Burst Angel

Burst Angel (Japanese爆裂 天使, Bakuretsu Tenshi, dt "Explosion Angel" ) is a completed with 24 episodes anime television series that was animated by Studio Gonzo. The series ran from 6 April 2004 to September 21, 2004 on Japanese television and has also been adapted as a manga.

• 4.1 synchronization
• 4.2 Music

• 5.1 Manga
• 5.2 OVA

Action

The Tokyo of 2050 has become a police state, yet flourishing crime. In this situation, a team of four, which acts on behalf of the syndicate is formed. Be The family ties with the syndicate takes as first leader of the extremely talented hacker Amy in her team, which is not yet on the primary school age. This is followed by the two employees for " Rough ", Jo and Meg. Jo is an unmatched fighter who can slip into their Mecha Django just in case to meet heavier opponents. Meg is inseparably bound up with it, the two are friends for life. After all, they still advertise to the young Kyohei who works for them as a cook.

The group sees itself now heaped Be faced with runaway robots. Between the events there seem to be connections and everything points to the police, the RAPT calls himself as the mastermind out that attempts to spread its sphere of influence on the whole of Japan.

Characters

Jo ( Jo Carpenter, her code name as she and Meg are introduced into the St. Luciana Lyceum ) (ジョウ, Jō )

Meg (メグ, Megu )

Amy (エイミー, Eimi )

Let (セイ, Be )

Kyohei (立场 无 恭 平, Kyohei Tachibana )

Supporting Characters

Leo ( Leo Jinno )

Hayao Ichimonji

Takane Katsu

Marion

Glenford

Conception

The series combines action-heavy sci-fi director Koichi Ohata, which is his trademark since the series MD Geist, with influences from the Western genre. Thus, the mechanisms as well as Jo behave like the heroes of Western movies and often take a typical cowboy poses. The action is supported by the four main female characters, while also Fanservice common.

Formation and Publications

The idea for the series was 24 episodes complete in the animation studio Gonzo. Director Koichi Ohata implemented the Fumihiko Shimo -written screenplay. The characters were designed by Kanetoshi Kamimoto and Osamu Horiuchi, with Ugetsu Hakua delivered the concept sketches. The artistic direction took Aki Makoto Ishiwata and Toshikazu.

In Japan, the series of 6 April 2004 to 21 September 2004 were transferred to the transmitters Animax, Bandai Channel and TV Asahi and later offered on DVD. Outside Japan, the series appeared in numerous Western countries like the United States, France and Russia.

In Germany, the anime was released by Panini video. From 5 June 2007 to 27 October 2007, he was sent by the station Animax.

Synchronization

Music

The music of the series was composed by Masara Nishida. The header title is of Loosey The Stripes and the guy was lined with Under the Sky of Cloudica. The background music is influenced from the soundtrack of the Italo - Western.

Adaptations

Manga

With Original Title Bakuretsu Tenshi: Angel's Adolescence (爆裂 天使Angel's Adolescence ) was published on 27 July 2004 as a manga prequel to the anime television series. He was drafted by Minoru Murao, and appearing on the Publisher Media Works.

According to an English translation of the manga in the fall of 2005, German version was offered by Planet Manga.

OVA

The OVA Burst Angel: Infinity (爆裂 天使- INFINITY ) was published on 23 March 2007 on the production of the same people were mainly involved who participated in the TV series.. However, much less characters occur. It consists of a series which is about a psychopath who satisfied to it to film the actions of his cyborgs. Having already brought Meg's little friend Shierly to the hospital, he does in the episode hunting on Meg.

Reception

According to the German magazine Animania the series is determined by the temperamentally very different scale female main characters. This will often set to fan service, but not as flat as in other productions. In particular, Jo and Django showed the influence of a Western - style on the series, which affected also on the music and the environment. The music support well the plot and the animations are partly due to a high level. However, the computer graphics showed in some places weaknesses, so that the series does not reach the quality as the previously produced by Studio Gonzo series Last Exile. The act is designed little cryptic and Action, the figure of Kyohei WOULD out of place, he did not fit the rest of the series. Nevertheless offering Burst Angel good " popcorn entertainment ".