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| Final Fantasy Unlimited Summary: |
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You
have played the game Final Fantasy, right? If the answer
is yes, you are among the thousands who have. Final
Fantasy is a game loved by millions of fans around the
world. Now that you have played the games, you might
want to see the game outside of the playable universe.
There have been two attempts at bringing Final Fantasy
out of the gaming environment and these two have been
some pretty lame shots. Final Fantasy: The Legend of
the Crystals was a sick excuse for retelling the story
of Final Fantasy V with the decedents of the game. And
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within was centered way too
much on making the 3-D realm look like the real world.
But when is this going to turn around? When will Final
Fantasy finally be anew? Well, Squaresoft has done it
again, and they created a new anime series called Final
Fantasy Unlimited that was released October of 2001.
Since then, the 25 episode series has undergone fan
subbing by Soldats.
The series begins when the pillar of darkness blasts
from the sky and two giant demon/dragon-like creatures
come from it and end up shooting each other to oblivion.
A couple is standing there, watching it happen and records
the whole
thing. Now, lets go ahead to the future. Now Hayakawa
Joe & Marie have gone to
the inner world and they haven’t returned. Their
son and daughter, Yu and Ai have gone to the inner world
on a demon subway and meet up with a few unique characters.
Kaze is a mysterious traveler that has a demon gun strapped
to his
arm that can basically take down any creature. And Lisa
is also a mysterious
babe that just shows up on the subway and has taken
Yu and Ai underneath her
wing as they search for their parents.
The siblings and Lisa travel all around this inner world
and come across some pretty weird places like an entire
town made out of fruits and inhabited by
funky looking men in cloaks that strangely resemble
Jawas. The series often gets
very repetitive with the same scenes being played over
and over again.
It has the repetitive factor that most anime has. And
the story mostly revolves around Kaze coming and saving
Yu and Ai’s butts by blowing this creature up who
looks like melted chocolate and always is blowing his
pipe like a whistle. If you think this is weird, you
are surely right! But, man, this series kicks some serious
ass once you get past all of those repetitive antics.
There is a blend of 2-D and 3-D in the movie, but not
enough to make that annoying. I actually thought the
blend was just enough to fit the series. Also, gamers
will like the ties to the game. After a battle is one,
the music for the finished battle comes over just like
it does in the games. The ending theme song will leave
you tapping your toes and humming too.
The story is compelling and I found myself whining because
I couldn’t wait until
I watched the next episode. The series is great and
great for all ages. It has
the adventure for young kids and it has the action for
older people. This is a
must get for all Final Fantasy fans and for all anime
fans! |
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| Praleart | 07-13-2005 02:05 [E-Mail,Site] | | I probably wouldn't have watched this anime series if it didn't have the FF name on it. It's a relatively good story, except that I have to say the character development for Ai and Yu really doesn't come out till the end, and even so, is lacking. Animation could use some more detail and shadows, but that's just me. Compared to, say... other animes such as NGE, Trigun, or even Maze, FFU's storyline gets trampled. I read that this got cut off budget, originally wanting to air for 52 episodes. That may be why it is so lacking. | | Ffu fan | 05-10-2005 16:17 [E-Mail,Site] | | omg i love ffu but its ashame i onli have da epsidoes 1-16 do u no where i can get the other 8 epsidoes for free? like download it? | | Mesmer | 04-11-2005 03:16 [E-Mail,Site] | ffu is good but nothing comparedto animes like neon genesis eva or those.
But anyway...FFU ROCKS.
ps. Am I the only one who thinks that writing ffu tells someone to f--k themselves | | Whale Whisker | 04-09-2005 15:57 [E-Mail,Site] | | I love FFU! I found the story very enjoyable and found myself watching it over and over again. I think that it's more of a final fantasy film unlike sprits within. | | Kakashi | 02-08-2005 09:12 [E-Mail,Site] | | This is a cool anime series and worth watching for hours and hours. |
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