Angel's Anime Rating Guide

Sometime in the early 1990s, I picked up the VHS version of Bubblegum Crisis ... Episode 1 Tinsel City It is the year 2032 A.D. Like a Phoenix, the city of MegaTokyo is rising from the ashes of a devastating earthquake. In the twisted canyons of the megalopolis, the Knight Sabers, a small band of high-tech mercenaries, fight a lonely battle against the evil GENOM Corporation and it's sinister android "Boomers." A hard-rock soundtrack and gritty "cyberpunk" style propel this intense action film into an all too probable future, where technology has run amuck, and emotion is all that separates man from machine. Episode 2 Born To Kill It is the year 2032 A.D. The private war between the Knight Sabers and the GENOM Corporation heats up when GENOM recovers the "black box" the controls the U.S.S.D. satellite weapons system from the wreckage of Aqua City. Mason, the sinister GENOM executive in charge of the project, incorporates the black box into his

I picked up Sacred Blacksmith recently... Cecily's a blushing knight in shining armor. Unfortunately, it seems most battles end with her as the damsel in distress. Her lack of skill and distaste for violence make her an unlikely heroine - until the brooding blacksmith Luke comes to her aid, using his powerful magic to forge blades of supernatural strength. Cecily wields this sacred steel and charges forth to face a dangerous new threat. A cloaked fiend is unleashing demons upon the land, and though he lurks in shadows, the villain is much closer than Cecily can imagine. I've seen the first few episodes of Sacred Blacksmith , and, so far, I'm pleased with the series. So far, I've seen some elements that are very reminiscent of Claymore -- monsters that were once human and other elements that I've seen in other series, but, used in a refreshingly new way. Unlike Claymore , Sacred Blacksmith is not as brooding and malevolent -- there are glimpses of darker underc