Eden of the East

Upon some random browsing through my blog this morning, I made quite an unsettling discovery. I can't believe I actually forgot to make a mention, to even write anything at all about Eden of the East! I picked up watching Eden of the East about a month ago, one among many finds in the ever expanding video library that is Netflix.  But above all the other series I've tried to watch, this one I've been hooked to more so then the rest.

If I had to narrow down what it is I am liking so much about this show, I think I could pinpoint it to one thing: I love the mystery of it the most. Even at 7 episodes in, I just can't see how this will all go down in the end and I don't mean this at all in this-story-is-too-confusing sort of way either. I mean the question at the top of my list is who is Akira Tokuzawa really? Who or what caused Careless Monday? And why wasn't anyone killed in that missile attack? Furthermore, who or what is driving the Seleção (an apparent game where there are 12 participants, each of whom is given 10 billion yen to use to save Japan. But if/when the person uses up all of that money, they are killed. And if the money is used for selfish reasons, they will be killed)? And how did and why were the 12 chosen?

Besides the regular series (11 episodes in all), there are two movies (Eden of the East Movie 1: The King of Eden & Eden of the East Movie 2: Paradise Lost) that tie into the series and apparently ties up all the loose ends.

Another interesting find in regards to this show, if you want to watch full episodes of this show, FUNimation actually is streaming the entire series (at this link).