Devil
Survivor 2: Complete Collection
(2013/Sentai Filmworks DVD)
Picture:
B Sound: B- Extras: C Episodes: B+
Japan
is under suddenly attacked by demons and beings know as
'Septentriones'. It seems like the end of the world, their only hope
lies in the Devil Summoners, people who have made pacts with demons
and can control their powers. Hibiki, Daichi and Nitta were normal
high school students until they found out they could summon demons
through their cell phones, now the fate of the world lies in their
hand, but through love and loss can they find the strength and the
will to fight various forces, humans and demon alike?
In
Devil
Survivor 2: the Complete Collection,
what Hibiki, Daichi and Nitta thought was cellphone game application
soon turned into a nightmare, that they received future pictures
predicting their deaths and could summon demons. Hibiki in
particular could summon extremely rare and power demons. They are
suddenly then recruited by JPs, a secret society lead by Yamato, who
knew of this coming apocalypse, that humanity must defeat 7
Septentriones, a test for mankind, if they lose all existence would
be erased, if they win the will meet the creator of their world,
Polaris and remake their world. They are guided by the mysterious
benefactor Alcor who seems not to play either sides, but yet somehow
he always knows everything.
This
series would definitely fall into what people would consider survival
series, where the main characters are placed into various survival
situations where they must choose and make hard choices between
saving themselves, their friends or others. The main conflict
however wasn't between man and demons, but the various humans in
power, each trying to via for control of others through force,
political power, or other manipulations.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image and the lossy Dolby Digital
2.0 Stereo play as good as they are going to in this format, but a
Blu-ray version will also available, so those who have a machine
might want to get that edition instead. Extras include clean opening
and closing animations, and trailers.
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Melancholy
Sunday
- An accident occurs and Hibiki, Daichi and Nitta wake up to find
they are now demon summoners and the world has gone to hell.
Monday
of Upheaval I
- Hibiki is recruited by JPs, who wants to use his power in the
oncoming war.
Monday
of Upheaval II
- The city's defense grid is being hacked.
Monday
of Upheaval III
- The city's barriers fails and the Septentriones begin their
invasion.
Tuesday
of Turbulence I
- Hibiki is taken by human insurgents who are anti JPs for keep
secrets from the common people.
Tuesday
of Turbulence II
- The insurgents base is attacked, and proving they are just as
ineffective as the government.
Wednesday
of Transformations I
- The insurgents and JPs call for a truce, and must work together and
defeat the Septentriones.
Wednesday
of Transformations II
- Hibiki and his friends work together with the JPs and the
insurgents to simultaneity defeat 3 Septentriones at the same time,
but the insurgents gets wiped out.
Thursday
of Shock
- Hibiki learns of who and what Alcor really is.
Friday
of Farewells
- Nitta is forced to sacrifice herself to save everyone, but when
Hibiki finds out, he decides to find another way.
Saturday
of Variances
- JPs fights the last Septentriones, while Hibiki is still in a coma.
Sunday
of Realization I
- Yamato fights Alcor for the right to meet Polaris.
Sunday
of Realization II
- The world has ended, and Hibiki fights Yamato to decide who will
remake the world.
-
Ricky Chiang
