Karas: The Prophecy
Mikura is on the rise again
Tokyo: a city populated by both humans and ghostly beings. They exist in both dimensions, seen and unseen: spirits, apparitions, demons. The balance between these two dimensions has long been upheld by the city's guardian crow Karas and his masters. But that balance has been thrown into disarray as Eko, a former Karas, has attempted to seize power and bring order to the streets through force. The entity Yurine, who represents the will of the people, stands in his way with her newly risen Karas. Now an ageless battle stretching across both dimensions and killing humans and spirits alike is in progress. Karas is humanity's last hope.
Prolific Japanese animation producers Tatsunoko Productions (Speed Racer, Gatchaman) breathe life into Karas, their 49th anniversary animation production, and one of Anime Insider's top five anticipated anime releases in America for 2006. Featuring brilliant designs, stunning 2D/3D hybrid animation, breathtaking fight sequences, a thrilling musical score from the Prague Symphony Orchestra in 6.1 channel sound, and starring the voices of Jay Hernandez (Hostel, Crazy/Beautiful), Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo), and Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly), Karas will leave you breathless at the edge of your seat.
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Beautiful but what's goin' on? - anim
This movie is certainly visually stunning, and the artwork is fabulous. It also has what I like to call the "what the bleep is going on?!" factor that some Japanese animes have (come on, admit it!). If you hold out for the second DVD then some questions do get answered, but I'm not sure that it's worth it. But to put this review in perspective, I didn't get Akira either.Awe Inspiring! - FoxKitsune
This movie is a type of Batman meets the next generation of samurai in the futuristic setting of Tokyo put together with amazing CGI, music and great anime animation. Karas : The Prophecy is a OVA (Direct to video) movie that's part 1 of a 2 part, 6 episode series. If you love anime then this movie a must watch. Lots of action, mystery, demons and third worlds this movie is awesome to say the least. Be sure to stand by for 'Karas : The Revelation' the second and final part of this OVA series sometime this October 2007!Hmmmm - Grindstone
A bit lacking in cohesive story telling but visually stunning. The 2d and 3d do flow well together and the look of the demons and Karas are quite spectacular. Unfortunately the battles speed by so quickly that it's almost essential to slowmo the DVD to actually see what happens. The ending was a bit of a stunner until you find out that this is just the first of 6 expected movies. Not sure if I'll rent the rest as the storyline was so disjointed but maybe upon further reflection I'll give in.
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Beautiful but what's goin' on? - anim
This movie is certainly visually stunning, and the artwork is fabulous. It also has what I like to call the "what the bleep is going on?!" factor that some Japanese animes have (come on, admit it!). If you hold out for the second DVD then some questions do ...Awe Inspiring! - FoxKitsune
This movie is a type of Batman meets the next generation of samurai in the futuristic setting of Tokyo put together with amazing CGI, music and great anime animation. Karas : The Prophecy is a OVA (Direct to video) movie that's part 1 of a 2 part, 6 episode ...Hmmmm - Grindstone
A bit lacking in cohesive story telling but visually stunning. The 2d and 3d do flow well together and the look of the demons and Karas are quite spectacular. Unfortunately the battles speed by so quickly that it's almost essential to slowmo the DVD to actually ...