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Friday, 23 September 2005 |
Wicked
City Review
There
is nothing to fear but fear itself. In Wicked City also known as Supernatural
Beast City you learn to fear everything.
This is a non stop horror thriller that bends every perception of an
anime horror. Wicked villains, lucky heroes and conspiracies darker than the
blackest night. Directed by Yshiyaki Kawajiri and adapted from the novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi. The OAV is based on the
first of three novels. This movie is an intense experience, that set a standard
in Anime that has been matched by few movies in the horror anime genre
Taki
Renziboro is your typical young man, he likes good suits and fast cars. He is
given an easy assignment deliver an crazy,
senile and delusional old Mr. Miart in 24 hours to peace negotiations so
the world can live in peace and harmony. Only problem is Taki is a BlackGuard a
secret institution devoted to protecting the world from the dark forces of the
BlackWorld. The evil dark power that constantly attempts to spill out into our
reality and destroy everything humanity hold sacred. This will be the worst
night of Taki’s life. At his side is Maki a dark and sultry woman who holds
more keys than even she knows. The main problem with the assignment is that the
old man Miart does not want to be corralled by Taki in any way. All he wants to
do is hit the hot bars and enjoy himself. So you got 2 BlackGuards a crazy old
psychic and an army of super natural super psychic monsters bent at nothing
more than killing everything in their path and making sure that Taki does not
finish this mission. In this world things are popping out of the shadows and
dismembering innocents left and right. The DarkWorld has come again and it
comes with a vengeance.
The
impact that this movie causes is mostly from the intense evil that is portrayed
in the monsters and the villains. The art is sharp and clean reminiscent of
Ninja Scroll. The villains take a psychotic style rather similar to Bio Hunter
or Peacock King. The action is intense and vivid, building to a boiling point
of insanity. This is a good movie for
anyone that enjoyed Vampire Hunter D and Genocyber I really enjoyed the visual intensity of this movie and I am sure
any real Otaku’s would.
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