Japan is in economical turmoil, perfect timing for business savvy supernatural creatures to set up their own bank, appropriately named Midas, offering unlimited funds to unsuspecting clients/victims, asking only for futures as collateral. Essentially this is a deal-with-the-devil premise, quite imaginatively moulded to fit in with the current global financial climate. So when clients yield to temptation and use their demonic ATM card, they are immediately whisked off the financial district, an alternative demon dimension, in order to do battle with some guy – apparently always read the fine print. The protagonist, Kimimaro Yoga is your typical poor but hardworking teenage, holding down two jobs while attending university. Fortunately C doesn’t focus too much on Kimimaro tedious life and unrequited love before being lured into accepting a deal. This is a little weird but there is plenty of room for growth. My main concern is that it has inklings of pretentiousness. I can see the money-isn’t-everything/money-can’t-buy-love platform a mile off, and while it might be making a good, relevant point, there is a risk of whitewashing with gaudy action sequences.
No comments:
Post a Comment