Le Chevalier D’Eon
I’ve put off watching Le Chevalier D’Eon for a while now. I’m not sure why, maybe because I’m not a fan of historical anime. I would have watched it sooner if I had known there were zombies. Not only that, but zombies filled with mercury. How can you make an anime with the undead even better? Easy, give ‘em a gooey toxic filling known to cause insanity.
Story
Le Chevalier D’Eon takes place in the days before the French Revolution. The anime is narrated by and follows the adventures of the title character, D’Eon Beaumont. D’Eon joins a secret police force after the death of his sister in the hopes of solving her murder. What he discovers is a supernatural conspiracy among influential nobility.
There’s some pretty cool stuff going on in this anime. Granted, I’ve only seen the first few episodes, so I can’t tell you if the story breaks down later on. The beginning is strong enough that thing would have to be screwed up very badly to bring down this anime. I’m not saying that can’t be done. Even if the story follows the predictable path, it should still be pretty darn good.
The True Story of a Chevalier
As freaky as the anime is, it’s only about half as interesting as the story of the real D’Eon Beaumont. I’d suggest looking him up. No zombies involved though. What you will find is a fairly interesting story of transgender history.
Is it worth it?
I wasn’t expecting much from Le Chevalier D’Eon, but I was surprised. It’s pretty good so far. I’d recommend renting the first DVD at least.
Anime, Reviews, Le Chevalier D’Eon, D’Eon Beaumont, Zombies, Gargoyles, Undead, Alchemy, French Revolution, Transgender
January 1st, 2008 at 5:54 am
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