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Nisekoi - False: Love Part 1
Coppelion Series Collection
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riginally slated for release earlier in
the year, an action-packed reimagining
of Shotaro Ishinomori’s seminal
manga series hits shelves this month in the
form of
009 RE:Cyborg
– on 3D Blu-ray no
less! If you like your action a little larger than
life, along the lines of
Ghost in the Shell
,
you’ll love
009 RE:Cyborg
.
Coppelion Series Collection
centres
around three elite members of the Self
Defence Force who are tasked with scouring
the toxic wasteland formerly known as Tokyo
for a distress signal. The question is, how are
these girls able to survive monstrous meanies
and nuclear fallout in only school uniforms?
The fourth instalment in the fan-favourite
franchise,
Rozen Maiden: Zuruckspulen
revisits Jun Sakurada and tells an alternate
story of what could have been. After failing to
summon the Rozen Maidens, Jun is able to
communicate with his future self in order to
realign his shattered present.
For many, being the puppet master of an
incredibly powerful (and even more beautiful)
military-grade humanoid weapon would be
cause for an abuse of power, but not
the noble Raishin Akabane. Follow
the unbreakable bond between
puppet and puppeteer, man
and machine in
Unbreakable
Machine Doll
.
Patlabor - The Mobile Police
OVA Series 2
hits DVD shelves
and it’s as irreverent as ever. If giant robots
weren’t enough, this series delves into the
lighter, and sometimes seedier, parts of
the Patlabor franchise with hostage-taking
teddy bears, albino alligators, Love Hotels,
hot springs, and an event known only as the
“underwear incident”. Hmm.
Imagine the heartbreak you’d feel if
someone near to you forgot who you were
after only one week. In
One Week Friends
,
Yuki Hase has to friend and re-friend Kaori
Fujimaya over and over because regardless
of what happens, her memory resets each
Monday. Would you persist with
an insurmountable task, all for the sake
of friendship?
Also available this month are
Fairy Tail
Collection 15
on Blu-ray and DVD,
One Piece (Uncut) Collection 30
on
DVD, and
Bleach Collection 25
on DVD.
ANIME
ROUND-UP
Cyborgs
Although at times misunderstood or
mistakenly used interchangeably
with robot and android, the term
“cyborg” is most easily explained as
being an organism fitted or integrated
with electronic or mechanical
elements. So to celebrate the release
of
009 Re:Cyborg
, here's a look at my
favourite cyborgs in anime.
5
Android #18 –
Her name may
throw you off the scent, but
Dragon Ball Z’
s Android #18 is actually
a human-turned-cyborg who eventually
finds herself absorbed by Cell... and
then puked back out. Gross.
4
Rune Balot –
Often overlooked
modern cyberpunk title,
Mardock
Scramble
, proves that the real heart of
cyborg stories stems from the retention
of humanity and strength of character.
Rune is the epitome of human strength.
3
Edward Elric –
Having lost
nearly everything in a freak
accident, the Fullmetal Alchemist has
almost half of his body replaced with
mechanical ‘automail’. He may not
be what you think of when 'cyborg'
is mentioned, but he certainly fits the
description.
2
Briareos Hecatonchires –
Sure, he looks like the robotic love
child of a rabbit and a grasshopper but
Appleseed
’s Briareos is human where it
counts. Another great example of steel
encapsulated humanity.
1
Major Motoko
Kusanagi –
The greatest anime
cyborg and one of
the greatest anime
characters, period!
Kusanagi is a
beautiful bad-arse
with an unwavering
sense of justice
and perfect hair.
One Week Friends