Blassreiter

Through out the years sci-fi anime was always bringing amazing mecha to life. The ideas and imagination of science fiction manga and anime creators have been always been jaw-dropping and mind twisting. Not so long ago we were introduced to CG animation, it has completely changed sci-fi anime and for better of course.

Blassreiter was created by GONZO animation studios and directed by Ichiro Itano. This is not just another title by GONZO, it is somewhat a presentation of how they have developed over the years. So much work have been placed in making this series and you can see it very well.

The story takes place in near future Germany. An outbreak of a virus that revives human corpse into pretty CG demonic creators. A special force called XAT tries to fight against these creatures and discovers theres more to this outbreak. The XAT team struggles deal with demoniacs and they seem to consume everything around, even XAT members. There is only one man who is able to control demonic powers and stand against all evil, Joseph Jobson may save them.

The main characters and demoniacs are very carefully designed. With a lot of detailed features for the main characters. Every new monster looks more amazing then the previous. Almost every episode there are scenes with monsters running after something and fusing with other machinery. Great individual details of the first and second line characters, but there seem to be a lack of one timers. The story just involves a circle of people and no outsiders. Not many scenes with just daily life, bulk action, but you can't have all at once.

If you want to know where todays CG animation stands, Blassreiter is a good example. Full of jaw-dropping fight scenes made in CG, detailed monsters performing insane moves. Normal animation and colors have been done very well and you can easily see it through all that CG. Together with some awsome sound effects and music this anime visually is pure gold.

This anime is worth watching not only for the cool CG animated scenes but for the story line too. The story brings many important messages, so follow it closely. We loved watching it and hoping to see more similar anime. Blassreiter is a big hit in sci-fi anime, a successive project by GONZO and Ichiro Itano, don't you dare missing it.