Anime: Shihaisha no Tasogare 1k3j40

WOW old skool syfy channel anime! i love this stuff, its what i fell for when i was a youngun staying up way past my bedtime to catch some horror/sci fi anime on the good old sci fi channel.

Im going to review this as an anime of its time. obviously its not going to compare with alot of modern anime but i love the old stuff!

Art & Animation 7

brilliant! its got that dull coloured but intricately detailed look from the 90's, with epic city scapes, detailed architectural views and stylised people. LOVE IT! i miss times when anime was about looking like anime, not about trying to be super real. The overall tone was very dark, dulled out colours with flashes of intense red (gore splash!) and sparks flying in the fighting scenes. Visually really strong piece of anime. the people had just the right amount of anatomical realism paired with anime style to give it a sophisticated and adult feel.

Sound 7

Didnt much notice the sound much, which to me is a good thing. ITs one of those anime where there are long dialogues with hardly any background noise at all, with music kept for the cutscenes. I do one funky piece of music tho that was really impressive and made me think of daft punk, kinda techno. really got my blood pumping. i give it a 7 because i think that using no sound cleverly is just as important as squishing in the beats.

Story 5

Eh....*snore* why why why. the story really did let this otherwise enjoyable anime down. i mean it was pretty basic two sides made by a god, eternal battle, fight for good against evil, humans oblivious bleh bleh bleh. not much else to say really. the length of this anime made it able though, but i wish it had been longer with a bit more story development, then it would have been blooming marvelous.

Character 5

Were the characters cool? er YEAH but did we find out why they were cool, whats with the white haired dude anyway? a resurrected demon?? whaaaaaat. yeah pretty confusing. I did think the characters had the potential to be great, but again, too short with too little detail. boooooooo

Value/ Enjoyment 7

I give this one a 7 simply because it was pretty awesome to watch. i mean if it came on tv late at nite when i was channel surfing i would be wiggling my toes in delight. its just a fun, old skool anime. i really enjoyed watching this one cuz it made me what i fell in love with in the first place with anime. i am at heart and will always be a horror/sci fi anime fan.