Fafner: Complete Series (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)

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Product Description ------------------- Fafner Complete(Br+Dv. .com ---- The mecha adventure series Fafner (2004) proved so popular, it spawned a theatrical feature, a TV special, a light novelization, a manga series, and a video game. In the not-too-distant future, Earth has been devastated by the aliens known as Festum. Uncounted millions have died; most of the survivors fight rear-guard actions under the Neo-U.N. But a small group clings to life on the hidden island of Tatsumiyajima, which can be moved when danger threatens. That group includes scientists developing the technology of the Fafners, anthropomorphic robot-suits, and the teenagers who pilot them. Kazuki and his cadre of friends battle the Festum, despite great pain and the danger of being "assimilated"--having their identity absorbed by the aliens. Fafner borrows heavily from Evangelion and many of the dam sa, but director Nobuyoshi Habara and his crew fail to present the story coherently. The Festum are the enemies of humankind, yet all the teenage pilots have some Festum genetic material in their bodies and several Festum manage to disguise themselves as humans. Tsubaki is--simultaneously--the living "Core" of the island, a Festum, and a weepy friend to Kazuki and his classmates. The plot lurches along incoherently, as partisans switch sides with little motivation; characters disappear for 10 episodes then inexplicably reappear; crises only to fizzle out. The many battle scenes lack the panache of the better mecha series, despite a plethora of CG effects, while the animation in the dialogue scenes looks almost as static as Robotech. The filmmakers can't even get the scripts to fit the standard episode length: the action sometimes begins before the title sequence, sometimes after, and sometimes continues under the closing credits. (Rated TV 14: violence, violence against women, alcohol use, brief nudity) --Charles Solomon (1. The Beginning (Paradise), 2. Life (Confession), 3. Truth (Labyrinth), 4. Departure (Escape), 5. Pledge (Promise), 6. Sacrifice (Soaring Sky), 7. Parents & Children (Family), 8. Koyo (Strife), 9. Parting (Assimilation), 10. Crossing Paths (Disintegration), 11. Human Force (Old & New), 12. Desperation (Absence), 13. Festum (Erosion), 14. Occupation (Awakening), 15. Stream (Memory), 16. Welcome Home (Friend), 17. Device (Survival), 18. Memory (her), 19. (Maya), 20. Light (Lantern), 21. Future (Sakura), 22. Power (Protection), 23. Decoy (Pillage), 24. Mir (Conversation), 25. Symbiosis (The Final Battle), 26. Final Episode (Azure)