Rio was a popular casino dealer in an island casino called Howard Resort. she was often nicknamed "The Goddess of Victory", popular for her ability to bring good luck to gamblers. Gate Holders from all around the world were fighting to be a MVCD (Most Valuable Casino Dealer), by collecting all 13 legendary cards called Gates. to obtain these cards, dealers were to take part in matches called Gate Battles, where the winner will gain the loser's card.
the anime circled around the challenges between Rio n the Gate Holders. some of these battles gained Rio supporters, some enemies. after the first few episodes, i started losing my interest for the anime. it was predictable, boring since the challengers were exaggerated, the outfits were awkward, the battles were ridiculous. they looked different yet felt exactly the same! Rio was a nice n sweet character yet lacked of depth, always helping others n putting herself in danger. it wasn't believing nor convincing enough. in the end, besides looking beautiful, the anime was unremarkable n unlikely to impress anyone.
some background on the anime:
- episodes: 13
- director: Takao Kato (加戸誉夫)
- released: 2011
- language: Japanese
- genre: Comedy
And I thought this Rio is about the latest bird movie. :p
ReplyDeleteCasino dealer eii...will watch it someday :)
ReplyDeletetekkaus:
ReplyDeletehaha! what coincidence, i gave me the same thought at first glance as well!
johnny:
hopefully you won't be bored by the anime like i did! hehe.
Well, judging from your review this was not very good, and I trust your opinion.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they named her Rio after Reo, Nevada, which is one of the gambling capitals in the U.S.?
Hope you had a super weekend, Levian!
ron:
ReplyDeletethanks! now that you mentioned, it could be the case! i'm not familiar with the gambling capitals, but its not something new for anime to adapt real life name or even locations into it. i hope you had a great weekend too!