanese release.
There are rumors why Media Blasters did this. One is because
they wanted to fit the whole tape on video (which many anime fans
say is a lot of bull) and second, it's because of the rating.
If they released the original, this would be Rated NC-17.
Anyway, I didn't get
into this drama like many people have. Some see it as some
awesome storyline which is fine and dandy. I see a girl
whose parents were killed, being raised and having a sexual
relationship with her parents killer and when you think the ending
would be happy and nice, you get an ending that would make you
want to get the DVD and break it to pieces.
KITE is a very violent
film. The storyline is interesting, almost as screwed up as
"Kono yo no Hate". Very screwed up anime with
interesting action but the ending is a shocker.
Btw, I couldn't stand
to see the post bathroom scene. Certain scenes make you
say..."Yeah right! No #$#@in way!".
That's how I felt
about this anime. It maybe popular with fans but I'm not
into storylines dwelling into the darkside of humanity. But
I do give it a more than average rating. The storyline is
interesting, I guess that's why the music group "No
Doubt" used some sequences in their music video. They
must of enjoyed this anime.
As for the DVD, you
will be amazed to find out that compared to other anime DVD's,
this DVD has quite a bit of features. Many trailers from
up-and-coming anime titles, music video, storyboards, animation
cels. The color is pretty good and colorful, the audio
was nothing major but nice explosions though.
Otherwise, if you like
anime storylines that are dark, this anime is for you.
THE ANIME:
C
THE DVD EXTRAS: B+
THE DVD OVERALL: B-
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