Gate Keepers, Vol. 3: Infiltration! [DVD]

Features

• Type: DVD
• Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
• Language(s): english, japanese
• Subtitle(s): english
• Director(s): Akihiko Nishiyama, Akio Sakai, Hirotoshi Takaya, Keiji Gotoh, Kôichi Chigira, Masahiro Hosoda, Shigeru Motomiya, Shin'ichi Shôji
• Actor(s): Dan Lorge, Alyss Henderson, Johnny Yong Bosch, Peter Lurie, Randy McPherson, Lia Sargent, Wendee Lee, Sherry Lynn, Barbara Goodson, Dave Mallow

The tone of this comic sci-fi adventure darkens as the threat from the Invaders increases. The cast of teenage humans who possess psychic powers to fight the aliens continues to expand with the arrival of Fen Fei-Ling, a precocious Chinese student who talks like Shampoo in Ranma 1/2, and the alienated, intelligent Megumi Kurogane. The Invaders have begun using more subtle attacks: a history teacher at Tategami High turns out to be an Invader puppet in episode 8. Shun is devastated when he has to fight--and destroy--someone he knows. He's not prepared to encounter the frightening new phenomenon of an evil Gate Keeper: a human teenager who's actively working for the Invaders. The comic interplay between Shun and Ruriko and the rivalry between Ruriko and Kaoru for Shun's affection balance the CG-augmented action sequences. Suggested 13 Up: Violence, mild risqué humor. --Charles Solomon