This 2000 TV series borrows heavily from
i Evangelion
i0 ,
i Frankenstein
i0 , and
i The Iron Giant
i0 . Takuto, a brilliant college student, follows his girlfriend Maki to the secret lab where her professor is resurrecting an alien cyborg. When the military interferes, the cyborg strikes out, killing Maki and injuring Takuto. A mysterious man who quotes bits of Western literature arranges a new life for the badly disfigured Takuto, who swears to avenge Maki's death. As Lt. Ryu Soma, he joins Funeral, an elite army unit dedicated to destroying the alien robots that are attacking the Earth. The cyborg befriends the strange girl Harriet, who refers to him as an elf. Taciturn and brusque, Ryo is not a prepossessing hero; despite his suffering, he lacks the vulnerability that balances Shinji's alienation in
i Evangelion
i0 . However, American
i otaku
i0 will enjoy the unusual mecha designs and the well-staged battles scenes. (Rated 13 and older: violence, tobacco use)
i --Charles Solomon

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title:	Argentosoma - Another Reality
theatricalDate:	06-02-2003
stars:	Soichiro Hoshi Houko Kuwashima Fûrin Cha Yuji Takada Yuri Sa J™ji Nakata Takehito Koyasu Kikuko Inoue Yui Horie Taku Takemura Lara Jill Miller Lex Lang Wendee Lee Tony Pope Derek Stephen Prince Steve Staley (II) Simon Prescott Lynn Fischer Melodee Spevack Philece Sampler
purchase date:	08-11-2004
publisher:	Bandai
published:	04-02-2003
price:	$29.98
numberInSeries:	1
net Rating:	4
MPAA Rating:	NR
minutes:	125
last lookup time:	187947568
genre:	Bandai
fullTitle:	Argentosoma - Another Reality (Vol. 1)
features:	Animated Color Subtitled NTSC 1.33:1
director:	Kristi Reed Kazuyoshi Katayama
currentValue:	$0.98
created:	121628200
country:	us
aspect:	DVD
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