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I was really excited when I heard there was going to be a King of Thorn movie. I'm a fan of the manga. As a fan, I am disappointed with the movie. I enjoyed it, it hit all the major plot points, but it left out a lot and the overall feel and excitement wasn't the same.

The movie starts off with a long drawn out sequence of explaining the Medusa Virus and taking the patients to the island. This didn't bother me all that much, as exposition is necessary, but I preferred how it was done it the comics - naturally brought up throughout the ... series. It moves into quick, sudden action that pulls you through the few slower, dialogue based scenes.

The story - 9
Naturally, as a fan of the Manga - I like the story. The anime did leave out a few things, Details on Alice, left out a character, and some minor stuff. The movie hit the most important points which is all I ask for a movie adaption. It's still a shame it couldn't have been a little longer to fill out some of the things it left out though.

Art - 3
For the most part, the art is just fine. The problem is whenever there is a lot of movement or action - the characters are changed from drawn images to cell-shaded model (Think the graphics to early ps2 games). The movements became a bit off, and some of the switching between styles was weird. I ended up laughing at it a bit - which isn't what you want to do while watching a horror-survival movie.

Sound - 7
The voice acting of the English dub was good. No performances really stood out. I thought the accents that some people used were a bit awkward at first, but it didn't bother me as the movie sent on.

Character - 7
I give this a seven because most of the characters miss the development they get in the manga. Due to time constraints, I understand missing out on certain characters. What is most important with the main characters is kept in and done pretty well.

Enjoyment - 7
I enjoyed it. It wasn't good, but it wasn't anything very special.

Overall - 7
Overall, it's a good movie and well worth the watch.

I’ve heard enough about “Blue Exorcist” for a while now to get me interested in reading it. I was so excited when I saw the volumes at my library and picked up the first four right away. After finishing the first four volumes, I’m sad to say that I am thoroughly disappointed. Here is why:

The plot of Blue Exorcist sounds pretty interesting.That initial plot (+ the art style) was what made me want to read the series, but it’s also that plot that makes me not want to continue.

First, let’s take a look at some similar plots such as: Naruto, Soul Eater, or D.Gray-Man. Now, ... I like all these. I don’t really care that they share the theme of “dark powers within +trying to overcome and reach impossible goal” what I care is how the story progresses.

By the fourth volume in SE, some of the main badies were reveled, there was the intrigue of the black blood, there was an obvious moving forward to the story. things were happening and moving and it was really cool.

4th of DGM there was that progression also. Intrigue about Allen’s powers, the organization, attacks were going on and they had to move to save themselves and the organization. After a couple of early wacky chapters, it dove you right into the war and it’s desperate battles.

Even Naruto, by the fourth volume they had one of the most remembered fights in anime, Naruto’s power revealed, near-death scenarios, and then the beginning of the Chunin exams which was the first lead into…orichimaru, akatsuki, madara and all that good stuff.

Blue Exorcist…well…eh?

Okay so basically: He went to school, he made some friends, this guy is hiding something but nothing is really done about it. I don’t know. Something’s missing here. I thought the first volume was really great, the second too. It grabbed my attention, but then just let it hang and then fall by not moving forward. There wasn’t even any cool fights to distract me from the fact that nothing is happening.

I like the characters, I like the setting, I like the idea. The story-telling is killing me. I don’t think I’ll be able to pick up the 5th volume and give it a decent try. I want to like this series so bad, but it’s just not happening.

I give the first two volumes 8/10

Vol. 3 & 4 a 5/10

Over these four: 6/10

A lot of people have complaints about this series . . . that have nothing to do with the series itself, it has to do with hype. This series was hyped up to where people's expectation flew all over the place and if every single one of those were not met to a T than that meant this series was a failure.
No, it's not perfect, nothing is, but it is no where near a failure.

Story - 10
The story gripped me in right away, while the first episode was a bit slow it intrigued me to watch more and as each episode aired the intrigue and ... interest grew. The anime follows Clain, who doesn't really understand what is happening around him, but it's not his job or even the purpose of the anime to decide who was right and who was wrong. It's about his relationship with the characters Nessa and Phryne and how he responds to them. The situations, often horrifying and real despite the scifi/fantasy setting force Clain to find his place in this world that he doesn't fit in to.

Art - 9
While not exactly consistent in exact style, the style fits the setting and the atmosphere of the story. The art is bright and colorful, but not in your face.

Sound - 9
The music and voice acting was very good.

Character - 10
The characters are what really make this series. Each character grows at a good pace as they come to understand what their world and their life means for them.

Enjoyment - 10
Each episode is fun, there is bouts of action, mystery, humor, slice of life, and balance it all very well. Each episode kept me guessing and when realizations hit it only drew me in more.

Overall - 10
This story has such color and such heart. I wish more people would get past their expectations and see Fractale as it really is, an honest, good heart series, full of thought, color, and heart.

This manga tries too hard. It tries way too hard to be different . . . without actually being original at all. Being that I have only read the first 2 chapters this review should be taken with a grain of salt, but for me, 2 chapters was enough to make me never want to see this comic again.
I'll start with the story. The story didn't do much to bring the reader in and the panels were cluttered and hard to make out exactly what was going on. Despite my love for the art style, it hindered the storytelling by being too stylized to the ... point where it became a mess.
Despite that, my main problem was the characters. They showed no personality and what they did show was immaturity in the writer. The characters felt like bad fan-characters. The heart of any story, whether it may be anime/manga/novel/movie is the characters and these characters made me embarrassed to call myself a writer.
Overall the panels were confusing and had poor use of space, the characters were lacking to the point of no return and it bored me whereas I had to stop reading this early on. Who knows? The series could get better, but with these fundamental aspects laying below mediocre value, it's hard to see how it could.