Monday 18 June 2012

Naruto


One of the most famous anime to ever be aired. Even people who don't usually watch anime have heard of Naruto from somewhere or the other. But I can say without any hesitation that Naruto has earned the popularity with its amazing plot which is full of deep mystery, heart gripping action, unexpected twists and not to mention the comic factor that forces you to roll over in a fit of laughter.

I doubt there is anybody who needs to know the basic story line, but I'll still go over it briefly. Naruto is a boy ninja from a village called the Hidden Leaf Village which is full of both commoners who live peaceful lives and other Ninja who protect the village. A strong spiritual beast called the nine tails fox was sealed inside him when he was just a baby causing him to have a sad and mostly lonely childhood. He dreams of someday becoming the greatest Ninja and to be Hokage (village head). In the series you see him grow up (if you were an early watcher you also grew up with him) and actually begin to understand him. His undieing will and resolution to protect those close to him as he grows older causes him to grow stronger and stronger and face even more enemies. Sasuke and Sakura are his best friends who have major roles in the plot, especially Sasuke who has a shady past. This unique setup has much to offer to all its viewers, with a lot of secrets and mind blowing events that you can only know about if you watch the series.


The drawbacks are excessive childish jokes and useless fillers along with over stretching of unimportant events that can be irritating.

I give Naruto a 9 1/2. You would be missing out on something great if you don't watch this.
- I would recommend 'www.narutospot.net' to watch the series.  

Sunday 10 June 2012

K-On!


An outstanding musical anime that can rock your soul. This anime has become extremely famous since its release. K-On might be appreciated my girls more than guys but the animation is great, the story is simple yet nice, the songs are addictive, the characters are well developed and it's also quite funny. Basically it's really fun to watch, and it does not have many faults either. 

The story is about these five girls called 'Yui, Ritsu, Tsumughi, Mio and (later on) Azusa', who create a light music club to play their favorite instruments and make new friends. So you would assume that most episodes are about how hard they work to become better. While in fact four out of five episodes will be about them wasting time and being lazy or doing some other work. Still somehow they manage to work everything out in the end and come up with  crazy songs, which are good to listen to even if you don't understand the language.So does the light music club expand and become famous? what kind of help do the girls get? what exactly do they do with all their free time? watch to find out!


The drawback is mainly about how there are some filler episodes which can be quite boring. Luckily these episodes are a small in number though.

I give this anime a 7/10. Really entertaining.

Saturday 2 June 2012

Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan- Demon Capital


I usually don't review the second or third seasons of the anime that I've done before, but this anime stands out and deserves it. There has been a drastic change in the story, thankfully for the better. This season we dive deeper into Rikuo's past which is much more mysterious than you can imagine. This is a must watch anime and it gives you those thrills that great scenes give you at almost every point of the anime. I'll just say, the first season was great, and this one is even greater. 

I'll just mention the changes in the story and if you want to know everything else you can scroll down and read my previous post of season one of this anime. Like it was mentioned before, we find out more about the dark past of Rikuo's family and the true secrets of the Nura clan and all the previous Nuraherion's. A new threat has emerged called 'Hagoro Gitsume'- a fox demon who is said to be immortal. She holds a baby called Nue who is said to be the living embodiment of evil. She resides in Kyoto (Demon Capital) where all the demons are much stronger. Now Rikuo must become much stronger to face his new enemy, as he finds out how she has had an impact on his family's past. Also for the first time ever, Yokai and Omiyoji (exorcists) work together to bring piece to the land. The action, comedy and amazing twists and turns in the story line will leave you speechless. There's no doubt that his is an amazing anime; and whats better is that there's going to be a third season!

It's really hard to find drawbacks here. But the biggest problem I find with the anime is that it's too short. When it comes to a really good anime, you want it to go on for longer- Then again I cant complain because there's going to be a third season. Another drawback would be that some of the last few episodes have dodgy battle sequences almost like they had to cut it short.

I give the anime a 9 1/2. It's a great piece of work.