May 17, 2015
Ahh, Kekkai Sensen. Where to start with this one. It's such a brilliantly done show that's currently being overlooked by so many...
Story- 9
Starting with the story, I really want to give it a 10, but I can't. It's based around a version of New York where a portal to an alternate world opens, letting in weird sentient creatures. The show is very unspecific about the rules of who and what can leave and enter the fog covered area, as well as what exactly these creatures are. So far it's very enjoyable and seems to be building up to something great, but as I haven't read
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the manga, I don't know what this build up is for. I'm expecting it to be good, but as I can't be sure, I have to give it a 9. As one popular reviewer said something to the extent of, "I don't know where I'm going, but so far I'm enjoying the ride." I think that accurately sums up my feelings about it.
Art- 10
As expected of Bones, the art and animation are beautiful at every turn. Battles are a pleasure to watch, and characters have just the right expressions in the shows many comedic scenes. I don't know how they could have done better.
Sound- 10
Not much to say here. The sound track is very good, and I've listened to both the opening and the ending countless times. Both the opening and the ending fit the show very well, with the opening highlighting the serious side of the show, and the ending showing the fun side along with some hints as to future characters and some small ominous undertones.
Character- 10
Kekkai Sensen has many very likable characters. The two that have the most development so far are Leonardo and Zapp, so I'll focus on them. I quite like the main character, Leonardo Watch. He's a member of an organization called Libra, who specializes in fighting monsters and criminals. Most of the members of Libra use their blood as a weapon in a Deadman Wonderland style, but Leonardo has special eyes that were given to him shortly before the events of the series. These "All Seeing Eyes of God" allow him to see through illusions, project images to others, take control of other people's site, and more. Unlike most shonen main characters, he's neither overly weak or overly powerful. He uses his mind to think of new ways to apply his ability and fights in this way, instead of using overwhelming force like Zapp or Klaus. As for his personality, unlike most shonen main characters that are either to nice or try to be to cool, Leonardo has a more normal personality. He's nice and worries about saving others, but he can also be cool and funny, having realistic reactions to many things. One of the things that he reacts very realistically to is Zapp, another member of Libra. Zapp is one of my personal favorites, being used as comic relief half the time and an absolute badass the other half. He has a love-hate relationship with Leonardo, who he'll be murdering for pizza one second and saving the next. He's an interesting character, but the only thing that confuses me about him is why he tries to kill Klaus, the leader of Libra. We learn in episode 2 that most of the time when Zapp sees Klaus he'll try to kill him, or even that he'll attempt to put him in life-threatening situations. I only see this as use for comic relief, so it'd be nice if they expanded upon and explained this point.
Enjoyment- 10
As you can tell from the rest of my review, I love this show and it grew from an 8 up to a 10 over the 7 episodes that have been released. With likable characters, an interesting world, and something new happening every second to keep things interesting, it's a very fun show.
Overall- 10
This show is a 10, with everything being so incredibly well done that I find it hard to give it any other score. The show reminds me of a lot of my favorites. It reminds me of Deadman Wonderland for the previously mentioned blood weapons, Kill la Kill for its mix of action and over the top comedy (minus the fan service), and even Blue Exorcist and Hunter x Hunter for some reason I can't quite place. I'd recommend this show to anyone, and I hope it gets a bigger fan base and a second season.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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