12/19/2023 0 Comments A kite anime kanie![]() ![]() ![]() I dropped a lot of anime and tho i save some, it's not like it's really good, just average. Next time, I'll delve into Kite's "spiritual successor" Mezzo Forte, the second of the three Umetsu OVAs I'll be covering in these first three posts.It's been 2 weeks since i did this season's anime first impression part 1. The art direction is top notch, the direction is nothing to scoff at, the animation is stellar for the time, and it's pretty much a poster child for the late 90s in OVA form. Ultimately, despite my own shortcomings with Kite, I'd still recommend watching it. But if it's zany direction appeals to you, you'll probably enjoy it regardless. Is Kite a perfect gritty crime drama? Of course not. The topics the OVA covers naturally makes a few of them a lot more risque and uncomfortable, so if you'd rather not watch them, the cut version will still give you all of the story without the raunchy penetration bits, and indeed, the content has seen the uncut version outright banned in some countries, so you might also want to abstain from the uncut version for that reason. As Kite was primarily set up as a hentai for the funding, they're not particularly grand (alone at least, as combined they make up 15 minutes of the OVA's 60 minute runtime!), and generally don't exactly add all that much to the story. Of course, as I had watched the uncut version, I'll also make mention of the sex scenes. Suspension of disbelief can only go so far, and while your mileage may vary, Kite tends to cut through that suspension like a knife through butter. ![]() I'm no stranger to the less realistic, more zany action of OVAs like this, but certain scenes had me questioning what I had just seen, rather than merely enjoying the spectacle. The gritty, seedy world is juxtaposed with action that is equal parts gritty and zany, and it doesn't mind discarding reality to achieve a bigger spectacle. In my opinion, your experience with Kite will mainly be influenced by Umetsu's direction, which is cinematically grand but has a distinct flavour of Hong Kong and Hollywood. Not always a bad thing, of course, but a notable mention nonetheless. The characters themselves fit the world and act fairly like you'd expect them to, but without particular uniqueness prove forgettable outside of the OVA itself. ![]() Of course, as a two episode OVA from the late 90s, Kite also has a rather barebones story, sufficing to bring the characters and the action together but not really doing much more. In terms of art, Kite is pretty damn good. Unlike some similiar OVAs of the time, Kite boasts a surprisingly colourful palette, which combines with the choreography and environment to give a very clear, detailed presentation. As a two episode OVA from the late 90s, Kite has consistent, generally fluid animation, which serves the purpose of bringing Umetsu's character designs to life fairly well. Naturally, I opted for the uncut version for the full experience, as the sex scenes do sorta add something to the story. I had watched Kite back in the day myself, but because back in the day is a time I barely remember, I recently rewatched it. It did of course come in both a cut and uncut version, with the primary difference being the sex scenes. And it makes full use of that freedom, with some particularly spectacular action scenes. At the behest of corrupt detectives Akai and Kanie, the two shoot bad people (and "bad" people) with neat little explosive bullets that tend to get blood, guts, or pieces of wall all over the place, because this is an OVA that can afford not only to animate but also actually show people getting blown up for both episodes of it's run. ![]()
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