Blue Seed - Descent Into Terror (Vol. 2)

Product Description It's X-Files meets Aliens meets Species! It's the incredible animated series that stunned Japan with twenty-six episodes of spectacular action and jaw-dropping sequences of unearthly horror! Based on the hit graphic series by Yuzo Takada, Blue Seed is the story of the TAC, a super-secret government organization founded to combat the supernatural forces of the Aragami, a bizarre race of beings whose millennia-long attempts to conquer and enslave humanity have given rise to many of man's ancient legends of shape-shifting monsters and demons. Joining the TAC in their battle is Momiji Fujimiya, a young Japanese girl who carries an unborn Aragami, a "blue seed", inside her chest, and Mamoru Kusanagi, a cat-eyed servant of the Aragami with super-human powers who rebels against the will of his masters to protect Momiji. The entire nation of Japan is the battleground as the TAC squares off against mankind's oldest enemies, whose ability to impregnate any living creature with a controlling seed means they can attack anywhere, anytime, without notice! The fate of the human race will be decided, once and for all, in the animated masterpiece Blue Seed! Amazon.com The battle continues against the Aragami, shape-shifting earth monsters whose bizarre forms range from skeletal jackals to cedar tree-dragon combinations; 15-year-old Momiji Fujimiya, the hereditary Princess Kushinada, is destined to remain at the center of the conflict. The Aragami attacks are played against the nascent romance between Momiji and the roguish Kusanagi, who gained supernatural powers from the seven "mitama" (the blue Aragami seeds of the title) he was given as an infant. His abilities are challenged by the arrival of Murakomo, a sinister character who looks a bit like Jim Morrison. A servant of the Aragami lords, Murakomo possesses eight "mitama" and is more than a match for Kusanagi, except when he allies with Momiji. The plot takes an unsettling turn with the rebirth of the god of darkness, Susano-Oh. Murakomo tends the evil infant with Momiji's twin sister, Kaede, who died in the first episode. Blue Seed is an entertaining yarn, with plenty of action and a more appealing cast than most "magical girl" series. Although she tends to dither, Momiji never indulges in the whining tantrums that make many of her magical sisters so annoying. But the popularity of fantasy-adventure series for girls in which a superhero cheerfully dedicates his life to the heroine's safety seems