Animation:
The animation on this was pretty cool, it's all CGI like the two Final Fantasy animes and is done really well. Altho at times it seems like they have trouble conveying decent facial expresions other then that there isn't much I can say about it.
Sound:
The second best thing about the whole anime was the sound. The voices are well done and the DVD even has the option to have an "american soundtrack" with bands like Fear Factor instead of the original soundtrack. Both versions are good, but I have to say I think the american soundtrack is better, but the japenese voice acting is better, sadly you can't choose those together.
Story:
The story really disapointed me, I expected it to be a sequel to Galerians or Galerians: Ash, but watching it it felt more like someone had taking all the cinematics from the original Galerians game and turned them into the DVD.(maybe I'm wrong, I never finished Galerians and my copy of Galerians: Ash got stolen before I could play it, but with what I had played and heard from friends and the way the movie plays that's how it seemed)
Character:
The charecters felt kind of stale to me. You have 2 heros, and 5 villains. Oh and you have a drug dealer who is pretty much there just to bring in some aspects of the game to the anime. None of the charectors really develop, Rion does near the end a little bit and whenever a villian dies you get a small glance at the inner workings of thier mind, but it's not enough to really save the charectors in my opinion.
Value:
I got this DVD from the columbia house dvd club as one of my free selections and I think it was worth it. Honestly I could not see paying more then maybe $5 for the DVD if you've never played the games, $10 if you played them a bit but weren't that big into them or $15 if you own all the Galerians games and have beat them multiple times each.
Enjoyment:
Overall I didn't really enjoy this anime, I watched it twice(once dubbed with american soundtrack and once subbed with japenese soundtrack) and I don't think I made it all the way thru the second time before I became tired of it and put it away. I haven't even touched the box since the day that I opened it and watched it and I probably won't until I move or maybe 3 or 4 years past and I forget most of it.
Final Thoughts:
If you absolutely love the Galerians games, buy this cheap or maybe just borrow it from a friend, if you liked the Galerians games see it if you can for free otherwise your not missing much. If you've never heard of Galerians I would really recommend finding a copy of the first game on Playstation or Galerians: Ash on PS2 instead of watching this.
Anime: Galerians: Rion
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* Based on the PlayStation game by Polygon Magic, published by Enterbrain.
A murderous super-computer named Dorothy controls a post-apocalyptic Earth in 2516, and now it has created artificial beings called Galerians bent on destroying the human race. Only Rion Steiner, a vulnerable teenager with incredible powers, stands a chance of saving the world from the newest, most terrifying technological menace.
Source: ANN
Note: Originally released as three episodes on separate DVDs, it received a director's cut edition on 21.02.2003, that combined the three episodes into a single feature, this was also the version licensed in North America.
A murderous super-computer named Dorothy controls a post-apocalyptic Earth in 2516, and now it has created artificial beings called Galerians bent on destroying the human race. Only Rion Steiner, a vulnerable teenager with incredible powers, stands a chance of saving the world from the newest, most terrifying technological menace.
Source: ANN
Note: Originally released as three episodes on separate DVDs, it received a director's cut edition on 21.02.2003, that combined the three episodes into a single feature, this was also the version licensed in North America.
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14, male, amnesiaThe character suffers from some kind of amnesia (memory disturbance or loss). This may mean inability to memorize new information, or inability to recollect old memories. Since there are many types of memory, the person may e.g. forget who they are but still retain learned skills.
Amnesia is fairly common in fiction as a plot device. In fact, because it allows for major plot changes while requiring little creativity from the author, it may be subject to heavy overuse., beltA belt is a flexible band or strap, typically made of leather or heavy cloth, and worn around the waist so as to support trousers or other articles of clothing. It is an accessory that supports trousers or other articles of clothing., blue eyesThis character has blue-colored eyes., extrasensory perceptionExtrasensory perception (ESP), involves reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind., pyrokinesisPyrokinesis is the ability to create and manipulate fire with one`s mind., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length., yellow hairThe character has yellow hair. This does not map precisely to real-life blond hair.
voiced by:
Ishida Akira
secondary cast
18, male, extrasensory perceptionExtrasensory perception (ESP), involves reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind., heterochromatic eyesHeterochromia Iridis is a medical condition, where an individual has at least an eye with more than one colour or two eyes of entirely different colours., teleportationTeleportation is the transfer of matter from one point to another, possibly a distant one, without application of force, and generally instantly. This contradicts scientific law as we know it, and is therefore nowadays impossible. Sometimes it appears as a paranormal or supernatural ability, and sometimes it is shown in science fiction through technological devices backed up by scientific laws yet to be discovered.
voiced by:
Koyasu Takehito
14, male, extrasensory perceptionExtrasensory perception (ESP), involves reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind., green eyesThe character has green eyes., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length., yellow hairThe character has yellow hair. This does not map precisely to real-life blond hair.
voiced by:
Ishida Akira
female, androidAn android is a robot or synthetic organism designed to look and act like a human., artificial intelligenceDiffering for organic based life forms and their "natural" intelligence, AI is created / programmed by artificial means.
Robots, androids, or advanced computers (think "HAL 9000") will have artificial intelligence., robotA robot is an automatically guided machine, able to do tasks on its own. Another common characteristic is that by its appearance or movements, a robot often conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own.
Not to be confused with android (human-like robot).
voiced by:
Kinomiya Ryouko
male, androidAn android is a robot or synthetic organism designed to look and act like a human., cyborgCyborgs are humans, who have been taken over in part or in whole by cybernetic or electrical/mechanical devices, which either control them or which they retain control of. The term comes from "CYBernetic ORGganism", which literally means an organism that contains both mechanical and organic components., eyepatchAn eyepatch is a small patch that is worn in front of one eye., grey eyesThis character has grey-coloured eyes., physicianA physician is a professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments. While physicians are usually referred to as doctors, a physician may or may not be the holder of a doctorate and the two should not be confused., shoulder-length hairShoulder-length hair is hair at shoulder length, within a few centimetres margin. This hair length is longer than what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length. Typical male hair at the back of the head which reaches the shoulders does not count as shoulder-length hair; the individual hair strands are very short (0-4 cm), and therefore count as short hair.
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Nishimura Tomomichi
15, male, extrasensory perceptionExtrasensory perception (ESP), involves reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind., intangibilityThe ability to pass through solid matter. Some limitation(s) may apply, levitationLevitation is the process by which an object is suspended by a physical force against gravity, in a stable position without solid physical contact. In paranormal context, levitation is an aspect of psychokinesis, often the result of supernatural action of tuning in to the Holy Spirit, spiritual energy, a deity, or sometimes from the influence of a poltergeist.
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Suzumura Ken`ichi
17, female, extrasensory perceptionExtrasensory perception (ESP), involves reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind., psychokinesisPsychokinesis, also referred to as telekinesis with respect to strictly describing movement of matter, describes the direct influence of mind on a physical system that cannot be entirely accounted for by the mediation of any known physical energy.
voiced by:
Imai Yuka
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