Kaiba - not your usual kind of anime

[dzulai]

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Kaiba (Spring 2008 release)
12 episodes

A sci-fi love story set in a world where digitization of memory made physical death obsolete. A world where memories can be stolen and altered, and replaced in a new human body.

Kaiba wakes up in a room without knowing who he is. He has a pendant with the photograph of a woman he does not remember. After being attacked all of a sudden, he has to flee to space, meet various people, and rediscover the world.

http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl...anime&aid=5673

ive already finished this series bout 2 months ago, but never saw it discussed here for its entire run, so im starting this thread to inform people of the existence of this well crafted masterpiece.

at first, the poster image shown in anidb.net never enticed me to watch the series nor was its bland title helping its attractiveness. but what it intrigue me was the fairly high temp rating it received from the users, averaging at 8+. curiosity got the best of me and so i gave it a shot.

the animation style is experimental and radical, reminds me of astroboy, which pretty much is out of sync with the current trend, so it gave an aura of an art/indie film. though it really is an unusual take, i think it strengthen the overall feel of the anime.

the soundtrack, especially the opening and ending songs, is very enthralling, enchanting, its soothing yet eerie at the same time. it fittingly sets the mood and tone of this melancholic series.

the story is complex and riveting, its really full of twists and turns, and at times will make you think bout the series' premise, on what it's like when memories can be downloaded into a chip and can be transferred to other bodies. certain situations that arises from this possibility are presented to us thorough the amnesiac hero's journey of self-rediscovery, of recovering his memories.

you really have to be open-minded to appreciate this series and see beyond its animation style (if you view it as a flaw). as for me, so far, this is definitely my top pick for this year.

[redshields]

good anime. i just don't like the ending. i was expecting a really challenging boss enemy... (other than the full combination of the legendary spirits --- tasker).

click the dragon

sana may part 2.

[HzTStOXA]

Alternative title:
カイバ (Japanese)
Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy, psychological, romance, science fiction, thriller
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Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: One day a man, Kaiba, wakes up in a broken room. He has no memories, only a pendant with a picture of an unknown woman. Outside of the room are grotesque floating electrical clouds of disjointed memories. Kaiba is suddenly assaulted, and escapes into space. He travels to various planets, encountering various people and retrieving his memories. Memories of an inconsistent and decaying world, of his own agony and of Niero, the woman in the picture

LINK - Kaiba (TV) - Anime News Network