Angel's Anime Rating Guide

I picked up Appleseed Alpha ... Left to survive in a post-World War society, two mercenary soldiers - Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos – are sent on a mission on the outskirts of their war-torn city. During the operation, they run into Iris and Olson, two citizens from the utopian city of Olympus, who might have a way to save the world but the ruthless Talos and the scheming warlord Two Horns have their own plans. It's up to Deunan and Briareos to safeguard their newfound contacts and help save humanity's last hope. Appleseed Alpha takes place before Deunan and Briareos make their way to Olympus. The character of Two Horns seemed to come out of nowhere, since my experience with Appleseed has been confined to the anime. But, after doing a bit of research, I learned that Two Horns is actually a character from the manga side of the Appleseed franchise. According to an interview of Masamune Shirow with IGN : The last two Appleseed films were made using a toonshade st

Over the weekend, I picked up Karneval ... Circus is a super-powered security force of entertainers who keep villains off the streets by serving up justice with a side of razzle-dazzle. Despite their best efforts, a sinister organization named Kafka is gaining power throughout the world using grotesque monsters to carry out their plots. When Circus saves a mysterious boy from Kafka's grasp, the kid gets swept up in the crime-fighting spectacle - but why was Kafka after him in the first place? Karneval was high up on the list of titles that I wanted to have. I had seen previews for Karneval and it looked really, really good. I guess that's what previews are supposed to do... I've finished watching Karneval . While Karneval , started out very well, the series seemed to lose a bit of momentum about two-thirds of the way through and I lost interest just before the climactic finish. While there is a decent amount of action in the series, the overall pace of the series is a