---"Califf, Jennifer" wrote: > > >>REAALLLY ? Is Reideen a TV anime or OVA ? What is it about ? I want > >>to know about it. Please enlighten me ! > >> > >>Ondine > > > >Reideen the Superior is a TV show still running in Japan- it's basically > >about... well, sorta sentai warriors, I guess. I can't really explain... > >don't really wanna explain... ^^;; Jennifer? Do you want to? > > > >Monica > > Okay, I'll do what I can. > > Reideen at its heart is a sentai show about five cute guys who call upon > the powers of God-Reideen and turn into armored bird-like warriors. In > fact, they have a second stage transformation "God Bird Change" where > they turn into mechanical brids. It's an update of an old show that was > on years ago. A lot of people don't like Reideen because it seems like > a formula sentai show trying to capitalize on the Gundam Wing - five > cute guys - phenominon. However, the show , to me at least, has a > quirky sense of humor. Our main hero, Hishou, is terminally depressed > at first because his girlfriend took a dive off the top of the school > and ends up in the hospital in the first episode. Just watching the > first episode, the show seems to drag a little. Then in the second > episode they start to introduce the other characters (1st five eps = > each of the five guys). One of the guys, Ace is the token blonde > Amercian former gang member whose shirt is always unbuttoned. I can > never remember the names of most of the characters when I'm not watching > it, so forgive me. Anyway, most people can't see the heros or the > monsters they're fighting(why I still don't know), but a few people can. > One is this woman (name?) who showed up in episode two with Ace and > who decided to take these five guys and turn them into an idol group > called the Angels. A lot of the early stories had to do with them tring > to find ways to break into showbiz. Another who can see them is a girl > named Kirari (?) who is a popular idol star. Coincidentally?, she looks > exactly like Hishou's girlfriend! > > The most unique thing about Reideen though is what we touched on > earlier. See, when the guys go through their transformations sequences, > they rip their clothes off. Okay, they end up with battle armor. But, > when the fighting is over and they change back, the clothes don't > magically reappear! Instead, we have five cute naked guys! Usually, > their manager shows up with clothes for them. It can be a really funny > show at times. > > Incidentally, the main plot has something to do with an ancient alien > who was sealed by Reideen way back when has returned to conquer/destroy? > the earth, and so he's collecting these crystals that are hidden all > over Japan. He send his youma out to get the crystals, never sets foot > in battle, and even though the youma are always destroyed by Reideen, he > always (at least for the 1st however many episodes) gets the crystals. > I am very behind in watching the show and haven't seen most of the > recent stuff, so I don't know how that part of the story turns out yet. > I do know that later on there is another idol group called the Hearts > who also transform, but I haven't watched enough recently to comment. > > It's a cute show, and the most recent episode I've watched seems much > more serious than most of the early stuff. I'm going to go back and > watch the rest of the episodes this weekend. > > Hope this helps, > > Jennifer > > > Thanks Jen for all the info ! It sounds interesting .... Ondine _____________________________________________________________________ Sent by RocketMail. Get your free e-mail at http://www.rocketmail.com