Eden of the East (Higashi no Eden) is the type of anime that I wouldn’t watch under normal circumstances, but after being recommended repeatedly by friends and then impressing me during the first couple episodes I continued to watch this series which is now at an end, well kinda, more onΒ that further down.
Akira Takizawa is the main character and a really cool dude
Missile Strikes and a Naked Billionaire
10 missiles strike Japan in an apparent terrorist attack resulting in no loss of life but massive property damage. The attack is branded as “Careless Monday”. Saki Morimi is in Washington DC celebrating her recent graduation from college when he clumsiness results in her having a run in with the police. A naked man armed with a cellphone and a pistol appears out of nowhere and causes a disturbance which distracts the cops. Saki assists the stranger who has seemingly lost his memory but soon finds clues to his real name Akira Takizawa. He has no idea how he ended up in America with a over 8 billion yen in digital cash charged to his cellphone engraved with the term “Noblisse Olige” and so he and Saki return to Japan to try to understand the mystery.
They were looking at a “Johnny”…seriously they were
Eden of the East is a psychological thriller with complimentary comedy that doesn’t get boring throughout the series. A decent cast of characters, an engrossing story and good complimentary music makes this good series to watch. The series is all about realism so don’t expect beams of light shooting from the characters hands or impossible maneuvers during action packed fight scenes. I actually recognize many places in Washington DC from the early episodes of the anime and I wouldn’t be surprised if the places that the story take place in Japan are also realistically represented. At the end of it all though I do feel like these 11 anime episodes were just an introduction of sorts to get viewers interested in the story and the world of Eden of the East so the soon to be released movies would do well.
Shot of one of the super cellphones, with a mysterious character obscured in the background
Upcoming Higashi no Eden Movies
The story is expected to be continued in two movies. The first one entitled Eden of The East the Movie I: The King of Eden is to be released at the end of this year and the second one Eden of The East the Movie II: Paradise Lost in early 2010. In closing this was a good but not great series and the movies better be worth the wait.
Nothing goes better with a bikini than black wings and a body
look Ma! a flying 18 wheeler
Eden of the East wouldn’t be complete without a fat geek
Eden of the East Official Site
[sad]
She’s got some nice wings.
are you sure you were only looking at the wings?
I don’t know about him, but I was
No really >.>
Btw, how was the ending for the series?
I think it was epic when he did the “bang” and the missiles exploded
I didn’t like the ending because it really didn’t end. Just set us up for the movies -_-
That’s true…
The series felt like one big advertisement right? lol
I have watched Eden of the East and now I Stumbled upon the review of it, fancy that π Anyway, I really enjoyed the series. I like how cute Saki and how optimistic Akira is despite losing his memories and participating in a deadly game.
I just started watching this around ep 4 (i think) glad to know it stays interesting!!