AniWorthUltraviolet: Code 044
Introduction
044 becomes the strongest female soldier excelling in combat through gene manipulation using a virus. However, in exchange for her abilities, her days become numbered. The next mission of the government is to destroy a bloodthirsty squad, Phage, and its leader King. In her battle, she encounters a Phage soldier, Luka, and finds herself unable to kill him. She wonders why, but as a result, Daxus Jr., the leader of the government group, regards her as a traitor. She is targeted by both Phage and the government, and she runs away with the injured Luka.
(Source: ANN)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 5.78/10 · 1645
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Audience reviews
3 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Chaereas
Osamu Dezaki is one of my absolute favourite directos. Responsible for the adaptations of Riyoko Ikeda manga Rose of Versaille and Oniisama e, as well as Aim for the Ace, which heavily influenced Hideaki Anno. And of course, Dezaki directed the adaptation of Ashita no Joe. Oniisama e, Rose of Versaille, and Joe, are all in my top 10, so basically, he's a big fuckin' deal, and I'm a huge fan. He started by working as an animator on the first Astro Boy TV show, and died in 2011. One of the last series he directed was Ultraviolet: Code 044 (2008), a 12 episode TV anime based upon the American science-fiction film Ultraviolet (2006). There is a lot of discourse regarding movie adaptations of anime, but here we have an example of the reverse happening: an american movie being adaptapted into a…
Read at the sourceTatsumecz
The story starts as pretty dynamic, but as the plot evolves, the dynamicity decreases rapidly. On the contrary, there is lot of self-reflection of the characters. At the end, the dynamicity returns but story isn't going to grandiose ending, as expected, and the final battle just "foams up".
The "Ultraviolet: Code 044" series is great anime piece - Art and sound are just great as well as characters. Unbalanced story is big minus, though.
Read at the sourcepsgels
(*a small note: I usually never submit my reviews to this site, because I don't agree with the rating system, but I'm making an exception here, because this is one series that needs all the attention it can get*)
For the past summer season, Ultraviolet: Code 044 was the most underrated series for me. It only got one episode subbed, and that episode received masses of bad reviews. Because of all this bad publicity, this series received no chance at all to show its goods, which is a pity since it’s actually a pretty good series. If you know what you want to watch it for.
Let me get a few things straight before I continue. This series is part of a whole Ultraviolet franchise, which started out as a series of comic books. Previously, it had already been adapted into a movie, which suck…
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