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PICKING UP PRECISELY WHERE 'THE PROPHECY' ENDS, THE NEW KARAS,OTAHA, SEEKS VENGEANCE AGAINST THE YAKUZA THAT MURDERED HIS BROTHER & ALMOST KILLED HIM. MEANWHILE, THE OLD KARAS, EKO, UNLEASHES HIS WRATH & CONTEMPT FOR THE PITIFUL HUMANS INFESTING THE CITY.
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Picking up where Karas: The Prophecy left off, Keichi Sato's Karas: The Revelation celebrates the 40th anniversary of its producers, the venerable Japanese animation studio Tatsunoko Productions (creators of Speed Racer and Neon Genesis Evangelion, among countless others) as well as offering an action-packed conclusion to the thrilling six-part OVA (direct-to-DVD release) about the battle between supernatural forces on the streets of modern-day Japan. Comprised of the final three episodes of Karas, The Revelation covers the true identity of newly-minted Karas (spiritual protector of humanity from demonic forces) Otaha, who returns to his hometown to rescue a friend from gangsters. Meanwhile, evil Karas Eko (well-voiced by Matthew Lillard) continues his campaign of terror against mankind with the aid of a multi-headed dragon summoned by the powers of rogue demon Nue (Jay Hernandez of Hostel). Though complex for anime novices (and those unfamiliar with Karas: The Prophecy), the sheer spectacle of violence and action (as well as its sympathetic subplot involving two detectives and the emotional toll they suffer while hunting for the demons) and the impressive blend of 2-D and 3-D animation delivered by Karas: The Revelation will undoubtedly please longtime genre fans. The DVD is presented in anamorphic widescreen and offers Japanese and English language tracks, as well as interviews with the American voice talent. -- Paul Gaita
George Is the Coolest
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2025
2nd time buying it. Your Anime Fan. It’s a must see from Karas Prophecy 1This is the sequel part 2. Nicely packaged unopened.
ElixerofTruth
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024
Everything from animation to storyline is stunning and unforgettable.
Lord Elfstone
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2015
This is an epic conclusion to one of the most unique original video animes (OVA). Not only is the the first movie, The Prophecy, exciting and action packed, it's also extremely confusing. Part 2, The Revelation, fills in the story gaps thus making the overall plot much easier to understand. I'm not going to go into explaining the story since other people have already done that. What I will say, though, is that The Prophecy is epic story telling at its finest. It is true that the movie is a little slow at times since it is doing exposition that probably should've been told in The Prophecy. At times the animation is not as vibrant or fluid when compared to The Prophecy, but when taken as a whole, these are just minor issues that don't really detract from the thrilling epic story telling that is The Prophecy and The Revelation.
AnimeFan
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2012
This anime is the second half of the movie Karas- The Prophecy. This anime had the climax of the battle of Karas and the main antagonist who plans to harm both humans and spirits of the world. This anime does contain some forms of gore so I don't recommend this anime for young children. I highly recommend this anime t o any hardcore anime fans or anyone who has seen Karas- The Prophecy and wants to see the end.
Niko
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2007
I will be relative short with my review about the second part of Karas (but view spoilers will be included).To begin with, the series starts off exactly where the previous one stopped. Now, Otoha (the main protagonist - and the `good' Karas - is respectively stripped of his powers) and his cat-girl is imprisoned. On top of that, Eko - the bad Karas - has almost accomplished his plans. No matter the circumstances, Otoha will head out with his friend (the guy who is a daemon as well, I think Nue was his name) for their final stand so as to stop Eko and his foes.This will result to mind-blowing action scenes, flashbacks and therefore, more character development, both worlds (the spiritual and the material) will start to collide, the city will be annihilated during the fights, the new awakening of Karas and his cat-girl (something that you have to watch or otherwise I will give away the entire story), the Karas of the entire nation will come into the picture as well, protagonists/characters will die (well, unfortunately it will happen) but most of all it will lead to one of the best final and action packed battles of the anime series.One more thing (Spoiler!!!) In a scene, close to the final battle it is implied that the feelings of `master and servant/helper/warrior (or whatever you want to call it)', cat-girl and Karas (referring to the cat-girl and Otoha), are deeper than they may appear at first...Now, to the other details.The dub is done perfectly as it was done in the first part.The animation lives up to the expectations of the previous one.The story starts to kick off from the first minute; in addition most answers will be answered, answers that were raised during the first volume - not to mention the fact that it gets emotional too.The music is similar to the one people got used from the first Karas.As for the extras, it has nearly the typical stuffs like previews and a view shots when the actors did the dub.Well, all this been said Karas presents itself to be one of the best fantasy-action movies that came out recently and is definitely worth buying...To conclude, this one (Karas - The Prophecy) and its continuation, (Karas - The Revelation) are highly recommended!!!
Ryan Hairston
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2007
I have been an anime fan for years and I will have to say that Karas is easily one of the best anime movies to come from Mango since ninja scroll! I know that is bold and very strong talk, however, if you buy Karas you will understand.1. Story - the story is pretty interesting for what it is. Demons and humans have a clash of sorts and Karas basically keeps the peace. The characters are interesting, the main character himself is especially mysterious and you can ally feel the characters feelings.2. Animation - Beyond words! I cannot be more impressed. When I saw Final Fantasy XII I almost soiled myself, but Karas...In the words of Neo from the Matrix "Woah" The integration of 3d animation with 2d animation is nearly seemless, not to mention the combat in the series. I mean Newton, Einstein, and Boyle have to be rolling in their grave because of the physics defying action. The studio also brings in new concepts of speed and strength, and a new way to exemplify them.Overall this was an amazing anime and I DEMAND A SERIES OR ANOTHER MOVIE POST HASTE!!!
Waheed
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2007
Karas: Revelations is the conclusion of the story of this new Anime icon. The movie was really beautiful and offers even more eye candy than the original. The violence has doubled in this movie and there is finally closure in Otaha's and Nue's character, which was appreciated. The revelations made about Otoha are quite disturbing to say the least and one can wonder if it was even necessary.I do have a few gripes about it, and that is the last battle was not as good as I had hoped it to be. In my opinion, there wasn't enough martial arts or sword play (which I loved about part 1 especially the first Karas fight).Regardless of my own personal tastes, I believe this Anime sets the bar for CG-Anime fusion and any welcome sequel to this remarkeable series will definitely be on my 'to-buy' list.
Francis E. Keyser
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2007
This is the second set of 3 of a 6 part ova dealing with otoha and his fight agains the mechanized demons. This has to be one of the best anime OVA series i have ever seen. A lot of the series seems like they sat down with a stack of money and said what can we do that will look cool? and then they did it while spinning it all together with a great story. The climatic ending of the series is just as good as the introduction fight of the series. Anyone who enjoys anime i suggest picking this complete set up. I even noticed they are selling a set that includes all six parts. buy it today.
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