Is Netflix's Spriggan Worth Watching?

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For being such a «landmark» as the trailer claims, Spriggan is a series that is considerably more niche than other anime revivals of late. That being said, it follows in the footsteps of Berserk 2016, the new Ghost in the Shell, and Ultraman, and hopped on the 3D anime bandwagon.

Spriggan began as a manga in 1989 before a film adaptation by Studio 4°C in 1998 that often gets praise for its sakuga and action scenes. It follows Yu Ominae, who works for the Arcam corporation, on a mission as a «Spriggan» to protect ancient artifacts from world organizations whose aim is to use them for selfish gain. The original manga was heavily censored when first brought to the U.S., primarily for its anti-American sentiments, elements which are far less censored with this new adaptation. The series doesn't shy away from framing the American and Russian military as antagonists, and in America's case, it's refreshing to see. Apart from the anti-American sentiments, there aren't many more risks taken.

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At only six-episodes, Spriggan could have easily felt rushed or too short, but instead, the show manages to get plenty of mileage out of its format. Each episode is longer than a typical TV runtime and tells a standalone story centered around a particular artifact or myth tied to cultures around the world. Legends throughout history are re-contextualized as advanced technology from those who came before or what appears as straight-up magic. In this way, this series has no long-form narrative in mind and its objective is only to tell a collection of complete stories that have extra room to breathe than they might in a TV anime.

Yu Ominae looks and acts exactly like what one can