Post by Catman on Jul 24, 2022 17:17:55 GMT
The series begins with the violent escape of a naked female mutant human named Lucy. Just before she gets away, she is shot in head by a sniper and falls into the ocean. Some time later, Kohta and his cousin Yuka are walking along the beach in Kamakura when they come upon Lucy. Due to her injury, Lucy has complete amnesia, and the only thing she can say is "Nyu," and so Kohta and Yuka call her by that.
The story unfolds over 13 episodes as more of Lucy's history is revealed, in particular her past with Kohta who has no memory of meeting her due to a traumatic incident from his childhood. Overall, despite some annoying plot holes, the series provides good entertainment.
There are some caveats, however.
First, there is extensive nudity and graphic violence in most episodes. The first five minutes of the first episode should give you a good idea what to expect. In fact, Kim Manning, programming director for Adult Swim, passed on airing the program because too many cuts would need to be made in order to pass muster with Adult Swim's Broadcast Standards and Practices department. While the nudity and violence is jarring, neither is gratuitous, serving to demonstrate the depravity of Lucy's captors in the first case and Lucy's internal struggles and bitterness in the latter.
Second, all the main characters suffer from extreme anime eyes. It's more than a bit distracting.
Third, the voice acting in the English dub is subpar at best, particular with regard to Kohta and Yuka. Most of the time, Kohta sounds like he's in a recording studio, and Yuka sounds like she's about to fall asleep.
On the bright side, the opening theme is hauntingly beautiful. Unfortunately, posting the opening credits would violate the ProBoards TOS.
Overall, worth a watch, but not for the squeamish.
