Any network runs all over the world, and the development of the information network reaches its acme. In this age, there are two developed worlds; "the real world" and "wired", or the virtual network world.
Soma Toru belongs to a hacking group, Steppen Wolf, which runs around the network world freely. They attack the database of the UN forces as their last work. During this attack, he loses Nonomura Yuya, his friend as well as the team leader. Toru is arrested by the army. In exchange for letting him free, he has to work for an anti-hacker organization, the first squad of the UN Security Force Information Administration Bureau.
Working for them, he is looking for the person who killed his friend, while the other members also have their own reason to fight.
The three-way fights of the terrorist group, the security enterprise, and the army, continue every day. The various events occurred during the fight seem to be independent of each other at the first glance, but they're converging on one event as if they were attracted by something.
Based on the game by GIGA.
(Source: ANN)
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Comentários
Skadi
Most of the time when I view an OVA series I often feel the show was too short and could have used more episodes. In the case of BALDR FORCE EXE, I couldn’t wait for it to be over. Things start out pretty well as we are introduced to a future world where a virtual reality internet is a huge part of society. This network is called WIRED, and people can do about everything you can think of in this online world. The world is populated by hackers and network terrorists and the corporations and police forces that try to stop them.The world gives the show a perfect opportunity to have robot battles because anime loves itself some Mecha's. The hackers, terrorists, and police do battles online in virtual reality mecha suits but the catch is if you are killed in the online world, apparently this causes your brain to explode into a bloody mess in the real world. Fans of exploding heads are sure to be thrilled!
Overall it’s a fairly interesting premise for a plot but the show manages to fall flat on its face pretty early. It makes the mistakes of other short series by trying to have too much going on. There are too many subplots involving other secondary characters to be fair with any of them. While it does a good job with the main story, which is the most important after all, it would have been better to have just stuck with the basics. The motivation of the main character in the beginning is, to put it bluntly, stupid. Toru is a hacker who after being arrested by the police is giving the option of jail or joining them. But apparently he would rather go to prison because his only reason for accepting is to get revenge on the person with the police who killed his friend. While on the surface this would seem like it’s not such a bad reason, considering they were breaking the law and also trying to kill the police in return, is it really that fair to expect your might get yourself killed? Considering how many other people Toru kills himself over the course of the series, if those peoples friends took things the same way the world would be filled of nothing but revenge hungry sociopaths.
My main source of irritation with this series is the characters. Toru was an incredibly irritating character and I disliked him a lot. I found him to be an egotistic nut job that is singularly focused on killing the person responsible for his friend’s death. Having to suffer him made this anime largely a pain in the ass to watch. Unfortunately there aren’t any supporting characters to redeem the series either. They are for the most part two dimensional and boring. Ayane was the only character I felt any empathy towards and she was the most cruelly treated.
The reason for me watching this show in the first place was the music of Kotoko and Mami Kawada. They both deliver a couple very good songs which make this the one bright spot of the series. The artwork is really not that good when you consider how recently this was made. The CG effects are very drab and ordinary looking. Generally I am not a fan of CG animation and this certainly won’t change my view. A lot of the backgrounds though are very nicely done, but this really felt like a show much older than it is.
I didn’t get much in the way of enjoyment from this anime. It was a painful 2hrs to finish and thus I find it difficult to recommend to anyone. I suppose if you really love CG or Mechs and must see every title out there that has those themes you could check this out. Overall it’s just very mediocre.
Livira
BALDR FORCE EXE Resolution is one of the those fantastic OVA series that is severely overlooked by the vast amount of people who watch anime. It has wonderful art, a decent storyline, and good characters. STORY: The series is about a man, Tooru, who has lost everything (won't spoil ;p) and joins up with a kind of team, or company, called FLAK. The series is set in a would-be Japan, where the "wired world" is part of everyday life. People are able to literally plug themselves into certain computers and spend time in this new cyber world. It is quite a difficult concept for the writers ofthis OVA to get across well in such a small amount of time, but they do it brilliantly.
ART:
Nothing to complain about here: the characters are drawn very well, the backgrounds are fantastic, and the Mecha and Wired World, which are usually done by CG, are fantastic.
SOUND:
The music was absolutely incredible. KOTOKO sings the opening theme and the lyrics fit so well with the series, and Mami Kawada sings the ending, which is beautiful but sad at the same time. Luckily for me, these two are actually my favourite singers.
CHARACTER:
The characters in the OVA could have done with a lot more development, excluding Tooru, but since the series was so short character development was kind of out of the question. However, each character is still able to be unique.
ENJOYMENT:
Except for the events of episode 2, I really enjoyed watching this series, as it was such an experience to watch. For an OVA, it went far deeper than I would have imagined and OVA could.
OVERALL:
I was so close to giving BALDR FORCE EXE Resolution a 10/10, but episode 2 really put me off - I thought it was unneeded. However, I reccommend this to everybody ^^
MrGaz
For a 4 episode series, it sure does deliiver the goods but not all of it. With good CG animations and soundtrack to get you into the series, it didn\'t make it up for the character development and storyline but considering its only a 4 episode series (2 hour movie if you would say), it had to be rushed in order to fit all the events in and in a proper sequence. The beginning starts off with the usual routine of investigating in the cybernetic world. As the FLAK was doing their normal routine, they encounter this special girl and things take a nasty turn fora couple of FLAK members. As the story moves on, Souma Tooru becomes one of the new members in the FLAK new devision but he joined not to relive his glory days as \"Steppen Wolf\" but for solely one purpose. You will have to watch to know why. ^_^
In conclusion, one of the best CG anime series I (and maybe you) will ever watch. Its full with a big plot to follow and an action pack sequence where it may amaze you from time to time. Its recommended for the mature audience but in general its for everyone who enjoys a bit of drama, action and adventure.
Midori-tan
What differentiates the real world from the virtual world? This short OVA discusses the concept of virtual world vs. real world. There is network and people can actually get ‘inside’ there networks and interact virtually. The story takes place when a young man is asked to join an organization called FLAK, which job is to dive in the network and attack the hackers who try to hack into FLAKs servers. This is only a portion of the story, the story is a lot more complex than this, there is revenge, friendships, and secrets waiting to be unraveled. The animators did a good job with the characterdesigns and backgrounds. The buildings were beautifully drawn, the interiors were very detailed and the slums looked real. There is nothing too fancy about the art; in this is what made it beautiful. But that is all; it was beautiful, not extraordinary. The characters, on the other hand, were averagely drawn, there was nothing new in the designs, but they were (well some of them) beautifully drawn. There were some details that were better than other things. The mechs and fighting scenes were done in a very good way, the mechs were designed beautifully and the fights were smooth and tens at the same time.
The music was one of the strong points of this OVA, from the quick beat of the fighting scenes, to the quite rhythm on the hills, to the sad tone of the music box, all of those made a good combination of sounds. The opening theme was actually very good, it fit with the futuristic theme of the OVA. The ending theme was beautiful, it gives a sense of melancholy which also fits with this OVA’s theme.
This OVA had various types of characters, we have the good people, the bad people, the victims, the culprits, the friends, the enemies, and so forth. Some characters were quite average, the types you would see in many series; but some were actually quite good, there were hidden pasts, tragedies that engulfed some of the characters. There was also a strong emotion that motivated the characters do some acts. Some were even ready to do some extreme things to reach their goals. The characters in this OVA were pretty good, there was some decent character development and some of them deserved the viewer’s sympathy.
This OVA is a good watch, actually, it’s more than a good watch. It might take some time to get used to, but once the viewer gets used to it one can see that this OVA has much more that it offered. One should look beyond what was shown to the viewers, one should try to understand the message the developers were trying to tell to us. Even in a futuristic world, even when the the real world and the virtual world are slowly mingling with each other, there is value of ‘real’ relationships, of real friendships.
Another point is, when people can freely dive into the network, if they were attacked by a virus or something their physical bodies in the real world would suffer as well. Are we humans ready for this? Are we willing to create a virtual world that is so real we might actually die in reality if we died virtually?
BatSurfer
Basically the story is about a hoodlum hacker who some government organization of some format, recruits and uses to help them stop the bad guyz. Really though this is a load, a rip, a troll, a blatant theft of both Ghost in the Shell and Serial Experiments Lain and their respected themes. From tachikomas to ghost hacking to "if you die in the WIRED you die in the real world". It is a complete ripoff and it gets NO POINTS for stealing. Also weird virtual rape scenes. Which didn't make any sense at all as long as it caters to fandom. Pointless fan service FTW!Story 0/10
The art is nothing to talk at home about. Bland designs, sloppy backgrounds and terrible lighting. A bunch of pointless flashy kill scenes for wow factor to hide its terrible plot and theft. Nice try, but I am among the goat not the sheep. Also MORE RIPPING OFF GHOST IN THE SHELL AND LAIN.
Art 4/10
Here is the sloppiest part of this theft, the characterization. I felt the development was rushed a lot of the times. Sub characters didn't get there day in the sun to the point where I quit caring or even paying attention to what they were doing. Everyone, for flash effect, wants kill kill kill. Again, hiding the blatant theft. There are pointless lovey dovey romance scenes that have absolutely nothing to do with the plot other than to keep the viewer's mind off track and hide the shows themes. Or it's just terrible writing. "I loved you toru, it's alright I just wanted to tell you that." Yea, don't try looking for context, there is none. It's just there.
Characters 3/10
At the end of the day, this was a product. Something a few producers came together and thought they could turn a buck around. There is nothing to offer other than rehashed story telling of previous titles that didn't need to be retold. GITS and LAIN are fine just as they are. You didn't need to go and steal their ideals and themes. The show got lazy and always felt like a half hearted work. The biggest indecency someone can have done to them is theft of their work. And that is exactly what this is, but under a different name.
Overall 2.5/10
firath
this ova is one of the better ones that i have ever watched. the shortness of it does not take away from the story at all and the four episodes deliver all the emotional scarring that NGE did. well i definitely wouldn't recommend those whom are weak at heart to watch this but otherwise its great. could do without the expolding heads though
yamichiru
The series stands out as one that can't really seem to make up it's mind what genre it's supposed to be. One thing's for certain, this is not for kids. If the exploding head gore in episode 1 doesn't make that clear, the virtual rape in episode 2 should do. It contains various shoutouts to other series, most noticably the matrix and neon-genesis evangelion. And yes it does have a gainax ending. Halfway through episode 4. Story: 7 Set a few years into the future, where instead of the internet, people login to a virtual world called the WIRED through plugs on their neck, ala the Matrix.The major difference being that people's heads can explode. The premise is a little silly, but it gets a lot more serious. There is also imaginary mecha.
Souma Toru accepts a job at FLAK (mecha internet police) in order to find the killer of his friend. Things don't go as planned, and a lot of mysteries and associated subplots open up. After an attempted hack results in the loss of a team member, things quickly become a lot darker, as the killer and Souma's past are revealed. The genre then shifts to horror after the real life meeting with Ren.
Subplots open up left right and centre, and considering how short it is, it ties them up remarkably well. The scenes involving Rivaia are amazing, and border between comedy and horor. However there are a few things that just bug me: the virtual rape scene wasn't necissary, and quite a few of things are overdone.
Art: 7
The art is consitantly good throughout, although the CG is a bit conspicuous. The creepy scenes involving revaia are my favourite.
Sound: 8
The sound is usually quite subtle, but fits well with the scenes. Opening and ending are great.
Character: 5
With the exception of his feelings towards Ren, Souma has all the character development of Clippy from MS word. He is totally focused on getting revenge on the killer, which makes him act like a douche and oblivious to circumstances. He actually says the line "I don't care about the real world or the Virtual world"
Enjoyment: 8
The numerous shout outs and generally all the scenes involving Rivaia make it very entertaining. I'd imagine it will be more entertaining to those who've seen Evangelion.
Overall: 8
Worth a watch, although you can skip the rape scene. It adds nothing to the plot.
brynolf
Overall Not really anything you haven't seen before, borrowing pieces from Akira, Evangelion, The Matrix and several other sources. Still, quite worthwhile, especially since it is only two hours long all in all. Awesome fighting scenes, a pretty deep (but very cliché) story and pretty cool characters. And a severed limb or two. Animation Kind of a mixed bag. The fighting scenes are spectacular for the most part, but the "real world" graphics are only average. Some of the digital animations of the mechas even look really cheap and awkward. But for the most part, the graphics stretches from decent to awesome. Quite a lot of blood, mutilation andother neat stuff.
Sound
Opening and ending themes are pretty good, but don't sell your dog and your house to get the OST. Background music are pretty anonymous for the most part, but from time to time a real synth romp turns up to enhance a scene tenfolds.
Voice acting is above average, I guess. Nothing to complain about, at least.
Story
There isn't much time to develop the story, and the writers really have ambitious plans. This makes things feel a bit rushed at times, but this is mostly saved by good directing. That said, most of the story is very cliché and over-pompous.
Character
There are many interesting characters here that get just about the right amount of screen time. There is some depth and development, and a nice wrapping up in the last episode. You really can't expect more out of just four episodes.
Value
Easily re-watchable due to the short length, but really, there is nothing that unique going on that would make you want to. Still, worth one shot.
yunfanz
its surprising to see how many game storise turn in to some really enjoyable animes. i really enjoyed this serice its short not too hard to understand and its deep with some heavy emotions. i recomend it to people that likes pyochlogical serice. it story is enjoyable the art work are pretty good. the opening was horrable but the inserts are ok characters are really well made and developed. after i finished its one that stood in my head but i also think this serice can be a lot better
Sidewinder51
Rate a 6 seen via english dubbed Warning: there are some brief moments that can cause some strong feelings (i.e. slight rape). Rating of this was very hard. Took awhile but found out why. This was similar to the matrix series.Only real differences are the characters. pro(s): -plot: All angels of the show were covered. If you ever watched a show chances are you asked what if a lot. Here, it may not answer all the questions but covers most of them if you were on this team vs this side. -sound: Not only were there appropriate sound effects but additions one were added to provide a more realistic feel. Takethe sounds of the city for example. You would expect to hear buses, trains and so forth. You here just that.
-characters: the comic angel was a nice touch. It really caused me to root for the characters. Also caused me have favorites.
-characters: plots of everyone was clear at the right times. Sure you walk in confused hard to grasp everything in a new environment at once but you are easily able to pick up what is happening.
-art: smooth animation and art was crisp
Con(s):
-plot:not really original in plot-line.
-plot: not a real fan of the conclusion but given the story-line i suppose it was the best that could be done.
Conclusion note: A nice short show that may end up coming true in a 100 years or so.
Blackwing1963
One of the worst ova series I have seen in recent years. The artwork is mediocre, given that it came out in the mid 2000's I would have expected better. The CGI is also very mediocre but was probably good back then. It just doesn't blend well at all. One of the first problems I had was the terminology. Now, I am not sure if the creator just thought they'd try and be "cool" by using what they thought was a futuristic term for the use of distance in this "Wired" virtual realm or if it was the result of some really bad translation in thesubtitles. But they used the term parsec as a unit of measure. For those unaware, one parsec is approximately equal to 31 trillion kilometers (19 trillion miles), or 210,000 astronomical units, and equates to about 3.3 light-years. But they were using it for something which would visually appear to be a kilometer. That basically informed me right then and there that either the author or translator lacks intelligence.
The second issue, is how damage in this virtual world is related to the real world. If someone dies in this virtual world, their entire head explodes in a violent burst of blood and tissue in the real world. That made no sense at all.
From there, the problems just kept stacking up one after another.
By the way, the team that subtitled this apparently thinks that the word gambling is spelled gamboling.
Save your time and watch something else.
