Spooky Kitaro

A ghost fable. Spooky Kitaro is more or less for kid's, I for one never enjoyed the plots or liked the characters. The animation goes from bad to good as seasons go by. For those of you who like senseless, slightly humorous and cartoony anime, I guess you'll like this anime.

the story is about Kitaro who is, well a ghost- but nowhere near spooky. He likes humans and unlike most other supernatural creatures wants to help them. He has a band of loyal friends who help him on the way. most Ghosts have been taken from traditional Japanese culture and superstitions. Basically humans having troubles due to supernatural incidents leave a letter in his mail box, in a forest (no puns intended) and he tries to help them out. It's all about how he grows stronger and gets better at his job.

The anime has a load of drawbacks though, every episode follows almost the same pattern: kitaro gets into trouble somehow and his friends get worried and then they help him out. the plots sometimes don't make sense. some characters are ridiculously stupid and had very bad dubbing.

I rate the anime a 4/10. I admit not one of my favorites.

xxx Holic

the most spiritual anime I've seen. xxx holic made me believe in fate. It's a great combination of humor, mystery- a lot of mystery, different beliefs, superstition and a tinge of horror. Literally every part of every episode had a deep or hidden meaning that can be revealed during the same episode or even at the end of the season. This anime will really teach you that there are no coincidences.

This anime is kind of special, its bears a very close link to another anime called, 'Tsubasa Chronicles' or 'Chronicles Of The Wings' and is very slightly linked to 'Card Captor Sakura'. And the three story lines merge in such a way it'll blow your mind!

The story line is mainly about this boy 'Watanuki' who was born with a strong spirit and can see ghosts. Unfortunately his parents die when he's young, and he grows up living alone in an apartment, generally getting help from his neighbors. Due to this he is a very responsible person- with a great talent in cooking. one day he meets 'Yuko', a witch who run's a shop that grants wishes to people who deny their fate. She see's his abilities and starts to prepare him for a greater task that the future hold for him. He likes a girl, who apparently has a bad spirit, but is good in person. He also had a friend with a bloodline of exorcists and priests. These two play an important role in the story. Every event that takes place in the anime, the people he meets, his involvement with Yuko's customers, the spirits he talk's to all prepare him for the future, which he is clueless about. So what his future hold? how do his two friends make a difference? what happens to him in the middle of all this? What exactly does Yuko have in store for him? watch the anime and find out!

the drawbacks are simply that you need to pay attention to everything that's happening in the anime and try not to miss any episodes to completely understand everything, don't get me wrong, its all easy to understand, just it takes time.

i give the anime a 9/10. it may just change your belief's.

Bleach

'Fantastic'
'Best anime ever!'
'Epic'
Bleach is an anime that I'm sure requires no introduction, in fact it must be the most viewed anime other than Naruto. I hope bleach never ends- it just crossed 330 episodes and should go on till one cant count anymore! All aspects of bleach just thrill me- the animation, the characters, the cool moves, attacks and weapons, the crazy story lines and even the occasional comedy.

The story revolves  around this guy 'Ichigo', a brave and determined highschooler who just want to be able to protect his friends. One day a type of monster called 'Hollow' attacked his sisters who like him are spiritually powerful. he meets 'Rukia' and soul reaper or shinigami who's duty is to maintain peace in the world of the living and even the 'Soul Society' - which is the alternating dimension where souls are sent after ones death. the hollow over powers her and she is forces to do something banned in soul society by law- transfer some of her powers to Ichigo so he can save his family. In the process he becomes a powerful soul reaper and his story as a shinigami begins. Also he realizes that his friends have quite some spiritual capabilities too. slowly he earns the trust of the 13 captains and their lieutenants who form the 13 court guard squad of soul society leaded by the commander general 'Genriosai'. then he turns out to grow into one of the strongest people alive, the story about how he increases his power and how he uses them is shown perfectly throughout all episodes.

Well, no anime can cross 300 episodes and not have a few flaws. Bleach can sometimes have pathetic fillers where they focus too much on un- important characters. Also certain story lines may drag a bit.

I give the anime a 9 1/2 on 10 almost perfect.

you can catch bleach at just about any anime website but i recommend -
http://www.bleachwatch.com/

Slam Dunk

An epic and comic combination of sports, humor and one messed up love circle. As you can tell by the name this anime's mainly about basketball. It's one of the first few anime i have seen and will never waste your time,in fact  you will always want to watch more. If this anime fails to make you laugh your gut's out at least one every episode then your not human!

The story line is about this guy 'Hanamichi' who is an extremely tall, strong but thin and goofy person with orange hair- i know, imagine meeting a person fitting this description in reality right? he's an ordinary high school student who is pathetic at studies. He takes a liking to this girl 'Haruko' who is the younger sister of the school basketball teams captain 'Takinori'. In the midst of trying to impress her he challenges her brother to a one on one basketball match. Being an armature at playing basketball he makes a fool of himself- but while getting a hang of the game somehow manages to get the upper hand agents Takinori once - might i add, after breaking several basketball rules. Everybody see's talent in him and later he decides to join the team and get better. But he's over-over confidant and extremely thick. He gets into disputes with fellow team mates and even spoils games but as time passes he gets better and better. The story is also mainly about his team mates and each of their dreams to win the championships. The animators have done an amazing job merging spots and comic scenes. But in the end Hanamichi's unpredictable actions leave us clueless about what can happen next.......

Drawbacks of this anime are...... well, some episodes may stretch on useless things, sometimes basketball matches may get a bit unreal, but otherwise the animators have covered everything.

I give this anime a 8/10, not too much not too less.

you can catch Slam Dunk at:
http://www.animefreak.tv/

Detective School Q

This is my favorite anime of all time. I absolutely love it, I used to watch it as a kid and still love to watch it. i just wish they made more seasons for this anime. It's basically the best thriller, comic, heart gripping and absolutely the best detective series out there. Its also known as 'Dan Detective School' or 'Detective Academy Q'. It's a must view and amazing experience.

It's about this boy named Que who is extremely smart and talented, though young. He has a dream of turning into a great detective- which he gets from his mentor, the detective that saved him when he was kidnapped as a child- he turns out to be much more than a mentor later, but you need to watch the anime to understand that. Fate plays a hand by helping him achieve his dream, he meets young Magumi who has a photographic memory and Kinta a strong high school-er and learns about an academy called Dan Detective School that recruits, trains and takes the help of young adults with abilities of becoming great detectives, they are respected even by the police. After getting involved in a tragedy where a man is killed and effectively solving the case he is given the offer to join the school. On his journey he meets more important friends like Kazuma a computer genius and Riu someone just like Que. They together form class Q of the school and are admired by their principal- detective Dan. So it's all about how each of them strive to become better at their jobs. the various plots, murder's, way's of revealing them and presentation will blow your mind. towards the end the bond between Que and Riu is stressed on, but before that we are left with the question who is Riu in reality and what are his intentions?

If I have to find any disadvantages of this anime it would be that they did not make enough episodes! being a typical detective series fan I cant find any flaws here. but from the point of view of a person who does not love these type of series, it could get a bit dull with all the explanations for the different murders and plots but otherwise it will change your mind and make you love it.

I give it a 10/10. a perfect score for a perfect anime. If you wish to catch the entire series I recommend-
http://www.animeshout.com/

Hayate The Combat Butler

This is one of the most random, funny, slightly pervish and crazy anime's out there. if your bored or even depressed this anime will do the trick and cheer you up- that or your stomach will pain due to laughing so much! the anime will plunge you in a world of senseless laughter and you will always want to watch the next show.  its got 2seasons, the first one slightly better than the second. but overall, i love this anime and it's one of my favorite one's of all time. not only is the animation quality great but it also has amazing theme's, dialogues, etc.

The story line is quite simple, its about a boy named Hayate who is around 15 years old and has been abandoned by his parents, who conveniently left him with a debt of 156,804,000 yen on his head that's right about a hundred and fifty million, which keeps adding up . And to top things off they gave him a very "wonderful' childhood. he is desperate for money and works very hard to earn it, but the people who he owes money to are pressurizing him to pay fast. so he decides so kidnap a rich. spoilt girl named Nagi Sanzanin but ends up saving her from real kidnappers! so typically she falls in love with him but he treats her like a kid - which she is. he is offered a job as the family butler, which is a very difficult job because he has to help with the housework, save Nagi from all possible dangers, protect the family name and try to live a normal life at the same time - the latter does not work out so well though. in the end he strives to become a great butler, faces the competition of other family butlers and merges with Nagi's friend circle. but above all this anime is about the butler, mistress bond formed between them. As the story continues we learn secrets of his past which catch up to the present and rage havoc and we keep guessing about his future........

Then again this anime has draw backs like the seldom poor jokes, the lack of consistency to the story line, the number of love circles which can cause many comic scenes but still get annoying and you sometimes feel sorry for Hayate and his bad luck :p.

I give this anime a 9/10,  its worth it.

I also released my next post really late -i apologize for that i was caught up with some work. ill be putting up a new post every Sunday so check them out!
oh, and you can see the episodes for the ainme i've put up at sites like youtube, www.animeshout.com, www.animefreak.tv, if there not on tv.

Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood

If you like epic, completely non-cliche and mind blowing story lines then this is the anime for you.
this anime should be given an award for having an amazing story line. if you have seen the old version
of Full Metal Alchemist (not many have) you will find that, the animators have made huge improvements in the
quality of animation, dubbing, story and character's

this anime is basically about two brothers Edward (Ed) and Alphonse (Al) Erik. they live in an age where alchemy is a common talent- here alchemy is a form of conversion of equivalent exchange eg. alchemist's can convert one thing of equal value to another thing of equal value like an eye for an eye...well only with different objects. some can call it magic, it's not. the science behind the alchamy has been explained in an amazing way,
i have got to compliment the creators for that! back to the story these brothers loose their mom when they were kids while they are still learning alchamy and end up trying to bring her back using it, but their exchange was unequal as they sacrifice two drops of their blood each with a bunch of stuff of their mom - i know real smart right? and as a punishment for doing so one of Ed's hand and leg were taken away while Al looses his entire body- but his soul is forced into a suit of armor by Ed, again using alchamy. so basically this story is all about how they try to get their body/body parts back and the twists, turns and problems they face during their journey. not to mention the government conspiracies and important people and friends they meet. but their journey leads them to find out something much worse.................

so out of ten I give this anime a 8 1/2. this may be a great anime but it has its own problems like: if you miss at least 3 episodes in a row you will be completely lost with the story and you will have missed a lot of action and excitement.

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