Star Oriental - Who's Your Favourite Star?
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Star Oriental - Who's Your Favourite Star? |
Ayanokoji Rem is a very unusual young lady. Despite her youthful
appearance, she is a full-fledged private investigator. Due to some
very unusual abilities, her particular specialty is to investigate
dream-related manifestations of the spirit world. Rem has the unique
ability to enter other people's dreams.
In the dream state, she acts as a "Dream Guardian", defending peoples' dreams from evil powers that lurk in the spirit realm. In addition, she has two mascots that act as her partners: a small cat & dog named Alpha & Beta. They also have special powers, and can become giant-sized, tearing apart most spirits, as well as defending Rem. In the normal world, Rem uses a .44 Magnum with VERY special bullets, and a souped-up car with back-seat & side-door rocket launchers to defeat evil spirits that cross over from the dream world to our world.
This OVA series is strongly reminiscent of the Nightmare On Elm Street movies. It uses other inspirations, as well (for example, OVA #2 is inspired by Lewis Carroll's Through The Looking Glass) and has some of the most interesting and symbolic story lines ever written. Character design & art style is very similar to some earlier Cream Lemon episodes, and the music perfectly supports the various stories told throughout the entire series.
It's safe to say that watching one episode of Rem will forever change the way you look at magical girl shows. This is very much a magical girl horror series, and few punches are pulled, if any. One of the most original approaches to magical girls and the horror genre that I've ever seen!
Introduction by Dave Endresak from his Dream
Hunter Rem page.
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