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While investigating an exclusive underground club that caters for its members every whim no matter how illegal or perverse, the former war photographer Tatsumi Saiga gets caught up in a strange ritual which grants him a dangerous and powerful power. Saiga then goes on the run with the clubs goddess, the young girl Kagura, the one who granted him his power.
Speed Grapher is an interesting series with some nice animation and a plot which, although it does have a tendency to go over the top here and there, is nonetheless quite interesting. The series setting is wonderfully decadent and although some of sexual and fetish stuff does get a bit close to the mark at the beginning of the series, it soon settles down and even at its worst the series is still a fifteen certificate so it doesn't get overly graphic.
The main problem that I had with the series is that the main characters aren't really all that interesting, with many of the best characters being either minor characters or one episode villains. Other than this though the series was very good and had a decent English dub. While I wouldn't say that this series is one of the best out there it is definitely enjoyable enough and is worth a sold four stars out of five.
Speed Grapher is an interesting series with some nice animation and a plot which, although it does have a tendency to go over the top here and there, is nonetheless quite interesting. The series setting is wonderfully decadent and although some of sexual and fetish stuff does get a bit close to the mark at the beginning of the series, it soon settles down and even at its worst the series is still a fifteen certificate so it doesn't get overly graphic.
The main problem that I had with the series is that the main characters aren't really all that interesting, with many of the best characters being either minor characters or one episode villains. Other than this though the series was very good and had a decent English dub. While I wouldn't say that this series is one of the best out there it is definitely enjoyable enough and is worth a sold four stars out of five.
Format:DVD
The studio responsible for this unusual series are also the creators of Ergo Proxy, which is the best anime I've ever watched, story and art wise, so I may have been expecting a little too much. Speed Grapher is the story of a photographer who gets involved with investigating a seedy club, when a young girl known as 'The Goddess' kisses him he suddenly develops the ability to make things explode with his camera and sets about freeing the girl and discover what exactly has happened to them.
I watched the first episode online and was rather impressive, the animation was smooth and the story very original and it was interesting to watch as the characters and plot developed. Unfortanutely the animation begins to slip from there on, and that's what stopped me from giving this a fourth star.
The voice acting is in fact very good, each character is portrayed better through their voices than their actual expressions, which is a shame when the first episode was so good. Now, on the fourth disk, the animation feels clumbsy and very amauteur, in fact Oban Star Racers had better flowing scenes and character interaction than Speed Grapher. If they spent less time focusing on the sexual element of the series, then perhaps the animation would be a little better.
But the plot and voice acting does save it, getting across what needs to be said, while the animation tries to keep up. I once read a review that this was like Cowboy Bebop meets Se7en, and it does in fact feel very much like the combination of the two - just not as stylish as Bebop or as clever as Se7en. But it is still an enjoyable anime, though I recommend watching one or two episodes online before making any major decisions to buy this boxset.
I watched the first episode online and was rather impressive, the animation was smooth and the story very original and it was interesting to watch as the characters and plot developed. Unfortanutely the animation begins to slip from there on, and that's what stopped me from giving this a fourth star.
The voice acting is in fact very good, each character is portrayed better through their voices than their actual expressions, which is a shame when the first episode was so good. Now, on the fourth disk, the animation feels clumbsy and very amauteur, in fact Oban Star Racers had better flowing scenes and character interaction than Speed Grapher. If they spent less time focusing on the sexual element of the series, then perhaps the animation would be a little better.
But the plot and voice acting does save it, getting across what needs to be said, while the animation tries to keep up. I once read a review that this was like Cowboy Bebop meets Se7en, and it does in fact feel very much like the combination of the two - just not as stylish as Bebop or as clever as Se7en. But it is still an enjoyable anime, though I recommend watching one or two episodes online before making any major decisions to buy this boxset.
Format:DVD
This series had the potential to be excellent, unfortunately some flaws leave it simply being good. It's starts promisingly with a dark grimy atmosphere and at the offset is very compelling. However as the story progresses it get's a lot less compelling with a lot of silly plot twists throughout the mid-section. I found during this part my interest began to wain quite a bit and I could easily have stopped watching it at this point. My wife however was addicted so we continued. The story builds up pace and gets more interesting again in the final third of the series which makes for more enjoyable viewing however tbh i was happy to be finished it.
Aside from the plot problems, the series also suffers from a certain lack of developed characters, with may of the main characters seeming to only exist to serve specific plot devices. By far the most interesting characters here are the bad guys who have more of an interesting back story. The other thing that lets this series down is the poor artwork. While certain sequences look great many others look really badly drawn, badly animated and just plain shoddy. I really think when you're watching an anime thinking "that looks rubbish" it ruins your immersion in the plot.
So what we have here is a good anime with plenty of potential that was not realised. Having checked into this a little more I found that their was no source manga for this. Instead this ended up being the source anime for a subsequent manga. The lesson maybe is not to watch anime with no source manga. If you think this anime is something that you would be interested in I'd recommend giving Darker Than Black a try as this is infinitely better and cheaper too :) Darker Than Black - The Complete Collection [DVD]
Aside from the plot problems, the series also suffers from a certain lack of developed characters, with may of the main characters seeming to only exist to serve specific plot devices. By far the most interesting characters here are the bad guys who have more of an interesting back story. The other thing that lets this series down is the poor artwork. While certain sequences look great many others look really badly drawn, badly animated and just plain shoddy. I really think when you're watching an anime thinking "that looks rubbish" it ruins your immersion in the plot.
So what we have here is a good anime with plenty of potential that was not realised. Having checked into this a little more I found that their was no source manga for this. Instead this ended up being the source anime for a subsequent manga. The lesson maybe is not to watch anime with no source manga. If you think this anime is something that you would be interested in I'd recommend giving Darker Than Black a try as this is infinitely better and cheaper too :) Darker Than Black - The Complete Collection [DVD]
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