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Canaan (Anime) add (All reviews)
May 15, 2019
To me, Canaan is the perfect kind of entertainment. It has a story intriguing enough to pull someone in and keep them there through it's entire run, I went into this show with zero expectations and found myself finishing it with them blown out of the water. Nothing I have ever seen has kept me interested in a story as well as this one, and I've re watched it three times... That alone speaks volumes of how well it does it's story telling, even if the story itself isn't groundbreaking, all of it was enough for me.

The characters of this story were developed and nuanced pretty well enough to keep me coming back time after time. Everybody gets their time to shine and be fleshed out in their own ways. Canaan is a story about a multitude of things, big and small, but what stood out to me was character relationships and how they interacted with each other. I am inclined to say that the characters are where its at with this show, but that was the case for me and might not be the same for everybody else.

Set in China, Canaan is considered to be a spiritual successor to 428 Shibuya Scramble, a visual novel of which I have personally never played. Apparently there are a few returning characters from that game, but I don't believe that not playing the game has any effect on the enjoyment of Canaan, It hadn't for me.

The animation is probably what a lot of people are here for, every action scene is filled with tight editing and choreography, and good sound design to compliment it. The fights themselves are weighted and impactful, every punch and kick landed is felt by the receiver, all guns are loud as well as deadly, getting shot is actually a real problem. The animation quality itself is always on top of the game, never failing in quality. The music to me wasn't bad, but not exactly worthy of high praise, Its all well made and a perfectly adequate soundtrack.

Ultimately if you are indeed interested in watching Canaan, I would recommend it to you. Every bit of it is enjoyable to experience for the first time, and being an action show with cute girls and the such, I do not doubt that there it always something of value for everybody who watches.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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