As I was doing some internet shopping on Amazon I came across one user's list of his/her favourite anime series. One of the anime listed was Sunabozu. I decided to do a little research on it before finally coming around to buying the whole series on Ebay. Couple of days later I received the package, opened it, popped the disc into my player and before I knew it, I was hooked.
Plot wise, well there's nothing really clever about it other than a 'Handyman' undertaking various jobs in post apocalyptic Japan covered entirely by desert. Over 40 degrees during the daytime, and drops below 0 degrees during the night the desert known to all in the series as the Great Kanto Desert. The handyman and ultimately the main character of the series is known as Sunabozu (Desert Punk or literally Sand Monk), real name: Mizuno Kanta.
In a post apocalyptic world the term 'survival of the fittest' is applied here. In Sunabozu one must use whatever means necessary to survive in the hellish desert. This is something which the main character would agree with and shows this side of his personality in most of the episodes. His selfish behaviour, cunningness and craftiness would ultimately lead to his survival.
He has a reputation of completing all his jobs and is known in the desert by all as the 'Ghost of the Desert' due to his combat techniques. But every powerful man has a weakness, yes his insatiable desire to sleep with big breasted women and one of his rival happens to be one of them named Asagiri Junko.
In most cases you can see Kanto being objective about any tasks given to him, caring only about the reward. However in some, other 'factors' that takes place affect his decisions. Throughout his work we meet more of his rivals such as Amagumo, Dragon Kong and the Machinegun brothers, each hating him for the same reason: his behaviour and his fame. Later on in the series we come across a little girl called Kosuna who later becomes his disciple.
I expected to see many different 'enemies' as each episode ended with him defeating a rival however this series deviated from the generic path that some animes like to take. In fact old rivals are used again and it is this consistency that I like about in this anime. It actually make reference to what happened previously rather than just coming up with a new bad guy for him to defeat and then making us forget about that new enemy.
I particularly like the second half of the series where we understand his character a bit more and the relationship between the master and the disciple. He remains faithful to his character's persona and the decision he makes near the end of the series reflects this persona. The flashbacks we receive with him and his disciple is perhaps the more emotional aspect of the series, trying to take a break from the comedy side and be serious once in a while.
Very funny and humorous in most places, and really emotional and sad in some. To me its as if the series got a little serious towards the end of it, although it did try to maintain its comedy side until the very end. It tries to bring out a hidden message that an individual should strive for their own success rather than depending on others. A theme that is mentioned in some of the episodes.
It has really decent animations especially the fight sequences displaying some of its artistic flare. Color for a setting like this is still used to good effect thus making it attractive in most areas. The entire series portray a variety of characters with different attitudes and looks. It tries to establish diversity of appearance for each character and it does it well.
Overall I would recommend this anime to anyone who just love any kind of anime. Its fun to watch with great animations.
Plot wise, well there's nothing really clever about it other than a 'Handyman' undertaking various jobs in post apocalyptic Japan covered entirely by desert. Over 40 degrees during the daytime, and drops below 0 degrees during the night the desert known to all in the series as the Great Kanto Desert. The handyman and ultimately the main character of the series is known as Sunabozu (Desert Punk or literally Sand Monk), real name: Mizuno Kanta.
In a post apocalyptic world the term 'survival of the fittest' is applied here. In Sunabozu one must use whatever means necessary to survive in the hellish desert. This is something which the main character would agree with and shows this side of his personality in most of the episodes. His selfish behaviour, cunningness and craftiness would ultimately lead to his survival.
He has a reputation of completing all his jobs and is known in the desert by all as the 'Ghost of the Desert' due to his combat techniques. But every powerful man has a weakness, yes his insatiable desire to sleep with big breasted women and one of his rival happens to be one of them named Asagiri Junko.
In most cases you can see Kanto being objective about any tasks given to him, caring only about the reward. However in some, other 'factors' that takes place affect his decisions. Throughout his work we meet more of his rivals such as Amagumo, Dragon Kong and the Machinegun brothers, each hating him for the same reason: his behaviour and his fame. Later on in the series we come across a little girl called Kosuna who later becomes his disciple.
I expected to see many different 'enemies' as each episode ended with him defeating a rival however this series deviated from the generic path that some animes like to take. In fact old rivals are used again and it is this consistency that I like about in this anime. It actually make reference to what happened previously rather than just coming up with a new bad guy for him to defeat and then making us forget about that new enemy.
I particularly like the second half of the series where we understand his character a bit more and the relationship between the master and the disciple. He remains faithful to his character's persona and the decision he makes near the end of the series reflects this persona. The flashbacks we receive with him and his disciple is perhaps the more emotional aspect of the series, trying to take a break from the comedy side and be serious once in a while.
Very funny and humorous in most places, and really emotional and sad in some. To me its as if the series got a little serious towards the end of it, although it did try to maintain its comedy side until the very end. It tries to bring out a hidden message that an individual should strive for their own success rather than depending on others. A theme that is mentioned in some of the episodes.
It has really decent animations especially the fight sequences displaying some of its artistic flare. Color for a setting like this is still used to good effect thus making it attractive in most areas. The entire series portray a variety of characters with different attitudes and looks. It tries to establish diversity of appearance for each character and it does it well.
Overall I would recommend this anime to anyone who just love any kind of anime. Its fun to watch with great animations.