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Written by maehara
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Thursday, 16 December 2004 00:00 |
 After a few worthy
adaptations (including Count of Monte
Christo and Samurai
7), GONZO return
to a more familiar style with
Sunabouzu.
Now, if they can just balance comedy & drama a bit better than they
did with Full Metal
Panic!, we could be on to a winner.
Early impressions are good...
1 - The Demon and the Boobs
Picture your typical post-apocalyptic wasteland world, and add one very
short bounty-hunter with attitude - Sunabouzu, the "Demon of the Sand",
with a reputation for completing every job he takes on. This time, he's
after the head of the Kawazu clan. He manages to draw him out with a
mean line in personal insults, but can he finish him off? And can he
keep his hands to himself when he finds an unconscious babe in the
desert? Nah...
2 - Sand and Rain
Sunabouzu's having a hard time thinking straight - all he can see are
the wonderful breasts of his new rival, Asagiri Junko (her with the
boobs from episode 1). Still, he has a job to do - collecting an
overdue debt, except that another rival, Amagumo, has beaten him to it.
When they find their debtor isn't in any position to repay the debt,
Amagumo's happy to settle for taking his daughter instead of his money,
but that doesn't rest well with Sunabouzu...
Think Trigun, with more comedy. Sunabouzu is no Vash the
Stampede in terms of his capability for destruction, but he wins hands
down for comedy value. 'Boob girl' Junko seems to be set up as a
recurring rival, which I personally think is a good thing - the comedy
potential of these two playing off against each other is just too good.
That said, the story's as shallow as a desert oasis at the moment. I'm hoping there's another Trigun
comparison to be made in the form of a decent plot kicking in at some
stage - comedy's okay, but sticking to a formula can get tired quite
quickly (2x2=Shinobuden, anyone?), but we'll see. At this stage,
I'm happy with what I'm seeing - just hoping GONZO will build on it
instead of keeping to the slapstick approach. |
