Zaion (or I: Wish You Were Here. Easy to see why it was localized with a proper noun added in there.) is a 2001 mini-series put out by then-relative-newcomer Gonzo, a studio with something of a checkered record, particularly when it comes to things I’ve reviewed. Their arguably most famous outing, Hellsing, debuted a week after this had its first outing.
Of course, they have pretty much nothing in common, so what’s the pitch for Zaion? The series takes place in a world where humanity is getting owned by an alien virus, we have a sci-fi mystery centered around a nanotech cyborg soldier who fights the problem, and a mysterious esper girl who might be the key to actually solving it.
Promising stuff. Let’s dig in before we think about that too deeply.
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