R.O.D. -The TV-, Vol. 1: The Paper Sisters
by Koji Masunari, Taliesin Jaffe
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Actor: Chiwa Saito, Rachel Hirschfeld, Sara Lahti, Satsuki Yukino, Wendy TomsonDirector: Koji Masunari, Taliesin Jaffe
Writer: Taliesin Jaffe
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-29
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
DVD Reviews of R.O.D. -The TV-, Vol. 1: The Paper Sisters
DVD Review: Downright funnny cartoon!
Summary: 4 Stars
After many months (possibly years) of looking for a decent Japanese cartoon finally I can sit down and watch something that is Japanese and isn't riddled with foul sexual content or humor, over the top violence, and romance! "R. O. D. (Read or Die): The TV" is exactly the kind of Anime I can enjoy with a smile on my face.
Story; Vol.1--- (5/5): Famous novelist Nenene Sumiregawa takes a trip to Hong Kong for a promotion on the first novel she had ever written (if my memory serves me correctly), still suffering from a four year writers block. She meets her 'guide' Michelle, a high spirited blonde who is incapable of spelling Nenene's name correctly and her sister Maggie; an unusually tall young woman who is a big fan of Nenene and books of all types. When they take her to the penthouse she supposed to have been staying, it explodes and authorities discover it was an attempt on her life by someone not so fond of her writing.
Nenene, however is not swayed by the threat against her life and does not opt for hiding despite the danger surrounding the situation. Michelle and Maggie decide to stick by her side and protect her (against her wishes) until the threat upon her life has passed. Nenene then meets the youngest sister of the three, Anita; a loud mouthed girl with a tomboyish, bratty personality who is greatly opposed to books and Nenene herself, unlike her sisters. Beyond this, the story becomes slightly complex, shrouded in a complete mystery until much later into the series.
Animation/Art--- (5/5): Thankfully there is not a trace of CGI animated scenes to be found in R. O. D. Everything is strictly painted and drawn; the character animations are a downright treat to watch, everything from the vehicles movies realistically with a hint of unlogical-ness added into the mix. The cities and characters in the show were done very beautifully, there are touches of real still pictures in the background at times but its hardly noticeable.
Music--- (4/5): The music used in this series has this sort of mellow tune to it, that basically translates into very relaxing. I am unable to describe is fully, I can only say its done quite well and that it reminds me of Jazz most of the time.
Characters--- (4/5): By far the big drawer of this show aside from the action are the characters. Be it minor or major, the characters in R.O.D. have personalities that could match a variety of people. Maggie, despite her semi antisocial and shy personality, she is a humble character and it quite firm when she wants to be, however she prefers not to harm anyone she is close to. Michelle isn't my favorite character but her stereotypical 'bubbly blonde' appearance is the complete opposite of her character. Michelle, being the oldest of the three of them is firm and makes all the decisions acting as the parent and being part of the glue that keeps their friendship with Nenene together. Anita is probably more adult than her older sisters are; she has her moments of maturity and understanding when someone is down on their luck or just feeling bad. However, Anita remains the bratty child, with a dark past concerning books. And she, more or less is the brawn of the three sisters. Nenene, is a nice depiction of a brooding Novelist suffering from writers block, in need of some 'bodyguards' who just might be the thing to release her from the lack of inspiration needed to write. The rest of the characters are the same compared to the four main characters, but most of them are annoying and one-dimensional.
Voice Acting---- (English 5/5; Japanese 4/5): I'm no purist but I did listen to Vol.1 in Japanese, it wasn't bad at all, however, if I had to choose the English dub is where the real talent is that. Its very charismatic and never betrays the emotion shown on the characters faces.
DVD--- (3/5): The DVD consists of the same requirements of a Geneon DVD; trailers, episode previews, chapter selection, audio, subtitle, and language choices. Not much to say on that.
Total: This series is funny in its own sense and meaning of the word. The story is a completely original from anything I've ever seen and doesn't let you in on anything surrounding the mysterious organization Maggie, Michelle, and Anita work for until later as I said before. It gets a 4 out of 5.
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