Burst Angel
| Burst Angel | |
Promotional poster with the four main girls: Jo, Sei, Meg, and Amy.
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爆裂天使 (Bakuretsu Tenshi) |
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| Genre | Cyberpunk, Mecha, Yuri |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Koichi Ohata |
| Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| English network | |
| Original run | 6 April 2004 – 14 September 2004 |
| Episodes | 24 |
| Manga | |
| Angel's Adolescence | |
| Written by | Minoru Murao |
| Published by | Media Works |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Dengeki Comic Gao! |
| Original run | 2004 – 2005 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Original video animation | |
| Burst Angel - Episode Zero: Infinity | |
| Directed by | Koichi Ohata |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | March 23, 2007 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
Burst Angel (爆裂天使 Bakuretsu Tenshi?) is a Japanese animated television series directed by Koichi Ohata, from a screenplay by Fumihiko Shimo. It was produced by the Gonzo animation studio.
Burst Angel takes place in the near future, after a rise in criminal activity forced the Japanese government to allow citizens to possess firearms and establish the Recently Armed Police of Tokyo (RAPT). The series follows a band of four mercenaries, named Jo, Meg, Sei, and Amy.
The series aired on TV Asahi from April 6, 2004 to September 14, 2004, totaling 24 episodes. An original video animation, Burst Angel Infinity, was released on March 23, 2007. The music for both the series and OVA was composed by Masara Nishida.
In the near future, due to an unusual rise in criminal activity, it has become legal to possess firearms in Japan so lawful citizens can protect themselves. At the same time, the government established the Recently Armed Police of Tokyo, whose methods are exterminating criminals rather than arresting them.
The story opens with Kyohei Tachibana, a student at a culinary arts school with dreams of someday becoming a pastry chef, motorcycling down an inner city street and becoming caught up in a shoot-out between a mysterious silver-haired woman and a psycho gangster. Kyohei escapes unharmed and ends up working as a cook for Jo, Meg, Amy, and Sei in an effort to gather up enough money to travel to France. The girls, ranging in ages of eleven to nineteen, turn out to be pseudo-mercenary agents for a larger international group known as Bailan.
Burst Angel focuses on the group as they investigate a series of mutated human monsters with glowing brains that cause various amounts of mayhem in Tokyo.
The complete collection of DVDs from Funimation have been released as of January 2, 2009. This DVD set includes episodes 1–24 and the OVA. The complete collection was later released on Blu-ray on September 29, 2009. The entire series, except the OVA, is also available on PlayStation Network's Video store.
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