Digital Review: Blassreiter Episode 5

[Chris Beveridge]

Review


Blassreiter Episode 05 (of 24)
Released By: BOST TV
MSRP: 1.99
Running time: 24 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen
Resolution: 480i/p or less (mixed/unknown)
Encoded With: MPEG-2
Release Date: 05/04/2008
Review Date: 05/08/2008
Date Announced: N/A
Region: Digital Distribution
Reviewed By: Chris Beveridge

In Summary:
Looking at the show on an episode by episode basis has certainly been challenging but I don’t think it’d fare much better with us through a DVD release which would contain these first five episodes more than likely. Blassreiter has some very interesting things to it when it comes to the use of the CG animation, but it still feels very gimmicky and the entire premise itself feels like it’s clinging to some sort of motorcycling fad. The characters are little more than ciphers still and the overall world design is still far too vague to really sink your teeth into. There is potential to be had, as there is with any story, but Blassreiter seems to just be throwing it away with each new episode.

[Suwako Moriya]

The main thing I will say about this episode is Wow Jil was quite insane in terms of her fighting style. Also I get the feeling that if Gerd slaughtered an entire country it would only cause Hermann to blame the country. In any case hopefully in the long run everything being set up will pay off.