Ranked #491

Sankarea

An ecchi show that does what many ecchi shows do not do. It implements the ecchi in an innocent way, it doesn't flaunt itself in your face when it isn't need.

The horror aspect of this series has proven to be subtle and well used. There has not been blood and gore everywhere so far, just small uses that fit.

The comedy of the series is very enjoyable, the situations that some of the characters put themselves in are comical at times.

While there has only been hints of romance so far, it is clear it will be a bigger emphasis as the story develops.

The story thus far is quite unique and has cleverly been put together with some subtle serious issues.


The characters have proven so far to be one if not the most interesting things about this show. Chihiro is a pretty normal guy with a not so normal obsession. This is probably what makes him so interesting. He is normal, any guy who watches this show will probably be able to see a bit of themselves in him. That being with the normalities touched up with little eccentricities.

Rea has such an innocence about her, rooted from her sheltered and peculiar life that she has grown up with. This would pique anybody's interest.

Not much to say about Ranko so far, she is a bit generic, big-boobed, physically abusive and playful, but she does have her decent moments.


I am not a big critique nor do I have a very good eye for art. That being said, I do like the art of Sankarea, it suits the show very well. The gore, the ecchi, and the design of the characters all intertwine very well.


Although 4 episodes isn't much to base a review off of, thus far I have enjoyed this series very much, and I have high expectations as it progresses.

Hopefully this review is helpful to anyone thinking about watching this show, it is definitely worth it, don't let my rating fool you, it has the potential to be even better but I cannot be so generous so early on in the game. read more

You must die to live.
Words that have been used time and time again in many plays originating in Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet and Much ado about nothing. Sankarea takes that simple quote to a whole new level. Sankarea is the story of Furuya who loves zombies, wait right there before you think this is just another high school of the dead otaku filled anime cuz if you think so then your very wrong.

Sanka is a girl that lives a luxorious lifestyle and is an idol in and out of the classroom but she keeps a secret with her. During her birthday each year she takes a picture fully nude which is done in secret by her father originally she felt contempt and happy with this as a young girl but into her adolescent year she started to think it was rather strange. Her father also is seen as over protective in which everyone she had a relationship with would either be fired or for mysterious reasons have to quit there job. Sanka realized that her father was manipulating other people in order to keep his baby girl all to hisself. Eventually Sanka started to sneak from home to an abandon building where she meets Zombie lover Furuya. Furuya is there trying to revive a cat that recently died and sanka asks if he succeeds would he take resurrect her if she died and would take "responsibility" for her. (>.>) Furuya says yes.

Im not gonna tell you what else happens but the first 5 episodes are currently out and its a truly outstanding watch.

Story (10): studio deen has a good record of anime with good story lines that has good comedy such as Higurashi, Ruroni Kenshin, Detective loki, and Vampire Knight but the thing that all these anime have in common is that the ending is the absolute weakest part of these anime and unfortunately it looks like Sankarea is going down that path as well since 5 episodes in it haven't developed any form of purpose yet. So yes so far i give story a 10 but don't expect that to stay the same till the end.

Art (10): When i first watched this anime i instantly thought SHAFT because the art resembled Bakemonogatari so much so that i started to get a nose bleed at the simple sight of the scenery. When i realised that it was Studio Deen work i was bamboozled as i never seen such high quality work done for any anime that ever came out of studio deen before and thats saying something.

Sound (8): good music but easy to forget not much moving music except for some zomb music here and there

Characters (7): Dont let this seven fool you the characters for this show is great but the only reason i gave the characters a seven is because they're sterotypical (i word to overly used in anime) but thats okay in some cases. These characters are never going to change or grow or expand their gonna be as naive as they were from the beginning of the series but thats what this anime needs it to be. If Sanka never changed then she would've by now taken action against her father along time ago. Sanka's father would've changed to and would learn why her daughter doesn't understand his love for her. These characters are supposed to be so rigid in which their beliefs are already set and can't be modified so in this a 7 is neccessary.

enjoyment (9): Its not often that i write reviews most of my reviews are youtube video reviews and are scripted edited and then recorded so i have alot of time to watch it and revise it so the mere fact of me taking my time and writing an essay trying to get people to watch this anime is prove enough that this show is awesome. Give the first two episodes a try if you like shaft youll like this anime if you like romance youll like this anime if you like bakemonogatari youll like this anime if you like a show with a driving plot yet good unconventional humor youll like this anime.

:D have a nice day
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