16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A brilliant, but over looked, anime, October 18, 2005
This review is from: Infinite Ryvius Complete Collection (DVD)
In my oppinion, Infinite Ryvius is one of the most overlooked animes ever to hit the market. Few will have seen it, few will talk about it. But trust me, this is like finding a gold mine.
HOWEVER, it should clearly be defined that if you dont like complex storylines, if you dont like to "think things over" or sit down and ponder about what just happened, this is definitely not for you. You wont see much action. You wont see much blood. You wont see any fan-service. What you will see, is in depth character descriptions, a complex storyline, and so much emotional content that i had to take a break from it at one point.
If you liked animes such as Neon Genesis Evangelion (assuming you didn't just like it for the kickass mecha scenes) or Serial Experiements Lane, this might be something up your ally.
Buy it, I say.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
emotional ^_^, July 23, 2005
This review is from: Infinite Ryvius Complete Collection (DVD)
Category: Space Drama (i would give this a 4.5 if i could...)
Music: 9/10
The opening of Infinite Ryvius was uplifting and alive. And there are just some weird sound affects that I found very interesting. My favorite part was the ending. Its really beautiful and worth hearing. Its like a beautiful chorale! The music that was there was really good, however, I expected there to be more though.
Plot: 8/10
The plot is slow moving. Many kids show up, and the main character is Kouji Aiba and his friends are there as well. The story takes place in the future after a Gadault is made and there are many mysteries about it (I think it's a magnetic thing). Many kids are on a space trainings center called Lieba Delta. Its like a school, except for the fact that its in outer space. At first everything is orderly, there's an elite group of students called the Zwei, and instructers. Unfortunately, the training center falls into the immense gravitational pull of the Gadault. The instructors give their lives to save the children, who discover a ship inside the Lieba Delta called Ryvius. A mysterious battleship, with overwhelming power that the students try to understand after they board the ship. Students slowly go down a spiral into insanity... will they ever be rescued? The Ryvius is not completely invincible...
What I liked about the plot was the emotions. However, the plot wasn't all that clear. There are a lot of times where the story wanders from the main plot and tells about individual characters, however, the stories of the characters and how they interact naturally is probably the biggest point in the plot.
Characters: 10/10
Characters are, as I mentioned before, the most important part of the story (mostly 16 year olds). The story about how the characters react to the situation and the plot. There are a lot of students to be shown, and it might get a little confusing. The change in the characters, how they learn from the situation they were forced into, makes the anime very emotional and worth watching.
Characters descriptions *minor SPOILERS*:
Kouji Aiba: main character, likes to have people like him and not angry with him. He seems to have a problem for saying what he really thinks, and has a really annoying fake laugh. He is usually average in his grade. I didn't really like this character, however, his change after the many incidents is remarkable.
Yuuki Aiba: Kouji's younger brother. He's #1 in his class. A very smart kid, but usually sounds irrated when he talks and REALLY likes to talk back to many things, and is extremely stubborn and has ideas of his own. He really hates his brother.
Ikumi Oze: A friend of Kouji, Ikumi is a bit lazy, but also very good at what he does in the Lieba Delta. Ikumi shows signs of a difficult past, always saying that he will never do `nothing' again, that if he had another chance...
Kozue: A girl who really likes Ikumi, and never gives up on him.\
Aoi: Kouji and Yuuki Aiba's childhood friend. She cares a lot about both of them, and said that, she came to the lieba delta to take care of them. She strongly believes in her friends, and encourages Kouji to say what he really believes in. (Aoi is a very important character, and is the main character in the manga version of Infinite Ryvius)
Faina: A strange aristocratic girl from Uranus with a weasel.- believes in getting rid of the past to move forward.
Aires Blue: leader of a gang and gets a gun to get power.
Zwei: An elite group of students that are well trained to navigate the ship.
Other: many more characters are too be seen, and some are very funny ^_^
Overall: 8.5-9/10
I really enjoyed the story, however, I found it a bit long. I would recommend this for those who liked to wonder about the future and likes long dramas with lots of character inspiration. If you do not like to think things over and usually just watch stuff for the surface and funny jokes, etc, you might not find this show suitable. Its better when you really try to feel each characters situation. *beautiful ending* Hope you enjoy this as much as I did! I think this is a good buy, but depends on what you like to watch.
beware, its LONG !
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