Seijuuki Cyguard

CYGUARD MUTHA TRUCKAHS! Don't listen to the suckers who say this show is a turd. They're turds. Cyguard isn't art. Ok so it isn't "GOOD" from an analytic perspective. The most interesting parts about the setting are barely touched upon. The characters don't do or say enough for you to care about them. Worst of all, English subs are impossible to find and the dub sounds like it was done by 5 college students on a deadline. But here's the thing: CARNAGE, JUSTICE, AND MECHA BATTLES WITH AN APE CREATURE. Sound like fun? You don't need to watch this movie. Nobody does. but if you're up for some hot-bloodedfisticuffs with rad-tastic music and random decapitations, you WANT to to watch this. Ok, fair warning: the animation is abysmal outside the action. Hopefully you are only watching this for the action anyway.

Well, it's not the worst show in the world, so I guess it has that going for it. But it is among the endless string of similar type of anime stories that were vomited out of Japan during this time period. Set in the far, far, far distant future world of 2019, in the shining megapolis of Cyber-Wood, as a miracle new material is found that converts psychic energy into real energy. While testing out a new cyber-suit developed to help the slums known as Cancer, an ancient power is unleashed and the wearer of the suit ispossessed and turned into a cybernetic warrior. Pretty much every other show during this decade involved some sort of secret ESP/psychic powers. Add in the craze of anything "cyber", mix in a heavy dose of Robocop and William Gibson, and you end up with this concoction. Fairly normal artwork and animation, heavy metal soundtrack, paper-thin characterizations, and more unnecessary blood and gore than you can shake a cyber-stick at. If you're into the this type of action-gore that Ohata specializes in, go for it. Otherwise, there really isn't much here worth watching.

Seijuuki Cyguard wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, but since it's a one-shot, this OVA has very little to offer in terms of plot or character development. The plot, thin as it was, did mostly make sense, and it wasn't too hard to follow along. The characters' motivations were simple, but relatively clear. The animation was average, but rather static. There were some parts where characters were talking and their lips weren't moving. The character designs were different from the average anime and had a bit of a Western retro sci-fi look. The monster/armor thing was kind of difficult to understand -- wasit armor, or did the character fuse with something and turn into a monster? The design of the armor/monster was also confusing; it appeared to be a hodgepodge of different elements, almost chimera-like, and it was hard to tell what exactly I was looking at. I think there was some brief nudity at one point, but it was so extraneous that I forgot about it. There is violence and gore, but it's more silly than shocking. As for sound, the voice acting itself is OK, but the lines they are made to say are cheesy. (Stuff like "playtime is over," etc.) Also, everyone seems to like saying the main character's name. A lot. If you played a drinking game while watching this, and took a sip every time someone said "John," you'd be passed out long before the credits roll. This anime has a primarily heavy metal soundtrack, which sounds cool and fits the tone of the series, but the individual songs are rather forgettable. The ending is rushed and a bit strange, leaving us with more questions than answers. Questions that will never get answered, unfortunately, since this is a one-shot. Overall, Seijuuki Cyguard isn't anything spectacular, but if you want to turn your brain off and see something cheesy with lots of action and outlandish gore for about 45 minutes, this fits the bill.

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