Well, a bit more then just Martial Arts. The Anime brings something a bit different than Martial Arts; as the main character: Nagi, isn't a Martial Artist. He uses the style of street fighting; simply hitting without any techniques to it.
The description of this Anime is what attracted me the most. I wanted to see great action scenes, which were to be animated greatly. But what did I get, was it what I wanted, was it a bullseye?
The Anime itself consisted out a reasonable amount of fighting scenes. However, most scenes were bluffing, talking and fan-service.
Not to mention that all the girls are drawn in a busty way. They are all pretty busty; but hey, you won't hear me complaining. It's partly an ecchi, which is noticeable. But don't worry, there is plenty of action and ecchi for you to enjoy.
It's not a new Anime, it's already a few years old (2004). Is it still likeable, even though the animations aren't quite up to par with more recent Anime'?
It's actually quite good. Sure it has it flaws, but nothing is perfect. The Animation is quite good, the action scenes look well animated; same goes for visual animation. The coloring could've been better in my opinion, but the animation itself is quite good.
Most of the parts you see him training, which is necessary for him to develop and grow. The main character is one of those delinquent-like characters. Who is actually quite good-hearted.
The other characters are pretty balanced out. Each of them having a different personality; different from the others.
The fighting styles are different too, but most of the times they just kick/hit without using any real combat-techniques used in real martial arts. They however do consist based on real martial arts.
What I really liked about this Anime is it's growth. It's always really awesome to see a reasonable guy with talent, growing to become one of the stronger characters inside a story. But is there really nothing to complaint about?
There is one thing that really bothered me: the ending. It ends quite blunt without a real ending. Neither does it really has a story the more you think about the Anime. I'm starting to doubt that it even has a story to begin with. At least, a story worth being mentioned, which isn't the case at the time. The concept however is a different story: it's really likeable.
The Anime continues in a 2 episodes long OvA. The Anime itself; being 24 episodes long, doesn't has a real ending.
It's not a waste to watch this. It is enjoyable, it even makes you laugh at times. But the action could've been more to me. The Anime could've been better, due to it having too many flaws.
But I still liked the Anime, the story is ok. The original concept is great though. I wouldn't say it's more then reasonable, but it sure is enjoyable!
If you like reading, I would recommend the Manga over the Anime. The Anime is nice too though.
