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There is no stairway to heaven--just the Soultaker, out collecting. A violent car accident wreaks havoc with the forces of nature when the crash separates the souls of four "surviving passengers" from their comatose bodies. Now, they must fight for their lives against the powerful and mysterious "Angel of Death" sent to collect their souls.
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The Soultaker - (Vol. 4) (Signature Series)
Starring: Soultaker Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer] ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002VYPI0 Release Date: 2004-12-14 |
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Kyosuke challenges the leader of the Hospital and learns that the path to the truth leads to the Moon. He immediately travels to Colony No. 8, his homeland! There, he learns the horrific truth about his grandfather and a mysterious "Beta Applicon" outbreak. The revelation of the final truths comes with a painful price, and Kyosuke must now face the Flickers that he once saved. Even this climax only leads to the ultimate showdown: Kyosuke versus his conscience. Will he choose to be the world savior or destoyer?!
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The Soultaker, Vol. 2: Flickering Faith
Starring: Soultaker Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer] ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000244F3C Release Date: 2004-08-10 |
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Kyosuke pursues his mysterious sister Runa by following a psychic resonance, but he only discovers more danger. Death stalks the same path as the truth leads Kyosuke into Kirihara traps and conflicts with the Hospital mutants! The secret to Kyosuke's powers and the truth about their past may lie with Runa. But who is the real Runa? Fleeing from her pursuers, she hides by splitting herself into other Flickers. Each one helps Kyosuke uncover a sliver of the truth more unbelievable and suspicious than the last.
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The Soultaker - Blood Betrayal (Vol. 3)
Starring: Paul Dobson , Chiara Zanni , Nicole Oliver , Andrew Francis , and Daniella Evangelista Director: Karl Willems Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer] ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000648ZD Release Date: 2002-06-11 |
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The revelations pile up in this gothic psycho-adventure, as Kyosuke learns that he really is the son of scientist Tsubaki Tokisaka and hospital director Dr. Richard Vincent. He also learns that Shiro's sister, Yui Kirahara, who controls the all-powerful Kirahara Group, has been hunting Flickers to create the SoulAnubis. This composite monster is supposed to help her find Kyosuke's lost twin sister Runa and fulfill her contract with an unseen, Darth Vader-voiced creature. (Runa unconsciously created the Flickers as a self-defense mechanism.) The dramatic confrontation between Kyosuke and the SoulAnubis--who fights using a combination of violence and guilt trips--is awkwardly directed and hard to follow. Soul Hunter offers a staccato, state-of-the-art mixture of computer graphics, odd camera angles, flashbacks, monochromatic imagery, and still artwork, but the story feels like a retread. Rated 16 Up: Graphic violence, grotesque imagery, profanity, tobacco use. --Charles SolomonDescription
Loyalty and betrayal! Kyosuke meets his mother! Still, the mysteries surrou nding his existence only deepen. After losing his resonance with the Flickers, Kyosuke is forced to turn to his enemies at the hospital for help, but the Kirihara Group attacks! Shiro reveals his ties to the Kirihara Group as the Hospital falls to their attack, but fa cts fail to dispel the mysteries and lead to more desperate moments! Son, Kyosuke faces t he Soul Anubis and must test the ultimate limits of his SoulTaker abilities!
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The Soultaker - The Monster Within (Vol. 1)
Starring: Paul Dobson , Chiara Zanni , Nicole Oliver , Andrew Francis , and Daniella Evangelista Director: Karl Willems Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer] ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005UM46 Release Date: 2002-02-26 |
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This dark fantasy-adventure borrows elements from Evangelion and Gasaraki and presents them in the style of Lain. Kyosuke Date's life becomes a waking nightmare as he discovers that his mother was murdered, he is a powerful mutant, and fragments of his sister's soul have become humanlike creatures called "Flickers." The Flickers are mercilessly hunted by the cruel vice president of an infinitely powerful conglomerate, the Kirihara Group. Kyosuke takes up with the sardonic Shiro Mibu, the sworn enemy of the Kirihara, and is soon battling giant robots and screeching maniacs. Series director Akiyuki Shinbo uses all the latest tricks: rapid-fire editing, weird colors (including blood-red frames), repeated close-ups of crosses and other objects, still frames juxtaposed with battle sequences, etc. But these flashy visuals can't disguise the slightness of the familiar story. Rated 16 Up: Considerable violence, grotesque imagery, profanity, alcohol and tobacco use. --Charles Solomon
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Soultaker
Starring: Joe Estevez , Vivian Schilling , Gregg Thomsen , Robert Z'Dar , and David 'Shark' Fralick Director: Michael Rissi Manufacturer: Image Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B00000IZ0C Release Date: 1999-07-06 |
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There is no stairway to heaven--just the Soultaker, out collecting. A violent car accident wreaks havoc with the forces of nature when the crash separates the souls of four "surviving passengers" from their comatose bodies. Now, they must fight for their lives against the powerful and mysterious "Angel of Death" sent to collect their souls.
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Soultaker, Vol. 3: Blood Betrayal
Starring: Soultaker Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer] ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002B55AW Release Date: 2004-10-12 |
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Loyalty and Betrayal! Kyosuke meets his mother! Still, the mysteries surrounding his existence only deepen. After losing his resonance with the Flickers, Kyosuke is forced to turn his enemies at the hospital for help, but the Kirihara Group attacks! Shiro reveals his ties to the Kirihara Group as the Hospital falls to their attack, but facts fail to dispel the mysteries and lead to more desperate moments! Son, Kyosuke faces the Soul Anubis and must test the ultimate limits of his SoulTaker abilities!
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The Soultaker, Vol. 1: The Monster Within
Starring: Soultaker Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer] ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001WTW2E Release Date: 2004-06-08 |
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'Kyosuke's normal life shatters with the knife's sharp entry into his heart. Why did mom do it? As Kyosuke recovers, his body reveals a dangerous secret... a secret proving his past is a lie... Kysouke searches for Runa, the sister he never knew, and the truth about his ability to transform into the powerful SoulTaker! But, Kirhara Heavy Industries and mutants from the mysterious Hospital will prevent Kyosuke from learning anything with as much violence as possible!
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The Soultaker - The Truth (Vol. 4)
Starring: Paul Dobson , Chiara Zanni , Nicole Oliver , Andrew Francis , and Daniella Evangelista Director: Karl Willems Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer] ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000068MAO Release Date: 2002-08-13 |
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Revelations continue to pile up--although they obscure as much as they reveal--as this gothic adventure reaches its conclusion. Kyosuke visits the Moon and encounters his grandfather Daigo's brain, floating in a tank. Daigo conducted the secret experiments with the drug Beta Applicon that turned humans into mutants: he got the drug from the last member of an alien race who hoped to produce a mate. Kyosuke and his twin sister Runa are the ultimate products of those experiments, and during their climactic battle, they debate whether they're human or alien. These last episodes borrow heavily from Akira and Evangelion, but lack the dramatic punch of their models. Director Akiyuki Shinbo bombards the viewer with still artwork, negative frames, simulated slow motion, and images that suggest stained glass, but the visual flash can't disguise the thinness of the story. Rated 16 Up: Graphic violence, grotesque imagery, profanity, brief nudity, tobacco use. --Charles SolomonDescription
Kyosuke challenges the leader of the Hospital and learns that the path to the truth leads to the Moon. He immediately travels to Moon Colony No. 8, his birthplace! There, he learns the horrific truth about his grandfather and a mysterious Beta Applicon outbreak. The revelation of the final truths comes with a painful price, and Kyosuke must now face the flickers that he once saved. Even this climax only leads to the ultimate showdown: Kyosuke versus his conscience. Will he choose to be the world savior or destroyer!?
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The Soultaker - Flickering Faith (Vol. 2)
Starring: Paul Dobson , Chiara Zanni , Nicole Oliver , Andrew Francis , and Daniella Evangelista Director: Karl Willems Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer] ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005YUPH Release Date: 2002-04-23 |
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The cast of this 10-part TV series expands as more villains, "Flickers," and mutants, including Nakahara, whose cutesy design and manner clash with the overall gothic tone, join Kyosuke Date and the hard-bitten Shiro. In "Beyond the Human Realm," Kyosuke discovers he may not be the child of the parents who raised him, but the mutant offspring of scientist Tsubaki Tokisaka and the sinister director of the hospital, Dr. Richard Vincent. Kyosuke discusses these questions while battling enemies in both his human and monster forms. Director Akiyuki Shinbo throws in computer graphics, weird camera angles, dream sequences, monochromatic images, negative frames, crucifixes, and still artwork, but the story remains so minimal and the exposition so fragmented that each episode of Soultaker feels like more and more about less and less. Rated 16 Up: Graphic violence, grotesque imagery, brief nudity, profanity, tobacco use. --Charles Solomon
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Vol. 3-4
Starring: Soultaker Manufacturer: Geneon Entertainment ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B000BNKAY2 Release Date: 2005-10-04 |
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