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Angel SanctuaryAuthor: Escaeva God is dead, and the end is coming unless the fallen angel Alexiel can reawaken and prevent it. But years ago, as punishment for her defiance to god, Alexiel's body was sealed in a crystal, while her soul is continually reincarnated as a human being that will die a young and violent death, again and again, as an outcast from society -- despised and rejected. This time Alexiel's soul has been reincarnated into a delinquent teenaged boy named Setsuna Mudou -- the Messiah prophesied to save humanity in the Black Book of Revelation. However, Setsuna does not care for the coming battle between Heaven and Hell but only for his love... his blood sister Sara Mudou. Beginning the story of angels, demons and a lost God. Angel Sanctuary is almost like a failed experiment. They tried to cram as much manga storyline as possible into each 30-minute episode, and it just doesn't work that well. The series moves along at a lightning fast clip, going from plot point to plot point as fast as it possibly can. This is a real problem for this show — part of the charm of the original manga was the pacing, and how each revelation unfolded with elegant timing. While this is a big problem, it isn't enough to ruin the show. The animation, while sometime embarrassingly digital looking, is beautifully done and the character designs have been ported extremely well. Usually, the detail level goes down when translating from manga to anime — so a drop in detail is to be expected — but the character designs in Angel Sanctuary were extremely complicated and detailed and the character designers have done a wonderful job, given the task. The music is appropriate and for those unfamiliar with the manga storyline, it might be a great way to introduce them to the world of Angel Sanctuary. Hardcore fans of the manga will, unfortunately, be disappointed. Remember, it is a 18+ volume manga. Overall Rating: 6
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