Eden of the East (東のエデン, Higashi no Eden)
Has anyone watched this series at all? It's quickly becoming my favorite series this year (Haruhi aside).
The Plot:
Impressions: I was pretty much hooked during the first few minutes of the opening episode when Takizawa casually walks across the street towards the White House with his dong hanging out like nothing was wrong. The rest of the first episode was pretty funny and cute. It doesn't take more than a single episode though for things to start becoming more serious and dark as more of the plot and events happening in the world are revealed. Basically we learn that there are more people like Takizawa, who also have phones with 8.2 billion yen on them, and it's interesting to see how each person utilizes these funds. Also Takizawa keeps uncovering things about his past, each more shocking than the last. I'm trying to avoid spoilers so forgive me for being a bit vague when talking about the series. 7 Episodes in though and I'm really scratching my head over a few things and anxious to see what happens each week.
Aside from the story, I really like the art style. Again I'm not the best person to talk to about such things, but I find the style appealing none the less. Another pleasant surprise was that the opening theme is "Falling Down" by Oasis. I'm not sure how many Anime have actually used a western song as their theme, but I'd like to think it's a rarity. In any event, I really like the song. Another random aside is there aren't any episode previews sadly. Which really sucks when some of these episodes have cliff hanger endings.
Anyways... enough ramblings. Just wondering if anyone else has seen or likes this series. And perhaps I might have piqued your interest if not.
Has anyone watched this series at all? It's quickly becoming my favorite series this year (Haruhi aside).
The Plot:
Impressions: I was pretty much hooked during the first few minutes of the opening episode when Takizawa casually walks across the street towards the White House with his dong hanging out like nothing was wrong. The rest of the first episode was pretty funny and cute. It doesn't take more than a single episode though for things to start becoming more serious and dark as more of the plot and events happening in the world are revealed. Basically we learn that there are more people like Takizawa, who also have phones with 8.2 billion yen on them, and it's interesting to see how each person utilizes these funds. Also Takizawa keeps uncovering things about his past, each more shocking than the last. I'm trying to avoid spoilers so forgive me for being a bit vague when talking about the series. 7 Episodes in though and I'm really scratching my head over a few things and anxious to see what happens each week.
Aside from the story, I really like the art style. Again I'm not the best person to talk to about such things, but I find the style appealing none the less. Another pleasant surprise was that the opening theme is "Falling Down" by Oasis. I'm not sure how many Anime have actually used a western song as their theme, but I'd like to think it's a rarity. In any event, I really like the song. Another random aside is there aren't any episode previews sadly. Which really sucks when some of these episodes have cliff hanger endings.
Anyways... enough ramblings. Just wondering if anyone else has seen or likes this series. And perhaps I might have piqued your interest if not.
