Taboo Tattoo

By all accounts, middle schooler Seigi is pretty unremarkable except for his martial arts prowess and a desire to protect the weak. But when his good intentions are put to the test by saving an old homeless man from some street thugs, the mysterious man shows his gratitude by...burning a tattoo onto Seigi's palm?! It turns out, the tattoo is a powerful secret weapon that everyone--including a formidable girl with a tattoo of her own--is after. With his life on the line and his martial arts skills alone no match against super-powered foes, will Seigi be able to unlock the latent potential of his tattoo and live to fight another day?!

(Source: Yen Press)

Fluesy, Bluesy Main

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Akatsuka, Justice Main

Furukawa, Makoto Japanese

Aryabhata Supporting

Kitou, Akari Japanese

Iltutmish Supporting

Izawa, Shiori Japanese

Blackstone, Brad Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Shekar, Kar Supporting

Nabatame, Hitomi Japanese

Ichinose, Touko Supporting

Anzai, Chika Japanese

Lovelock, Lisa Supporting

Kitamura, Eri Japanese

Tamaki, Souha Supporting

Hiyama, Nobuyuki Japanese

Seigi's Father Supporting

Yanagita, Junichi Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Fukuda, Jun Producer

Tanaka, Hiroyuki Producer

Matsumura, Shunsuke Producer

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Jul 17, 2019

ChibiOnion

Recommended

Overall, I thought it was a great anime, I especially liked the main premise of the show, with the tattoos and special abilities.

What I didn't like was the ending, which I'm not gonna spoil here, but I think they should have done it differently. What I mean by this is especially the final fight. You'll get what I mean when you watch it...

I would have given an 8 or even a 9 if they would have changed the ending, but ending the show like this, doesn't feel very satisfying and now I wish for a different ending!

But to end on a few good notes, I'd ... say that the visuals were very pleasing (except for the last episode) and that I never had the problem that I didn't want to continue watching the show, so I have to say that I enjoyed it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 19, 2016

Ingigo

Mixed Feelings

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The starting episodes from 1 to 5 was really good. But then the ending episodes just sucked pure and utter ass. The opening and ending songs are really awesome, since I discovered this anime through osu.
The anime started off with a strong beginning, strong buildup in episode 1, so it got you into the anime.
But then, from each episode to the next, you're absolutely lost, you have no idea what happened because they don't start from the scene from the previous episode but from a scene which is 3 days after that scene. The timeskip from episode 10 to episode 11 of 1 year was ... stupid.
The anime was rushed, the story wasn't allowed to develop since it didn't have the episodes needed to develop, it was too rushed. If developed properly, this anime would have been a great enjoyment to watch.
I also hated the fact that put in jokes within serious scenes, what is the point of that?
The ending episodes and their CGI animation, absolutely horrible.
A great start finishing with a terrible ending.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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May 4, 2024

LegionIscariot

Not Recommended

The anime doesnt know how to pick a tone and stick to it. Its all over the place.
One point its serious and brutal. And then the next its ecchi cartoony comedy. The tones are constantly clashing.

The anime also tries to play mind games as to who is really supposed to be the bad guys. But its just not that interesting.
The main villainess is always monologuing some eye-rolling pretentious philosophical BS. And is easily the worst character in the show. (+1 point to her for providing the ecchi stuff i suppose).

The other characters are actually not bad. They are good characters in a bad story.

The ... story is about a boy named Justice who has a strong sense of justice. Who gets a special tattoo after saving a supposedly homeless man.
But he's not the only one with a tattoo. Others also have these marks that grant them special powers. And these tattoos will lead to a war between the US and a South Asian country the Kingdom of Selinistan.
The story does start off promising at first.

My biggest issue is just the lack of consistency. I dont understand what im watching. I dont understand how im supposed to feel. Is this a comedy? And i supposed to be laughing? Or is this supposed to be serious and tragic? Just pick a tone. Sometimes it feels like a parody.

There is alot of potential here but it feels like the writers decided they wanted to troll the audience.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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