Jul 1, 2013
This anime. Compared to all the other anime I have watched this one has easily became my favorite. The common story of collecting "legendary" swords, the meeting of a slow, and strong guy and the brilliant girl he must protect seems to be a common, generic and boring. Katanagatari is not a common, generic and boring anime.
Story: 9
The story which I have already discussed is extraordinary. But like many great stories it is something that needs to be experienced first hand, and no summary can give you the same feeling as watching it unfold in front of you. That being said the plot and all
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it's twist and turns will keep you at the edge of your seat, and the 50 minutes per episode will just fly by.
Art: 10
This is a hit or miss. You either fall in love with it or you hate it. The artwork is simple, yet to me its beautiful. The characters have such detail given to them, (especially in the fight scenes) that its hard to believe that its the same anime that you were watching before. The backgrounds, although looking plain are again simple. The aren't bad but they fit in perfectly with this type of anime.
Sound: 9
The music and voice acting are great. The voices match the characters and their emotions quite well. Togame and Shichika can have almost their entire personality and development as characters be seen through the voice acting and tone. The playful and comedic parts, ranging to the intense fights is all very well done. The sound tracks, (the two openings and 12 endings) as well as the background music is all very nice. The only problem is that during the anime itself is that either the music is barely noticeable or its blaring ridiculously loudly.
Character: 10
I fell for the characters. I fell for Togame. I fell for Shichika. These two main characters were done extremely well. Their development, their personalities, their cons and their pros. All of it was done incredibly. Some of the other characters (especially the Maniwani) did have their problems. The majority of the supporting cast did not have their full characters developed. Normally this would warrant a lower score but the incredible detail that went into making the two main characters cancels out an faults that were left by any supporting cast.
Enjoyment: 10
As i have said before this has become my favorite anime of all time. The story, the art, the sound, the characters all led me to love this anime. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it, from the beginning to the very end.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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