Kaiba
Kaiba awakens without memories of who he is or how he got there, and begins a quest to find the girl whose image he wears in a locket, the only link he has to his past. But what does it mean to search for somebody in a world where a 'person' can be transferred from one body to another, or duplicated and stored in a database? A world where memories and bodies can be commodities that are bought and sold?
The first thing that strikes you about Kaiba is the animation, which is definitely not like your run-of-the-mill anime. The closest I can think of is the animation in Yellow Submarine, with bulgy organic-like structures that morph. But if you can see past the surreal artwork, there is a real story behind it, with strong sci-fi and drama themes, along with a gentle humor and some very good music.
Update: Oh, too bad! The dreaded inscrutable ending got this one. Darn, and I was enjoying it so much. Japanese sci-fi anime really needs to learn how to limit its scope and avoid the temptation to reconstruct reality in the last episode.
Last updated Saturday, November 08 2008. Created Tuesday, May 13 2008.
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