Broken Saints

2001
Broken Saints

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Introitus Feb 14, 2001

Four strangers from around the world are compelled to seek answers about a coming darkness.

EP2 Cryptic Feb 21, 2001

A young programmer uncovers evidence of corporate malfeasance.

EP3 Versus Feb 28, 2001

In the desert along the Iraqi border, a former soldier fights for his sanity.

EP4 Epiphany Mar 07, 2001

Kamimura explores the memories of an old foe for the cause of his temple's destruction.

EP5 Awakening Mar 14, 2001

A tribal chief holds a mournful vigil at his adopted daughter's bedside.

EP6 Synchronicity Mar 21, 2001

Oran walks delirious through the desert. Raimi recovers from his seizure. Kamimura awakens to find himself in the back of a strange man's truck. Shandala awaits the arrival of a mysterious man from the West.

EP7 Lucid Mar 28, 2001

Shaken by his haunting encounter with the vagrant, Raimi hopes for the memory to wash away with sleep.

EP8 Lomalagi Apr 04, 2001

A man from the West seeks to return Shandala to her true family.

EP9 Personas Apr 11, 2002

Kamimura travels by plane from Tokyo to Coast City. Oran has been detained by NATO forces. Raimi meets with Biocom CEO Benjamin Palmer.

EP10 Trinity Apr 24, 2002

Kamimura arrives in the United States. Raimi does some digging into Biocom.

EP11 Surfacing May 01, 2002

Sailing westward on Gabriel's yacht, Shandala considers the possibilities of meeting her real family.

EP12 Passage May 08, 2002

Gabriel confronts Shandala after hearing his men scream in terror and flee from her. Two racist lieutenants abuse Oran. Kamimura travels to Coast City. Raimi prepares for a project.

EP13 Insertion May 15, 2002

Raimi is confronted by the truth that his paranoid delusions are real, and that he's part of a plot to outfit a covert military branch with a dark device.

EP14 Harbingers May 22, 2002

Kamimura ponders his past as a young priest leading the order of a Buddhist monastery. In the present, he finds himself roaming the lonely crime-ridden streets of Coast City. Meanwhile, Raimi seeks answers from Oran.

EP15 Tempest May 29, 2002

Shandala mourns for the loss of her adopted brother. Oran finds himself alive and in strange new territory. Raimi walks him through what has happened to him thus far, and how it all ties into Biocom.

EP16 Fallen Jun 05, 2003

Shandala relives a memory from her childhood.

EP17 Lazarus Jun 18, 2003

Oran and Raimi hide from the military in Sandra's apartment.

EP18 Forecast Jun 25, 2003

Oran and Raimi take shelter in a downtown mystic shop to plan their next move, but the mysterious owner may hold the key to their futures.

EP19 Signals Jul 02, 2003

Raimi leads Oran and Kamimura on a mission to spy on Biocom CEO Benjamin Palmer.

EP20 Inside Jul 09, 2003

Raimi, Oran and Kamimura hide Shandala in a motel room, where they try to make sense of all that has happened to them.

EP21 Convergence Jul 16, 2003

Raimi, Oran and Kamimura plan their next move with city curfews and the military standing in their way.

EP22 Revelation Jul 23, 2003

Shandala, Raimi, Oran and Kamimura get the answers they are looking for aboard Gabriel's ship.

EP23 Ascent Jul 30, 2003

Raimi, Kamimura and Oran hide in an alley mere blocks away from the Biocom building, trying to plan some way to get inside and expose the truth.

EP24 Truth Aug 06, 2003

Raimi, Oran and Kamimura learn the truth. Shandala understands her purpose.
7.6| 0h30m| en| More Info
Released: 14 February 2001 Ended
Producted By: 20th Century Fox
Country: Canada
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://brokensaints.com/
Synopsis

In the quiet corners of the globe, four strangers – a cynical American programmer, an aging Japanese priest, a troubled Arabic mercenary and a mysterious Fijian girl – receive a series of chilling apocalyptic visions. Desperate to understand their frightening visions of the future, these four troubled souls are simultaneously drawn to a dark city in the West where their fates – and the fate of the world – are revealed to be linked together and somehow part of a global conspiracy. Amidst an epic struggle of man, machine and otherworldly fear, these reluctant heroes must be willing to sacrifice everything…in order to know the truth and save us all!

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Rectangular_businessman This was simply one of the best web animations that I have ever seen. Not since "The Maxx" (Another magnificent animation) have I seen such a captivating mystery story like this. "Broken Saints" is something complex and dark, but at the same time, incredibly fascinating, which never disappoints. Even when the first episodes are a bit slow, I found the overall result to be so rewarding that I wasn't bothered by the way in which the plot advances. In fact, I enjoyed a lot every single moment from this series, since every event which takes place in "Broken Saints" is presented in a very interesting manner which lets the viewer wondering what is going to happen next (I think that it also helped that the fact that the art, music and voice acting from this web series were incredibly well done)"Broken Saints" was the first motion-comic that I've seen in my life. And to this day, it remains being my favorite. The use of all the common animation techniques and visual elements from future motion-comics are perfectly well used here, resulting in something unique and fascinating, which even today is still one of the best (If not the best) examples from this genre, showing all the potential and brilliance that it could have.Taking cues and elements from the most diverse origin (American comics, Japanese animation, television shows like "Twin Peaks" and "The Prisoner" and movies like "Brazil", "The Wizard of Oz" and "Fight Club") the final result is one of the most magnificent examples of what could be done through New Media and how isn't necessary to have a big budget in order to create a visually impressive masterpiece.10/10 (I would give this eleven stars if I could)
GobbyTwo THE ART IS WONDERFUL. There is no question there. These guys are talented at what they do and can tell a good story. These short films are visually assaulting and created with originality that sets them apart from other animation. That said, the message of these films is astonishingly misleading and anti-American. They have paraded extremely anti-American, and terror-sympathetic themes as truth. The worst part is that they are not just extremely left winged liberal Demacrates, but they are not even American. They are Canadian. It is frustrating for me when Canadians try and speak on the issues of America like their own. But alas the goings on of America and its wars have nothing to do with Canada directly. Thanks for your opinion, but no thanks.The beginning and ending of each section is graced with a quote that is meant to enhance the point the filmmakers are trying to make. Keeping in that tradition I will end this section with a quote of my own to enhance my point."Canada is like a loft apartment over a really great party." - Robin Williams
Krin (Krin-san) This series whispers quietly in the back of your head long after you finish watching it. The series is beautiful and deeply thought provoking. It just might change the way you see the world forever.Seriously, it's that deep. I would advise those who watch the series to appreciate the slow pace of the series. There's much that is said through inferences, shadowy speech, and innumerable symbols so the slow pace allows you to study each word and facial expression carefully.If you go beneath the surface and scratch at the truth behind the story, it really could change you. Like the opening menus on the DVDs say, "What would you give to know the truth?"
Derek Welle What can I first say? It's fantastic? It's amazing? It is the one of the most spectacular stories I have ever seen? This would all be suitable, except seeing is always better than hearing the gossip. I have not said enough about how truly great Broken Saints is. True, I could be making it sound greater than it really is, but that is different for each person. Some people may think I'm full of crap, some people may completely agree, and hopefully some think I bought the DVD, and anyone who enjoys comics, epics, anime,or just plain good story telling ... this is definitely a keeper in your DVD collection. Broken Saints has got it all: A genuinely new style, an epic storyline, good memorable quotes and scenes, one of the best scores to a film I have ever heard, great artwork and technical direction, great writing, good moral to the story, and great characters.Also when watching Broken Saints it will just give you goosebumps all over. You get that deep awesome (awesome as in awe inspiring, not simply meaning cool) feeling when watching the "freak out" scenes. "Freak out" moments, as I call them, is when one of the characters starts seeing weird and bizarre things. Wheather they are hallucinating or dreaming or just being attacked by someone (that happens a couple of times).Broken Saints is also good for its creator. Brooke Burgess, writer and director of Broken Saints, is a definitely a good role model. He made the site completely free for anyone to watch, he did not resort to using advertisers and pop-ups to get money for his site (since it would ruin the mood that Broken Saints conveys). After Broken Saints was made big by many awards and made for DVD Brooke had many offers from Warner Bros., Universal, and Fox to convert Broken Saints into a feature film, but one of his characters would have to be changed. An Iraqi mercenary, who is very Muslim and hates Americans. This of course, many big American producers will not like, but they have a load of money. Still, their bribes could not break Brooke's integrity. Also I have e-mailed Brooke once, giving him my thanks and appreciation (since, you can already tell, I am a huge Broken Saints fan). He replied to the email personally a couple of days later and was really nice. Now come on, is there anything wrong here? NO! Broken Saints: A great story, with a creator who is not an a-hole! Hurray! So go toGo to BrokenSaints.com ... so weep and bare witness, for the end is nigh!