2014-02-06

Mokuyobi Post: Spriggan

Spriggan is a full length theatrical action movie that came out in Japan in 1998.  The movie is taken from the manga of the same name by Hiroshi Takashige and Ryoji Minagawa.

    Spriggans are special operatives for a secret organization that searches the world for ancient artifacts.  Yuu Ominae, one of the top operatives, is sent to Turkey to help in the excavation of what may be Noah's Ark.  A black ops division of the American government is also keen on securing the artifact and when they decide to assault the operation the Spriggans must use all of their abilities to fight off these deadly, enhanced attackers.

    At the time this was a good looking anime, fast paced, great action sequences...but these days its dated like an 80's Charles Bronson film.  This is a pure action vehicle with really no deep story or meaning behind it.  You watch this for an hour and a half of crazy action sequences and inhuman survivability.  With that said, its a fun movie.  It would be nice to see this franchise revisited with modern animation techniques.  There's enough material there to make a decent 1 season TV series too.  Lets get a nice adult action series in the works that isn't full of moe crap!

    The DVD has been available in North America for a little over a decade.  While there is no substance to this movie, its still fun.  Pick it up and enjoy some explosions NOT brought to you by Michael Bay.  Nothing says love like a belt-fed machine gun.


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