Gate Keepers 21, Vol. 1: Invader Hunters [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

Old enemies return... Ayane Isuzu, a high school student, also works as an invader hunter for the AEGIS Network run by the mysterious tycoon, Reiji Kageyama. Ayane attempts to recruit her classmate Miyu, but once Miyu discovers that the Invaders are humans, she tries to go back to living a normal life... Meanwhile, relentless attack by the invaders led by the mysterious Ghost Girl and the revived Kaiser Kikai continues... Why is Ayane reluctant to use her gate- a legacy of her father, Shun Ukiya? A continuation of the hit series Gate Keepers featuring animation by Gonzo (Hellsing, Vandread, Gate Keepers, Blue Submarine No.6) and character designs by Keiji Goto (Gate Keepers, Nadesico). DVD Extras: 5.1 Japanese and English Dialog, credit less opening and a reversible cover! In the Gatekeepers TV series (2000), irrepressible Shun and his gang of psychics fought the Invaders, biological experiments that fed on human greed, in 1969. This new OAV set in 2001 focuses on scornful, alienated Ayane. She's not a natural Gatekeeper, but relies on technology in her battles with the Invaders. She recruits Miu, a girl in her school who is a Gatekeeper. Despite her abilities, Miu whines and screams; Ayane dismisses her as a "useless twit." The only returning character is Yukino, the kimono-clad psychic of the snows--who's mocked by a sinister, ballerina-like blonde linked to the Invaders. Shun and the gang fought to defend the people they loved. Ayane earns a bounty on the crystals that remain when Invaders are destroyed, and wishes the people in Tokyo would disappear: hardly a likeable heroine. (Rated 13 and older: violence, grotesque imagery, minor profanity) --Charles Solomon