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Gasaraki – To Be a Kai


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In this volume, the world stands poised on the brink of destruction. Only through the actions of a few brave men and women will the Earth survive the coming conflict. While the puppets of the Kugutsu struggle to sever the strings that control them, the Kai prepare for their ultimate confrontation. The ultimate terror arrives in To Be a Kai – the eighth and final volume of Gasaraki. Amazon.com
This baroque mecha drama concludes in an elaborate finale that borrows… More >>

Gasaraki – To Be a Kai

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  1. #1 by Anonymous on July 3, 2010 - 9:22 pm

    I Had A Reveiw posted up here for the past few weeks that contained what some people have emailed me calling “spoilers”. Well the whole reveiw was total B.S. i’m sorry if i pissed anyone off i did it as a joke and it is in no way related to what happens hell i haven’t even seen Gasaraki my brother is the fan. Sorry about that oh and i have ones posted for vol. 6 and 7 too they’re B.S. also.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  2. #2 by Darren Sisco on July 3, 2010 - 10:55 pm

    Here it is, 8 DVD’s… All I can say is “WHAT A RIPOFF!” I have no idea why I bothered collecting this shallow, slow, boring series to begin with. If you want an good idea of what its like watching Gasaraki, think of Gundam Wing without any action just all talk. It’s so total dullsville I start thinking of other things like how I’d like to paint the walls, work on my truck or take a nap. It put my friend to sleep for God’s sake and he’s a bigger anime fan than me! Look, if your looking for some hard-core action go someplace else. Steer clear of this… Others like to say how deep it is. Its not deep at all. Gasaraki is so slow how can it be deep? You can see whats coming a mile away if you stay awake long enough. Wow, Yushiro’s sister is a Kai. Whoopie, what a climax. So exciting to see that Gowa fellow was an alien all along. Whatever. The ending was so brain liquifying dumb I almost wet myself. You can see over the last half of DVD’s that the art department for this farce got real cheap and started showing stills of watercolors, doodles and pencil drawings complete with voice overs. They even stooped as low as showing the same canned film from earlier DVD’s, reversed images, and home movie [stuff] Hey, if your impressed by politics, military life, and read the Wall Street Journal, than go for it. I don’t know any anime fan/brokerage officers, do you? ZZZZZZ….
    Rating: 1 / 5

  3. #3 by M. Karapcik on July 3, 2010 - 11:07 pm

    Ok, I did enjoy the series. However, there are a few issues.
    First, the plot goes on long, meandering tangents. DVD 5 is a flashback. After the flashback, the story significantly changes. By the end of DVD 7, it’s back on track.
    Second, the ending was good, but seems a bit unfocused. I remmeber thinking, “OK, where did that come from,” a few times.
    Third, the animators get a bit “experimental” with the art. I could almost hear in the back of my head, “Cool! Joe got Kai Power Tools! We’ll have to use them for the next episode!”
    Fourth, the opening and closing songs (“Message #9″ and “Love Song”) are great. When they changed the opening song in DVD 5, my first reaction was “Wha the #*|| were they thinking?!?” The remix is pretty bad, but don’t worry, they change it back in DVD 6. (Don’t mess with what isn’t broken.)
    Rating: 3 / 5

  4. #4 by Bahamut on July 4, 2010 - 12:55 am

    Since the late 90’s, anime has seen a huge flux into American mainstream culture. Gone are the days of searching obscure video shops for imports that had only subtitles or terrible voice-overs. Being an anime fan now is totally different that it was 5 or 6 six years ago. And so has the anime. America now gets bombarded with everything from Japan, and sifting throught it can be a challenge. However, once in awhile you can be rewarded, and Gasaraki is a reward for those diligent enough to find it, and watch it all. This is not an action anime, do not confuse yourself. If you want amazing action, then go watch Gundam Wing, which is an amazing anime in its own right. Gasaraki is a deep running series with excellent plot manuvering and towards the end the twists and turns kept me going right along with it. The animation is very crisp and clean, and there is enough interesting use of other styles (computer animation and real video) to give the series a unique look. I especially enjoy the very cool look from a TA’s cockpit. I can totally recommend this anime series and I hope that you will enjoy it.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  5. #5 by Thomas Ellenberger on July 4, 2010 - 2:00 am

    The storyline IS complicated, but thats what the booklets that come with the DVDs are for (if you look at them, they explain just about everything you should know). Gasaraki made sense the first time through, whereas i’ve watched NG Evangelion 3 times and i’m still trying to get it straight in my mind (Still love EVA, though).

    If you’re willing to pay attention, you’ll love it. Try watching it with subtitles and reading the background conversations, instead of the main characters.
    Rating: 5 / 5