BASToF Lemon

"BASToF Lemon" (hangul: 사이버 영혼 바스토프 레몬), (also known as "BASToF Syndrome") is a South Korean animation series, which ran for 26 episodes in 2001. Six volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD in North America by ADV Films, the largest producer-distributor of animation. "BASToF" stands for "Be A Stranger To Fear."

Plot

The Narrative|story takes place in the year 2097 and in the city of Xenon. An ultimate cyber game, where players fight as bio-mechanical cyber robots, has been developed. However, there's something wrong. The game's cyberspace and the real world are linked. The damage that occurs in the game's cyberspace creates destruction in the city of Xenon. This all started when players heard a painful scream, saw a ghostly face, and a powerful scent of lemon overcame them. To solve this mystery, the creator of the game assembles a "Dream Team," which is the top three gamers in all of Xenon. The team is composed of rebellious and arrogant teens, who, have to overcome their attitudes and fears to find the answers, answers to the mystery that are much bigger than just the game.

This animation parodies the MMORPG or Massively Multiple Online Roleplaying Game.

External links

* [http://www.advfilms.com/titles/bastofsyndrome/ ADV Films' Official BASToF Syndrome Homepage]
* [http://sulfur.pe.kr/tech/board.php?board=lyric&command=body&no=825 BASToF Lemon] at Mimanbu (Korean)