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Revelations continue to pile up--although they obscure as much as they reveal--as this gothic adventure reaches its conclusion. Kyosuke visits the Moon and encounters his grandfather Daigo's brain, floating in a tank. Daigo conducted the secret experiments with the drug Beta Applicon that turned humans into mutants: he got the drug from the last member of an alien race who hoped to produce a mate. Kyosuke and his twin sister Runa are the ultimate products of those experiments, and during their climactic battle, they debate whether they're human or alien. These last episodes borrow heavily from Akira and Evangelion, but lack the
Revelations continue to pile up--although they obscure as much as they reveal--as this gothic adventure reaches its conclusion. Kyosuke visits the Moon and encounters his grandfather Daigo's brain, floating in a tank. Daigo conducted the secret experiments with the drug Beta Applicon that turned humans into mutants: he got the drug from the last member of an alien race who hoped to produce a mate. Kyosuke and his twin sister Runa are the ultimate products of those experiments, and during their climactic battle, they debate whether they're human or alien. These last episodes borrow heavily from Akira and Evangelion, but lack the dramatic punch of their models. Director Akiyuki Shinbo bombards the viewer with still artwork, negative frames, simulated slow motion, and images that suggest stained glass, but the visual flash can't disguise the thinness of the story. Rated 16 Up: Graphic violence, grotesque imagery, profanity, brief nudity, tobacco use. --Charles Solomon
Kyosuke challenges the leader of the Hospital and learns that the path to the truth leads to the Moon. He immediately travels to Moon Colony No. 8, his birthplace! There, he learns the horrific truth about his grandfather and a mysterious Beta Applicon outbreak. The revelation of the final truths comes with a painful price, and Kyosuke must now face the flickers that he once saved. Even this climax only leads to the ultimate showdown: Kyosuke versus his conscience. Will he choose to be the world savior or destroyer!?
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Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
Release date: 13 August 2002
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0013023170193 UPC: 013023170193
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