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Seven
young alien scientists stranded on the moon die of a strange plague...and
are reborn in present-day Japan, destined to meet again. This is the basis
of one of the best shoujo (women's/girl's) manga ever to make it to animation,"Please
Save My Earth."
Originally
drawn by Saki Hiwatari, PSME contains enough emotion, intrigue and drama
to ensnare even a jaded anime fan.
When
a small group ofhigh school students tell of similar dreams, events and
people are pieced together, and each reborn person must face his or her
past identity, and for one, atone for what they've done in their past life.
Along with excellent animation, character design and direction, the soundtrack
is a stunning mix of vocal tracks and new-age sounding background music.(The
closing theme in particular is heartachingly beautiful.) "Please Save My
Earth" has one flaw, and that is a rushed ending that leaves one wanting
more to follow. The six episodes of this series were combined with some
new material concerning Alice and Rin's destinies to form a feature-length
movie in Japan, however. In the meantime, fans must make do with the three-tape
series available from Viz Video. Here's hoping more companies will follow
Viz's lead and translate more shoujo-style anime of this high caliber.
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