Release Date: Oct. 10, 2013
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Genre: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy
Premise: Three estranged sisters, who happen to be descended from Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, are thrown into an adventure when a secret organization attempts to abduct them one day.
Verdict: I'll admit this one slipped under my radar, but after watching the first episode I'm glad I gave it a chance. Add in the futuristic sci-fi setting, the involvement of studio A-1 Pictures and director Yasuomi Umetsu, of Kite and Mezzo Forte fame, and I'm surprised I made it this far without hearing about it.
When the episode begins, the shock of the abductions hits you as suddenly as it hits the three protagonists. Hazuki Ferrari, 20, Kazuki Ferrari, 17, and Hozuki Ferrari, 13, are all going about their lives with little regard for one another. Hazuki, a jaded law student who is failing out of her program, skips classes to go drinking with her friends. High schooler Kazuki is also skipping class (the lesson included a group exercise and she's a serious misanthrope) to lounge in the nurse's office and fawn over a picture of her crush. Hozuki avoids school altogether, tinkering in her garage and wandering the streets on her collapsible motorized scooter. The peace of their idyllic lives is shattered as men in sunglasses attack Hazuki and Kazuki, while a UAV drone swoops down and begins pursuing Hozuki through the streets.
All three sisters manage to beat back their would-be abductors - Hazuki with her words, Kazuki with her fists, and Hozuki with her invented gadgets - and show off their different personalities and talents in the process. Each has her shortcomings, but all three sisters are brilliant in some way. We are also introduced to a colorful cast of secondary characters, including the girls' dysfunctional divorced parents, overbearing Sylvia and easy-going academic Geshio, and a flashy sky pirate captain named Cicinho. It's never made clear what the mysterious kidnappers are after, but it's still early enough in the game to leave those answers for later.
There's already plenty to look forward to with this one. I'm eager to see how the girls' different skills, Hozuki's brains, Kazuki's brawn, and Hazuki's smart mouth, will work together. Not to mention sparks are already flying between Cicinho and the hot-headed Hazuki, whom he has affectionately nicknamed "Bambina." There are a lot interesting pieces at play already, and with A-1 Pictures' track record, this might be another home run original series.
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