Eden of the East
Higashi no Eden (東のエデン)
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Brief Description:
On November 22, 2010 ten missiles strike Japan. However, this unprecedented terrorist act, later to be called as "Careless Monday," does not result in any apparent victims, and is soon forgotten by almost everyone. Then, 3 months later... Saki Morimi is a young woman currently in the United States of America on her graduation trip. But just when she is in front of the White House, Washington DC, she gets into trouble, and only the unexpected intervention of one of her fellow countrymen saves her. However, this man, who introduces himself as Akira Takizawa, is a complete mystery. He appears to have lost his memory and he is stark naked, except for the gun he holds in one hand, and the mobile phone he's holding with the other hand. -A phone that is charged with 8,200,000,000 yen in digital cash.
(Source: ANN http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10474)
Release Date: 2009
US Distributor: FUNIMATION
Suitable for ages +15
Episodes: 11
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02/08/2012: MightiMidget
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[ Already Rated ] |
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Content notes: Eden of the East is not gory, though violence occurs. One person is stabbed and bleeds to death, though only the aftermath of the stabbing is shown and not the stabbing itself. Another character is shot in the head with a resulting blood stream. Two more people meet similar ends, though at a distance without the detail.
Most of Eden of the East’s objectionable content lies in the sexual innuendo or themes. In the first episode, Takizawa appears with a gun in one hand, a cellphone in the other and wearing nothing but a somewhat confused smile. He isn’t particularly shy about being nude either, and cracks a joke about his male anatomy (or his “johnny” as he refers to it) now and then. You see his (and other) rear ends, but genitalia is always censored out by way of white blotches–which could be just as awkward for some people. There is a serial killer who is referred to as the “Johnny Hunter” who cuts off her victims’ “johnnies.” She is frequently seen in lingerie only. Later in the series a ton of people are unloaded off a ship, nude, as they scramble for clothes (again, sensitive areas are censored).
Swearing covers the spectrum, though not super frequent. One f-word in the dub. (I have not seen the sub)
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July, 2011: randomuser2349
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[ Already Rated ] |
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I enjoyed the series, though it was way too short. I'd recommend that everyone gives it a shot.
Violence:
There's some blood, and a scene of some strange creature being ripped in half alive (though the blood is discoloured). Killing is also shown, thought nothing is too graphic.
Sexual content:
There's blurred nudity, but it is shown in a non-sexual way. However, there is a scene where sex is attempted. There is also implied genital mutilation, but none of it is shown.
Potentially problematic theological themes:
Takizawa is a Jesus-like figure, and is stated to be "a prince in a world without a King". A gospel song is also used at points, and Bible verses are scattered around in the theme song. The original theme song, sung by Oasis, has the line "I tried to talk to God to no avail, calling him in and out of nowhere, said if you won't save me please don't waste my time.", but it does not refer to the Christian God in the context of this anime.
Other:
There's scenes of strong language in the dub.
Dub vs sub:
I preferred the dub in this case.
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The following users rated this title without reviewing it: Link Antilles | blkmage | alma | Cc4FuzzyHuggles | GeneD | ForeverInspired.
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