Eden of the East Series
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On November 22, 2010, ten missiles strike against uninhabited areas of Japan, claiming no victims. This apparent
terrorist act is referred to as "Careless Monday" and disregarded by most people. The series begins three months later,
with a young Japanese woman named Saki Morimi visiting Washington D.C. as part of her graduation trip. When she gets
into trouble, a mysterious Japanese man, who introduces himself as Akira Takizawa, helps her through it. The man appears
to have no memory and is completely naked, carrying only a gun and a cell phone charged with ¥8.2 billion in digital
money. While they are coming back to Japan, they learn that a new missile has hit their country.
Akira discovers
that his phone is part of a game and that he himself is one of the participants. The game consists of twelve
individuals, dubbed Seleção (Portuguese: "selection"), who are given ¥10 billion to save Japan. The Seleção are
able to use the phone operator, Juiz (Portuguese: "Judge"), to fulfill any kind of order for a price. However if the
money is used up completely or for selfish purposes, the individual will be eliminated. As the series progresses, Akira
discovers that one of the Seleção was the one who ordered missiles to be fired in Japan and the reason he erased his
own memories was linked to Careless Monday. The same Seleção member decides to launch missiles towards Japan again but
is intercepted by Akira who orders missiles to intercept the incoming missiles. Akira decides that the only way to save
Japan is to lead it and uses his money to crown himself as the King of Japan and erase his own memory.
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Weskalia's Eden of the East Tv Review
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This anime is an easy pick for the year's top honors as this near-future political thriller about an amnesiac guy, a cell phone, and the girl who gets mixed up with them topple others merely by dint of aiming for, and hitting with irresistible force, cuttingly smart, politically and socially relevant, and yet loose, human and funny enough that it's never forbidding or pretentious.
Eden of the East is quite possibly the year's only "truly" great anime, few who give it a chance are likely to regret it. Even if the two movies were kinda let down, the conclusion of this weird and charming show is still, in a word, superb.
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Member Opinions
An unexpected surprise that captured me from the beginning. Great concept and story line, even if the plot isn't
completely clear in some points. I liked the idea of a crazy game that involves few chosen people that can make Japan a
better place using a large sum of money and a phone that grants any request. The main character is very nice and I
really LOVED the opening with the wonderful "Falling Down" from Oasis.
OPENING THEME TEXT: "Let me walk with you when I'm lost in the wild. I know you always lead me to another Eden. Let
me bless your name, O Lord. O Lord. Your words will never fade away. Since we believe you're the light on earth. Reveals
the world."
Very deep, relatable, and unique. Like how classic movie references, politics, and philosophy are mentioned in this anime. This anime made me think a lot about history, the economy, advanced technology, etc. and I learned a lot from them.
AnGeeChan rated 8.75:
Completed all in one evening... without doubt the plot is interesting, mostly because there's A LOT of mysteries to
reveal. The main protagonist is a huge mystery himself, finding himself in front of the White House, totally naked,
except of a gun and a phone in his hands. In addition he don't remember a thing about who he is. Among with the main
female protagonist (who meets him for the first time like that.. she happend to be in front of the White House as well)
they make a really lovely couple^_^ Overall the show is great and I can highly recommend it to everyone. Hope the two
movies, which continue the story will answer my remaining questions.
Hmm, in the end the first eps of TV series are the best I think. The second movie even surprisingly bored me for a
moment... but everything is clear if it comes to the stoty^_^
Even if I gave 9/10 for my personal rating, this anime well deserves even 10 to many of you there and that is true. It is almost flawless in every look and I only gave it that because I felt some emptiness on the plot at certain part and the end of the anime. But I am sure that it will continue just where it ended on the movies, which I will post a comment later when I have watched them.
This anime only has 11 episodes and I do recommend on getting them on Blue-Ray if everyone can because it has a much bigger and better resolution. But if not, you will still enjoy every part of it on DVD as well. Thanks to its popularity it is easy to find it anywhere in all bigger stores.
Also to note that the directors are the same that made the famous and one of the best anime movies "Ghost in the shell: Stand alone complex". This one is different, but still maintains that charm and that something what holds you on watching this anime.
Glukogen rated 8.00:
I really liked first part of anime - all these persecutions, the mysteries, Big Brother-like. The main character is
interesting in its own way, though he reminds me someone (who saw Honey and Clover understand me. I guess the author has
his fav type). The second and third part I liked less, as the economy and politics is not my hobby, and have a couple of
inconsistencies in the plot.
The soundtrack is rather unusual, it is rare to hear a song in English in the anime. But I love the band Oasis - and
this song has long been on my playlist