On a terraformed, cosmopolitan Mars of the distant future, there are still nightclubs with sultry singers in gowns and long gloves. One such singer is Sarah Fitzgerald, and the less glamorous but cute Rouge (Miyamoto Yume) works for her. In this world, humans and “Neans” or androids coexist, but it’s super clear who the Neans are, because their skin is embedded with seams and circuits.
I assumed Rouge was just a human until she goes home and injects herself with the same Nectar as the more overt Neans at the club (Neans need Nectar to keep functioning). She just happens to be a more advanced model that can pass for a human. That, along with the cyberpunky neo-noir setting, calls to mind the replicants of Blade Runner, never a bad thing.
Rouge’s supporter/handler, Naomi Orthmann (Kurosawa Tomoyo, eff yeah) initially maintains communication via a robotic bird, but when the bird is destroyed she meets with her in person. While Naomi may actually be human, the singer Sarah is also a advanced Nean in disguise, and she’s attacked by a robotic “red gladiator” that is later shown involved in murders.
There’s also Jeron (Yoshino Hiroyuki), a very theatrical dude in Lennon glasses trying to get his hands on a large shipment of Nectar. Jeron and Sarah know each other from way back, and the latter warns the former while in a confession booth that Rouge may be a plant up to no good. Sarah arranges to meet with Rouge, then takes her somewhere secluded.
When it becomes clear a fight is about to go down, Rouge makes ready, only to be accosted by the red gladiator and tossed a long distance. She’s fine, and returns in that same red gladiator form: turns out that’s her battle config and Jeron possesses the ability to mimic other Neans’ forms.
Sarah also reveals her battle mode and real name, Purgatory Viola, and they have themselves a robo-rumble. Jeron and Sarah’s models reminded me of Gatchaman, while Rouge’s closely resembles Asuka’s Eva-02, which is probably not an accident.
Rouge ends up winning, and Naomi gives her a chocolate bar as a reward (it’s Rouge’s go-to-food). Sarah and Jeron are two of the “Immortal Nine”, elite Neans who aren’t subject to Asimov’s laws and thus may harm humans. Rouge and Naomi are charged with taking them out, so I suppose it’s one down, eight to go.
Bones celebrates its 25th anniversary by sparing no expense with the production. Virtually everybody and everything looks and sounds hella slick and cool while color, light, and camerawork are utilized expertly to immerse the viewer in the coolness. The eye and ear candy is so satisfying I almost don’t mind the super-simple and derivative plot, but I’m sure our pair of Nine-hunters will encounter some complications.
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