I spoke of this before in my Chobits review, but never did review it... until now. Angelic Layer is another series made by CLAMP, and much like Chobits, tries the concept of bonding between human and machine. As it deals in the same universe, it not only crosses over with at times, but precedes Chobits chronologically.
Misaki Suzuhara is just starting out as 7th grader who recently moved to Tokyo, Japan. She catches wind of the titular game, Angelic Layer, and notices the small, but skilled matches seen using them. Under the urgings of an eccentric man, she makes her own Angel, Hikaru, and becomes a Deus, or player, of the game, save the fact she knows nothing about it at first. Friends and rivals appear before her, and tough challenges await her. She is going to have to bond well and control her Angel as an extension of herself, but while she does this, she still has memories of her past haunting her, not knowing that the person she thinks of is close by in the city...
The anime ran for 26 episodes, licensed by A.D. Vision and created in the Bones studio. Like with other CLAMP works, characters from this series and Chobits, its successor, make cameos through other CLAMP works, most of which appearing in the latter made Tsubasa: Reservior Chronicle. In fact, the artwork for Tsubasa: RC and Chobits were derived from that of Angelic Layer. Misaki is voiced by Jessica Boone (who I spoke of as the voice of Magikano's Ayumi Mamiya and Maburaho's Yuna Miyami)
Definitely up there as one of the unexpectedly great ones. Angelic Layer gets a 9.6 of 10. Though, CLAMP's knack for making cameos of other characters from other series by them get's kinda tedious at times...
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