"Kidô tenshi anjerikku rêyâ" (2001)TV series

Director:

Nishikiori Hiroshi

Writers:

Clamp (comic) and
Kyuurou Hatsuki (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

1 April 2001 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Animation

Plot:

A young girl battles her way through the exciting games of Angelic Layer, where players fight with tiny robotic dolls to win the national championship.

Plot Keywords:

Child Prodigy | Childhood Sweetheart | Compassion | Cult Favorite | Cybernetics

Cast

Mayumi Yanagisawa	...	Girl A / ... (5 episodes, 2001)
Masayo Kurata	...	Classmate / ... (4 episodes, 2001)
Atsuko Enomoto	...	Misaki Suzuhara (3 episodes, 2001)
Yuri Shiratori	...	Hatoko Kobayashi (2 episodes, 2001)
Masaya Onosaka	...	Ichirou Mihara (2 episodes, 2001)
Jessica Boone	...	Misaki (2 episodes, 2001)
Kenta Katagiri	...	Classmate (2 episodes, 2001)
Ai Maeda	...	Kyoko's Follower (2 episodes, 2001)
Tomokazu Seki	...	Masaharu Ogata (2 episodes, 2001)

Also Known As:

Angelic Layer (International: English title)

Runtime:

25 min (26 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | South Korea:All | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Canada:PG | UK:PG (cut)

Company:

Clamp

Quotes:

Shouko Asami: Why is your angel naked?
Misaki: I just got her yesterday and I haven't had time to get her any clothes yet

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Chobits" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Misaki no Teema

Awesome without a doubt

I first read all of the manga, and was rather depressed because it was so good and cool... but it ended after a mere five books. Kind of like drinking a really good drink, and looking at the bottom of the glass and having that depressed feeling.

Back to the anime now. It was different than the manga in several ways; some more enjoyable, some that added an EXTREME twist, and some that were just slightly disappointing. Happens with all animes though... Chobits had the cute little Plum, and in the anime her name became Sumomo... Plum is cuter. It's ending was also different as well.

Age wise, it is perfect. It has elements that teenagers and little kids alike will like, although some parts are a little bit too kiddish, it's still a well rounded good anime.

I had read all the manga, and saw the box set at Best Buy and bought it. It was around forty, but it was well worth it.

And now I depart.