Feb 23 2008
Read or Die - OVA Episode 1 - Books are Serious Business
Say what? A Read or Die recap? Yeah, I can do that, too. Gotta give Mai a break for a week, especially when I’m in the midst of still writing fanfiction on her (by the way, Chapter 17 is available if you want to read it).
Anyway, back to the topic at hand…I decided to re-watch the Read or Die OVA (it’s basically a short animated movie consisting of three episodes). One of these days, I’ll get the TV series on DVD, which kinda picks up where this one left off, but anything where a chick can fight off super-powered clones with sheets of paper and index cards is all right in my book. The first episode alone ends in a dogfight between a paper airplane and a hang-glider above the New York City skyline (this is pre-9/11, where the Twin Towers are still standing, so sensitive viewers might want to stay away from this one) Yeah, I know how ridiculous it sounds, but it’s an action show, so that automatically makes it cool. The first episode recap can be read here, and I’ll post my final thoughts on the OVA in a separate post I’ve finished watching all three parts.
