Heaven's Lost Property: Season Two Collection
It may not be mature, it may not be
dignified, but I must say I do enjoy the occasional foray into the
juvenile realm of anime designed for (and as far as I know by)
teenage boys.
Pliant, top-heavy and distinctly lascivious
maidens of dubious age abound, eager to please the every sordid whim of
the youngsters who are usually too tongue-tied to take advantage of
their nubile charms. Heaven’s Lost Property plies a similar
trade to its thematic brethren such as Girls Bravo and Ikki
Tousen, both Madman stablemates, and it does it with a knowing wink
and no small measure of quality doe-eyed teeny tail.
Tomoki Sakurai was a normal young fellow
until one day the woman of his dreams fell into his lap... quite
literally. Dream agent, angelic android and all-around temptress Ikaros
exists only to please her libidinous young master, happily granting his
frequently perverted wishes and just as often causing mayhem in the
process.
Season Two, also going by the rather more
convoluted title Sora No Otoshimono: Forte, ups the ante with
the addition of several new ‘angeloids,’ one of whom has been charged
with eliminating the hapless Tomoki. The characterisations and
storylines are deeper than in the first season, and herein trippy forays
to the dream world and the realm of the angels comingle surprisingly
easily with all the risqué banter and giggling pantyless fun. Smart,
smutty and deliciously decadent, Heaven’s Lost Property is a
madcap masterpiece, and an unashamedly guilty pleasure that doesn’t
skimp on the fan service.
Audio & Video
The animation is simply sublime, and the
colours really pop on this brand spankin’ 16:9 transfer. Backgrounds
are lush and luminescent, character designs varied, closeups and
cutaways rich and painterly - can’t ask for more than that. The
two-disc set is also strong on the audio front: the English 5.1
soundtrack gives your speakers a vigorous going-over and its 2.0
Japanese counterpart also packs a surprising amount of pep, if not quite
the same levels of depth and separation.
Bonus Features
Textless Opening Song
Trailers
11 Unique Textless Closing Songs
