Burn Up W! Review By Rashad Moore
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	Audience:	16+
	Genre:	Action/Comedy
	Usual Running Time:	35 min. per episode
	Contains:	Brief nudity, fanservice, violence
	Rating:	B-

While a seemingly professional terrorist group called the Falcon Claw manages to take a hotel high-rise hostage, their wild demands (such as a certain title to an upcoming video game and a nude bungee jump by a popular rock diva.) are soon made. This pretty much explains Burn Up W(based somewhat after the Kenichi Sonada anime) which is an altogether enjoyable anime yet again involving girls and guns but also suffers plot and length-wise which could've made Burn Up W a more memorable experience.

This anime involves the main character, Rio and the police team "Warrior." Which is mainly comprised of women. Big surprise. After a takedown of seemingly professional terrorists, (who turn out to become nothing but thrillseekers) a conspiracy is soon uncovered involving the use of a dangerous mind-altering "virtual drug."

The anime, while average music and animation-wise, has it's moments (such as a nude bungee jump made by Rio in order to distract the terrorists and small plot involving selling underwear in order to pay off bill collectors.) the anime is very short. (Four episodes all 35 minutes each.) The characters all have more varied personalities than the original Burn Up (such as the gun-crazy Maya) and Yuji, who looks like a blond version of Kintaro Oi (Goldenboy) and also the only male member of Warrior.

The anime(after the fun first episode and a second that somewhat diverts off the main plot) and is also not resolved completely. The plot never really gets underway until the third episode (which is more darker than the first two episodes) things become more serious and dangerous for the main characters, and this is where the true action starts.

Altogether Burn Up W is a fun anime while it lasts (with plenty of fanservice!) but plotwise many parts of the plot are never resolved. (The anime ends with a premoniton and the main villainess never got it in the end.) But that's probably what Burn Up Excess is for.

Available at ADV Films. Review by Rashad Moore. Aug 99.