ROD the TV (end)

4:47 PM 1/11/2006

Ah yes, ROD, how did I manage to stop watching this? I love the premise of this series simply because it's impossible to explain to someone with words. Believe me, I've tried. "Oh, they can control paper. Like, they can make weapons and monsters and vehicles and clothes and just about anything the writers can come up with." It makes no sense in words, but if you actually watch the series you'll find that the writers and animators somehow manage to pull this off. At least, I think that they do.

So, I finally got around to finishing off this series. I think had gotten bored with the story. I'll admit I was still a bit bored by it. It's good enough to make you want to keep watching it, but not good enough to call it a really good story. I wonder if I'm really missing out by not having watched the OVA before tv series? Oh well. They do an excellent job of creating and using characters, though. There were many primary characters and not a single one managed to annoy me. That really payed off at the end when they split into three smaller groups. Each group kept my interest and each group seemed important to the story.

In summary, I wasn't blown away by the ending, but it was good enough. It tied up all the loose ends and nobody important was killed. That's pretty rare in anime, and it's good to see it every now and again. I definately recommend you go watch this series if you can find it (I'd link to it, but it's licensed now...).

Bonus Spoilers!

Yes, these are spoilers, so you may want to stop reading now if you intend on watching this series. Ok, a few random images now. First, there was Drake wearing a hat. Drake is probably my favorite male anime character and I don't even know why. The derby hat seals the deal. Second, there was a scene at the end where Anita jumps off of Yomiko (The Paper) to get closer to Junior. When I was scrubbing the scene for screencaps, I noticed that she actually launches herself from off of Yomiko's breasts. Whatever works, I guess. Third, why did Nancy decide to wear some ninja-suit she finds lying around? She wore dark clothes anyway and apparently what she was wearing into the building was good enough for the break-in (since she did manage to make it to the suit...). I wouldn't be so bothered by this if the suit wasn't designed merely to show off her cleavage. I mean, honestly, she was the most reserved and depressing walking tear-duct the show had and they choose her, of all the characters, to show her breats right at the end. Makes no sense to me. Fourth, crazy new vehicles. I'm a sucker for the simple ones. There's the sphere, which allowed them to crush buildings and roll through a helicopter. And then there's the paper airplane. It seems so obvious now, but I never expected to see it. I'm so glad that they did, though. Fifth, watches, watches, watches!