Amnesia:
The Complete Collection (2013/Sentai Filmworks DVD)
Picture:
B Sound: B Extras: C Main Program: B+
A
young girl keeps on waking up on Aug 1 with no memory of who she is,
or what her past was. Her only aid and clue is a mysterious boy
named Orion, which no one else but her can see. While Orion seems to
know what happened to her, he isn't allowed to tell her, but tells
her no one else can know she has amnesia. As she struggles to find
out who she is, she is surround by 4 bishounen boys who seem to have
some connection to her. Will she be able to find out who she really
is?
As
the young woman continues to try to find out her true identity in
Amnesia, she tries to discover who she is, she is surround by
4 bishounen friends and she is in a serious relationship with one of
them, but each time things get 'reset', she loses her memories and
finds herself with dating a different boy. As she is guided by a boy
spirit Orion she meets people who know her, friends, co-workers and
gets clues and pieces of her memories, but she always hounded by
hordes of jealous girls who don't like her for the fact she is close
her 4 pretty boy friends or the fact that they are protecting her.
She is finally shadowed by a mysterious man with long green hair who
seems to have plans for her too, but what she doesn't know is that
the reason why she doesn't any memories is because each time she
passes out she is moved to another dimension. Can she figure it all
out and save herself?
This
is your classic otome series, a series meant for a girl audience,
where usually one female has the opportunity to go out with several
male characters. What is notable about this series are the boys are
bishounen/idol/pretty boys (they look like they belong in a boy band)
in which provides the heroine with a numbers of choices, different
possibilities and outcomes. This one shows that this cycle is alive
and well.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image and lossy Dolby Digital sound
are as good as they are going to be for this format, but Blu-ray fans
should get that version format of the set instead as it looks like
there is more to see and hear on this one. Extras include Lost Diary
Entries and trailers.
-
Ricky Chiang
