Nov 24, 2009
Characters, settings, themes, and voice actors in this series will remind you of other anime. The main character is a slightly more manly version of Keiichi Morrisato from Aa! Megami-sama, he even works on motorcycles for fun and lives in a shrine. Early on he meets a character who looks like a female Inu-yasha, but plays a similar role to Belldandy from Aa! Megami-sama. Another character looks and behaves somewhat like Jingoku Shoujo. There is a character with a likeness to No-Face from Spirited Away, a school that is reminiscent of the school in Hayete no Gotoku (and a distinctive voice actor from that
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series) and the list goes on. I'm pretty sure Lupin III makes a cameo too.
The thing is, I liked all of those anime that influenced this, and quite frankly this one isn't too bad either! If something is poorly replicated, we call it a ripoff. If something is replicated in a way that we like, we call it a tribute or homage.
At first I was a little put off by the likenesses to some of these other anime, but then I got to thinking: sometimes I would like to see what one character would be like in another situation, and that's basically what this anime is. No one character is exactly the same, but there are a lot of similarities, and to be honest it is kind of fun to try to pick them out.
The biggest down side for me is that some of the humor is over-done but also I found myself laughing from time to time, and interested in the story and action. It's only 12 episodes so I say, give it a chance. If it doesn't grab you, skip it. If you like it, tell me what other references to anime you see!
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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