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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0702727029127
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: A.D. Vision
Manufacturer: A.D. Vision
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: A.D. Vision
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 20, 2002
Running Time: 650 minutes
Sales Rank: 55423
Studio: A.D. Vision
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Gasaraki blends high-quality animation with interesting mecha designs and a convoluted plot that borrows heavily from Evangelion. In the not-too-distant future, the robot-suits of the Gowa Corporation fight in a Middle Eastern conflict modeled on the Gulf War. That battle is linked to the Gowa family's attempts to unleash the Gasaraki, a powerful entity from another dimension, through a Noh dance by Yoshiro Gowa, the youngest of the brothers. Miharu, a young woman who shares a psychic bond with both Yoshiro and the Gasaraki, thwarts their efforts. While his older brother Kazukiyo plots with a fanatic right-wing cabal to 'purify' Japan, Yoshiro and Mirahu embark on a voyage of self-discovery. They learn that the real Yushiro Gowa died eight years ago, and share a vision of a revolt in Heian Japan (794-1185) involving Kugai, huge mobile suits with faces modeled on Noh masks. When Yoshiro and Miharu block Kazukiyo's plot to resurrect the mysterious Gasaraki, they are carried into an Evangelion-like collage of still artwork, processed live action, drawn animation, and computer-generated imagery, overlaid with a pointillist vocal track. Toru Nozaki's screenplay leaves major plot threads dangling, including Yoshiro's death and replacement. Director Ryusuke Takahashi struggles to move the various subplots along, but the result is like watching a juggler trying to keep one ball too many in the air. Gasaraki divides viewers into fervent partisans and furious detractors. Rated 12+: Violence, tobacco use, brief nudity, occasional profanity, grotesque imagery. --Charles Solomon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Reaches a bit too far in the end.
Gasaraki is one of those shows that seems to be either a masterpiece or a total bomb, depending on who's doing the reviewing. Naturally, I'm right in the middle. Gasaraki is slow moving at first, but picks up speed around episode 13 and moves well to the end. The visuals are excellent for the era it was made, and the minimalistic soundtrack fits it well.
The dub is competent, if not stellar, and it's interesting to hear some of ADV's veterans in early roles.
As a political thriller, it's ... Read More
Rating:  - Great attempt to take mecha in a new direction
This either will or will not be your cup of tea depending on how much patience you have, which is to say it takes some to appreciate this complex series. This is one of those mechas where you have the standard teen pilots, ambiguous blue-haired girl, and secret organization. That said, the series is really an attempt to lay a Noh drama on top of the mecha story and requires some background on Noh theatre to really appreciate. Anyway, approach it as a Noh piece and you will see what an impressive attempt ... Read More
Rating:  - Just Like I Ordered!
Product arrived in exactly the condition the seller stated. Arrived in a speedy fashion as well. Will use this seller again.
Rating: - not an EVA rip off.
Many have called Gasaraki an Neon Genesis Evangelion: Platinum Collection rip off, and although I can see some of the reasons why, I could not disagree more. Although both shows have similar looking female leads (Miharu has a striking resemblance to Rei), both deal with mechs, and to some degree philosophy, the overall themes and focuses of the two shows are very different. EVA deals mainly with the human physique, the thoughts and ideas of its characters in order to explore what it is that makes its main character, ... Read More
Rating: - an anime that pushes you
to be frank, I love this anime. it's very intelligent, very realistic (well more like unrealistic with a lot of realist boundries.) it's not very funny at all, but it was never designed to be. if you like anime, if you like mechas and you wanna see how they would work in the real world. then this is for you.
the only down sides to this anime is that it's not always action packed which is ok because then you are just getting to know the characters around.
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