Darkside Blues...
Sometime ago, on the strength of the cover art, I picked up the VHS version of Darkside Blues...
From the creator of Vampire Hunter D and Demon City Shinjuku comes a stylish production set in a similar future-past setting to Vampire Hunter D and with a leading character who looks a lot like D. Nothing really interesting happens and then its over. The feature was painfully slow. But, in all fairness -- the cover art on the box is really cool. In fact, the cover art was what sold me on this title. It is interesting to note that CPM changed the cover art after I purchased this title on VHS. Ultimately, I was very disappointed with the feature and I gave Darkside Blues a 0 out of 5. In the aftermath of the Ultimate Otaku Fall Cleanup, I decided not to keep it in my archive.
In the gothic landscape of the future, the Persona Century Corporation owns 99% of the world. They thought they wielded absolute power. They were wrong. A dangerous and lawless free zone, Kabuki Town - also known as the Darkside of Tokyo - has become an anarchistic haven for misfits, criminals, and idealistic rebels. Now, a dark mystic with the power to topple the Corporation is aware of the threat he poses. Can one mystic and a small band of rebels stand against a global dictatorship?
From the creator of Vampire Hunter D and Demon City Shinjuku comes a stylish production set in a similar future-past setting to Vampire Hunter D and with a leading character who looks a lot like D. Nothing really interesting happens and then its over. The feature was painfully slow. But, in all fairness -- the cover art on the box is really cool. In fact, the cover art was what sold me on this title. It is interesting to note that CPM changed the cover art after I purchased this title on VHS. Ultimately, I was very disappointed with the feature and I gave Darkside Blues a 0 out of 5. In the aftermath of the Ultimate Otaku Fall Cleanup, I decided not to keep it in my archive.
