Remember the Eden website in Eden of the East? This is somewhat similar to it, pretty cool.

Can’t wait for it to release here in the States! I wonder which cellphones they are planning to have it work with?

On a side note, it sucks being sick – sigh at summer fever.

Aww, over so soon? The next episode is the final one and I haven’t watched it yet, but I have high hopes for it due to the plot progression in the previous episode. Eden was rather short; I was hoping they would make it a 26 episode series. The good news is there are the 2 movies that will probably wrap up the story. The bad news is that they are opening in Japan this November and in January 2010, so it’s a bit of a wait. Cheers to what I thought was the best anime series this season, Noblesse Oblige.

Source: ANN

Production I.G.’s latest project is this season’s Eden of the East. The story revolves around Akira Takizawa as he plays a dangerous game where only the winner gets to live. At the beginning, he has no recollection of the game due to a memory wipe, but he later learns of the details of this “game”. Twelve chosen individuals were given titles of Selecao One through Selecao Twelve, and were given cellphones with $10 billion yen each on it. One of them is secretly designated the Supporter whose job it is to eliminate any Selecao that runs out of funds or tries to escape the game. The game is won when one of the Selecao successfully “saves” Japan.

I always have had high expectations for anime worked on by Production I.G. since they seem to lean towards doing interesting sci-fi anime. One of my favorite anime of all times, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, was also done by them (very highly recommended). Eden of the East does not let down that expectation as the series thus far has a compelling plot, unique characters, an amazing soundtrack, and high quality animation. What more is there to say? This is certainly one of the best, if not the best, anime there is this spring. Noblesse oblige.

Eden of the East OP: