AWOL - Absent WithOut Leave
1998 • Studio DEEN
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 1998
- Episodes
- 12
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Studio DEEN · BeSTACK · D rights · Bandai Entertainment
- Genres
- Science fiction
Cyress is a peaceful place. People are going about their lives. Two lovers embrace, a family throws a birthday party for their child, a group of people party at a local restaurant. But suddenly, their surroundings explode into smoke and flame. A group of terrorists has snuck through the planetary defenses and has begun an assault. Defenseless, there is little the people of Cyress can do. AS the military scrambles to discover what happened, the terrorists manage to hijack seven PDP missiles, which are capable of destroying an entire planet. These terrorists, who call themselves “Solomon” can now hold entire planets hostage! They must not be stopped.
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AWOL—Absent WithOut Leave is a 1998 anime television series produced by Studio DEEN. The project emerged during a period of experimentation for the studio, which was then balancing its work on established long-running franchises with original narrative ventures. It was designed to capture the atmospheric tension of psychological thrillers, aiming to explore themes of isolation and disappearance that were becoming increasingly popular in late-nineties Japanese media.
The series is noted for its distinctive visual direction, which emphasizes shadow and stark architectural composition to reflect the protagonist's internal state. While it did not reach the widespread mainstream fame of the studio's larger hits, it remains a recognized example of the experimental stylistic choices characteristic of DEEN’s output in the late nineties, having been received by critics as a moody, niche exploration of existential themes.
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