"there's no war that will end all wars."
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Gatchaman Crowds
posted on Saturday, November 08, 2014 @ 3:48 pm | permalink
As the 'O' levels draw to an end, I'm starting to feel the effects of having an abundance of time on my hands.Boredom is striking. And don't we all despise the inactivity boredom brings? Unsurprisingly, I have taken to my post-PSLE habits once again. Wasting away whole days simply by lurking in chatrooms, and watching anime. First up on my newly constructed list was, of course, Gatchaman Crowds. The story is set in Japan in the early summer of 2015. 180,000 people live in Tachikawa City, the 'second metropolis' of the Tokyo area. Among them are 'Gatchaman'—warriors who fight in special reinforced suits powered by 'NOTE', the manifestation of special spiritual powers in living beings. A council has scouted a group of individuals with latent powers to protect Earth from alien criminals. In recent years, the council has assigned Gatchaman warriors to deal with the mysterious entity known as 'MESS'.A good article I've come across on this particular anime can be read here. You can watch the anime here. Gatchaman Crowds is only 12 episodes, which is the default shorter span amongst animes. All is good by me, considering how I prefer them to their longer counterparts. 12 episode animes have lesser tendency to drag, and develop better, I think. Gatchaman Crowds does not follow the stereotypical model of heroism, but still explores the theme of good vs evil, and justice via humans vs justice via technology. It also brings in the issue of the Internet, through their new-and-improved application GALAX. I particularly like the view point Hajime (the protagonist) brings in. GALAX isn't great, GALAX is powerful.  The Internet cannot be categorised as good or evil, it is simply a tool. We cannot allow ourselves to develop an over-reliance towards it. Seems like I'm in an oddly over-thinking-it mood. That's it for now. Labels: anime, Gatchaman Crowds |