Eden of the East had hype. Character designs by the mangaka of Honey and Clover. Directed and produced by the team that did Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. A pretty interesting premise that started out in the States. It was the show of the season before it had started.

The first episode was just as expected. We were all impressed with the English voices. We were all intrigued by the magical phone. We were still trying to dissect the setting. It really was a unique show. Not to mention the fantastic OP/ED, which I have tied for first this season on my own little scorecard. I’m not really a fan of the OP song, but it really fit the show and the animation that went along with it was excellent. I am in love with the ED song and the papercraft stuff was awesome. I am so glad that it introduced me to school food punishment.

Somewhere along the line though, it took a dive towards Code Geass. It started out in fairly serious business territory but stuff like Johnnies and the contrived game to save the country made it less so. The end of the series managed to give reason for some of the weirdness, though.

That’s not to say it was bad or even that it’s ironically good like Geass. There hasn’t been anything like R2 21 yet. Eden of the East is still entertaining and as far as I know, it’s remained internally consistent. Unless the two movies ruin it, it’s still a really interesting take on a post-9/11 world.

Tags: Anime, eden of the east

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