Speed Grapher

Well now, what have we here: story' was kinda plain, characters' average, (XXX/ naughty) content' limited(although some of the situations are rather.....un-seemly). This series delves into the minds perversion, and into an "Anti-Corruption of the Government" idiom. Fact is some of this....was just F'ing wrong! but that gave the show "edge", story was basic(and a bit bland), but still watchable. What gets me is how this show really show cases just how twisted the human mind can be, and how the wealthy guy with a fetish, can have it all( to the point of inevitable destruction). Worth the disturbing watch.

The story was alright. Even the ending was alright...until the girl came back. Forgot her name. The only memorable character was the main character. Saigo. Everyone else fell completely flat. Not even Sephiroth replica compared. Saigo's simple struggle with his situation of a photographer losing his eyesight was more profound than the entire show put together.

The gripes of a lot of negative reviewers here talk about how over the top this show is. There's very little nudity and no graphic sex. At most, there's some skeezy looking guys who lick their lips a lot in contemplation of doing something perverse but it's never shown. The relationship b/w the two main characters never goes beyond the pale and the 15 year old girl is never shown less than fully covered. Not sure what the gripe is about. It's a different angle than the giant robot crap that seems to dominate this channel. Worth a watch.

This series is pretty much a mix of "X" and "Final Fantasy 7" and a bit of perversion - complete with a Sephiroth ...with wings... Old war + scarred soldier types seeking revenge + future tech/magic + antisocial society vs hope theme = 50 different animes. I've been watching anime for 25 years and ... this has nothing new or interesting beyond the sarcasm. At least they got the voice acting right for the English dub.

This is definitely not one to share with your teen. That MA rating isn't just for gunplay. Speed Grapher is perverse. I actually liked the story and the most of the characters. It became a game to see who would have a perversion, what it might be, and if they would be a monster. The writing wasn't bad, though it's repetitive. If the writing hadn't been as good as it was I never would've finished watching it. None of it's debauchery or blood turned me off as much as the relationship between 15 year old Kagoura and 30+ (he said he was more than double her age) Saiga. What should have been more like a father/daughter relationship, at least on his side, was twisted into a grown man falling in love with a 15 year old child. Um, no. I hoped up until almost the very end that she had a school girl crush and he just felt sorry for her and saw her like a niece or daughter. Speed Grapher isn't an anime I would recommend to anyone, but a diehard anime fan like myself. We can take the good and weed out the bad. If you just like to watch an interesting anime from time to time, move on. There's loads more you can try watching. (HA! I can't use the 3 letter word for mule. I find that ironic considering the content of this anime.)