Burst Angel

Burst Angel – Brain Bugs and Poor Plot (FAP-372)

Producers
GDH TV Asahi Funimation Imagica
Studio
GONZO
Source
Original
Aired
May 2004 to September 2004
Genres
Adventure Comedy Mecha Sci-Fi
Number of Episodes
24
Jack's Score
2 / 10
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Rick's Score
4 / 10
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This week we talk about Burst Angel, as recommended from CJ, and it’s safe to say neither of us walked away too happy. The conversation was just a long roast of the show’s nonsensical mechanics, from the "impossible" tight outfits to the fact that characters apparently never need to reload their pistols until the plot demands it. Jack was annoyed that the side character Kyohei was getting far too much screen time and Meg’s cycle of being kidnapped and crying in nearly every single episode. Rick tried to find some charm in it but he eventually just caves under the weight of the show's meandering pace and that also made Jack struggle just to stay awake through the series. We also dive into the late-game logic, like how the mechs suddenly lose their invulnerability once the story needs to wrap up and then there is the random subplot involving a superhuman killing machine that serves no real purpose to the overall narrative other than being a blatant distraction. 

Burst Angel is set in a near-future Tokyo where the government has legalized firearms for citizens to try and combat a massive crime wave, as a result the city basically turns into a chaotic battleground. And the story centers on mercenaries for hire who handle the jobs RAPT (Recently Armed Police of Tokyo) can’t or won't touch. The story focuses on Jo, Meg, Amy and Sei and their missions that frequently involve biological mutations, giant mechs with glowing "cyber-brains," and a massive conspiracy involving the very people supposed to be protecting the city. Also Kyohei is some random character that gets way more screen time then he should with us knowing more about him then what is needed.

Ugetsu Hakua
Ugetsu Hakua Original Character Design
Kouichi Oohata
Kouichi Oohata Director
Fumihiko Shimo
Fumihiko Shimo Series Composition
Kanetoshi Kamimoto
Kanetoshi Kamimoto Character Design
Osamu Horiuchi
Osamu Horiuchi Character Design
Youta Tsuruoka
Youta Tsuruoka Sound Director
Masara Nishida
Masara Nishida Music
Eric Vale
Eric Vale ADR Script (English)
Rika Nakase
Rika Nakase Script
Justin Cook
Justin Cook Producer (English)
Barry Watson
Barry Watson Producer (English)
Rie Tanaka
Rie Tanaka Theme Song Performance
Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe Theme Song Performance
Caitlin Glass
Caitlin Glass Theme Song Performance (English; ED)
Yukio Takatsu
Yukio Takatsu Animation Director (eps 11, 17, 19, 22, 24)
Jun Nakai
Jun Nakai Key Animation (ep 3)
Kazuhiro Miwa
Kazuhiro Miwa Key Animation (eps 2, 13)
Gen Fukunaga
Gen Fukunaga Executive Producer (English)
Clarine Harp
Clarine Harp Production Assistant (English)
Christopher Bevins
Christopher Bevins ADR Director (English)
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