Kurau Phantom Memory: Complete Box Set
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Brand: FunimationDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language); English (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Box set, Color, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 600 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-02-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Funimation Prod
DVD Reviews of Kurau Phantom Memory: Complete Box Set
DVD Review: Disappointing and Boring
Summary: 1 Stars
When she was 12 years old, Amami Kurau was involved in an accident in her father's lab on the Moon, that left her alive, but not herself. Kurau's body is now the home to an energy entity called Rynax. In order to protect her, Kurau's father sends her to Earth and claims that she died. Ten years later, Kurau is working as an elite mercenary, and is the creme de la creme of the crop. But Rynax are paired creatures, and Kurau's Rynax has been alone for a long time. Finally, after ten years of waiting, her partner is born - unfortunately for the two of them, Kurau's existence has been leaked to the government and now they are intent on hunting her down.
I watched this series because a friend of mine owned it. I read the description and thought "Hey cool, a sci-fi mystery anime" and agreed to watch it with him. In the beginning I enjoyed it a little, the mystery of the Rynax was interesting and seemed promising. But as the series progressed I realized with horror that it wasn't science fiction, it was a light yuri. While not a yuri fan, I could have put up with yuri in a Sci-Fi story, but I didn't want a yuri story with Sci-Fi elements. (Note: Yuri = girl-to-girl love) I knew after the second disc that I didn't like this series, but I kept watching because I was curious. It wasn't worth it.
Christmas (Kurau's partner), looks to be about 14 and Kurau is 22. Fortunately, there is no physical contact between them besides lots of hugging, but their obsession with each other was downright annoying. Looking at it as a pair of bonded aliens makes it seem cool, until you are subjected to countless scenes of "Christmas!" "Kurau!""Christmas!""Kurau!" (repeat x100), that you just feel bored.
I just couldn't stand this series because the relationship between Kurau and Christmas annoyed the h*** outta me. Also, the characters themselves were really annoying. Kurau and Chirstmas didn't seem to exist outside of their relationship. I wasn't the only one who was annoyed either. I watched this with a guy friend and two sisters, and all of us hated it. The Sci-Fi elements are cool, there just isn't enough focus on them. The ending was well balanced. But there are many more much better series out there, don't waste your time with this one. If you want Sci-Fi, try Heroic Age: The Complete Series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Part 1, Darker Than Black: Complete First Season, or Ergo Proxy: The Complete Series Box Set (Viridian Collection).
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Description of Kurau Phantom Memory: Complete Box Set
Her name is Kurau, and in a world of mercenary agents, she?s the cream of the elite; a master martial artist and thief so skilled that no secret or objective is beyond her grasp. The greatest secret of all, however, is the one Kurau conceals inside herself: The freak result of a disastrous experiment with a new kind of energy, Kurau?s body has been fused with a binary alien life form called the Rynax. Every second Kurau lives is lived twice, one alien sharing her consciousness, the other still waiting to be born? and now none of those lives may last very long! The truth about Kurau has begun to leak out, a worldwide manhunt has been launched and now the ultimate agent is the ultimate target. From the craters of the moon to the most dangerous corners of the Earth, the action explodes at every turn in the acclaimed masterpiece from the creators behind Rahxephon and Full Metal Alchemist: Kurau Phantom Memory.Stills from Kurau Phantom Memory (Click for larger image)
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