Archived Entry - 0. React (DVD)Geneon. Review by Tom Good. There is a genre of anime that I think of as . In these tales, a rather ordinary, underachieving boy finds himself paired up with a girl who is very unusual: an alien, witch, ghost, robot, goddess, cyborg, or some other exotic, fascinating being. Though ordinary girls are not particularly impressed by Normal Boy, and have little interest in his assistance or companionship, for some reason Special Girl needs him. These are also known as . She belongs to the mysterious race of Edel Raids. Her powers come from a magic gemstone embedded in her body called the Elemental Gelade. It turns out that some human women have been implanted with artificial gems to make them into counterfeit Edel Raids with lesser powers. The process creates great stress on the body, so these women - - called . Cisqua, together with her companions Kuea and Rowen, first offer to buy Ren, but when they are turned down they join Cou and Ren and follow them around. They claim to be helping, but may just be waiting for an opportunity to seize Ren. Meanwhile a bad guy named Beazon also discovers Ren, and he and his Sting Raid Parl fight the others. Normal Boy / Special Girl stories usually have plenty of interesting symbolism. The Special Girl is often a young, childlike . Normal Boy helps her use and develop her powers and cope with living in society, and though things may be rocky at first, eventually they forge a successful relationship. One way to interpret these stories is as symbolic of the relationship between Japan and the West. When Japan was opened to the West in 1. U. S. Japan adopted (and then in many cases ultimately improved upon) Western technology, and eventually Japan and the U. S. Elemental Gelade takes place in a world where men use women for their own gain. Giddy with the prospect of . Alone in her room, she asks, . Maybe a future episode will further develop these ideas. There are a lot of other loose ends. For example, how can Edel Raids be a ? How do they reproduce? But since this is only the first volume, it may be too soon to expect answers. English voice director Karl Willems, who also worked on Starship Operators, did a great job of matching the English voices very closely to the Japanese originals. The Japanese narrator has a silky smooth voice that I could listen to all day, and the English narrator sounds amazingly similar. And Cou's exaggerated, melodramatic speaking style also can be found in both versions. The English dub is great, but in one area the translation departs from the Japanese script. Cisqua's formal Japanese contrasts with the informal speech of the other characters, and because she is bossy and manipulative, her . The English version lacks this formal/informal dimension, and though this is no great loss it is an interesting difference. Despite having a name that sounds like it should be a hair product, Elemental Gelade is pretty entertaining. Related Items In This Category Baki the Grappler vol. 8 DVD A Brother's War . 5 DVD Under the Desert .There are some funny moments, like when Cou runs through a deadly hallway full of sharpened stakes, swinging tree trunks, and other obstacles, and discovers that the final trap is a pie in the face. The incidental music is fun, and the good voice acting makes up for a few clunky lines like . Amazon.com: Elemental Gelade - React (Vol. 1): Elemental Gelade.www.amazon.com/Elemental-Gelade-React-Vol-1/. Elemental Gelade Vol.1-12 Manga Graphic Novel Bundle Set NEW English. JAPANIMATION-E LEMENTAL GELADE V01-REACT (DVD) (US IMPORT) DVD NEW. Elemental Gelade - Vol. 1: React (DVD, 2006) Geneon ( 2005) in DVDs & Movies, DVDs & Blu-ray Discs 5' DVD Search Results 7 Matches Found List Grid. Elemental Gelade: Volume 1 - React (with Artbox) (2005) studio Geneon Entertainment USA run time 125 mins. Elemental Gelade (EREMENTAR GERAD. Buy Elemental Gelade - React (Vol. 1) on Amazon.com FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders.
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