2011/09/12

CLI: "Burst Angel"

The day when mecha meets the west was sooner than expected. Burst Angel, or Bakuretsu Tenshi, is a cyberpunk anime that brings East anf the Old West together, creating a title full of shooting, mecha, and a yuri element.

The world of Burst Angel has people of Tokyo suffering from an unusual and unforeseen rise of criminal activity. To this end, firearms were legalized even for lawful civilians, so that they could defend themselves. However, in addition, the Armed Police were also created, which the purpose of taking out criminals as opposed to merely arresting them. The story focuses on, however, a team of psuedo-mercenary females from Bailan, and one unlikely student that becomes involved after his encounter with one of them.

Kyohei Tachibana is a culinary student, who plans to fly abroad to be a pastry chef. Nobody would expect that he of all people would come across a shootout between a mutant and the silver haired Jo. Afterwards he would be hired by the kind Sei, and cook for her, Jo, and two other females: Amy and Meg. However, being dragged into dangerous work is just the tip of the iceberg for him. That aside, the team definitely has their work cut out for them.

Made by Gonzo, this Funimation-licensed title spanned for 24 episodes, created in 2004. Available on Funimation Channel (and perhaps their On Demand service) as well as Animax TV, this series is pretty much complete, with episodes available though means like the PlayStation Store. Three years later, an OVA was made, titled Burst Angel: Infinity. Here's pretty much who you would hear as the English cast:
  • Jo: Monica Rail
  • Meg: Jamie Marchi
  • Amy: Alison Viktorin
  • Sei: Clarin Harp
  • Kyohei: Greg Ayres
Burst Angel is not the first to sample western gunplay, but is a fresh take on the matter, considering that I don't see that much Cyberpunk anime (to date). I'm calling it a 7.9 of 10 here.

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