Saturday, February 9, 2008

Review of anime Arjuna
Review Time. Today lets look at the anime Arjuna

Value: 4/5

Genre. Action/comedy/drama

Rating. 13+

STORY.

Juna is a normal highschool girl who tries her best to make it in present day Kobe. Then one day she and her friend Tokio get into a accident and she is rushed to hospital. While hovering between live and death she has a vision of the Earth being destroyed by huge monsters. She is given a choice by Chris to either die or to become the avatar of time and help save the planet. She accepts and the powers within her are awakened. She joins a organisation called SEED who are fighting the monsters called Raaja. Unfortunately she has no clue how to use her powers or how to fight the Raaja. The battle for Earth has becun and the fate of the world lies in the hands of one confused girl.

CHRACTERS.

Juna. She is a normal girl who is told that she is the avatar of time. She is able to feel the pain of the world and is sensitive to any damage done to it. Although she tries to do her best to fight the Raaja she is often scolded by Chris for doing it wrong.

Chris. A sickly young boy who has the same powers as Juna. Due to his illness he spends most of his time in a weelchair or in hospital. His mind however has no such problems and he often sends it out to help and guide Juna.

Tokio. He is a friend of Juna and he has a crush on her. Although he doesn't always understand the new Juna he refuses to leave her side.

Cindy. She is a loud mouthed young girl who takes care of Chris. She is very protective of him and doesn't believe that Juna is the avatar of time. She is a very powerfull telepath who translates for Chris who has lost the ability to speak.

Raaja. These are wormlike monsters who appear to be ravaging the world. As they can't be seen by normal humans most people don't see the threat they pose. The truth is that most if not all Raaja are created by humans by polluting the planet.

ART & MUSIC.

Both the art (5/5) and music (5/5) are excellent.

VOICE ACTING

The Japanese acting was great as usual (5/5). I didn't watch the English dub so i don't know how good or bad it is.

Personal note. At first i was in two minds about this anime. I liked it a lot but all the enviromental messages slowed the story and action down. However i find myself watching it again and again. Not only that but it gets better every time. This is a great anime with a powerfull message about how we are destroying the world we live in.

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