| Angel Sanctuary boasts one
of the most complicated plots I've ever read. From how I see it,
there are two main plots which intertwine with all of the little subplots.
The first main plot deals with the main character, Setsuna Mudou, and his
realization that, hey--he's in love with his younger sister, Sara.
He knows this is a Very Bad Thing and prays to God to kill his sinful feelings,
but alas, to no avail. Sara returns his feelings, much to their mother's
(Setuna's parents are divorced--never hear much about his father) dismay.
(I personally think the main theme of the story is how strong the love
between the two of them is--it's pretty much the driving force behind everything
that happens.)
The other main plot deals with the fact that Setsuna is really the reincarnation of the Organic Angel Alexiel, a female angel that rebelled against God and helped the Evils (demons in hell). As punishment for these sins her body was separated from her soul and locked in an angel crystal. Her soul was then doomed to be continously reincarnated on Earth, with each life ending in a horrible death. Setsuna is her current reincarnation, but Setsuna is mostly not aware of the spirit that sleeps inside him. At the time of the story, pretty much everyone is after him because they're all trying to get Alexiel to wake up--the main ones are the angel Rociel (Alexiel's vain, selfish, and completely insane twin brother), and the Evils Kurai and her cousin Arakune. These two plots interwine because the main reason why Alexiel will not awaken is because she's become too human in Setsuna, due to Setsuna's love for Sara. Thus Rociel sends one of his followers, Kirie (who is in love with Rociel, but Rociel doesn't return the feelings) to kill Sara, which she does, and everything kind of goes to hell in a handbasket from there. This is just the basic, beginning
storyline. The plot is overflowing with twisting subplots and an
equally twisted supporting cast. It is important to note that the
story is somewhat based on John Milton's Paradise Lost (hence the
quote from it that's written on a great deal of AS merchandise) and contains
concepts from not only the Bible but also the Qabalah (book of Jewish mysticism)
as well.
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