Blassreiter is one of those anime that was released during the wrong season. In a season saturated with great titles like Soul Eater, The Tower of Druaga, Kure-nai, and Kaiba, there was hardly any breathing room for this bad boy. It was even graced with an official broadcast on Crunchyroll, and even then it seemed to disappear in the ocean of anime releases.
Today I will help drudge up this action packed show from the depths of obscurity. Let’s see, this show has a lot going for it. Extremely nice animation, fantastic fight choreography, mechanized suits, motorcycles, light sabers, and grim dark; all that exciting stuff that real men eat up. If I made you excited read more after the jump.
Wait, I know why you probably haven’t watched this show, it’s the CG isn’t it? Yes I know, CG sucks, burn their houses down, ect. Do not worry, the CG in this show isn’t bad at all. The good thing about it is that it’s mostly used during fight scenes; so the characters are moving so fast that you don’t really notice it at all. The rest of the anime consists of everyday standard animation, so everything will be alright.
The story on the other hand is really just average, it won’t wow you at the end of the day. However, it won’t make you put it down and stop watching, because it if full of unexpected events that makes you giggle with glee, or cry like a little girl. Blassreiter also has some pretty cool secondary characters. Most anime only have one sniper character, but this one has two!
Another thing that sets this anime apart, is that it doesn’t take place in Japan, but in Germany. An outbreak of mechanical zombies called “Demoniacs” who have the ability to fuse with any kind of technology, like a car or a gun, have begun appearing all around a small town in Germany. Lucky for them, there are a team of experts that exist to wipe them off the map, named XAT. XAT can’t defeat them alone, good thing there is also a mysterious Demoniac on a motorcycle that’s helping out the good guys; think Kamen Rider.
The single thing that really turns me on about this anime is the fight chorography. It’s all about movement, running, jumping, flying, never standing still. I definitely wasn’t expecting this when I started to watch this show. What kept me watching Blassreiter was the way it kept me on my toes. Meaning, you can’t predict what (specifically) happens in this show; unless you are some kind of soothsayer.
What can I say, this is a generic action show, but a very entertaining one at that. This won’t teach you how to play chess, or make you appreciate your mother’s cooking more; no, this anime will teach you how to jump off a motorcycle in mid-drive, and cut a monster in half with your foot light saber. Not to mention this might be the closest thing to a Kamen Rider anime out on the market yet. So watch it online, or pickup the DVDs when FUNimation release them sometime in 2009.
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I remember watching the first episode a while back when it first came out and it didn't interest me at all. Perhaps I need to give it a second chance. :P
Oh man i hate how they started putting CG into animes they remind me of the crappy stuff they have on American tv. I have no idea how little kids these days can like that shit. CG made me hate the new macross. The anime could have been great but once i saw the CG in it i HATED it. ugggh I just think doing the same thing but with normal animations would look SO much better sure it might take more work but it makes the anime so much better.
The CG was butt, the story was confusing and you could hear the writers straining to make the characters even semi-likable. It was just an excuse to make something over-the-top violent with some character designs they fished out of the recycle bin while Kamen Rider Hibiki was in production.
Its far too generic to merit any real watching and is best kept to background noise. If you want a Kamen Rider anime, just go watch Kamen Rider.
That series was awesome , and so many unexpected death happens.And huv the best final fight on final episodes ever.
Ep.1~6 feels like a small intro which makes u think like the series will drag on like this ( like bleach ep.1~12 or so ) but loads of major shit happen later.Watch it till 7 or 8 and drop it if u think it still sucks.
Ok i watched this from begining to it was worth everysecond of it,very undersung.Also i actualy liked the CG it was very well done compared with tons of other CG put in animes lately.
In all honesty as a martial artist who LOVES to pick apart fights in real time i loved that it was done in CG with wide shots that lets you ACTUALY see the fight blow by blow in real time. In the last 13 episodes this is shown realy well in the fights that occur between the demoniac blassreiters.
Also the vehicles IMO come to life more as they are done in cg too. Add to this very awsome fights and you have an action packed anime if nothing else watch it for that and youll love it. The characters are also all well fleshed out and their interpersonal relationships make them feel less flat than many series. You will feel for them no doubt and this makes it all the better to watch.
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