s-CRY-ed English Sub & Dub

About s-CRY-ed

s-CRY-ed (スクライド) arrives as an action anime by Sunrise (2001), and the premise is easy to summarize. The premise: An odd environmental phenomenon 22 years ago in the Kanazawa prefecture caused the land to split and protrude upwards reaching unprecedented heights, creating the secluded area known as The Lost Ground. Kazuma is a young mercenary who lives in the Lost Ground, looking for any work he can find to sustain his livelihood within the harsh environment.

From there, he is one of the few people that are gifted with the Alter ability, which allows him to plaster his right arm and torso with a metallic alloy. When this mercenary encounters HOLY, an order whose purpose is to suppress and capture what they call Native Alter Users, and one of the elite members of HOLY, Ryuho, an epic rivalry starts.

In an action series like this, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Kazuma (Souichirou Hoshi) and Kanami Yuta (Yukari Tamura) are two of the characters you will meet early. If you count yourself among viewers who like fast, high-impact fights, put it on your list. The run is 26 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Sunrise, which means the visual identity of s-CRY-ed follows that studio's craft. Within the action category, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. At 7.0/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. On the casting side, Souichirou Hoshi voicing Kazuma gives the lead role a recognizable voice. It aired in 2001, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.