Speed Grapher AMV - Sweet Sacrifice

This week's AMV is for the series Speed Grapher, and the song is "Diseased" by Seether.  This is a more novice class of AMV, but it's a pretty good start.  If you haven't checked out the show yet, I would highly advise it.  It starts slow, but picks up, especially near the end.  This AMV particualarly focuses on one of the more complex and interesting characters, Suitengu.  So go check it out, and stay nerdy.

Speed Grapher

“Speed Grapher” is a 24 episode anime series that involves a war photographer named Saiga. The setting is a modern Japan in which the corrupt and depraved make up the majority of "high society."  This elitist circle indulges in their depravities in a secret fetish club which Saiga discovers and decides to sneak into hoping for a big scoop.  What he finds is "The Goddess," Kagura, in a trance descending from the ceiling.  After giving her "blessing" to Saiga, she wakes up to a world of sin and depravity run by a man named Suitengu who works as a crime boss.

The most notable thing I could say about this show is that the plot is on par with some of the greatest animes of all time, like “Cowboy Bebop” and the original “Ghost in the Shell” film.  While Saiga and Kagura are in the spotlight for most of the show, the final few episodes are where the true brilliance of the plot and the characters is brought out.  Initially, the enemy is Suitengu and his subordinates; however, the conflict shifts to focus on the depravity of society as a whole.  The most noteworthy character in the series is surprisingly Suitengu, the antagonist.  His story is a central driving force to how the plot unfolds and by the end of the series Suitengu is one of the most compelling and remarkable characters I have seen in any series. Period.

Good:

- Powerful, thought provoking story driven by complex, darker characters

- Dystopian setting provides an easy parallel to the real world

Bad:

-Story takes a while to fully pull you into the true narrative taking place

Scully Rating: 9.8 out of 10

Watch "Speed Grapher" at: http://www.watchanimeon.com/anime/speed-grapher/