Parasite Dolls

Parasite Dolls (Japaneseパラサイト ドールズ, Parasaito Dōruzu ) is an original video animation from 2003 and offshoot of Bubblegum Crisis and AD Police. In this case, the story has no direct relation to the other works, but only plays in the same world. The anime is classified in the genres of science fiction, cyberpunk and action.

Content

In 2034, living in Tokyo in addition to the people, many androids called boomers. They are similar to people outside confusingly, take particularly heavy work and are manufactured by the Company genome. But they are increasingly involved in prostitution, espionage and terrorism. Therefore, the city police has A.D. Police unit set up Branch, which deals with Boomer crime. Its members include Basil "Buzz" Nikwest and his staff Reiko Michaelson and Kimball, a Boomer, at.

The team is involved in the investigation to terrorist attacks by Boomer and must also determine against prostitution Boomer. It eventually turns out that also the head of Branch is involved in the attacks and these are to serve politicians to take action against the Boomers.

Production and publication

AIC produced the 2003 anime directed by Kazuto Nakazawa and Naoyuki Yoshinaga. The screenplay was written by Chiaki J. Konaka, the character design is by Naoyuki Onda and the artistic director was responsible Masaru Sato.

From May to July 2003, the three episodes in Japan have been published. In the same year, there were presentations at the Los Angeles Film Festival, the Fantasia Film Festival and the Melbourne International Film Festival. This was followed by publications in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Russian. 2005, the Anime was published in German in OVA film on DVD.

Synchronization

Music

The music of the anime was composed by Kazuyuki Tsuda. The preload is underlaid with the song Get On the Beat, used for the credits you off, both sung by Akemi Okamura.

Reception

According to the AnimaniA the first two episodes of the anime are rather average in animation and action. But you made a good start for the third episode, which was received in the more on the characters and the quality Increase himself: " From the uncompromising opening scene, in which a Boomer is executed callous about the spectacular action sequences to the beautifully atmospheric slow motion settings convinced the third episode without restrictions. "Music from " chilling electro rhythms and hypnotic house beats " as well as the opening and closing credits title are also a big plus. However, the series could this high quality, especially in the first two episodes do not hold, so that a somewhat unbalanced impression remains of a yet appealing OVA. The Journal Funime writes of " respectable " drawings and animation and a realistic character design. The sound, the music and especially the audio mix to be praised. The plot but could convince little, she is sometimes very quiet, WOULD partly exaggerated. Thus, there remains a rather average rating. In both articles is clear parallels and similarities to the OVA Ghost in the Shell or Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex referenced.

As one, compared to the previous series, much more thoughtful story told with " almost philophischen questioning a possible future " of the anime is called in the AnimeDVD.