08 Season, Remember patiently waiting for the V1 of the season list to see all the new shows, At the bottom with No image and a very short description was Kure Nai, It intrigued me as it had little to on i made a bold move to watch this series, From Episode 1 i was hooked, and look back to this series with fondness, From one i took a punt on with nothing to go on it turned out to be one of my favorite Anime series.
Kure-Nai centres around Kurenai Shinkurou, a 16 year old who is already both a master of an arcane martial art and an experienced professional mediator with a long track record of resolving disputes, His new mission is to "Protect" young Murasaki Kuhoin and the story follows this mission + his bonding with Murasaki and other people involved in Kurenai's life.
The progression is fantastic, Great to see the key characters grow as the series continues. They incorporate the "Harem/Romance" side into the series, but only a very little, just enough for you to know its there in the background.
Art style has this "Gritty" edge to it, I for one am a fan of this suited the sort of dark undercurrent this show had.
Sound and Music is really good, Voices for each character were spot on. Even didn't mind the OP/ED Which for most i skip.
My bias for this series would say its a 10, but more realistically i've marked it down to 9, Its an incredible series, it won't be a series everyone will like but if you are a fan of Usagi Drop (Shows like that) you will love Kure Nai, Its like Usagi just Darker & Martial Arts thrown in for good measure.
All i can end this with is this, there is a reason this is my only "Favorite Series" on my Profile, It's that good in my opinion.
