Gestalt

5 reviews - 16.5 total score (Explanation of the rating system)
avg. score: (3.3)

5. Iodine

A pretty pink-haired girl named Ohri ends up in the service of a determined young priest, Olivier, who has left his order to discover the truth about a fallen god. Of course, they don't get very far before running into various baddies and rivals who require the generous use of Ohri's sorcerous abilities to defeat. Gestalt is another of those quasi-medieval fantasy series where every character has big, pastel-colored hair and battles are fought using showy attack spells. The OAV's two episodes introduce all the players and set things up for a larger storyline to follow, but is fairly self-contained. Regrettably, the writing leaves much to be desired. With a limp plot, empty characters, and plenty of fight scenes, this show is mindless entertainment incarnate. Most noticeably lacking is any successful humor, as I doubt we're actually meant to take any of the proceedings seriously, and the tepid dialogue is a sore point. The show is simply too similar to countless other fantasy anime, and lacks the quality to make it stand out.

The visuals of the OAV are great, especially in the second episode where Ohri really gets to let loose and show her stuff, but there's nothing new or innovative. The writing isn't so much silly as downright stupid, and none of the characters are remotely interesting. Whether the show would have been any better with additional episodes to help with development is questionable. Good for eye candy, but not for anything else, Gestalt is probably one to skip.

4. Tyrenol

Gestalt follows the adventures of a priest, Olivier, who had left the order in search of the truth about "G." Accompaning him is Ohri, a young lady who (after having her "silence" dispelled) turns out to be some sort of "God that came down to Earth" of sorts. Hot on their trail is the dark-elf-for-hire Suzu.

We should all get used to seeing anime done in CGI. Besides; hearing about the manga version of it is news to me. This is a cute show, by the way. It's got some fanservice; like cute females with large breasts and short skirts, and handsome guys. Recommended.

3. The Boss

A young priestess named Olivier who is a follower in a strong church wants to go to a place called "G", a place everyone fears and just by naming it’s full name is said to curse you and ruin your life forever. Olivier wants to know a great secret and G is rumoured to have a god that would grant any wish you would have. Olivier meets up with Ohri, a mysterious girl in a funny way and is forced to take her with him on his dangerous journey. However the Church finds out Oliviers plans on going to G and condemns it strongly, hiring Suzu, a Dark Elf who was formerly allied with Olivier to stop his mad quest. Gestalt is a RPG anime with CG and digital painting. Most of the effects look nice while others doesn't but its understandable as its from 1997. Sadly this two episode OVA series doesn’t complete the story which is very bad as it was great.

2. Jeneki

Gestalt is basically a bunch of RPG game elements combined into two episodes. Gestalt isn't exactly the most original title out there, as I recognized a number of abilities and characteristics taken from different games, including the pop-up message boxes. I still found it to be an interesting show; it's pretty lighthearted fun in a Slayers sort of way. I really liked some of the character designs as well, but some of those guys look a little too feminine. Not a bad title, but not a great title either.

1. weasl

A quick 2 shot OVA, Gestalt's abrupt "ending" left me wanting more. While not a stellar series, I did manage to get a great number of hearty laughs out of it. An RPG parody Gestalt's humor may be an acquired taste. Animation is about TV series quality, with heavy use of digital painting, and early computer effects. Definitely not a quality show, but I found it an enjoyable way to spend 60 minutes.