Rating: 
Summary: SOUL FRICKEN GOOD!
Review: According to Amazon reviewer charles solomon, SOULTAKER is a derivative of anime series like gasaraki & evangelon (does every title have to be compared to evangelon? sheesh!) I strongly disagree!
instead ST adapts elements from the DEVILMAN/GUYVER/GENOCYBER/DETONATOR ORGUN/X-MEN genre but with a touch of DARIO ARGENTO italian horror.
the plot/storyline may be confusing at first, but it your'e patient and suspend your disbelief you'll eventually be taken in
it's refreshing to see something slightly different from the contemporaly anime shows. the colors have a "PSYCHO NOIR" kinda feel and a style simular to Mike Mignola's HELLBOY Comics. the action/pacing is more appealing than the aforementioned series GARSAKI and EVANGELION which to me are very slow and tedious at times. Soultaker also has one of the coolest intro themes. another classic from the legendary TATSUNOKO studios (gatchaman94,Casshan,Hurricane polymar)SOULTAKER is a must have addition for the scifi, anime, comicbook enthusiast.
Rating:
Summary: SOUL FRICKEN GOOD!
Review: According to Amazon reviewer charles solomon, SOULTAKER is a derivative of anime series like gasaraki & evangelon (does every title have to be compared to evangelon? sheesh!) I strongly disagree!
instead ST adapts elements from the DEVILMAN/GUYVER/GENOCYBER/DETONATOR ORGUN/X-MEN genre but with a touch of DARIO ARGENTO italian horror.
the plot/storyline may be confusing at first, but it your'e patient and suspend your disbelief you'll eventually be taken in
it's refreshing to see something slightly different from the contemporaly anime shows. the colors have a "PSYCHO NOIR" kinda feel and a style simular to Mike Mignola's HELLBOY Comics. the action/pacing is more appealing than the aforementioned series GARSAKI and EVANGELION which to me are very slow and tedious at times. Soultaker also has one of the coolest intro themes. another classic from the legendary TATSUNOKO studios (gatchaman94,Casshan,Hurricane polymar)SOULTAKER is a must have addition for the scifi, anime, comicbook enthusiast.
Rating: 
Summary: Too screwed up
Review: Alright, first things first, the animation is screwed up and a lil distracting fom the plot. However, I refuse to penalize a show for its ainimation, unless its like really gawd awful. Afterall, the reason you buy an anime is for the plot and characters, right? Besides, the animation isn't that bad. Once u get used to it, you really stop noticing hopw pdd it is, as it starts to seem normal, or at least Soultaker normal. Anyway, onto the plot. The plot is really fractured. Lots and lots of scenes, that should have been there, aren't. The plot skips around a lot. This gets quite annoying. The series tries to be serious, but then the plot, while still being serious, has some incredibly dumb n corny dialogue or something just plain idiotic with happen. In one scene, a crazy doctor thing shoots out giant needles at the hero. Odd. While odd isn't bad, when a series works hard at creating a dark, suspensful mystery setting, as dark as Soultaker is, such idiotic scenes ruin it and the need to understand whats going on. The character development is poor and its hard to feel anything for the characters at this point in the series. The plot sux. I mean, come on, its a freakin' hospital. How evil can a hospital be?The series isn't xcompletely worthless, the character designs for the Soultaker<mecha, not show> is amazing. The opening song is really catachy too. Unfortuneatle, thats about it. I would recommend Hellsing for someone looking for a dark anim type. Its similiar to Soultaker, minus the mecha. Hellsing also has a good plot, supported by truly dark scenes. The plots great and doesn't ever appear corny or cheesey, like the Soultaker does.
Rating:
Summary: Too screwed up
Review: Alright, first things first, the animation is screwed up and a lil distracting fom the plot. However, I refuse to penalize a show for its ainimation, unless its like really gawd awful. Afterall, the reason you buy an anime is for the plot and characters, right? Besides, the animation isn't that bad. Once u get used to it, you really stop noticing hopw pdd it is, as it starts to seem normal, or at least Soultaker normal. Anyway, onto the plot. The plot is really fractured. Lots and lots of scenes, that should have been there, aren't. The plot skips around a lot. This gets quite annoying. The series tries to be serious, but then the plot, while still being serious, has some incredibly dumb n corny dialogue or something just plain idiotic with happen. In one scene, a crazy doctor thing shoots out giant needles at the hero. Odd. While odd isn't bad, when a series works hard at creating a dark, suspensful mystery setting, as dark as Soultaker is, such idiotic scenes ruin it and the need to understand whats going on. The character development is poor and its hard to feel anything for the characters at this point in the series. The plot sux. I mean, come on, its a freakin' hospital. How evil can a hospital be? The series isn't xcompletely worthless, the character designs for the Soultaker is amazing. The opening song is really catachy too. Unfortuneatle, thats about it.I would recommend Hellsing for someone looking for a dark anim type. Its similiar to Soultaker, minus the mecha. Hellsing also has a good plot, supported by truly dark scenes. The plots great and doesn't ever appear corny or cheesey, like the Soultaker does.
Rating: 
Summary: Amazing
Review: First, many will compare this with FLCL (which is an earlier release in Japan), and even say that it's an anime made hot on the trails of it's predecessor (I dit it at first). Both start with situations that will leave you wondering what's going on, and quickly develop on a full complex story. There's where they're different. While FLCL focuses on comedy with lot's of action (there are a lot of references on the Gainax universe on this one), Soul Taker focuses on action, with some comedy touchs. As any new release, the quality of image and sound is terrific, and being enhanced for widescreen TVs is a plus, for sure. The colours on this one are bright and vivid, sometimes the contrast of colors, as bright red against a black background, green and blue against white, adds a nice sense of aesthetic which is found nowhere else on anime (only the Utena movie has come closer to this). Not much of the plot is given on this disc, but you wouldn't think that it would happen so early anyway. As a side note, there's an interesting bit of translation that may be interesting for you to know. The "flickers" are spelt on japanese as FURIKA, which is a way to say in engrish, english words being used with japanese phonems, the word "freak", which is a more appropriate way to describe what the flickers are when compared to regular humans on this title.
Rating: 
Summary: This anime blows goat! Why are people giving it 5 stars?
Review: Hey I'm not a professional critic who compares the intensity of a character and the color scheme the director used blah, blah, blah! All I know is what I like and what I don't like. I personally think the animation in this anime is horrible. Every scene feels like I'm looking at a Pablo Picasso drawing but hey that's just me. For you guys who think the animation is awesome, whatever floats your boat. The story is boring and to be honest I fail to see one and what little story it gives fails to peek my interest what so ever. Perhaps the following eps really puts things into prospective and really makes this anime good. Otherwise from this DVD alone it makes me feel I just wasted good money on garbage. I suggest if you guys want to see a good anime see Vampire hunter D: Bloodlust or a short film that leaves with a lot of unanswered questions but the story peeks your interest and the animation is excellent watch Blood: the last vampire. Those are the most recent out that I feel people would enjoy seeing.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent...Can't Stop Watching!
Review: I admit I got this DVD solely because Brad Swaile is the main character's voice. But what I got in return was one of the most compelling and beautifully told stories I have ever seen. Kyosuke Date is stabbed by his dying mother, and while he's lying in his grave dying, a girl rescues him. But why? What's the deal with the Kirihara Corp.? And who the heck is Shiro working for? Volume 1 gives you a no-holds barred look into Kyosuke's new world in beautiful artistic imagery. It takes a little while to get used to the forms the director uses but once you get it, you're set. I'd recommend this as not only a Brad Swaile fan but as an art/animation lover as well. Trust me on this one!
Rating:
Summary: AN "ABSTRACT" BREATH OF FREASH AIR !!!
Review: I begin this review first with that I almost never write reviews on any of my viewings or purchases,but this one raise my browe. Plain and simple, the first EP puzzle's if not wierds you out then the second captivates you.
the third one completes the addiction to this series in which I found to be very intertaining on many level's
My list of rating this animation is EXCELLENT!!! the storyline
SUPPERB!!!! the character's are VERY INVOLVING TO SAY THE LEAST
thou the main character is a little annoying " what what what's happening" HA HA HA , But to say the least you won't feel ript off if you purchase this excellent series.
I'm also one to encourage poeple to rent first, dvd's aren't exactly a dime a dozen, get my drift, you may like something different "ya know" I hope this been helpful like I said idon't do this much.
Rating:
Summary: This DVD [stinks] so bad
Review: I bought this DVD after seeing a couple of the previous reviewers giving it a 5/5. Anyway I must tell you DO NOT BUY this DVD. The plot is so messed up it's not even funny. The animation is ok I guess. But the story [stinks], it's one of those anime that starts out fast paced with you not knowing who the main characters are and so on. Now most of the time when this is done in anime you would gradually get what's going on. But I'm sorry to say in this one I swear I was trying to grasp what was going on but was so lost. The fight scenes were awful. I stopped watching ¾ into the first episode (it was that bad). Trust me don't spend your money on this title.
Rating:
Summary: Not worth your money.
Review: I bought this DVD, and was promply diapointed. From the very first episode, it just set the mood of complete stupidity. The battles are completely lame and the conversations are all pretty much corny. It is a wander how people can actually watch this and still write good reviews. Nothing in this show even matches the qualities I search for in an Anime. If you haven't already seen Neon Genesis Evangelion or Serial Experiments Lain, I would make those your top choices. Take it from someone who knows.
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