The Melody Of Oblivion
- Arrangement (Volume One/Animé
TV)
Picture: C+
Sound: B- Extras: C- Episodes: C+
In the “earth has been destroyed or debased beyond
recognition” cycle of Animé, which usually does not work, fun is to be had in The
Melody Of Oblivion. In the 20th
Century, humans battled monsters and lost enough, yet are still alive. A new war is brewing in the next century and
can Boca join the Warriors Of Melos in time?
Well, they are going to take an entire TV series to figure it out.
However, life is too short and this show is too
predictable. Such shows should at least
have good cliffhangers and the characters should have some kind of development,
but in Animé, they just show up and we are supposed to like them because they
are cool drawings. The half-hourish
episodes here are:
1) Warriors
Of Melos
2) The
Beginning Of The Long Journey After School
3) Cape Of
The Midnight Sun
4) Monster
Union
The 16+ age minimum means a few racy items and a bit more
explicit violence than one might expect is here, but that does not help the
show. The 1.33 X 1 full frame image has
better than usual color, if not detail.
The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo in English or Japanese has good music and
Pro Logic surrounds. All you get are
textless opening credits and three Geneon Animé previews, so this is a very
minimal title with content that is barely a cut above the usual Animé
formula. Translation: for fans only.
- Nicholas Sheffo
