Koutetsu Tenshi Kurumi Zero

Synopsis:

Characters:

• Excelia (Main) - Voice Actors: Minami, Omi
• Karinka (Main) - Voice Actors: Kurata, Masayo
• Kurumi (Main) - Voice Actors: Enomoto, Atsuko
• Saki (Main) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Rie

Staff:

• Kume, Kenji (Producer, Planning)
• Takahashi, Naohito (Director)
• Watanabe, Jun (Sound Director)
• Kimura, Shinichirou (Episode Director)
• Arakawa, Naruhisa (Theme Song Lyrics, Screenplay)
• Enomoto, Atsuko (Theme Song Performance)
• Kurata, Masayo (Theme Song Performance)
• Minami, Omi (Theme Song Performance)
• Tanaka, Rie (Theme Song Performance)
• Chiba, Yuriko (Character Design, Animation Director)
• Fujiwara, Mikio (Key Animation)
• Kaishaku (Original Creator)
• Katou, Kenji (Art Director)
• Mizutani, Takaya (Director of Photography)
• Muratani, Takashi (Key Animation)
• Ogata, Daisuke (Key Animation)
• Ogura, Hiroyuki (Key Animation)
• Ooseki, Tatsue (Color Design)
• Oota, Noriyuki (Special Effects)
• Sahashi, Toshihiko (Music)
• Saitou, Eiko (Animation Director, Layout)
• Sasaki, Junichi (Sound Effects)
• Shouji, Yasukazu (Key Animation)
• Takechi, Hitomi (Key Animation)
• Tamura, Masafumi (Key Animation)
• Tsujimura, Yoshiko (In-Between Animation)
• Yamamori, Shigeyuki (Editing)

Reviews:

• User XT-8147 (Score: 3/10):
  I found out about Steel Angel Kurumi Zero after having seen the entire US DVD release of the anime, and after having read a significant portion of the manga. Needless to say, I was excited to find out that Zero contained my favorite character from the manga, Excelia. I eagerly downloaded the fansubs, hoping I'd get to see her in action. What did I get? Well, definitely not what I expected. First and foremost, the point of view never leaves the apartment that they live in. That rather disappointed me. Second, no action whatsoever. It's just a straight up drama.This could be enjoyable to some, and the original did have some drama in it, but it contained so much more comedy and action to balance it out that Zero simply lacks.nnThird, Excelia isn't at all like she is in the manga. She's basically in Zero in name only. Not much of a point, but given that she's my favorite Steel Angel from the manga, it's kind of a letdown.nnActually, that sums it up perfectly. Steel Angel Kurumi Zero is kind of a letdown.
• User plumxxjam (Score: 5/10):
  I love Steel Angel Kurumi, so of course I wanted to watch all the rest of the anime series that went with it. This was definitely one that could be skipped. SAK Zero is a prequel, but it feels more like an AU series. I'm glad this was only 3 episodes because I don't think I could have handled any more.
• User NaughtyCalibur (Score: 6/10):
  Wha?? That was pretty much how I felt throughout the entirety of Steel Angel Kurumi Zero. Having watched all of the Steel Angel Kurumi series up until this point, I was expecting yet another nonsensical romantic comedy that may or may not be about girl on girl action, but instead I was treated to something much different. Steel Angel Kurumi Zero is a flat out romantic drama. Yes, that�s right, Steel Angel Kurumi Zero isn�t a comedy at all. Shocked? I know I was. Once it set in that Zero was a dramatic anime I was able to somewhat enjoy it, but when it wasall said and done I couldn�t find much reason to praise it. This isn�t saying Zero is a bad installment to an enjoyable series, but I just found Zero to be so unique and different from the rest of the series that it felt entirely out of place, and maybe that�s exactly what they were aiming for. All of the Steel Angel gang is back, but this time they have matured quite a bit. Saki is basically the mother figure of the household, giving Kurumi advice and taking care of everyone. Karinka is still bratty, but a lot more tolerable. Kurumi received the biggest personality change though, turning her into a down to earth (albeit emotional) young girl, which consequently made her a lot less interesting to watch. Kurumi was always portrayed as this fun eccentric robot maid girl who didn�t love anyone except for her master, but now it�s as though she�s a normal everyday girl who can fall in love with whoever she wants. And that spunky attitude? Gone. This puts an interesting twist on the Steel Angel Kurumi universe, and has me wondering if there is more to the story than meets the eye. nnSteel Angel Kurumi Zero is a tale about love and how much of a struggle it can sometimes be, but there is clearly a bigger plot swirling around underneath it all. What it is, exactly, isn�t something I can put my finger on. Steel Angel Kurumi Zero seems to have some fairly strong philosophical undertones, and the extremely strange--almost biblical--ending supports this theory. One problem I had with Steel Angel Kurumi Zero was that its short length made it hard for me to understand the potentially interesting storyline to the fullest. The anime didn�t make many things clear, and simply used visual markers and character expressions to help emphasize some of the bigger plot points. This doesn�t work too well in my opinion, and once it�s all done and over with you�ll probably be left with a lot of questions that seemingly have no answer. For instance, what is a �Holder� and what do Angels have to do with it? I have made plenty assumptions as to what a Holder might be, but I can�t be sure if any of them are right because the anime doesn�t take the time to explain it. From the way Zero describes it,…
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Forum Topics:

• Steel Angel Kurumi Zero Episode 3 Discussion
• Steel Angel Kurumi Zero Episode 2 Discussion
• Steel Angel Kurumi Zero Episode 1 Discussion

External Links:

• AniDB
• ANN

Related Anime/Manga:

• Koutetsu Tenshi Kurumi (anime - Prequel)