2003--- Sci-Fi/Japanese Animation Lost in the sauces of over stylized animated films (i'm looking at you Afro-Samurai) its usually one of 2 extremes. Too stylish with no substance/vague, or Too childish, and hints of perversion (Umm, Every recent anime). This film suffered a lot in its American ports due to its irregular shipping dates, and delayed final few DVD's. It was fortunate of my brother (Boy) to find this film in a local 'Suncoast' as a special box set of both Seasons 1 and 2 in a deal, other wise i would have never given this series the time of day.
Synopsis:
Dice and his partner Jay is the Cities top Detective in the Special Crimes unit, specializing on unusual and crime prevention. Jay is the cities officially sanctioned Cyborg allowed to be in service. As the story progresses Dice is torn between the tough choices of Family, Friendship, and the future of the City he is sworn to protect.
All-in-All:
This 26 episode series proves the point that you dont need 8+ seasons to be a good anime. The beginning of the series was average at best, focusing more on the dynamic of Dice and Jay, as well as showcasing the City and its society/economy/and people. It was almost a task to get past the first 2 DVDs, then the fun really kicks in. When the standards or the "Head Guy J" universe changes and people die/fired/lost you see the characters really put to the test.
This film is a great Buddy Cop story of loyalty, being a Man and owning up to who you are. The music is haunting and perfectly sets the mood of the series, the art directing is perfect and attempts to keep away from localized generalizations (typical anime reactions like the sweat bead on the forehead) and makes one forget that this animation is made in Japan.
Riko's Series Rating: B
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