Story - 9
Alright so the story has our main characters Yoshimori and Tokine with the power to create a barrier that’s basically a box, it's called a Kekkai. You can do all sorts of stuff with it. For example if they use the different spells they can kill and destroy anything inside the box, make platforms to stand on, make a double barrier, triple barrier and so on. There are so many possibilities with this Kekkai which makes the show really fun to watch with new spells and stuff being introduced.
Now Yoshimori and Tokine are regular school kids, however the school lays on a unique piece of land that our main characters must protect at all costs. At daytime the school is a regular place but at night time random Ayakashis Just spawn in and now Yoshimori and Tokine have to fight all of them and completely obliterate them with their Kekkais. The story for the most part was pretty good. I feel like the ending was a little rushed, too many characters got introduced at once. But the show was still good otherwise.
Art - 7
The art was perfectly fine for 06’. The show is honestly one of the better animated shows and holds up alright. The art and animation were smooth and everything was good. Sure the Kekkais could look off. But you really got used to it and it didn’t ruin your whole experience.
Overall the art was smooth except for the Kekkais which you got used to anyways.
Sound - 7
The sound in the show was cool too. I mean the songs aren’t really the type i’d listen to but they’re still pretty good. The opening stayed the same for all 52 episodes and suited the show pretty well. Same for all of the endings throughout the show. Voice acting was all pretty good and all the characters had some great voice actors to play the characters. The background music was good too.
Character - 8
The character’s in this show were also good. We’ve got Yoshimori and Tokine, our two main characters. They both got plenty of development throughout the series. Yoshimori could both be a complete goof or completely awesome in fights. Tokine was also a strong character who would assist and sometimes completely win a battle when Yoshimori couldn’t. The villains were good with a few backstories and development.
Enjoyment - 9
The show was just a really fun show to watch and not get bored of. The powers were different from anything I've seen in any show. The show could be silly at times or could really get you thinking on how to defeat some of the villains with the array of different Kekkais to either kill or defend. I’ll always remember this show for being the one show with the cool boxes and stuff. This is a real hidden gem of anime and I think a lot of people should give it a shot even if you end up not liking it.
