Now while I did enjoy this show, I'm not going to recommend it to anyone else, unless you are a mindless fanboy who likes shounen, boobs, demons, possible Yaoi pairings, other stuff that I could care less about.
Story- 6
Now if you want a really good story in your daily dose of Japanese animation then.... you're show is in a different castle. The story had so much potential, but it didn't use everything that it had to really get you into the story. I'm not going to criticize the show for using the overused "demon within" thing, because let's face it, originality is hard to come by these days. Now what I will criticize is how poorly this was done. There were parts that showed how Rin is looked down on, hated and/or feared for being the devil spawn, these parts I liked, but they could have been better... or at least gotten deeper into the plot with that.
The main character is consumed by his demon powers and is throwing a fit like how most teenagers would when they're mom takes away their phone, but then the power of friendship or the love interest's voice (his brother) wakes him from his mood swing. It is your typical shounen anime so don't expect much, but this is just boring now. The first few times I saw this in an anime I was like, "...cool?", but now it's just stupid.
The ending... well do you remember your favorite 25 episode shounen anime's ending? Well it's just like that... there's lame music in the background, the characters team up and defeat the Big Bad, but not before saying something friendship related.
Now I'm just going to assume that the manga is still ongoing because, it doesn't take much to impress an anime fan. So while we wait for the next season let us foolishly hope that it will get better and that the author is just warming up.
Art- 6
It's anime the greatest art form to plague the internet what else do you want? Oh wait I know! Something that catches my eye and makes it look different from other shows.... it gets a 6 for looking decent, and like the story, it had cool design for some characters, but failed to take advantage of that. I did like the school though and a number of the demons.
Sound- 7
Ummm.... I don't remember the OST... and maybe because of that it deserves less than a 7, but I loved the both openings and the two ending were aight. Sound really helps set up the mood and atmosphere, while it certainly did the job, it's not enough to make them memorable. Like I said, loved the openings so it gets a 7.
Character- 5
... They all suck... not really. The characters are entertaining I give the show that one. Rin is like your typical delinquent, but the author did a decent job in making him just notch higher than most anime delinquent characters. A number of the characters help prevent the show from being dry, but it really is just not trying hard enough. I'm just glad that the characters have enough personality to be individuals and not stock anime characters. Is there character development? Yes. Is there good character development? Ehh... as much any other anime...
Now I want to point something out, and that is Satan... watch out for spoilers... this isn't really part of the review, it's more like a nitpick. Ok, so Satan in the first episode was this crazy maniac that tried to take Rin away, but then over a dozen episodes later, we find out that he is actually a pretty decent dude that just wanted live on earth. He fell in love with Rin and Yukio's mother... I think... and is shown to be very protective and caring. But fast forward that 5 minute in the same episode, Satan is batshit crazy again... The lack of consistency with him just baffles me.
Enjoyment- 6
Eh... it was pretty dry. I really have nothing else to say, it was just dry. There were moments that were funny, but no action scene that really got my testosterone pumping the same way other shows do... so yeah 6.
Overall- durrr this anime so good it gets a 10... no it gets a 6
Maybe I'm a little harsh on the show, but maybe I'm also just tired of the same crap over and over again. I criticized the show for lacking originality, and I'm staying with that. I'm not really looking for something completely new, but what I'm looking for is a fresh new take on something overdone and this show just didn't do that for me.
