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In the second half of Birdy The Mighty: Decode, it[apost]s the other way around, and this time the story focuses on Birdy, with her having to deal with her personal issues, and we get a lot more colour about the world that she comes from, and some interesting revelations about her life and past that really enrich the story and the characters. This part leads on from the Ryunka storyline, as Birdy has to find and recapture those responsible for sending the weapon to Earth in the first place, and who are now hiding on Earth. It[apost]s also an interesting continuity in that we get to see the aftermath of the Ryunka incident. The unexplained explosion of light destroyed a major area of Tokyo, and claimed countless lives, leaving many others homeless and destitute. Tsutomu[apost]s friend Hayamiya, member of the school[apost]s Journalism Club is determined to follow the human side of the disaster, and we get a good picture of what the Ryunka incident has meant to the survivors. <newline> <newline>One of those survivors turns out to be an Altan refugee named Nataru, who survived the blast due to his alien nature, but had to watch his best friend die. When the fugitives come to Earth and he learns of that fact, he isn[apost]t exactly predisposed to their well-being. The thing is that he and Birdy used to be friends on their home world when they were children, and at the same time as the fugitives come to Earth, he[apost]s also reunited with Birdy, which makes for some very mixed feelings. At this point there is a good deal of back story about Birdy[apost]s past that is filled in, and we learn just what kind of society she comes from. It isn[apost]t all a futuristic utopia, and it turns out the Altans, the human looking alien species of which Birdy is a member, are treated as the underclass of the galaxy, and that attitude had transferred to the people of Earth simply because of the resemblance. We also learn that the Ixiorans, how Birdy defines herself, are weapons created from Altans by alien technology, super-powered through design, not nature, and they have their lives planned out and regimented from the moment of their conception, their destiny to be in service to the government, whether it[apost]s in the military or the police. <newline> <newline>We learn that Birdy has reinvented her past after a certain traumatic event, an event that comes back to haunt her in this collection. We learn that in fact her childhood as future tool of the Federation was pretty bleak and isolated, even if outsiders may have seen her as living in an ivory tower due to her nature. At the same time she[apost]s drawn to Nataru, the young Altan child who lives in the underclass of society, victim of prejudice and bigotry, and they become friends until circumstances drive them apart, and force Nataru and his father to flee to Earth. That shared past comes to haunt them both in the present, when Nataru succumbs to his need for vengeance when the fugitives arrive on Earth, and Birdy has to choose between doing her duty, and saving perhaps the one true friend she ever had. It[apost]s a good thing that Tsutomu and his human perspective are along for the ride to help her out. <newline> <newline>Birdy The Mighty: Decode 02 is a mite better than the first part, in that it fills in so much of the back story about Birdy, and takes the hints and glimpses of that alien world from part 1 and constructs an interesting and cohesive whole from them. It[apost]s a great sci-fi story in that respect, but its focus on a very human and personal dilemma faced by Birdy and indeed by Nataru makes it downright compelling. The characters are all rounded and interesting in this story, not least of which are the bad guys, the fugitives who spark Nataru[apost]s vengeance and Birdy[apost]s torn loyalties. They aren[apost]t of a piece either, with some conflicting personalities and agendas. If you feel that poor Tsutomu is short-changed in this half of the series, then episode 26 is a special addition that takes us back to just after the Ryunka incident, prior to this story, which sees Tsutomu (and Birdy) paying a visit to Kobe to find out how Sayaka Nakasugi is settling into her new life. There[apost]s also an interesting cameo from what looks like the major from Ghost in the Shell. The series ends with a [apost]bye-bye[apost], and a very optimistic [apost]to be continued[apost]. <newline>[url="http://www.myreviewer.com/default.asp?a=0000144293"][imgmc=0000233833.jpg][/url] <newline>In the second half of Birdy The Mighty: Decode, it[apost]s the other way around, and this time the story focuses on Birdy, with her having to deal with her personal issues, and we get a lot more colour about the world that she comes from, and some interesting revelations about her life and past that really enrich the story and the characters. This part leads on from the Ryunka storyline, as Birdy has to find and recapture those responsible for sending the weapon to Earth in the first place, and who are now hiding on Earth. It[apost]s also an interesting continuity in that we get to see the aftermath of the Ryunka incident. The unexplained explosion of light destroyed a major area of Tokyo, and claimed countless lives, leaving many others homeless and destitute. Tsutomu[apost]s friend Hayamiya, member of the school[apost]s Journalism Club is determined to follow the human side of the disaster, and we get a good picture of what the Ryunka incident has meant to the survivors. <newline> <newline>[url="http://www.myreviewer.com/default.asp?a=0000144297"][imgmc=0000233837.jpg][/url] <newline>One of those survivors turns out to be an Altan refugee named Nataru, who survived the blast due to his alien nature, but had to watch his best friend die. When the fugitives come to Earth and he learns of that fact, he isn[apost]t exactly predisposed to their well-being. The thing is that he and Birdy used to be friends on their home world when they were children, and at the same time as the fugitives come to Earth, he[apost]s also reunited with Birdy, which makes for some very mixed feelings. At this point there is a good deal of back story about Birdy[apost]s past that is filled in, and we learn just what kind of society she comes from. It isn[apost]t all a futuristic utopia, and it turns out the Altans, the human looking alien species of which Birdy is a member, are treated as the underclass of the galaxy, and that attitude had transferred to the people of Earth simply because of the resemblance. We also learn that the Ixiorans, how Birdy defines herself, are weapons created from Altans by alien technology, super-powered through design, not nature, and they have their lives planned out and regimented from the moment of their conception, their destiny to be in service to the government, whether it[apost]s in the military or the police. <newline> <newline>[url="http://www.myreviewer.com/default.asp?a=0000144300"][imgmc=0000233840.jpg][/url] <newline>We learn that Birdy has reinvented her past after a certain traumatic event, an event that comes back to haunt her in this collection. We learn that in fact her childhood as future tool of the Federation was pretty bleak and isolated, even if outsiders may have seen her as living in an ivory tower due to her nature. At the same time she[apost]s drawn to Nataru, the young Altan child who lives in the underclass of society, victim of prejudice and bigotry, and they become friends until circumstances drive them apart, and force Nataru and his father to flee to Earth. That shared past comes to haunt them both in the present, when Nataru succumbs to his need for vengeance when the fugitives arrive on Earth, and Birdy has to choose between doing her duty, and saving perhaps the one true friend she ever had. It[apost]s a good thing that Tsutomu and his human perspective are along for the ride to help her out. <newline> <newline>[url="http://www.myreviewer.com/default.asp?a=0000144287"][imgmc=0000233827.jpg][/url] <newline>Birdy The Mighty: Decode 02 is a mite better than the first part, in that it fills in so much of the back story about Birdy, and takes the hints and glimpses of that alien world from part 1 and constructs an interesting and cohesive whole from them. It[apost]s a great sci-fi story in that respect, but its focus on a very human and personal dilemma faced by Birdy and indeed by Nataru makes it downright compelling. The characters are all rounded and interesting in this story, not least of which are the bad guys, the fugitives who spark Nataru[apost]s vengeance and Birdy[apost]s torn loyalties. They aren[apost]t of a piece either, with some conflicting personalities and agendas. If you feel that poor Tsutomu is short-changed in this half of the series, then episode 26 is a special addition that takes us back to just after the Ryunka incident, prior to this story, which sees Tsutomu (and Birdy) paying a visit to Kobe to find out how Sayaka Nakasugi is settling into her new life. There[apost]s also an interesting cameo from what looks like the major from Ghost in the Shell. The series ends with a [apost]bye-bye[apost], and a very optimistic [apost]to be continued[apost]. <newline> <newline>[url="http://www.myreviewer.com/default.asp?a=0000144301"][imgmc=0000233841.jpg][/url] <newline>I
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Created on Tuesday, 30th August 2011, 15:54
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