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A new syndicate is in charge and Sei's teams is no longer
needed. Another terrorist attack rocks the city and grips
the citizens with fear. But the girls won't be saving Tokyo
this time: they've been decommissioned. The truth behind Jo's
existence is revealed and nothing seems to be the same. Meanwhile,
Maria awaits the final battle she was originally programmed
for. It'll be Angel vs. Angel as Maria and Jo face off in
the ultimate fight of their lives. Meanwhile, Sei devises
a plan to destroy not only RAPT, but the dominance it has
commanded over Tokyo. All she has to do is reassemble the
team to do it...
And
so we reach the final volume in the Burst Angel series.
It's been a wild ride, but I can't help but wonder if the
producers knew where they were going with the show. For me,
it's at its strongest with the humorous episodes and at it's
weakest during the robot battle story lines. The show started
with more humorous storylines and then began to get bogged
down with more serious narratives. Personally, I felt it was
a shame that more humour wasn't injected into the later episodes
- even a small bit of light relief would have been welcomed
- as the show was in serious danger of taking itself a little
too seriously.
I
was sorry to see that Kyohei was almost forgotten in the later
episodes - the group dynamics where greatly heightened, not
to mention the comedy, when he was included in the action.
Sadly he is only seen briefly in the show's final episode
and we never really learn what became of him.
The
final four episodes revolve around Sei splitting up the group
and then reforming it (minus Kyohei) for one last mission;
Meg and Jo's relationship and Jo's origins.
New
Sheriff In Town: As another terrorist attack causes devastation
in Tokyo it's no use the inhabitants looking to the Angels
to save them - Sei has decommissioned the gang.
Genocide
Angels: Jo's origins are revealed. Meg is confronted by
a strange woman from Jo's past - a woman who plans to finish
something that was started a long time ago. Meanwhile Sei
is deep underground Tokyo trying to work out why the government
has joined forces with another agency.
Red
Sea Gallows: While RAPT controls
Tokyo, including the news media, Maria awaits the final battle
she was originally born for. Only Jo can stop her, but at
what cost?
Angels, Explode!: While Meg and Jo wash up on one of the
Red Ocean's beaches, Sei is told by her Grandfather to follow
her own path to happiness. Taking this opportunity for what
it's worth, she devises a plan to destroy not only RAPT, but
the dominance it has commanded over Tokyo. All she has to
do is reassembling the team to do it.
Extras
include an audio commentary on the final episode by the American
voice director and the four actresses that provide the voices
for the Angels; more radio drama segments; Japanese trailer
for the series; alternate opening and closing segments (a
bit disappointing as these are some rather badly put together
clips to the opening and closing music); and a couple of trailers
for other anime shows.
The
series ends as it began - on a high. The last episode has
everything - we've come to love about Burst Angel (minus
the humour of the early episodes). After you've watched the
four episodes here, you'll be compelled to get out all six
discs and watch them back to back - I know I will be doing.
Pete
Boomer
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