Angelic Layer - Vol. 1 [DVD]

Angelic Layer is about a small town girl called Misaki Suzuhara that travels to toyko to live with her Aunt.But on arrival the 12 year old Misaki discovers a new game, which the player controls high tech dolls with their minds to battle each other. She quickly makes friends with other kids that are also enjoy playing Angelic Layer.Anglic layer is based on the Manga series which is also available on Amazon.co.uk made by CLAMP(the all girl makers of Chobits) and the Animation is from BONES the same studio that animated Rah-Xephon.The story is great, I was really excited about when it was first introduced in the Chobits. The DVD contains 4 episodes which isn't bad for a first volume. And as always ADV has shoved some not half bad extras in also.

This is an anime that will put a smile on your face! Misaki is such a sweet girl and you just want to see her being happy when she triumphs with Hikaru... The ending theme really enhances happy as well as sad episode endings (especially when it starts) and the soundtrack does a good job too. Personally I prefer the original japanese voices over the english dubs since they are just more appropriate for the various characters than their english equivalents. As an owner of the complete series I can tell you that this first volume is the beginning of a very enjoyable experience, so I suggest "go and buy the other volumes as well"; if you like this one you will love the rest!

Angelic Layer is a lovely anime-a great little gem that has the charm of Cardcaptor Sakura (though not as visually beautiful), and the mecha-madness of Chobits (though not as mature in it's theme), with a touch of Excel Saga's crazy humour thrown in.The music is beautiful throughout (you're gonna want the soundtrack!), and the main character Misaki is soooo cute! ^__^ You just can't help cheering for her!It's also very funny in places-Misaki's insane mentor "wiggly Icchan" adds a lot of laughs to this series. It only lost it's 5th star because, to put it simply, it's kind of childlike and perhaps not that entertaining for older audiences.In conclusion; perhaps not the best that CLAMP has to offer, but definetly worth a watch-it's still very sweet and has a lot of promise...will Misaki ever meet her Mother??!I can't wait to see more of it...a nice little DVD to add to your anime collection.