The
Melody Of Oblivion - Monotone (Volume Two/Animé TV)
Picture: C+
Sound: B- Extras: C- Episodes: C
The Melody Of Oblivion continues to work itself
into oblivion with the aptly titled Monotone, a show that takes place in
the 20th Century as humans battled monsters and lost enough, yet are
still alive. A new war is brewing in
the next century and can Boca join the Warriors Of Melos in time? Such shows should at least have good
cliffhangers and the characters should have some kind of development, but in
Animé, they just show up and we are supposed to like them because they are cool
drawings. This just got more and more
tired than the last volume. The
half-hourish episodes this time are:
5) A Voice That Will Reach
You
6) Valley Of The Pyramid
Scheme
7) Crying Strings
8) The Distant Road Of
Destiny
The 16+ age minimum means a few racy items and a bit more
explicit violence than one might expect is here, but that does not help the
show. The 1.33 X 1 full frame image has
better than usual color, if not detail.
The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo in English or Japanese has good music and
Pro Logic surrounds, so combined performance like the first volume. The only extras are textless end credits and
three Geneon Animé previews, so this is a very minimal title with content that
is barely a cut above the usual Animé formula.
For die hards only. At least
start with the first volume.
- Nicholas Sheffo
