BLASSREITER
An anime by GONZO and Nitro+ that is currently airing, Blassreiter is officially broadcast with english subtitles (read LEGAL) on Youtube, Crunchyroll and BOST TV on the same day that it airs in Japan.
Synopsis from the Blassreiter Site :
As the dark cloud of apocalypse shadows over the world, stigmatized heroes arise . . . . for reasons yet unknown . . .
The story takes place in a city in Germany sometime in the near future.
A puzzling incident occurs where a corpse rises up in the form of a strange creature and attacks people.
The appearance of the monstrous undead shakes the nation as horrified people look on the incident as a sign of "the coming of demons."
The city also witnesses the rise of those that can incarnate into demons at will. Each and every bearer of this special ability, while being condemned as demons, uses his/her power for different ends . . .
Some use the power for what they believe as justice.
Some lose themselves in the immensity of their powers and abuse them.
Some use their power to realize their ambitions.
Some use it for the purpose of revenge.
However, all are eventually burdened with the same overpowering fate: to fight in a Battle Royale in which the lives of all "demons" are ultimately jeopardized . . .
Each uses their powers to survive, and to fulfill their individual purposes.
However, using the special power comes with a price: their human minds gradually begin to debilitate . . .
An unrelenting and devastating story of young men and women racked with solitude and agony.
Blassreiter seems to be one of the more unappreciated shows of the season. Admittedly, I thought that I would not like it initially as it utilizes a fair amount of CGI, but it was pretty well done after all. The story started well enough but my favorite episode so far has got to be Episode 12, where the pride and courage demonstrated was almost touching enough to shed a tear.
All that talk aside, you can view the episodes (subbed) legally via the following links :
YouTube Blassreiter : http://www.youtube.com/user/animeBLASSREITER
Crunchyroll : http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/CRSeries_-_BLASSREITER
Synopsis from the Blassreiter Site :
As the dark cloud of apocalypse shadows over the world, stigmatized heroes arise . . . . for reasons yet unknown . . .
The story takes place in a city in Germany sometime in the near future.
A puzzling incident occurs where a corpse rises up in the form of a strange creature and attacks people.
The appearance of the monstrous undead shakes the nation as horrified people look on the incident as a sign of "the coming of demons."
The city also witnesses the rise of those that can incarnate into demons at will. Each and every bearer of this special ability, while being condemned as demons, uses his/her power for different ends . . .
Some use the power for what they believe as justice.
Some lose themselves in the immensity of their powers and abuse them.
Some use their power to realize their ambitions.
Some use it for the purpose of revenge.
However, all are eventually burdened with the same overpowering fate: to fight in a Battle Royale in which the lives of all "demons" are ultimately jeopardized . . .
Each uses their powers to survive, and to fulfill their individual purposes.
However, using the special power comes with a price: their human minds gradually begin to debilitate . . .
An unrelenting and devastating story of young men and women racked with solitude and agony.
Blassreiter seems to be one of the more unappreciated shows of the season. Admittedly, I thought that I would not like it initially as it utilizes a fair amount of CGI, but it was pretty well done after all. The story started well enough but my favorite episode so far has got to be Episode 12, where the pride and courage demonstrated was almost touching enough to shed a tear.
All that talk aside, you can view the episodes (subbed) legally via the following links :
YouTube Blassreiter : http://www.youtube.com/user/animeBLASSREITER
Crunchyroll : http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/CRSeries_-_BLASSREITER
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