Steel Angel Kurumi - Where Angels Fear To Tread (Vol. 3)
The plot of this slapstick adventure takes several bizarre turns as Kurumi and Karinka fight an all-out battle. Shadowy wings mysteriously appear around Kurumi during the fight. The vicious Karinka is won over by Nakahito's gentleness and tries to replace Kurumi in his affections. In Izumo, Nadeshiko--a fourth Steel Angel--reveals that Dr. Ayankoji and the Academy that kidnapped him are scientists from the future attempting to alter the past. She also declares that the future of humanity rests on the Angel Heart II and the power of the associated mystic: Nakahito, who's failed in every attempt to use magic. Yet Nakahito is kidnapped by an agent of Dr. Walski who desires his unseen powers. The sinister turn of the story line doesn't quite mesh with the rowdy battle for Nakahito's affections or the fan-service nudie shots. Rated 17 Up: Nudity, minor profanity, violence, and risqué humor.--Charles Solomon