Review of Angel Sanctuary (2001) by Drew S — 20 Mar 2007

Beautifully animated, but downright lousy in every other aspect. Incest for the sake of incest, a totally nonsensical plot and bad characters ruin this beyond salvage.

This review of Angel Sanctuary (2001) was written by Drew S on 20 Mar 2007.

Angel Sanctuary has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Calamus D (4) on 09 Jun 2006

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By Baily T (2) on 01 Dec 2006

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The manga rocks, but the anime fails to hold up to its awesome. (Bluntly put.)…

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By S. B (114) on 21 May 2007

Incest references aside, this is one not to miss. the story is twisted, some GREAT one-liners, and some kick-ass fight scenes…

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By Daniel M (2,592) on 03 Oct 2007

An amazing 3 part anime. very controvercial, a slap in the face for people that say anime can't be pretty and voilent…

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By Lily B (69) on 08 Mar 2007

Loved every episode.. left me wanting more…

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By Rose B (83) on 16 Jan 2007

A weird and much darker series..i found it harder to get into but once u do it's not hafl bad…

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By Victoria D (75) on 21 Mar 2007

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By Anshu G (6) on 09 Nov 2007

Different. Decent vocal cast, though -- Koyasu Takehito and Shin'ichiro Miki are members…

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