Elemental Gelade - React (Vol. 1)
Cou, the klutzy but self-confident hero of the comedy-adventureElemental Gelade(2005), is an apprentice with the Red Lynx air pirates. During what seems to be a routine caper, the Red Lynx crew steals a large box containing a mysterious, doll-like girl. Cou learns that she is Reverie "Ren" Metherlence, a singularly powerful Edel Raid--a being who can link to a human and become a formidable weapon. He also learns that a lot of people want Ren's power. A three-person team--pert Cisqua, perennially hungry Kuea, and blond Rowen--attempts to buy her; a troupe of ninja tries to kidnap her. After escaping from the pirates' air ship, Cou finds himself on an alien world trying to take Ren to a garden that may be mythical, with the assistance and interference of the Cisqua-Kuea-Rowen trio.Elemental Geladefeels like a rerun, even on the first viewing. Cou recalls Naruto, Renton inEureka Seven, and numerous other comic-heroes; Ren is a typically taciturn magical girl, and the supporting characters are all stock anime types. (Rated 13 and older: violence, minor risqué humor)--Charles Solomon