NieA_7 1

Created/Updated 2001-06-15



Animephile Rating: C (7.5)


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A bit of history.... I watched "Lain" long time ago and thought it was interesting, but it didn't make me feel like spending money on it. It was interesting, but I knew I was never going to watch it again, so there really was no point in buying it. Part of the reason was the animation style. I have no quarrel about its artistic value. It just didn't appeal to my personal taste.
Then comes NieA_7. I read about it, thought about it, and thought about it some more. The mere fact that Lain crew was involved in it made me not purchase it for all this time. What a mistake that was....
I saw the whole boxset (first pressing) listed at animejungle with an 'A' rating and thought, hey, I got money. And here I am, in love with it. Actually, the fact that Kawasumi Ayako and Miyamura Yuuko were the voices of the main characters certainly helped me make the right decision.

I have this need to try to describe an anime with as few word as possible and this particular one took me 3 days to come up with. NieA_7 is "precious" to me. The anime is precious and the characters are precious. NieA_7 brings out strong emotions, be it happiness (or even giddiness), sadness, or other deep emotions, in a very underhanded way. Maybe "underhanded" is the wrong word. Maybe I should use "crafty" instead. NieA_7 brings out these emotions quietly so that one isn't aware of it until one is immersed in them. Before you know it, you're in love with the characters.
Okay, so I don't know if other people would react the same way I did. You all must understand I write this stuff for my own satisfaction, so always know that these are my opinions. Of course, you all knew that already.

Now that I've got that out of my system, let's talk technical. You know? There isn't much to talk about, technically. Just another almost perfect interlaced R2 release.
I love the art work. All the important details are drawn with care and occasional exaggerated scenes are done with style. Here are two examples.


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