Tokyo ESP

Rinka Urushiba works part time as a waitress to help out her unemployed father. By all accounts, her life in Tokyo is a relatively normal one—but her sense of normalcy begins to fade when she inexplicably sees a flying penguin one day. Chasing it all the way to the top of a building, she encounters more surprises, including flying goldfish and another person—a classmate named Kyoutarou Azuma—who can also see these strange things. After Rinka passes out when a goldfish phases through her, she wakes up an esper with the ability to phase her body through solid matter.

However, her newfound ability is not the only strange thing about her: when she uses her powers, her hair turns white. Deciding reluctantly to use this new gift to help the city, she becomes Tokyo's new hero, dubbed the "White Girl." Along with Kyoutarou, who gained the power of teleportation, Rinka begins righting the wrongs in the city while fighting other espers who have much less noble intentions.

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Urushiba, Rinka Main

Kido, Ibuki Japanese

Azuma, Kyoutarou Main

Koumoto, Keisuke Japanese

Isayama, Yomi Supporting

Mizuhara, Kaoru Japanese

Tsuchimiya, Kagura Supporting

Chihara, Minori Japanese

Peggy Supporting

Mizuhara, Kaoru Japanese

Kasuga, Natsuki Supporting

Kitamura, Eri Japanese

Azuma, Minami Supporting

Misawa, Sachika Japanese

Kuroi, Kobushi Supporting

Aizawa, Mai Japanese

Kanze, Tooru Supporting

Maeno, Tomoaki Japanese

Azuma, Hokusai Supporting

Kawahara, Yoshihisa Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Itou, Atsushi Producer

Takayanagi, Shigehito Director

Tsuruoka, Youta Sound Director

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Nov 24, 2014

henkuku

Recommended

Do you love heroes? Do you believe in miracles? Well I hope you do because you're going to be hearing a lot of that if you're planning to watch this series.

[STORY: 7/10]
The storyline is actually a very simple and traditional template of "Good v.s. Evil" and that's pretty much it. I'm giving extra credit for the fact that they have a pretty decent back-story to back up all the latter's actions. A good back-story never fails to hit a soft spot in me. So apart from that, there are moments of fighting (somewhat... at least they tried) which may or may not intrigue you. ... For me, the fighting scenes didn't really work out that well, it looked more like they did it for the sake of doing it, and it wasn't well produced at all.

[SOUND: 9/10]
Oh, now this is BRILLIANT. Barring the OP and ED which can actually sound quite catchy after listening 12 times (or more), the background music was fantastic to say the least. Suitable music were played at suitable moments, and the tracks themselves were very good. This was especially the case in the last episode where every track I've heard throughout the past 11 episodes were actually played in somewhat quick succession.

[CHARACTER: 8/10]
Don't know 'bout the others, but this series actually features decent character development, especially for the lead female (obviously). A typical story about how a character overcomes her weaknesses and gains strengths from various sources to beat down the enemy. Oh, but the romance side of this series was irritating to me, if I need to criticize on an area.

[OVERALL: 7/10]
So taking into consideration other factors as well, I feel that this series deserves a 7 in my books. It's not too bad, but it ain't that great as well. But I'd think that it was worth a shot and worth the time. So check it out, guys!

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Oct 12, 2014

AFilthyWeeb

Mixed Feelings

IN A WORLD, WHERE PENGUINS CAN TAKE FLIGHT..
AND GLOWING FLYING FISH CAN GRANT PEOPLE SUPERHUMAN ABILITIES..
COMES A YOUNG GIRL..
WITH THE ABILITY TO WALK THROUGH SOLID OBJECTS..
SHE WILL EMBARK ON A QUEST TO SAVE TOKYO..
FROM TWO-FACE AND HIS TEAM OF ESPERS..
..UNTIL..
She realizes her ability is useless against them and is beaten to submission against everyone she fights with.

I finished Ga-Rei: Zero a few days ago (enjoyed the shit out of it) and heard that Kagura and Yomi are on this Anime i thought to myself "wow really?, does this mean this is a side story or someones point of view to the GRZ story" but ... no they're just there for 2 minutes and then never seen again.

Well anyway, i'll keep the story brief.
Tokyo ESP centers around a teenaged girl named Rinka Urushiba who must stop some douchebag from creating conflict between Humans and Espers.
A few people are introduced and help her along the way including Peggy a flying penguin (the anime does not explain why it flies) whos main purpose is just to sadly get its ass beat by the enemy.

One annoying thing is during the last 2 episodes of the anime the characters randomly pull out a "Special Move" and end it with something like "This is the fruit of my training!" well then, when the hell did you start your training? the only character we see training (and failing) is the Protagonist and her final result is the ability to normally kick someone in the face.

I thought that Rinka's ability was a smart idea but for this Anime it was stupid. Besides checking if someone is buried under concrete there was no purpose of it because she can't save them herself and she can't go through people or their attacks plus her fighting skills are pretty weak (that is why she trains) so it normally ends with her and her face in the floor.

The Osts i thought were out of place.
The opening Ost was cheerful and happy and was like 'Hey lets run in a field of sunflowers'.
While the ending Ost is the opposite it's heavy metal and really dark, a bit too dark for this Anime. But this Ost for me was probably the best thing about this Anime. Just waiting for the episode to finish just to hear it again.

So yeah, thats all i can say about Tokyo ESP not really a great Anime to watch and has quite a bit of flaws. Ga-Rei fans will be disappointed.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 26, 2014

Stryder

Not Recommended

Tokyo ESP. A show about people with a variety of superpowers duking it out against each other. How can you go wrong with that?

Story: 3/10

Frankly, the story of ESP is a jumbled mess. The first episode sets the stage well. It introduces the world and the conflict between factions, and leaves the story open to development. Super powered beings called Espers have rebelled and taken Tokyo hostage. People are panicking. Everything is going wrong. And then the protagonist appears to save the day. The first episode left me keen for more. I was exited to see where the plot would go.

And then, it pulled a ... Gungrave and threw the plot back into the past.

Starting a story in the present and then jumping back to the past is a horrible decision. If you see a character in the present episode, you know they at least survive until that point. Therefore, any fights that are supposed to be highly impact full and tense really don't amount to anything.

The entire past arc felt like I was watching a drawn out montage.

After trudging through ESP's past sequence, eagerly awaiting the part of the story I was interested in, I was greeted with one of the most lackluster finales I've ever watched. All the plot's events basically amount to nothing, the villains motivations make absolutely no sense, and the conclusion is left open ended for a second season. On its own, Tokyo ESP just doesn't stack up, and I doubt a second season will change that.

ESP also tries its hand at making a love triangle between characters, but it feels forced and falls flat. There's also an attempt to touch on themes of racism and unfair judgement, but again, this doesn't strike a nerve at all.

Art: 5/10

Art wise, ESP doesn't stand out, nor does it suffer from poor animation quality. Its just average.

Sound: 4/10

Again, nothing that memorable here either. Whilst background sounds and the VO are passable, Tokyo ESP's OST is lacking, so it falls below average.

Character: 3/10

Nothing special about Tokyo ESP's characters at all. They're mostly shallow and one dimensional, and a lot of their actions don't make any sense. There are some moments where they can be likeable, but these are few and far between. ESP also contains the contender for worst villain (I've never witnessed a character this poorly constructed).

Like the other categories, the characters just fell flat.

In conclusion, Tokyo ESP just felt like a waste. The premise is wasted, the story is jumbled, the characters are dull. All that stands out are its flaws, and there are many.

Final Verdict: 3/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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