6 Angels

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Synonyms: Six Angels

Japanese: シックス・エンジェルズ

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Type: ONA

Episodes: 6

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Nov 20, 2001 to Jul 6, 2002

Producers: KENMedia

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Arcturus

Source: Original

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi

Duration: 15 min. per ep.

Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

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Score: 4.35¹ (scored by 1,344 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #13169²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #9314

Members: 3,716

Favorites: 0

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Synopsis

Deep in the deserts of southwestern United States lies "Neo Purgatory." Formerly a nuclear waste disposal site, the facility has been turned into a prison for hardened criminals; that is, until the prisoners weaponize the nuclear waste and riot, turning Neo Purgatory into an international disaster.

Maki Aoba, Doris Nicholas, Marilyn Moreau, and Naomi Jones make up the "Guard of Rose," an all-female special police task force. Along with stowaway Katherine Hook and multi-purpose robot Link, the Guard of Rose is on patrol investigating rumors of an "angel" near Neo Purgatory when their helicopter is shot down. As the crisis within the prison rapidly devolves, the Guard of Rose members might be the only ones who can stop the prisoners before they unleash nuclear armageddon.

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Hook, Katherine

Main

Shiratori, Yuri
Japanese

Aoba, Maki

Main

Orikasa, Fumiko
Japanese

Canyon, Donn

Supporting

Watabe, Takeshi
Japanese

Nicholas, Doris

Supporting

Okamura, Akemi
Japanese

Moreau, Marilyn

Supporting

Asano, Mayumi
Japanese

Jones, Naomi

Supporting

Neya, Michiko
Japanese

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Kobayashi, Makoto

Director, Mechanical Design

Akimoto, Yasushi

Planning, Executive Producer

Amano, Masamichi

Music

Katou, Hiromi

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Jan 8, 2018

anime_chibi1290

Mixed Feelings

Ok, so I'm gonna try not to dump on this anime too hard seeing how it's just an ONA.

Story 4/10

This had so much potential but the way they executed it was weird. It had an interesting enough concept, but the transitions weren't very smooth and it was hard to keep track of what was going on. The synopsis does a better job explaining the anime than the actual anime. There were definitely times where I went "This scene isn't too bad. Too bad I don't know what's happening..."

Art 5/10

It wasn't spectacular and it wasn't terrible. It was everything I expected from an anime that ...

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Feb 28, 2010

Skadi

Not Recommended

I feel morally obligated to warn the entire anime community about the flaming turd biscuit known as 6 Angels. Over the years I have seen some god awful anime; Mars of Destruction and Bronze come immediately to mind but I don’t think anything could really be worse than this series. It in all seriousness, probably deserves 1's across the board but a great deal of my completely unenjoyable experience with 6 Angels comes from the terrible subbing job. Because of that I can’t entirely hold its nonsensical story against it since the subs are not the original creators fault.

As I mentioned, the ... terrible job with the subs made following the story or even understanding it difficult. Normally I would never even bring up such a thing in a review, however I am also quite confident in saying that I think it sucked pretty bad regardless of whether you are fluent in Japanese or not. From what I was able to follow though, the plot tells the story of a mid 21st century future in which the earth is perched on the edge of Armageddon from a nuclear holocaust. A terrorist, Tone Kane, is operating a base in the Utah desert and threatening the world with destruction from nuclear weapons and waste. It’s supposed to be an anti-nuclear weapon theme and a cautionary tale about the more destructive impulses of our race. Everything else makes no sense. I guess if it does to you, consider yourselves lucky. (I think)

The characters are horrible. We have a team of girls known as the Rose Guard, who are a kind of elite police force. They are completely without substance or personality. Nothing they say or do makes any sense. Trying to follow or understand their place in the world or what their purpose is would not be advisable to the viewer, as it’s likely to result in a brain injury. Enemies, allies, and other supporting characters appear or are killed off with no real understanding of what their point was to the plot.

6 Angels was made in 2002. That’s only eight years. Viewing the animation quality and comparing it with today is like the difference between modern humans and primitive bacteria. It is that bad. I sincerely pray that the people who were behind this series' artwork are no longer in the industry. My eyes and ears may never recover from the audio/visual trauma that this anime inflicted on them.

I am serious when I say don’t watch this. Stay away! While its message may be noble this isn’t even laughably bad, it is just an overall painful experience. From its subtitles to its horrendous artwork and animation, its entertainment value is less than zero. I am seriously afraid that I may have done permanent damage to my brain from watching this. I took this one for the community and I pray that you will heed my words. Don’t do it to yourself.

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Nov 10, 2015

gophercg

Not Recommended

Show is awkwardly on the "so bad it's good" threshold. MCs are likeable with nice comedic moments. But overall it wasn't bad enough in a way to make the serious story unintentionally funny. I'm also left with an uncertainty whether I enjoyed it or not.
Story:
Main themes include human nature, pollution/environmental awareness, & feminism (only slightly about Guard of Rose). The story/message are simple, happy end, but presented in a convoluted, multi-party/betrayal/reconcilation way. Best watch it as a 90 minute film, to connect pieces from the rough & messy editing/directing. [MINOR SPOILER] For example, the MC team's crash land is interrupted by a long multi-scene flashback. ... After landing, a few random short cuts of different time & place appear before returning to the team. Exposition heavily relies on dates/text & may seem preachy. Many sudden character actions are confounding. What's their motive, why suddenly change their mind, why betray, etc? Some motives are explained by backstory, best being the main villain Tone, and others you can somewhat imply since characters aren't deep. Another villain explains conflict involving Columbia, Moscow, US & them that remains vague (possibly due bad translation). [MINOR SPOILER] For example, a grounded helicopter's being focus fired on in a large war, but the girls run back into the copter, still trying to fix broken internals, then 2 unarmed random bishounens stroll into the cockpit trying to flirt with them.

Characters:
Nothing deep, no mc backstories, all likeable. Unique/weird designs, interesting dual-colored hairs. You'll likely enjoy the ride with fun characters + a jolly robot bunny mascot, and hopefully forget the story mess.
Best MC: a jolly robot bunny mascot. He even parodies those preachy texts.
Villain's about the only one with backstory, & tied to the themes. He's not truly evil, but perhaps misguided. Again poor storytelling suggests all the world governments & the villain are all evil. And it gets unclear which government/party has what motive, who's betraying who, why etc.

Art:
For 2002, has nice art, but often inconsistent/lazy animation. They try, but with lots of budget corner cuts, and bad fight choreography. It deserved better viewing than my 240p streaming, which was too dark overall, crushing details. Scenery has good scifi feel, & explosions (perhaps too many & smoke everywhere) are well animated. Mechanical designs are thoughtful with details, and not over-the-top. CG helicopters look just a tad more cool. Humanoid mechas look standard but refined & strong. Mecha fighting is hand drawn. 2002 CG is bad, but detailed designs & chaotic war makes up for it.

Overall:
+ Not really evil villain with unique backstory, comedy, fun non-op/whinny characters, interesting art designs, hand drawn mechas, save the earth theme, random plot twists to keep from boredom.
- Good simple story mangled through poor execution, overcomplication, unclear motives & random events. Lazy animation, dated CG look.

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