Format: Animated

PartNumber: M2051

Release Date: 27-06-2006

Details: Amazon.ca Kantaro, the hero of Tactics, is a writer and folklorist who investigates the supernatural. To help him fight evil, Kantaro frees the mighty Demon-Eating Goblin, who was sealed away ages ago. After releasing him, Kantaro gives the Goblin the name "Haruka," binding the supernatural being to him. With Yoko, a fox-demon servant, and Suzu, the inevitable cute little girl, Kantaro and Haruka roam early 20th-century Japan, exorcising evil spirits. They rescue a prostitute in Tokyo from a specter posing as her dead lover, and save two women whose souls have been stolen by magical photographs. Tactics is a handsome-looking series, however, the narrative never quite gels. The filmmakers try to establish the kind of warmly humorous relationships the characters share in Rurouni Kenshin, but the attitudes and dialogue feel forced. There's also a more-than-hinted-at attraction between Kantaro and Haruka, who takes the form of a winged bishonen (beautiful boy). Unfortunately, Tactics remains less than the sum of its parts. (Unrated, suitable for ages 15 and older: violence, grotesque imagery, suggested sexuality, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

UPC: 013138205193

EAN: 0013138205193

Model: M2051

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: New