Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Anime Special! - Canaan

Just finished watching Canaan. Although it's not the latest anime I only now got the chance & the time to watch it. It was a pretty dark, but emotional anime with really nice normal moments in the sick & twisted world of the main character. The name of the main character is the same as the anime "Canaan". It's amazing how Canaan reminds me of Revy from Black Lagoon but when it comes to the plot it's pretty different and the emphasis here is more on the emotional struggle of the main character to hold on to at least one normal thing in her life. Canaan is an acquired taste anime and for an action loving girl like me there's a bit too much personal drama involved. Now don't get me wrong, it is definitely worth watching.


Genres: action, mystery 
Themes: biological warfare, girls with guns, Shoujo-ai, terrorism 

Two years ago, Shibuya was ravaged by a biological terrorist attack using the deadly Ua virus. Maria Osawa was saved when her father inoculated her against the virus, but is left with partial amnesia from the shock. She works as a cameraman when she reunites with a girl named Canaan in Shanghai, China. A gifted assassin with synesthesia, she is under orders from an unknown organization for a yet unspecified mission. 


Directed: Masahiro Ando
Written: Mari Okada
Studio: P.A. Works
Episodes: 13
Original run: July 4, 2009 – September 26, 2009

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