The future police has a unique division: the Attack Mystification Department. The operatives have unique training... and talents! Set to stop the weird happenings going on in the city, and d... Read allThe future police has a unique division: the Attack Mystification Department. The operatives have unique training... and talents! Set to stop the weird happenings going on in the city, and discover whats behind the unknown.The future police has a unique division: the Attack Mystification Department. The operatives have unique training... and talents! Set to stop the weird happenings going on in the city, and discover whats behind the unknown.
- Katsumi Liqueur
- (voice)
- Rally Cheyenne
- (voice)
- Lebia Maverick
- (voice)
- Kiddy Phenil
- (voice)
- Nami Yamigumo
- (voice)
- Yuki Saiko
- (voice)
- Fuyuka Liqueur
- (voice)
- Grospoliner
- (voice)
- Lucifer Hawke
- (voice)
- (as Kouji Nakata)
- Policeman
- (voice)
- Katsumi Liqueur (Streamline Pictures dub)
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Fuyuka Liqueur (Streamline Pictures dub)
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Kiddy Phenil (Streamline Pictures dub)
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Lucifer Hawk (Streamline Pictures dub)
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Nami Yamigumo (Streamline Pictures dub)
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (as a different name)
- Rally Cheyenne (Streamline Pictures dub)
- (English version)
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThere is two English dubs to this film: the original Streamline Pictures dub directed by Carl Macek and the more familiar Ocean Group dub from Canada.
- Quotes
Rally Cheyenne: We've only managed to sever one strand of the spider's web. We are not going to get out of this hell anytime soon...
- Crazy creditsAfter the end credits, a title card appears that says in English: 'Silent Möbius Now, The Story Has Just Begun.'
- ConnectionsFollowed by Silent Möbius 2 (1992)
- SoundtracksSailing
by Tokyo Shounen
The two movies focus primarily on one of the women, young Katsumi Liqueur, whose parents were powerful "mages," one of whom, father Gigelf Liqueur, was supposedly instrumental in releasing the demonic entities--bizarre misshapen asymmetrical creatures who speak in soft male voices. In the movies, the other AMP women meet Katsumi for the first time, gradually learning of her extraordinary innate powers and then trying to recruit her for their mission. Much of the story is told in flashback, with all of Movie 2 simply continuing a flashback begun in Movie 1. Katsumi resists AMP's efforts, for the most part, wanting to live the ordinary life, fearful of her powers and what such powers did to her late parents. (Her mother plays a key role in Movie 1.)
While explosive battles with grotesque demons in contemporary or near-future Tokyo are quite commonplace in anime, the difference here is the overwhelming emphasis on character and emotion. Katsumi's state of mind is front and center in both movies and we experience a steady stream of her dreams, flashbacks and memories. She clearly doesn't welcome her destiny and has to be forced into it by events and forces beyond her control. The all-female cast is dead-serious throughout. Young team member Yuki Saito is a little perkier than the others, but they're all about as no-nonsense as women in anime can get. There's little of the flippancy or endearing frivolousness we get in similar fare like "Bubblegum Crisis" or "Dominion Tank Police."
The futuristic details of Tokyo in the 2020s are clever and imaginative and presented rather subtly, without hitting us over the head with them. The occult details are doled out sparingly, unlike the vaguely similar "Peacock King" series (also reviewed on this site), which was awash in vividly rendered occult lore. There is action here but it takes a back seat to the drama. Since these movies seem to have been made with the manga audience in mind, not a lot is explained. We don't really learn enough about the intriguing demon enemy to make the conflict suspenseful enough. However, for those who like their anime challenging and dramatically compelling, the patience required by these two movies will be rewarded. A TV series based on the manga was released in 1998 with some different designs and the focus on the whole team and is quite good in its own right.
- BrianDanaCamp
- Dec 17, 2004
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Details
- Runtime50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1