Synopsis:
Karas is the story of humans and demons living in alternate realities however they run parallel to each other, in other words the demons are there... you just can't see them. Some demons have started to reveal thier existence however and started lashing out and killing humans for thier blood. To maintain the peace between the two worlds is Karas, a warrior created by the spirit of a city called Yurine, which resembles an albino cat-like girl, who uses the soul of one human to act as Karas. This time she has chosen Otoha, a former Yakuza member that is second to none when it comes to wielding a sword. The source of the recent demon attacks in the human realm is traced back to Eko, a former Karas who after 400 years has grown tired of protecting the city and the human world altogether and thier arrogance towards demons and takes it upon himself to erradicate humanity.
Reviewer: Endosanity
Review:
Let me tell you, Karas is one fantastic looking anime and that's also the problem... it's one fantastic looking anime. This two part movie (which is actually 6 episodes spliced together) is all flash and lacks any substance what-so-ever which only has you looking forward to the next fight to get started. This wouldn't be a bad thing if the focus was supposed to be all action and didn't reside in the 3 hour span but alas Karas tries to tell a story of sentient beings who lived on our planet long before us but you probably won't care as this story just doesn't match up well with the level of action being presented. The whole thing comes off as confusing sometimes and when things are being explained in dialog a huge fight breaks out and then you lose track of what was going on as you'll be caught-up in the next melee battle and when it's over you forget what anyone was talking about.
I found Karas relatively average, just because an anime looks good doesn't mean it is good. The movie can't seem to explain itself in 3 hours mainly because it spends most of the time dazzling the viewer but damn if it ain't one slick looking show. I'm not sure if I can recommend Karas as I was growing bored with it amongst all the destruction going on there wasn't much of a point of why it was happening. If you want to watch full body armored samurai fight to the death then give it a shot but if you want a story driven movie with great characters to match then you'll want to pass... this isn't it. But if this may be up your alley then grab Karas: The Prophecy and Karas: The Revelation at the same time as it's one long movie from start to finish.
