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Speed Grapher - Vol. 1

2005

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5

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Episodes 1-4 of the fetishist, sexually charged Japanese anime in which a former war photographer struggles to live the straight life as a tabloid snapper. Ex-war photographer Saiga has been reduced to selling his artistic soul as a tabloid photojournalist in the near-future dystopian city of Tokyo. It is a morally corrupt society in which the rich get rich while the poor get poorer, and where even the most taboo desires can be satisfied... for a price. Then, in the midst of yet another dull assignment, Saiga infiltrates an underground den of vice that specialises in pandering to the warped sexual desires of city's wealthiest and most powerful citizens. There, he witnesses a depraved ceremony in which the Goddess, a beautiful young girl named Kagura, is about to bestow a dangerous gift upon a more-than-willing victim. When his cover is blown, Saiga is only saved from certain death by a kiss from Kagura. It is a brief exchange that mysteriously gives Saiga a devastating new, supernatural ability. Forced to flee from his enemies with the young girl in tow, Saiga is plunged into a living nightmare in which he must confront his inner demons while trying to uncover the secret behind his remarkable transformation. Meanwhile, unknown to Saiga and those who wish to see him dead, Kagura's single, fateful kiss has ignited a chain of events that could destroy the entire social structure of Tokyo and bring the city to its knees... Episodes are: 'Depravity City', 'Goddess of Greed', 'Film Like a Bullet' and 'Lethal Headshot'.

Speed Grapher - Vol. 1 details

Format:	18 DVD
Starring:	Robert McCollum, Christopher Sabat, Greg Ayres, Bob Carter, Chris Ayres, Clarine Harp, Monica Rial
Director:	Kunihisa Sugishima
Genres:	Animated, Anime, World Cinema - Japanese
Studio:	MVM

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
Speed Grapher - Vol. 1	18 Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 36 minutes
Rental release:	Currently unavailable
Main languages:	Japanese
Subtitles:	English

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Dark, Vioent and Sexy

By Joe Shaun from Taunton , 25 Jun 2007

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A great start for what promises to be quite an interesting series. Lots of stuff still not explained at te end which left me thirsty for more. Great artwork, interesting characters and loads of dark twisted action. More like this please!!!
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Interesting

By jonny (210 reviews) from Norwich , 18 Sep 2009

Interesting enough, and also had enough of a hook to keep going for a couple of episodes. Not enough though to get dics 2. One had the feeling a lot more was meant to be put into it, but didn't quite get there.
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good start

By a customer from London , 22 Jul 2009

speed snapper

is one of the best start for an anime series filled with lot of action . I hope it the rest of the series continues at this level.
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Oh Dear

By a customer from Leicester , 06 Jun 2009

Well what can I say, this Anime was one of the most painful to watch that I have ever seen.

The story was not great, the Hero is not much of a hero he's not even an Anti hero.

This Anime is the exact reason as to why you should do pleanty of research into things before getting them out.

my advise is don't watch this. I would not recommend this to anyone.

The plot just doesn't seem to have been thought through at all, the American voice acting is just wrong.

I know that some people may say it was good but in my opinion it's a bad idea and a bad seriesi
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Dark, Vioent and Sexy

By Joe Shaun from Taunton , 25 Jun 2007

[Highly rated reviewer]

A great start for what promises to be quite an interesting series. Lots of stuff still not explained at te end which left me thirsty for more. Great artwork, interesting characters and loads of dark twisted action. More like this please!!!
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