First 30 seconds in…these messages flash in my mind:
- Wow – it looks kick ass!! hahaha I don’t normally talk in those terms but I don’t know a better way to describe it!! I LIKE, REALLY LIKE the look of the characters. *cough cough* Umm…well you know, the blonde and the silvery grey hair girl. hehehe
- Art looks top notch and rich! Reminisces me of cinema animation!
- Character designs – TICK!
- The girl can fight!?! WOAH!
- And the MUSIC!!!! LOVE IT!
The anime is set in modern day Shibuya but there are talks of a war and soldiers. There’s a lot going on…
Canaan (silvery short grey hair) seems to be a soldier with a lost past. There is a terrorist group called the Snakes. A man is killed. A reporter and passionate young (blonde) camera girl, Maria, is heading to Shanghai. The girl seems to be a bit of a nut. :p Who knows…maybe she’ll fall for the kakkoi Canaan?! I’m making this up here!! haha Well she actually knows Canaan so there’s hope?! Ok back to the rest of the story…there’s something about terrorism. The CIA is involved. Oooh Canaan has a funky looking tattoo! Distracted again. Oops. Canaan seems to be waiting for a “she”. *HOPEFUL* Hakko? She’s the quiet green hair girl and she’s voiced by Mamiko Noto. *BEAM* Canaan seems to also possess these extra-sensory abilities, “synesthesia” – not exactly sure how it works but looks/sounds kind of cool. Makes me also wonder whether this is a natural ability or somehow technologically added. Blah – let’s just get back to the REAL concerns here.
Ok so things take a serious turn. Men with heads covered are stumbling around and once the head piece is taken off, they seem to react violently – bloodshot eyes, in disturbing pain and ultimately dies from god knows what?! Maria unluckily witnesses the death of one of these guys and some masked person grabs her hand and takes off!! OH SH1T!! She’s so dead!!
Hehehe Don’t worry! It turns out to be Canaan!!! *DOUBLE BEAM* (is there such thing?! haha whatever!) This pair is seriously getting my approval! Oh and I even spotted a BLUSH!!! Amongst all this action?!! Oh they sure know how to please yuri fans!! hehe And there’s still more!!
It’s just a piece of string…I can break it easily.
You’re going to break it?
We became friends because of that.
ahahahahaha WARM and FUZZY feelings I’m getting!!! What a bully!!? :P After that short little reunion between Maria and Canaan, they are separated again. But I’m not worried. I’m sure they’ll meet again very soon. ^_^
Someone please help me! I think in the space of 20 minutes, I’ve completely fallen for Canaan!! (the girl) Look at the bloody ending?! I swear I’m seeing yuri subtext!! haha I’m 100% sure to be following this one!! Who’s joining me??
Btw, background music was full of suspense! I now see why my friendly visitor, mei, said she wants the Canaan OST! So do I!!
Yasashii sekai... 
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July 9, 2009 at 2:36 AM
Nerei
Lol, I just know Sleepy is gonna fall for Canaan x Maria. Personally, ignoring all yuri, I think I’m gonna like Canaan and Alphard. They seem like totally awesome kickass girls.
Meanwhile, I read that the anime is a direct sequel to the game “428 ~Fuusa sareta Shibuya de~”, so one might need to read the game’s story to fully understand the show. I’m hoping that the animators would just have one ep of flashback to explain stuff though, too lazy to read this page http://www.akiba-ch.com/?p=902.
And oh, this series has only 13 eps! I’m hoping for a season 2 or a movie already!
July 9, 2009 at 2:56 AM
Thingle IS da Asian Sensation
I dunno sleepy, I thought the art was cheaply done ala Bee Train and it reminded me of last season’s Phantom.
July 9, 2009 at 3:57 AM
Kitsune
I am with you! :D
It was an excellent first episode – I really enjoyed it :) Music, directing, and character design were wonderful. I posted a screenshots gallery along with some explanation of the names and the development of this anime. I’ll be blogging this anime regularly :)
July 9, 2009 at 4:25 AM
hashi
I was bowled over by ep, too. I haven’t played the game, but I understand this is a spin-off from a side-story in the game, and isn’t really based on the game story. So knowing the game doesn’t necessarily add a lot to our understanding. I expect all will become clear as we go on.
July 9, 2009 at 7:27 AM
CA
LOL with all this I HAVE to watch it! NOW
July 9, 2009 at 7:49 AM
Solangge28
I know this is going to be an awesome series! I fall for kick ass fighting girls X3 Love the music. Artwork is just fantastic and I can’t wait for the next episode! Already Loving Canaan, the girl that is! Though it kind of reminds me of Burst Angel O.O
July 9, 2009 at 8:01 AM
Ninnypants
i wanna play i wanna play!
July 9, 2009 at 8:33 AM
mei
if they can keep this up, it may just rate higher than Phantom for me.
and already, i want that tune the Canaan & Alphard keep humming.
can’t wait for Mayaa Sakamoto to finally enter into the anime proper =p
July 9, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Traaaaan :D
It makes me really curious about Canaan and the snake girl. But I definitely saw something going on with Canaan and Maria. Well, let’s watch the next episode to see what unravels. :)
July 9, 2009 at 12:20 PM
glothelegend
Canaan, both the show and the character especially = AWESOME.
Canaan is probably my favorite female character ever, comparative to Revy from Black Lagoon (I still think I like Revy a tad more), in that she is an awesome chick who is nasty with a gun.
I can’t find a single flaw in this anime, I just watched it and I’m going crazy. This and Aoi Hana are my favorites so far (even with Spice and Wolf II and Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei coming out soon).
Hopefully it keeps it up.
July 9, 2009 at 12:46 PM
CA
well finally i’ve watched Canaan ^^ it was AWESOME!!. the music was amazing, i love the opening!
the characters are awesome too! I liked all of them ^^
“if they can keep this up, it may just rate higher than Phantom for me.”
that’s exactly what i think mei. Phantom is really good but the first episode of Canaan is way awesome than the first episode of Phantom, well i think that.
so many to watch this season!
July 9, 2009 at 12:50 PM
peach
Is this anime new? I dunno but it reminds me a little “El cazador de la bruja” a great great yuri anime!
July 9, 2009 at 2:36 PM
L4000M
WOWOWOW!
Lots of positive feed backs from this anime!
I really wanna start watching now but I’m confused as to which fansub
group to go so I wanted to wait until the end of the show.
(I’m avoiding the possibilities of groups that might drop and knowing that I have a slow connection, I don’t wanna re-download episodes from another group again)
Also, ever since I’ve seen the pic of this anime (months ago) before it aired, I thought it was Bee Train doing this knowing that they had girls with guns series before.
So I was surprised that it was TYPE-MOON! (and also shouted through my head, “YURI MITAI DA!” So I got hyped up! XD)
So… If I’m not wrong, your statement:
“Art looks top notch and rich! Reminisces me of cinema animation!”
You mean… Kara no Kyoukai right?
Sheesh… Canaan really reminds me of Ryougi Shiki. *grins*
So the possible yuri here will be Canaan x Maria?
Please do tell me since I don’t wanna pair up the wrong ones. (T^T)
July 9, 2009 at 6:46 PM
sakudesu
I dont know about watching this one…Im more a slice-of-life fan..but it does look good. And what can compete with yuri subtext! (except actual yuri). Synesthesia is basically the brain accidently links senses or mixes them together (e.g. tasting sound, seeing taste, seeing sound ect) Although I cant see why this would aid you in battle.
July 9, 2009 at 8:22 PM
SmaL
“It’s just a piece of string…I can break it easily.
You’re going to break it?
We became friends because of that.u”
That´s why María is now my favorite character ^^. So sweet and cheerful ^^. And She blush in a very kawai style :) . But i´m afraid that maybe she is going to be a secondary character, i hope no hehe.
July 9, 2009 at 10:33 PM
hh
you guys gotta checkout Bakuretsu Tenshi – the similarities are a lot here..
July 9, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Sleepy
WOAH!!! Look at all the comments!! I can see everyone’s got their yuri goggles on!!! hahahaha
@Nerei: Am I that easy to see through?! *embarrassed* haha Well it’s not hard to see WHY I’d like the Maria x Canaan mix! I want a season 2 too!!! Only 13 episodes! That’s too little!!
@Thingle: Cheaply done?!! REALLY? Do you honestly think that?? Gosh – I thought the animation was quite impressive! Hmm…Phantom…don’t know it…let me google…Oh I remember now. Yeah I can see the similarities but surely Canaan here is SO much cooler!! :P
Yay! Kitsune! Glad to hear you’re going to blog this one! Will let me read other views!!!
Hmm…Phantom again? I should check it out! I’ve been meaning to watch Burst Angel! I’ve heard some good reviews. I just need TIME!!!!
Great to hear I don’t need to know the game, hashi! CA! I’m glad you watched it!! I would have blasted at you otherwise!!
Peach – El Cazador was kind of good but the story was too slow! I never finished. I think I stopped at episode 10 or something. Don’t get me wrong. I think it’s a quality anime, animation wise and in terms of character design/development but the story is just so SLOW!!! I’ll get back to it eventually…I mean, there’s yuri! hehe
L4000M!! LOL Your guess is as good as mine!! It’s too early to tell where the yuri will be but I’m betting that there’s subtext thru out between Canaan and Maria. Kara no Kyoukai? I don’t know this one…
sakudesu: I know what you mean. I don’t normally watch this sort either but you really should check it out!! It’s worth at least having a look! As for that synesthesia blah, I think it’s just an excuse for them to throw in some funky animation. hahaha
SmaL, I think you are right. I have a feeling that Maria will only be “supporting” character. Oh well – even if she is, I’ll still watch it, JUST for the subtext! :P
Yep – hh, I just added Bakuretsu Tenshi to my official ‘Must watch list’.
July 10, 2009 at 4:17 AM
Thingle IS da Asian Sensation
Lol I am a lone voice who didn’t jump the bandwagon. Holy holy holy/
July 10, 2009 at 4:21 AM
Thingle IS da Asian Sensation
CANAAN- redefining pancake chest.
July 10, 2009 at 5:13 AM
peach
sleepy! You HAVE to finish EL cazador! The yuri is actually in the last episodes! OMG! I’m so sure you won’t regret :DD
July 10, 2009 at 9:49 AM
Miko
A must watch series! :D
July 12, 2009 at 5:09 PM
Raine
I wonder what came first though, Burst Angel or Canaan?
And what did that photography girl say her name was? Maria Ozawa???
Serious fan the author is, methinks. HEHEHEH. So am I.
I hope they lay down some serious-serious fanservice!
July 12, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Sleepy
Ok peach/Miko! I will finish El Cazador!! I actually do like that series but when there are competing interests, it’s very easy to put that one aside. Raws for episode 2 are out! No subs yet…