Young girls with special abilities to fight monsters that can scatter the Earth is surely not a new thing, but even amongst various shows with similar themes. Toji no Miko is still a unique anime that stand above the rest.
Throughout history, an elite group of shrine maidens known as "Toji" have saved the world from "Aratama," strange and malevolent beings bent on destroying humanity. Kanami Etou is young Kendo practitioner and a very good one with an undominable will for justice and love. One day, an unexpected twist of fate sent her on a journey with a mysterious partner Hiyori Juuyou, a quest that rather or not bring peace to the world she loves.
What makes Toji no Miko special is its naturally adventurous feeling we get while watching it. Everything moves in a fast pace while making sure the viewers get the slightest about its world settings and the connections between characters. Speaking of characters, our two protagonists got tremendous amount of development as the stories progress along with the colorful casts with various personalities which dont feel flat or one-dimensional. To me, that's something very rare in anime nowsaday.
The animation is very fluid when moving back and forth with traditional 2D animation and the CGI used for the Aratama. The darker choice of colors fit the tone of the show perfectly while still making sure it's bright enough for the standard of modern anime. But the characters design is kinda generic as you can see the same from many animes before.
The soundtrack is nothing great in particular. But the VAs are pretty good. Pleasant to hear, Japanese is such a beautiful language.
Overall, I think Toji no Miko is a massively underappreciadted. It saddens my heart to see such a great anime to go to waste. It has my highest recommendation. Check it out!
