Audience reviews
19 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
AeroGunz
“Kite Liberator” is what happens when you butcher everything that was competent about the original to make a tamer, blander and boring sequel.
The main problem this OVA has is being attached to “Kite” while having barely anything in common. Don’t get me wrong, if it was its own thing it would still be bad. “Kite” was a very focused, straight to the point, brutal, almost gritty neo-noir thriller. It used violence and sex in a very instrumental way and it wasn’t shy about it. There was nothing funny (at least intentionally) about its story or plot. Can’t say the same about “Liberator”.
Before we start I would like to explain something. I will be talking about “plot” and “story”. Many people use these terms interchangeably. I’m not one of those people, so to make sure everyone is on the sam…
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Kite Liberator seem more as a spin off. There weren't so much hentai related scenes and the action severely plummeted. Which in my opinion was a plus with the hentai but Kite did a good job at making the hentai relevant rather than it just being there just because.
Monaka is the main star in this film and there isn't much to be said about her. She doesn't have a dark past and the only things that ties us to her is her skill as an assassin and her familial connection with her father. All which is underwhelming. If you ask yourself why you care about this character, there isn't much that you can or comes to mind.
There is far less combant compared to Kite and the scenes don't as flow as well either. It's usually just one scene to the next. Nothing keeps you excited about the plot other tha…
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I actually liked 'A Kite' enough to decide to watch its sequel. If one could call it that. It has literally nothing to do with its predecessor, except our MC masquerades as an assassin during her free time. So, in terms of story. There's a main plot and it's quite action heavy with a fair bit of sci-fi sprinkled in. That's all fine and good. Then there's some mild nudity, which is a few seconds of a minor's naked breasts being shown as she undresses, which was completely unnecessary in my opinion. The other major issue I had was an adult asking a minor out, knowing that she's underage. And he's also a cop, who was seen during the first few scenes at the start, disappeared mid-way through and made a re-appearance to ask a minor out on a date. Uh, what? What was even the point of that? Then…
Read at the sourceGhost-Hardware
Compared to the original Kite OVA, this is two steps forward and one step back. It manages to address most of the problems I had with the prequel, the two largest being the bizarre tone shifts and lack of character development. We have a new protagonist called Monaka who has taken on the identity of Sawa from the original, and has continued her legacy of assassination (‘The Angel of Death’). Monaka is a more interesting protagonist compared to Sawa and gets a good amount of backstory. She’s likeable while also still being mysterious, we aren’t told everything about her past but we’re given a few hints. The supporting characters despite only showing up here and there are more fleshed out and actually have personalities. In the original OVA, every character was basically a blank slate or one…
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Surprisingly, Kite managed to get a sequel.
I know that Kite holds some relative importance in the world of anime since Quinten Tarintino was inspired enough by it to give to actress Chiaki Kuriyama in preparation for her role as Gogo Uubari in Kill Bill Vol. 1, along with having a few scenes from the anime being recreated for the music video for "Ex-Girlfriend" by 'No Doubt', and even having a live action movie adaptation starring Samuel L. Jackson, but it still had a small cult following and it's not really really well known enough to inspire a sequel.
While it isn't as explicit as the first Kite, it still features a few short scenes of characters doing creepy shit with underage girls, so if you're not into that, keep away.
After the events of the first Kite, Sawa suddenly disappears…
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Some years ago I made a review about A Kite where I tackled all of its issues and ultimately stated that is an overrated title. I also said that Kite Liberator was even worse, much worse, and gave it a rating in there, but I didn’t explain why, so here I am talking about this entry now. Expect a lot of comparisons with the original to prove my points.
The first issue Kite Liberator has is being completely unrelated to the original, sure there’s the same gun but that’s not enough to call it a sequel, there’s also a Sawa lookalike but that’s about it, she appears shortly and does nothing of importance. Plus, having no connection with the previous entry leaves the cliffhanger still unresolved.
Other than that, it is completely different in story and aesthetics. What made the original shocki…
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I bought this and watched it and had buyer's remorse. Then I remembered that this is what happens when the studio demands a sequel to a work that didn't really leave itself open for one. The animation is gorgeous and spectacular. The plot and story well, what did you expect from a sequel to Kite? Cute girl with a gun murdering guys we're told deserve it. The whole space monster aspect is used to differentiate it from the original and to establish we do indeed live in a sci fi world. It's only getting a four because I can't give it a 3.5 because it's kind of stupid. It's only one film though, and if this were a series or even two parts it'd be an epic fail. But, you'll watch it, it'll be over, then you can move on.
Read at the sourceLuquillo
Kite: Liberator is the sequel to Kite which was released in 1998. Although this sequel makes references to the original by mentioning the name of the previous main character, delivers a few tidbits to draw up your own conclusions, as well as provide some background on the pistol once used by Sawa. The anime feels a lot more like a spin-off story. No matter how I look at it though, Kite: Liberator is very far from a sub-par anime and I personally think Umetsu hit a new low with this one.
It's a possibility that many of the elements in this anime can be considered as subtle homages to other projects, but I simply look at it as Umetsu trying to find something or anything that works. Sadly, nothing seems to remotely add up in this jigsaw puzzle equation of nonsensical madness. This story is a…
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That is the same anime compared the two previous OVA's? This has a fully reduced violence charge.Question plot left to be desired,super bone and calcification're very badly told, any bone is vulnerable for stiffer than it can be pierced by a certain type of bullet, another issue is the end, do make the end, you decides.
Worth watching? Yup! I recommend.
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When I watched Kite Liberator, I was unaware that it was a sequel, but I really enjoyed it. I thought that the concept was very interesting and I found myself becoming enthralled with what was happening as I watched. I thought Madoka was totally badass and really liked her character, however one of the main problems I had with Kite Liberator was that the story wasn't developed enough. Lots of points felt rushed or were unexplained and I would have liked to see further development on alot of the different relationships that were present. They could have easily added another half hour of material that would have made it more satisfying to watch. That being said, I really enjoyed the story and the characters, I just wish I could have seen more.
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This "Reboot" of the older anime, A Kite, was an absolutely failure. It made no sense, the plot was thrown around and messy. At least the original had at least some kind of sense of what the hell was going on.
The animation looked odd, and the cgi was horrible. You would hope this one would be better but it's bland. The only reason I believe anyone would want to watch this is to make fun of its horrible inconsistence. The anime tried to accomplish a sense of mystery and drama, when it fact the "mystery" is just random dialogue thrown in your face, completed with completely un-need panty shots!
Definitely not worth it.
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Preface:
I'm torn on Kite Liberator. On one hand, it's got the name Kite, and with that comes expectations of what made the original a cult classic: the sexuality, the extreme violence, and lots of gore. It was a great formula- it didn't need a really cohesive plot or really in depth, believable characters; it just did what it did, and did it right. It was plenty enjoyable, and right fun to watch.
Kite Liberator, on the other hand, loses some of what made the original Kite so good."Liberated" from the stigma of being billed as "hentai" (which made the original more gritty and dark in addition to street cred) Kite 2 takes a Sci-Fi action approach, versus the true crime/street feel of the first. Neither as gratuitously graphic nor shocking, the focus is more on the action and visuals (a 1…
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Don't bother with this OVA.
There are too many plot holes, the "Sawa" here in this movie is so different from the original that I feel like they just used her appearance and replaced her character and personality.
(for example--Aren't Sawa's parents supposed to be...DEAD? Who is the man, Orudo Noguchi? What exactly happened after the ending of Kite?)
The characters were poorly developed, plot went in the wrong direction...
Did not enjoy it, aside from the fight scenes with "Sawa" (Monaka, apparently that's here name now...)
It doesn't mind that the gore and violence was toned down slightly, but it does matter if everything that made Kite unique is gone.
TL;DR--Very different from original.
Read at the sourcekrizcillz
Summary: Writers didn't really know where they were going with it and ended up with a patch work of story elements which didn't even connect.
Art work was great and the sound track complemented the story, kudos on that. Some decent action scenes too for what little there was, it's also quite dark.
The story however is a mess, I have literally no idea what happened - poorly explained space food / radiation thing that's never resolved makes a monster who attacks a girl only to realise she's his daughter, okay fair enough.
(Amazingly, there were no spoilers in that!)
Then we're going to shoe horn that into Kite's plot and suddenly everything explodes, it took me an hour to realise who the characters were supposed to be!
Wouldn't re-watch it, I zoned out towards the end anyway.
Overall r…
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Firstly, this has little nothing to do with Kite. I guess Sawa is there but that is about it. It is a jumbled mess with no pacing at all. Nothing seems calculated. The viewer is thrown in the middle and not meant to understand what is going on. On a positive note this could have made a decent standalone series. Given a few more episodes and better title it would be solidly average. Lastly, the animation is weak. CGI breaks down when rendering the characters in the various environments making it look they are standing in front of green screen in the late 90s. Oh and slight spoiler, there is no ending. It just sort of stops. If you are looking for closure, look elsewhere.
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This one started extremely strangely as they start out in space. Sadly, it only explains where The main character’s father has been. It doesn’t follow the original story much in that the girl they call Sawa is actually a girl named Monaka Noguchi and is not the main character from the other show. They could have fooled me though since she looks exactly like the original Sawa. When we finally get to the main character, it’s about 9 minutes into it. She works at a small dinner and acts extremely clumsy even though she could kill someone rather fast. To me, this changes the story line drastically because it’s like she wants to kill rather then being forced to kill.
As for the new piece that they placed into it, the monsters just feel like they tried to make something more then it already was…
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You call this a sequel to Kite? How does this have anything to do with Sawa or the group of assassins she was associated with from her original 1998 series? Regardless, the plot to this movie is a bit of a mess tossing in random elements in a vain attempt to create any sense of imaginable substance such as the poorly addressed "space food and radiation mutates astronauts" side-plot, Monaka using her tasteless maid cafe job as a front for her job as an assassin and failed drama coming from what we learn of Monaka and her father. While the original Kite had a sense of mood and plot covering the cruel, tragic and merciless developments Sawa faced as an assassin, Liberator doesn't keep things as grounded as it seemingly goes for a more gritty, over-the-top feel and doesn't seem sure what kind…
Read at the sourceEvelyn
First of all the story is disappointing, not enough violence, the humor is misplaced (maybe because its not funny). i'd give the whole anime one big bad score if the artwork wasn't decent.
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Well, this is a tricky one to review as it's something that most people will have mixed feelings about as the original Kite was a very interesting work in its own right. But as you can see from the ratings I'm part of the contingent that liked it.
Story: First off I'll start by saying that I thought it was very interesting that they made a non-hentai sequel to a hentai-pigeonholed movie. Whilst the original focused on a gritty underworld story of corruption and violence (which featured nudity), Kite Liberator takes a completely different tact and focuses more on a kind of action-based sci-fi plot. Some might say that the absence of sex scenes makes the anime not seem like a true sequel and I would have to agree to some extent, but I feel that to do a sequel too similar to the original wou…
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