Karas: Difference between revisions

What makes Shinjuku more interesting is that its ''previous'' Karas, Eko, has decided that the city has been corrupted by humans, and intends to "cleanse" them from the land. To that end, he has created ''mikura'', [[Youkai|demons]] bonded to machines. Most of the first half of the series involves Otoha tracking down and destroying these ''mikura'', leading up to the final battle against Eko for the future of the city.

 

 

Backed up by the near-constant presence of a soundtrack performed mainly by the Prague Symphony orchestra, infused at points with techno beats, the OVA series works to deliver emotionally as well as visually. According to the Other Wiki, reception was somewhat mixed based on the main characters being "underdeveloped". The first two episodes focused mainly on presentation and action, which is a long time to wait for the actual plot in a six episode series. Beautiful and spectacular as the presentation may be.

* [[Catgirl]]: This is how the "Will of the City" is manifested.

* [[Comic Book Adaptation]]: A rare instance where the first American DVD came packed with a small comic book tie-in published by Dark Horse that explained the story's main conflict, as opposed to a tie-in manga.

* [[Conspicuous CGI]]: Not quite averted, but well enough integrated that its about as close as we're going to get.

** Pretty much any time there's a transformed karas onscreen, it's CG. While some parts are conspicuous, much of it isn't as noticeable.

* [[Cute Mute]]: Sagisaka's daughter, Yoshiko. Subverted, in that she's catatonic after surviving a horrific demon attack.

** And just plain presumed to be insane for SAYING a demon did it. The catatonia is partly implied to be caused by the attempts to treat her. She'd probably be better off in a world [[There Are No Therapists|without therapists.]]

** Until he becomes a true Karas, and picks up that nifty gold & black costume.

* [[Deadly Doctor]]: Otoka isn't actually a doctor, but he helps patch up the demons, so they call him "Doctor Karas."

{{quote| "It doesn't matter where we go, as long as you're there."}}

* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: The [[Big Bad]] wants to wipe the city clean of human life, and for the most part, looks like a jerk because of it. That is, until the end when {{spoiler|the city police attempt to fire upon the weakened and non-aggressive youkai, just because they're scared of them. Luckily, there's a Karas around to set them to rights.}}

* [[Kudzu Plot]]: The primary complaint about the series. It takes more than one viewing to get a really good idea of what's happening.

** First episode especially. Despite being really awesome.

* [[Light Is Not Good]]: The main villain is themed entirely around white, shininess, and light. He's also a [[Complete Monster]], and has no traces of any morality {{spoiler|except in his backstory}}.

** And that's what pushes it into [[Fridge Brilliance]] territory.

* [[Not So Different]]: A very subtle, but genius example. {{spoiler|The main character and the main villain are ''exact opposites''. The main villain started out as a hero, but became a monster. The main character was a mafia hitman before becoming a hero.}}

* [[Oedipus Complex]]: {{spoiler|Eko, who sees the city as a father-figure and Yurine as a mother-figure}}.

* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: The Mikura are predators in human guise who feed on the blood of mortals, which is pretty standard for vampires. They're also technosorcerous [[Transforming Mecha]] inhabited by spirits from Japanese mythology, which is... less so.

* [[Parental Incest]]: {{spoiler|Otaha's}} father/brother.

* [[Yakuza]]: {{spoiler|Otoha}}

* [[Youkai]]: Are invisible, but possess a symbiotic relationship with humans. As humans stop believing in them, they start to get sick.

** She actually quits the reporting job after the incident. Wanted to start fresh.