Casshern Sins: Part 1 and Part 2 DVD

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Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi (responsible for directing multiple episodes of Dragonball Z) and animated by Yoshihiko Umakoshi (the key animator for the Fullmetal Alchemist TV series and Cowboy Beebop the movie), Casshern Sins is one of the strongest animation series to come out of Japan in 2008.

Part 1

Set in a post-apocalyptic world of ruin and rubble, populated almost exclusively by robots, we are introduced to Casshern; a cyborg who is mostly human in appearance. Suffering from amnesia, the only thing Casshern knows about himself is that everyone wants to kill him. Having no choice, Casshern is forced to fight.

Throughout the episodes Casshern’s origins are revealed.

As we follow Casshern through a desolate wasteland on his quest to discover his true identity, we find he is humble and seemingly invincible, and he must confront the fact that he is ultimately responsible for the complete destruction of the world.

Part 2

Luna brought with her a hope for mankind and her death plunged the world into a post-apocalyptic disparity. Casshern killed her in a blind rage and now he confronts both his personal despair and a world that wants justice.

But a rumour surfaces that Luna is still alive. With the rumour there is hope, and Casshern seeks to find her in search of closure and retribution.

Meanwhile, others seek to find Casshern.