Strait jacket
| Strait jacket | |
|---|---|
| Original title | ス ト レ イ ト ・ ジ ャ ケ ッ ト |
| transcription | Sutoreito Jaketto |
| genre | Fantasy , action, horror |
| Light novel | |
| country | Japan |
| author | Ichirō Sakaki |
| illustrator | Yō Fujishiro |
| publishing company | Fujimi Shobo |
| First publication | 2000-2010 |
| expenditure | 11 |
| Original video animation | |
| Country of production |
 Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2007 |
| Studio | feel. |
| length | 26 minutes |
| Episodes | 3 |
| Director | Shinji Ushiro |
| music | Takeshi Yanagawa |
Strait Jacket ( Japanese ス ト レ イ ト ・ ジ ャ ケ ッ ト , Sutoreito Jaketto ) is a light novel series by author Ichirō Sakaki and draftsman Yō Fujishiro . The books were published in Japan from 2000 to 2010. In 2007 an adaptation was released as an original video animation , which was also published in German.
content
After the discovery of magic in 1899, mankind made it usable in all areas of life. But soon the disadvantages of the technical use of magic set in and people who are exposed to it for too long mutate into demons. Even when protective suits are developed against it, there are always incidents with demons, against which the tactical magicians are used. These are specially trained in the fight with magic and wear huge armor for the use of magic.
Nerin Simmons works for the authority responsible for magic and so comes to the missions of tactical magicians again and again, many caused by the terrorist group Oddman. There she meets the unregistered magician Leiot Steinberg, who is accompanied by the girl Kapel Theta. Contrary to the regulations, Simmons asks him to help with an operation. Steinberg is particularly brutal in his missions and therefore has a bad reputation, but is tolerated because of earlier merits. Simmons tries to get him registered because of his abilities. She learns that Kapel is the daughter of a demon who raped her mother and both parents were killed by Steinberg. Kapel stayed with him to get revenge one day. When she finally realizes how Steinberg is already suffering from the burden of his past, she thinks about it.
Many other tactical magicians loathe Steinberg as it ruins their reputation. So also Isaac Hammond, who took up the profession out of reverse for another magician who saved him and his sister. However, when he learns that Steinberg killed this magician, he wants revenge. The boss of his agency wants to take advantage of this, incites Hammond against Steinberg and plans to get rid of the hated competition. At the same time he works secretly with the Oddmen, as he gets more jobs. But when Hammond's sister is killed by a demon and Hammond learns that his boss is in league with the people behind him, he kills him and the terrorists whose hiding place he can find. Now he finally wants to take revenge on Steinberg when he is used against a demon with him. But Hammond himself mutates into a demon and succumbs to Steinberg, who now weighs Hammond's death.
Publications
The book series was published by the publisher from 2000 to 2010 in a total of 11 volumes. In 2007 he licensed an adaptation of the story as an anime , which was produced by the studio feel. was implemented. The three-part short series was directed by Shinji Ushiro based on a script by Ichirō Sakaki , who is also the author of the template. Yoshinori Yumoto was responsible for the character design and Hideki Fukushima for the mechanical design .
The three episodes, each 26 minutes long, were released on DVD on November 25, 2007 in Japan. The first episode was also shown on television by AT-X on the same day . The anime was broadcast in English on the Sci-Fi Channel as a cut into a film. In this form, Strait Jacket was also released in July 2009 in a German version on DVD, published by Animaze . The film was approved for ages 16 and over. The anime was also released in Spanish, Russian and Portuguese.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Nerin Simmons | Ai Maeda | Isabelle Schmidt |
| Leiot Steinberg | Shinichiro Miki | Thomas Schmuckert |
| Kapel Theta | Kei Shindo | Daniela Reidies |
| Isaac Hammond | Akira Sasanuma | |
| Jack Roland | Tatsuya Kobashi | Jan Kurbjuweit |
| Brian | Kōji Ishii | Klaus Lochthove |
| Filisis Moog | Mayumi Asano | Marina Krogull |
music
The music of the anime was composed by Takeshi Yanagawa . A mixture of spherical electro sounds and beats as well as traditional instruments such as piano and flute is used. The opening credits are The Last Hope , also by Yanagawa, and the credits are underlaid with the song Le Chemin by Kyo.
reception
The light novel sold over half a million times in Japan by 2009. But despite the very successful book series, according to the German magazine AnimaniA , the author was unable to translate his story into an anime. The story offers little originality, but rather "fantasy set pieces" known from other dark fantasy works such as Devil May Cry or Fullmetal Alchemist , which are also not well implemented. So be Straitjacket more of a "mixed bag full of something" with moderate dialogues. Only the music and the harmonious use of 3D animations were successful, and the work of the German voice actors was convincing.
Web links
- Entry at Anime News Network (English)
- Straitjacket in theInternet Movie Database(English)