Read or Die?

RemainderAvalon · Post by **RemainderAvalon** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 8:45 pm

Has anyone seen those Read or Die promo's on cartoon network during the Venture Brother's saturday?

RemainderAvalon · Post by **RemainderAvalon** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 8:47 pm

here's the description from animenfo.com

R. O. D (Read or Die) is about a substitute teacher, named Yomiko Readman (codename: The Paper). Her house is filled with books. When she's not teaching, she spends her free time searching for more books to fill her collection. This must sound pretty boring, but really, Yomiko is a secret agent for the Royal British Library's Division of Special Operations. After buying her newest addition to her book collection, she ran into a giant cricket and old man who try to steal the book. Her organization assigns her a new partner and she is able to get the second volume of the rare book. She is not to happy that she has to quit her substituting job, but she is ready for the new assignment.

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:14 pm

Yeah, it's pretty good. I watched through the DVD one Sunday afternoon a while back and found it to not be a waste of 90 minutes. I've rewatched it once and it was still pretty good.

RemainderAvalon · Post by **RemainderAvalon** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:18 pm

how would you describe the storyline and action?

doughboy · Post by **doughboy** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:39 pm

The action is prob the best your likely to see short of a theatrical production. *thumbs way up*

Story: I haven't seen it in probably a year, but it's a very clever way of facilitating said action. You have a secret British Agency fighting against some terrorist type group of superhuman-clone-historical villians. It all revolves around both groups seeking rare texts around the world that all combine into some valuable infomation. "Cleanse the world" type stuff.

There are quite a few twists, and it really is quite enjoyable to watch. If you see the DVD in stores, buy it.

SarahtheBoring · Post by **SarahtheBoring** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:43 pm

RemainderAvalon wrote:how would you describe the storyline and action?

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen + James Bond + just a smidge of X-Men.

I love it, personally.

RemainderAvalon · Post by **RemainderAvalon** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 10:12 pm

no offense but, league of extrordinary gentlemen wasn't all that great. if read or die is even slightly like it, i think i'll pass on it.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:42 am

RemainderAvalon wrote:no offense but, league of extrordinary gentlemen wasn't all that great. if read or die is even slightly like it, i think i'll pass on it.

Peh, I don't know anything about this 'League of Gentlemen' (unless you're referring to a late-70's dance band that featured Robert Fripp on guitar, of all people), but I can say ROD was well worth my time, for the most part.

It has some good action. It has some good-looking female characters. It has various cool powers associated with paper, and the US president pissing his pants (repeatedly!). It also has references to various historical famous people, and possibly the last appearance of the now-historic World Trade Centre in anime. And books, lots of books.

The only thing that irked me slightly is that they never explained that book or its' value very well in overt terms. I guess the TV series/manga would've done it justice.

Neways, that DVD's more than worth the price of admission, I think

The Lost Saiyan · Post by **The Lost Saiyan** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:24 am

ive seen it but i want to see that blond chick all naked just me sorry but it was good i liked it i was watching it but it just went off without ending i was confused but yeah check it out it was good

Goku_rox · Post by **Goku_rox** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 4:36 am

i wanna see this i heard its good