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rocklobster's Review Comments The series is done in both CG and traditional styles, and the styles mesh so well, you almost want a pair of 3D glasses for the CG sequences. It is superbly written and a great commentary on the subject of cloning. If you like Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World", you'll probably find this series enjoyable as well. Music Mostly, the heavy metal music is pretty good. The ending theme is pretty bad, but that's a minor problem. There are a few times when the music gets kind of intrusive, but for the most part it accents the action very well. Sub vs Dub The subtitled and dubbed versions are equally watchable. In the dub, we get to hear Crispin Freeman as the sauve Mario, and he does a phenomenal job here. Other good performances in the dubbed version include Amanda Winn Lee as Mika Seido, Valerie Arem as Beatrice Ratio, Jamiesoh Pierce as Sergei Sneak IV, and Sandy Fox as Mario's sister Tiki. The only voice I didn't like on either version was Dolce. In both versions, it sounds like they sped up her voice way too much. Manga None. Related Movies None. Violence Details A few of the deaths get pretty graphic, but it's not that bloody. This is mostly because the victims get sucked into the vacuum of space when they get killed. Language Details A few curse words are heard here and there, but nothing above the d-word, s-word or the bast-word. Nudity Details A few of the characters wear skimpy clothes. Sexual Content Details Actually, in this probable future, much like the future of "Brave New World," sexuality is basically frowned upon and virtually unknown. This is demonstrated in episode 6 when one of the astronauts from the past open-mouth kisses Sophia, and she mistakes it for mouth-to-mouth. Religious Material Details Because the series focuses on cloning, your opinions about cloning may make it difficult to enjoy this title. The general Christian stance on cloning is that it's a bad idea, and actually, this series does seem to imply that it agrees. Also, in the second episode when Mir Lotus wants Hiroto to make her the Shaft's driver, her partner Remmy says "Even God Herself bows down to worship her". |
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