"DNA²: Dokokade nakushita aitsu no aitsu" (1994) TV series

Director:

Junichi Sakata

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 October 1994 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Romance

Plot:

A female time traveler must work with a teenage boy who is in danger of becoming a future menace because of her interference.

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel | Anime | Based On Comic | Transformation | Number In Title

Cast

Keiichi Nanba	...	Junta (12 episodes, 1994)
Mîna Tominaga	...	Karin (12 episodes, 1994)
Hiroko Kasahara	...	Ami (12 episodes, 1994)
Hekiru Shiina	...	Kotomi (10 episodes, 1994)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Tomoko (8 episodes, 1994)
Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi	...	Yokomori (7 episodes, 1994)
Eiko Yamada	...	Oharu (7 episodes, 1994)
Takehito Koyasu	...	Ryuji (6 episodes, 1994)

Runtime:

USA:25 min (15 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Spain:13

Company:

Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV)

Not really entertaining, but others will enjoy it.

I'll face it. I don't like this "DNA^2" anime. Maybe it's because my taste in anime is focused on serious, experimental things (think Neon Genesis Evangelion or Serial Experiments Lain). Maybe because I find it too "cheesy".

I think this show is more aimed at teenagers than adults. But still, not all is safe for viewing. Some parts have some sexual content. There is some graphic violence. Apart from that, all is pretty much okay.

My biggest flacks against this is that the premise is ridiculous from a genetic, scientific and medical point of view. It's no use detailing all my objections here.

Apart from that, I find the storyline pretty much flat. It has some redeeming value in its comedy, but it focuses excessively on the romance bits and the comedy is half of the time not satisfying enough.

This show would be redeemed by its wonderful graphics, but my many gripes result in my dislike.