Guillotine

They are cute… They are fuzzy… And they are deadly.

After seeing the trailer for this around a year ago I have been patiently waiting to see this series. Based on the manga of the same name this is a made for Youtube series.  Although those of us in the US will notice right away that the page is blocked here (I assume it is only available to those in Japan).

The original manga was based on the Vietnam war, but the adaptation has been based on the 1979-1981 Iran hostage crisis. The American soldiers are portrayed as rabbits which is a bit of a pun as the Japanese word for “rabbit” is usagi which in this case also stands as an abbreviation of US Army GI (USAGI). The Iranians are played by… What else??? Camels.

The lack of political correctness in this show is what makes it so amazingly awesome. The accuracy of the weapons is surprising as well. From the M-4 rifle right up to the Hind M-24 helicopter. I found it quite interesting just to check out the detail on the weapons. But then… Who doesn’t enjoy seeing cute bunnies firing RPGs?

While Pixar and Dreamworks won’t be shaking in their boots over this the computer animation is rather impressive, and the action is quite good. Of course there is already one aspect of the show that is creating an uproar online… For those that saw the trailer there was quite a bit of blood splattering about, but apparently in order to appease (Youtube I’m guessing) the blood has been cut out in the webcast. If that detracts from your enjoyment of this show then you are probably going to have to wait until it eventually gets released on DVD/Blu-ray.

It is uncertain as of now how many episodes or what the release schedule will be.