013023216792
|
|
| Distributor: |
|
Geneon Entertainment |
| Genre: |
|
Anime |
| Rating: |
|
MA13 |
| Media: |
|
DVD |
| Video Format: |
|
4x3 Television (Native) |
| Audio: |
|
Subtitles |
| Features: |
|
Animated
Color
Dolby |
| Release Date: |
|
06/29/2004 |
| Price: |
|
$29.98 |
| Copies: |
|
1 |
| Purchase Date: |
|
11/06/2004 |
| Comments: |
|
Although based on the same manga, the broadcast series of Read or Die is very different in tone from the original OVA. Novelist Nenene Sumiregawa hasn't written anything in four years--since her friend Yomiko Readman (the heroine of the OVA) disappeared. When terrorists attack Nenene at a signing in Hong Kong, her publisher hires the King Sisters--Michele, Maggie, and Anita--as bodyguards. Like Yomiko, they're "paper masters," using magic to forge powerful weapons out ordinary foolscap. None of the characters is particularly likable: Nenene fusses, Michele is a ditz, Maggie rarely says anything, and Anita is a loudmouth brat. Aside from brief action sequences in episodes 1 and 4, the characters spend most of their time lying around, which makes for dull viewing. R.O.D. the TV ranks among the odder anime series of recent years. (Rated 13 and older: violence, minor profanity) --Charles Solomon |
|
|
 Available
|
|
|