Freedom

2041, Earth. After being pulled into the planet's atmosphere, the fall of the Freeport Space Station has led to the "Great Cataclysm"—an event that devastated the Earth's environment. Left as a polluted wasteland, survivors go to war with their fellows to guarantee themselves resources; in the end, these scrimmages have erased the whole existence of humanity. Coincidentally, life still exists on a moon base. Although it is supposedly meant as an immigration outpost for the mission to explore Mars, it is soon turned into a city, both regulating and allowing its citizens to flourish. The lunar base, officially named "The City of Eden," holds the hope of fully colonizing the moon.

Takeru, one of many citizens of Eden in the year 2267, participates in "Tube Races" between gangs and groups using hovercraft-like vehicles. Due to causing an accident in one of his races, Takeru is sentenced to complete volunteer work outside the city. While clearing his punishment, Takeru stumbles upon remains that may unravel the truth about Earth and Eden's genesis.

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Takeru Main

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Bismark Main

Yamaguchi, Kappei Japanese

Ao Main

Kobayashi, Sanae Japanese

Taira Main

Kirimoto, Takuya Japanese

Kazuma Main

Morikubo, Shoutarou Japanese

Alan Supporting

Katou, Seizou Japanese

Ricky Supporting

Kobayashi, Yumiko Japanese

Mukaichi, Motoki Producer

Tsuchiya, Yoshimasa Producer

Yokoyama, Shinjirou Producer

Morita, Shuuhei Director, Storyboard

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Mar 16, 2014

geneonline

Recommended

this series has that akira animation look to it which drew me into watching this. I saw the first episode which then i was hooked from the street racing punks of the future. The story line was a little rushed with only being a few episodes. The main character driven by love that turn everything into an epic adventure and changing the world/moon. I really enjoyed FREEDOM and I'm sure everyone else will. Made my heart get all warm and fuzzy at the end. It is a good watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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May 23, 2013

Yetenekli

Recommended

I find this anime really great and really complex for just 7 episodes. It gives you an idea of what humans would be like if earth was inhabitable or portrayed as inhabitable. Gives you an idea on what we could be on the moon if we want to colonize there.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jun 8, 2022

Badid55

Mixed Feelings

Freedom is really a bizarre project: it's an advertisement for the "Noodles Cup" (that you'll see quite often on the show) that became an OVA.
It even goes stronger and deeper, as it was really big at that time in Japan, because the characters were drawn by the man itself, Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira, you know..), and Shuhei Morita was lead to the direction, with the touch of Yoshihiro Ike for the music.
It was SO big, that the promotion and the success for this OVA and Nissin noodles was already made way before its release!

Besides, the fact it was made in 3D cell-shaded CG, was a ... huge thing at that moment, as only few anime were already made using thins technology.
What an invest and a project it was for just a publicity!

But let's get straight to the point, and talk about the anime itself.

Story (4/10):
The story is really basic, and was probably made to be in similarity with previous Otomo works.
It's about ppl leaving in a moon colony, in 2.267, while they left earth years ago, because nobody could leave there anymore.
I have to admit that this story is really tied and focused about "reality", and how we could handle and leave in this king of world, and it works well at first. But that's it. The main plot is just about kids having dreams, and that suddenly wanted to go on earth to see a girl a character just fell in love about, after seeing a picture of her (yes).
It could have been way deeper, and centered on the protagonists in a different way, but they didn't. That is obviously because of the 7 only episodes they had (even if the 7th last 40min), so they could not focus more on the universe, which is a bit of a shame (and i'm talking a lot about the moon, or even earth itself)

There are many many scriptwriting facilities, that I will not tell to not spoil anything, but they are just wasting the taste of it's anime, making every challenges tasteless, and not even a doubt about the conclusion or what could happen to the characters.
You already know everything, because it's poorly written.

Even if I like the fact that it's just an "easy" script, about dreams, hopes and everything that you need in your real life, we're talking about an anime here. It was way too easy, and shows how easily they made the scripts and the plot of this story. You'l never see something as deeper as Akira, for instance, in this OAV.
However, it still has this "real' nice feeling while watching it, that's why I gave it a 4 instead of less.


Art (06/10):
Art is great in this movie. The 3D is really awesome for that time, and it's easy to go into it. Nevertheless, thet could have make way much more about the moon,earth, and even ships. I don't know, it just let a strange feeling while watching it, you know that they could have done way better!
But it's still pretty decent, even nowadays


Sound (08/10):
The opening and ending are trully awesome, they fill nicely with the OAV, and the sound in general is really well written and transcribed in this serie. Even if we could have a best impression of space sometimes, I admit it's a nice OST. Well done Ike!


Characters (05/10):
Well, another weakness of this OVA. They obviously wrote them in like 5min, as they are easily recognisable from every character from every anime.
Same kids as always, same bad guys, and same type of ennemy that became friends.
Moreover, the "hero" is just a stupid kid that has big dreams,it works well here, for sure, but come oooooon... We're not kids anymore, you could've just go a bit deeper, and try, at least?
He just found a picture of a girl, leaving in earth, and suddenly decides he needs to go there to find her. I know, it's anime. But who does that?
Even if it works well in this anime, it's hard to like a character, and devote to one of them, as they are all blank and without any imagination.
You'll just follow them, without getting really into it. While they could just add a background for them, a story, for instance...

Overall (05/10):
At first, it was not easy to watch, as it starts with the classic scene of the race in an apo-world, and then the discover of a new civilisation... As always...
But at the end, it was kinda ok to watch.
The incursion of the noodles everywhere, for the adv, is not that annoying (even if they are forcing a bit with it). And at the end, I like the moral of the story.
But it could have been way more than this, even with only 7 episodes.At the end, it just stays questions, and a bit of frustration, about how easily they just use the deus ex-machina mechanics, and plots eases.

Nonetheless, I will highly recommend this to a child, or newcomer in anime, as it will be entertaining when you're not that much into it.
But, objectively, this show deserves a 5. It's not bad, but it's not great either. Depends on how you'll like it, you could give it a 6, or a 4 if you were really not into it, but you have to admit that this show has good points, but also bad ones.
Which makes it an easy watch, but a forgettable one.

At the end, freedom is just an awesome advertisement, but an average OVA.
I still recommend you to watch it, to have your own opinion about it!

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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