Tokkou

Wow... I must tell you before you read this review that it has been awhile since I watched Tokko.

I really do not think this anime has gotten enough love. It was actually a VERY great anime with a great story. Even though, it made me very upset that they ended it with pretty much... no ending. It was kind of just... over.

This anime... is not for little kids. Very bloody and a lot of swearing, but that was one of the reasons I liked it so much!

STORY: I think that this anime had an amazing story. I mean, sure it's kinda getting old, the whole, ... "My family died in this major massacre/accident and only I survived...". But, looking past that, the way Ranmaru deals with it and wants to right the wrongs is very inspiring. This is a story of... killing demons pretty much. But the creators of this anime made it more interesting than that. Because there are so many stories like this one, they had to do something to make it stand out from the rest. I think that the characters make this story. I'll get to that later, though.

ART: It's true... the main reason why people have not watched Tokko is not because the story is not amazing, but it's just because the artwork is not "blow me away" incredible. It's just... decent. The drawings have that kind of rugged look to them, which suits it well for a horror/slasher anime.

SOUND: The OP theme is TO DIE FOR! I totally adore it. It even put it on my I-pod. But don't listen too many times, or it gets stuck in your head forever... mwahaha! Throughout the anime, the sound is just... eh. Not too amazing. They do some cool background music I guess, but nothing that really makes you get into the story.

CHARACTER: This is where I belive Tokko excells. At least, with the main characters. Ranmaru Shindo is probably one of the coolest anime characters ever made in my eyes. He's hot, he's a policeman, and he has special powers that he doesn't even know about. Plus, he's got that traumatic past thing going for him. :) I dig that. It took me a few episodes to start liking the main female character, Sakura. First of all... the name Sakura is so over-used. But looking past that, she really turned out to be a great character and played a very important part in the story. Without her, Ronmaru would not have been as amazing. They were a great pair :) A few of the lesser characters (the male ones) where also great, but I'm not gonna spoil it for you. Sadly, the lesser female characters were semi annoying. Especially Ronmaru's younger sister Saya. But, she was important to the story and she made for some good laughs along the way.

ENJOYMENT: VERY enjoyable anime. I mean, who doesn't like hot men and women running around fighting monsters and cutting them up and swearing all the time? Cause I know that I like that sort of thing. There were some intense and emotional moments. Not very many laughs, but a couple popped out along the way. :)

Please tell people about this anime. It really needs more love. It was incredible!

Introduction
Firstly I'd like to say i read some other reviews and this is a very varied anime. (I have finished this anime before reviewing) It's like marmite / veggie mite lol You love it or hate it.

Story
While watching this I was always wondering what was going to happen next, have seen alot of horrors / slash 'em up movies and anime, I wasn't entirely sure what was going to happen through this. There was various suprising moments through-out the entire anime. The idea of demons trying to kill humans isn't as simple as it goes, that is just the impression you get at the start ... but there's a little more to it than that. Alchemists summoned the demons for certain reasons (I'll try not to give anything away to spoil the plot) Anyway theres a few twists and turns there was alot i didn't expect to happen that did. Yes, it could have been better, the ending was a little rapid and maybe it should've been 14 episodes, but this is the reason i don't make 10 out of 10 and only 8. It felt somewhat slightly rushed on the last episode, but I still enjoyed it.

Art
The art was somewhat different to other anime, it could be related to elfen lied in some ways, but in others it's nothing like it. The blood and gore was well drawn as was some of the characters, it was simple in alot of places yet effective but nothing special, so although I really like this anime I will have to mark this as just a 7.

Sounds
I don't know how anyone can say there was no ambience in this...it was full of it. I guess if you're not enjoying the anime you won't pay attention to little things like this. There wasn't a whole lot of BGM but the OP was nice and the EP was not too bad. Remember this section is about SOUND not just MUSIC though. The sound went well with the series although maybe they could've added a LITTLE bit more music. The sound of death, gore spilling, OP, EP, music in some places, ambience reverb effects, this HAS sound, just not a great deal of music or if there was I didn't notice too much of it. But what i heard was nice...7 out of 10.

Characters
I remember reading before about character's having limited emotions. But I think people forget one thing...from what happened in the story the characters was trying to make themself strong I don't think they would show much emotion after having been traumatised from the event that happened. I think people expect too much in certain circumstances instead of thinking about how they would really act in certain situations. I'm giving this a 8 out of 10 because the characters represented themselves well and I really don't think I'd act any different given the same situation, I think it would be hard to show anymore on character development because you had someone who rarely talked, to having convosations because of how someone effected her. If you really take a step back and look at this, theres alot to the majority of the characters.

Enjoyment
I may watch this again...I think I probabaly will. It was nice to watch, it was entertaining, blood gore, character development, not to the extent of elfen lied but it was good! 7 out of 10!

This is my first review, thought I would make one since I'm feeling a bit bored.

First of all, my opinion would be that this is a great anime show. It's a bit underrated, and I think it deserves more credit then it's given. I'm giving it a 10 because it's one of very few anime shows that actually had me interested. I would say this anime show deserves between a 7-9 rating, but I'm not one to give very low ratings.

Story 7/10 - The storyline was okay, it wasn't anything original, but it wasn't bad either. There is your average sword fighting in it, and ... battling against monsters that are trying to take over with the devil/satan involved, which is nothing new.

• I thought the first episode was good, and it had a good start in the series.
• The ending was pretty bad, it kind of had one of those endings you would see in a Freddy Crugar movie.

Art 8/10- I thought the art was pretty good. When they had the fight scenes where they killed some of the monsters were definetely better than some anime shows. The art for when it showed the limbs of humans torn apart and the blood everywhere was great.The art kind of reminded me of Claymore [also a good anime show] The animation wasn't all that great, and wasn't the best quality, but I thought it was decent.

Characters 9/10- The characters were great. My favorite character from this show would have to be Kureha Suzuka, her weapons were daggers instead of swords, which I thought was unique because most everyone else held swords. The main character was okay, but kind of forgettable. His personality was kind of like your average anime boy.

Overall, I really enjoyed this anime show, and I would definetely reccommend it if you like really gore filled anime shows like Gantz.

Just finished watching the anime.
If you're just about to watch it, here's the good and bad points;

Good points :

The story had a good concept, I mean, it's been done, but everyone loves gore and there's not much you can do with evil spirits. I actually quite liked the little twists and the way they laid out the order of things to come.
The characters are hard not to love. Ronmaru (the main character) certainly makes you smile, in the beginning he's very cute and fun and unknowing and he changes through out the anime, but you find out every reason why; which I like. I ... hate when you watch anime and suddenly someone's all pokerface for unknown reasons. Plus the whole, living-with-sister-cause-their-parents-died thing kinda made you feel sorry for the guy.
I wont go into detail about him or the other characters because you only find out snippets through out the series.

Okay so I'm going to give you the bad points now which might include the tiniest little bit of spoilage, you can either carry on or skip to the bottom of the review.

Bad points :

I am a little disappointed, at first I thought the anime was running at a smooth pace, but then suddenly as soon as his life "up's" he's this serious dude who knows everything? What happened to the guy who was too oblivious to notice girls blatantly flirting with him? I liked him! He was cute! Anyway..
Don't get me wrong in the end he turned out to be pretty bad ass (pardon my french) but in 13 episodes that happened kinda too quickly for my liking. It got to episode 8 and they just completely rushed everything! Suddenly he can kill 6 main spirits one after the other?! 3 episodes ago he couldn't stand up infront of one!

The characters where believable though while you saw part of each characters personal life and the way they felt, they never really let it shine through, apart from the 2 main characters.

The ending was atrocious and I feel robbed. He JUST learned how to fight and suddenly he's "The Chosen One". It's bull! How did he manage to get through all that tripe at the end only for it to come back in his face?! Ooh that sort of thing annoys me so much, and happened frequently in other animes. MAKE IT STOP!




End of Spoilers!!



Anyway, I would recommend watching it, I mean, it's a good watch if you're not picky that is.
:) x

Ok, so I saw a lot of people hate this anime because nothing happens. What they must understand is that unfortunately the manga as dropped after only 3 volumes. I think originally the anime was supposed to have 24 episodes or another season. This explains why until episode 9 things go very slow. I personally found the show very exciting and interesting with strong and deep characters. There are no bad people just because like some shows have and a lot of things got explained by the end. I could say the only thing I did not like was the last episode which was ... weird. It is clear that writers needed a quick end for a series that should have been longer while in the same time they wanted to leave place for a sequel/revival of the series that unfortunately never come (and probably never will). I do not want to give spoilers to those that want to watch it but I will say just this: if you decide to do so just see it trough, do not drop it because by the end most questions will be answered.

This is my first review so hmm where should I start.. I dont get it why is this anime so unpopular and ppl hate it. In my eyes it was pretty good if u like blood.The art is good for how old it is the characters are ok but now the bad thing the story is so unfinished they could have done much more it feels like the ending is just thrown at u this had a lot of potential imo.It also had a bit of humour which I like.Overall It needs more episodes and better ending. Im sorry its hard for me to rate ... stuff with this scaling system so I did it this way and dont hate me for my bad review I just wanted to recommend it for ppl to watch it.

This was one of those animes which had a massive amount of potential, but then seemed to take a wrong turn near the end. It seemed as if the producers had run afoul of their budget and then quickly rushed the series to keep the big boys happy.

The build up to the latter part of the anime is definitely worthy of recognition as one of the better series, but then things begin to unravel near the end where the whole tone becomes rushed and abrupt. There were some real golden moments, but they are few and far between.

My biggest qualm is the fact that it ... was tarnished by a complete anti-climax. The final battle is short and boring, and doesn't do the series any justice. If they had fleshed out the story a bit more by including at least another two or three episodes to bring it up to a nice closing number of 15 episodes, and had a far more epic finale, this definitely could have been one of the better animes to deal with demons and revenge.

The series had the expected gore of one that deals with demons, and of course the usual shower scenes to add a bit of an ecchi flavour, some interesting characters, and a decent storyline, but once again the finale simply lacked that special touch that most highly rated animes are marked by.

To repeat myself, this series had so much potential, but that potential was not displayed. I doubt they'll release a sequel as it has been four years, but we can hope. If they do take the dive, let's hope they improve on it tenfold. The ingredients are there, they are just not mixed together properly to make a tasty, mouthwatering meal.

I think I speak for everyone when I say that an old looking show doesn't mean that it's bad, and for the minority of you who have the brain to think that a shows age determines it's quality, you probably watched Ranking of Kings and then Mars of Destruction in that order in order to satisfy your shitty take, rather than watching something like Neon Genesis, Hotaru no Haka, or even Tokko.

Tokko may not stand the test of time like other shows such as One Piece or Yu Yu Hakusho, but what it definitely stands the test of is whether writing ages well or not, ... because for a show adapted by a manga written in 2003, this show really slaps with it's writing and personality. While the show is cheesier than a mozzarella stick throughout it's full duration it definitely doesn't disappoint with how well rounded the writing is, many if not all questions you may have on the series pre-finale are answered and foreshadowed throughout the show and it's really interesting realizing this as each plot hole is filled by the shows dialogue and events. Which I guess you can really just expect from the writer of GTO Great Teacher Onizuka.
Regardless of the writing in Tokko, it isn't exactly anything worth paying attention to at this point in age, so allow me to direct you to something that is, and that's the shows successful genre-blend when it comes to shit like comedic accuracy in common sense. We all find lack of common sense in our favourite shows and get pissed off sometimes by it, but this show throws common sense in your face so much that when someone so out of the ordinary in anime but so normal in real life occurs you can't help but laugh and respect the little details. Such as the HORRIBLE troupe in anime where you can yell about incest loli rape in a crowd quiet enough to hear a pin drop, and NO one notices your existence or seems to have a mind for themselves, but no, no in Tokko these guys talk about all the shit they want like irresponsible teenagers and EVERYONE knows they're doing it and stare at them like they're having a schizophrenic episode, and you just can't help but laugh at such a troupe being totally overthrown in Tokko, which adds to Tokkos well executed genre-blend.

Lastly, while Tokko may have personality and the appropriate mix of genres, it's hard to excuse for the lack of originality in concept. As stated prior, this show manages to cover up how cheesy it was, but not entirely. Tokko is undoubtedly a perfect example of edgy teenager bait, like something the 15 year old goth girl from high school would fan fic draw instead of writing up their english essay, it's just way to easy to understand why someone would hate the show or be put off, which in turn ruins a lot of the shows authenticity, unfortunately making what could've been one of the best shows of the 2000s period of anime, forgettable and overshadowed.
Gore softened by comedy, comedy softened by personality, and personality softened by cheesiness, a prime example of how no matter how good you mix and match, it's nearly impossible to create an objectively good show with an edge lord concept written for rebellious teenagers. Oh yeah, and the dub is hilarious.

all in all it was a great anime it sucks that it wasnt finished or so ive read from various other sites thus the none existant ending its a pretty good anime if u like hack n slash anime if u want a well thought out complex story this might not be ur prefered anime the story is pretty straight forward and doesnt leave much to the imagination but all in all the chracters are great and the back story behind the characters was pretty cool just the actual plot story was kind of a downer but still a decent anime for all its flaws ... its obiously not for children there is partial nudity blood gore and loads of swearing i do hope this review helps u take care and have fun with Tokko

this is one of my all time fave anime's simply because it's one of the first anime's watched online after getting a computer and the fact it was different to the other anime i watched back than. loved all the fight scenes and the story line it's self was really good (imo at least) and i probably also like as much as i do since it was the first anime i watched that had nothing to do with kids in high school since i do get bored of them some times,
the only thing i didn't like about the anime was that it was to ... short and wished it was longer and the finish felt like a cliffhanger(at least to me anyway) but other than that i really like this anime and recommend it to those that love blood and gore in their anime and my overall rating is 9/10.

Were you a big Bleach fan who found yourself saying, "if only this were a lot shorter and more like Elfen Lied in terms of bloody violence"? That's Tokko in a nutshell and that's leaving out half the plot.

So you had a cataclysmic event a few years back, some governmental coverup as to the reality of it, and survivors of the event are now gifted with the ability to kill demonic entities. Good thing cause they seem to be running amok out there.

It's a 13 episode run, but it wasn't rushed or over stuffed with details. The story is actually well told ... but ends on a "this is only the beginning" style cliffhanger that it's unfortunate we never saw resolved. We easily could have gotten a two or three season run.

The art style is a bright colorful palate for a dark horror show. We do get some tease of skin but it's nothing blatant. Kudos to the voice cast, the dub is quality and from the gag reel you can tell they enjoyed their time in the booth. Music is very memorable; it's been several years since I last watched this but I can recall the opening better than titles I've binged this year.

A lesser known gem that's worth watching, and we're a week out from Halloween now. Perfect time for Tokko!

Tokko is the story of Ranmaru who joins a group that call them selves Tokko and do their best to destroy the 108 demons that have been coming from another dimension for the last 5 years. They gather the missing pieces of the box that opened the dimension so they can close it and save the human race.

My thought:
This anime was interesting. The storyline does follow from episode to episode, always geared toward killing the head monster. Ranmaru at first wants revenge for his parents death that a monster killed, which leads him to meeting Sakura and the other members of Tokko. I ... guess the ending is ok if they do a second season, otherwise it truly sucks. If you want to watch an anime that has action, lots blood, and gun and sword use, then watch Tokko.

Tokko was recommended to me by a friend who fairly knew some of the qualities I seek in an anime, which is vague even for myself. However, he seemed pretty positive that I'd like it, and he was right. Tokko is a fairly good anime that knows how to keep the story flow. If you are a fan of gory, bloody and gushing gruesome horror, Tokko doesn't hold up to the standard highly, however it makes a fair attempt to deliver those qualities to the viewer.

I liked the anime a lot because simply I'm sucker when it comes to body-ripping, blood-flooding death scene, but ... also because the story line itself holds up a continuous event. The anime succeeds in holding up secrets that slowly reveal its truth throughout the anime. The characters have a nice connection between each other, the sister, the cursed brother and the people who were effected by the incident at the hospital. The way they also slowly develop their relationship is well written.

Some of the things I disliked about the anime is the way the main devil presented itself and the very vague ending. Maybe I did not understand the ending, maybe I should watch the last episode again, but there was something missing to wrap up the anime with. The element of a good-ending.

Overall, I enjoyed this anime and definitely recommend it. If you liked animes between the lines of Gantz, Elfen Lied or even Hakuouki, I'm sure you will enjoy this shounen. There's also a very high chance that I'd watch this again.