Guardian of Darkness

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Summary: Guardian Of Darkness, a different and dark OVA
Review: This 3 part OVA series surprised me, to say the least. The cover speaks half the true, and at the same time, doesn't tell some other things. The main hero, Koichi(In the cover), has two forms. The form of the beast(The mecha dragon style armor), and Susanoo himself, who is a giant samurai style warrior. Koichi and Susanoo must battle the 3 dragons, in order to save the Earth.

The fights are done in the style of Ultraman, in which Koichi lets Susanoo 'posses' him and control his body. As a result, they both become one. When there isn't any big fights, the overall feel of the story is chilling. When Koichi just starts to discover his powers, he doesn't want to accept the responsiblity, as he finds out the hard way of spilling blood when he wasn't in control (I won't spoil about that part).

Koichi is the young man who doesn't like to fight, and looks down upon himself. But at the same time, he doesn't want to let anyone down. Terumi, his childhood friend, wants him to protect her, and she even begins to fall in love with him. Susanoo himself, is a fairly cold persona of a warrior, but puts things into perspective with purpose. The overall mood is dark, with creepy music, and a chilling plot. I had NO idea how the story was going to end, until the very end.

The animation style is a bit older, reminding me of the art style similar to the "Guyver: Out Of Control" OVA movie, but Guardian Of Darkness' style seems more up to date.

The english dubbing isn't bad at all. While it's mostly hit and misses, I pretty much enjoyed it, and was able to watch the anime with little to no trouble with the audio.

If you want an anime that stands out from the crowd of animes on the market, give this one a shot. Rent it first if you want to, and if you like it, go ahead and get it.

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Summary: ACTUALLY... Four is good =)
Review: Well this was an interesting anime i must say. I love anime and everything so i looked at the back of the DVD and it sounded pretty good so i paid 15$ for it and took it home to watch it, i have to say i wasn't sure what to think of it at first it was more or less a little weird but then again alot of animes are weird. By the time to movie ended i was still a little confused. the animation is good and the action was pretty cool but the plot was a little bit weak (Edit: The last episode of this movie is by far the best). As far as violence goes they was some violent scenes, including one where a girl gets her head ripped off but nothing compared to Ninja Scroll. there wasn't much nudity in the movie. Anyway, i not sure whether buying it was a mistake or not but to sum up this review i'll say 2 things: i've seen better anime, i've seen worse anime. And if anybody wants to see this i suggest you rent this before deciding to give up 15$-20$....