Introduction
A young Taiwanese assassin codenamed "Glass Heart" committed suicide by jumping off a building, and her heart was pierced by metal fence. Miraculously, her life was saved by heart transplantation. During her recovery she began to experience strange dreams, which lead her to Japan looking for the donor of her heart, who happens to be Kaori Makimura, former partner of City Hunter Ryo Saeba.
The author mentioned in the first tankoubon volume that Angel Heart only shares the same characters of City Hunter but not its continuation. The events are all parallel universe, therefore it has nothing to do with City Hunter. (Source: Wikipedia)
Audience reviews
6 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
SKRLT-R
Let's clear up a certain misunderstanding, 'Angel Heart' is NOT a sequel, reboot and it's barely a spin-off of 'City Hunter' (which is a series I absolutely love). This series is a stand alone story, an alternate reality, where in the characters (Ryo, Saeko, Umibozu, Kaori and Hideyuki) are all from the original series but they've been given different, yet still similar, origins. This series introduces new characters to the franchise that just absolutely fit.
This is an excellent series filled with drama, heart, action and fun. I am, without a doubt, biased towards this series.
Admittedly there are some parts of the series that are considered lacking or even dull and repetitive but the characters and story telling are solid and enjoyable. I love this series, it's not the greatest ever don…
Read at the sourceVelWu
This review is primarily for those who haven't watched this anime yet. These 50 episodes, after 01~14, are separated into small "arcs" containing 3~5 episodes that are derelict from each other.
To help you maximize your enjoyment, I give you a list of which episodes are good/bad. Which ones I think you must watch, and which ones you can but don't need to, and which ones I think you should not.
[++] Excellent: You should watch these. Satisfaction guaranteed:
Ep 01~14, Ep 32~41
[+] Moderate: You can safely check these out if feeling curious or have enough time. But lower your expectations. They are in no way perfect, so you might feel "meh" or great depending on whether you like soap operas. Expect drawn-out dialogues and occasional cringe:
Ep 15~16, Ep 19~23, Ep 25~28, Ep 42~50
[-] Ter…
Read at the sourcearielphf
Why is it that good anime seem to only get 12 episodes and then they are done and yet mediocre stuff like 'Angel Heart' drag on through 50?
You can read the synopsis of the story to find out what it's about so I won't repeat that here, but the show had some good and some bad points.
Good points: I like the main male character, the 'City Hunter' very much. Like the old series, he's interesting and fun, but this series focuses more on the young assassin girl who's gotten City Hunter's wife's heart. The story's art is consistent and solid - good backgrounds and no sloppy drawings. It works very well for this somewhat dated story. The show also has lots of potential and a somewhat interesting pre-romance that unfortunately never goes anywhere (also very typical - ugh!)- just like most of the…
Read at the sourceRomie-chan
Angel Heart is such a beautiful and heart-warming show that can bring even the most hardened people to tears. Can it be fate? Or can it be a new start in life?
The show starts off with a quick pace. It starts with Xiang Ying aka Glass Heart assassinating a man in the park, but while she’s walking away, she over-hears a little girl trying to give that man an ice-cream cone and telling her dad that he can’t sleep or the ice-cream will melt. As a result, Glass Heart (the assassin) then decides to commit suicide by jumping off of a building. A year later, after seeing some memories of the organ donors past, she wakes up in a mysterious place and finds her way to Ryo aka City Hunter. And that is where the story begins.
The main concept this show uses is using many different stories over the c…
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As it is mentioned in earlier reviews, this anime is a spinoff of "City Hunter" a four season anime made up of 140 episodes and 6 movies.
At first, when I heard Angel Heart was a spin-off of City Hunter I was disappointed because I thought it would start a whole new story without concentrating on City Hunter's story, just bring a few of it's elements back. I was wrong. Angel Heart not only succeeds in continuing where City Hunter left off, it also provides character and relationship development that City Hunter lacked.
Story:
It starts with a professional female Assassin named "Glass Heart". She has killed a handful of people and, although a professional, feels guilt and decides to commit suicide throwing herself off a building. But the "Organization" decides to save her by transplanting…
Read at the sourcealx222000
Note: This series is a spin-off from another show called City Hunter, and uses many of it's characters. All I did before watching this series is read the synopsis for City Hunter, and I've had no problems following the story. It still may be preferable to watch City Hunter first though.
Angel Heart starts by following professional assassin (trained from a child), Glass Heart, as she attempts to escape from her life of killing, by ending her own. But after a heart transplant, and a couple of years sleep, she's good as new. The new heart brings it's owner's spirit with it, and refuses to let Glass Heart die, and so, Glass Heart escapes, to try and find out about the person the heart belonged to.
The series is made up mostly of seperate story arcs, the first following Glass Heart's escape,…
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