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Kurokami The Animation
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Animation - 9.0 |
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Sound - 8.3 |
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Story - 8.0 |
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Character - 8.0 |
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Value - 8.0 |
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Enjoyment - 7.7 |
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Average - 8.2 |
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| Average |
9.3 |
| Animation |
10 |
| Sound |
9 |
| Story |
10 |
| Character |
9 |
| Value |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
| I felt that Kurokami was a great anime, definitely one of my favorites. That means a lot since I don't get attached to anime very easily since I watch so many. I would recommend anyone looking for an amazing story and fantastic battle scenes to give it a try. It's so worth it.
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| Average |
6.2 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Story |
5 |
| Character |
6 |
| Value |
6 |
| Enjoyment |
5 |
| Note: This review is based on AoT HDTV fansubs. Good quality, good translation. Recommended.
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People call an encounter that cannot be changed by conscious action or effort "luck". If a world exists where your encounters with happiness and unhapiness are all controlled by luck, will you resign yourself to fate? Will you dash forth to gain better luck? Or will you try to fight against it?
Originally written as manga by Dall-Young Lim and Sung-woo Park and directed by Kobayashi Tsuneo (Twelve Kingdoms, Midori no Hibi) Kurokami is a super-power fighting anime set in a warped alternative present. There exists a Doppeliner System, which, well, makes three copies of otherwise one individual and shares a set value of luck between them unequally; if the copies meet, the one with less luck has his luck absorbed by the one with more... and dies. The plot of the show is centered on adventures of a young Mototsumitama Kuro (a descendant from the tribe which supervises the system) and a boy who unwillingly makes a partnership contract with her, Keita. Their growing bond will eventually lead them to learn the secrets behind the atrocious system and confront the very brother of Kuro, who is planning to destroy the world.
It has been a while since I've seen a show as inconsistent in quality as Kurokami. It's made of only good and bad things with virtually nothing in between. It appears to have it all: interesting setting, attractive characters, cool action scenes, dramatic moments, no fillers, a complete ending; everything you'd want from a show selling on martial arts. At the same time it has a completely messed up pace with some essential details completely omitted, fights less than one minute long and characters doing things without so much as an explanation. Frankly, I find shows like Kurokami the most painful to review. Observing brilliant potential of the original material all I can do is facepalm myself every few minutes due to the most clunkiest of adaptations. I haven't read the manga, but I get the feeling it's pretty good, anime, however, is not.
Conclusion: While Kurokami offers interesting setting, exciting martial arts and a plot which actually goes somewhere, it is marred down by its horrible pacing issues and half-baked character development. I, personally, haven't seen a good fighting anime in years, so if you are hungry for one, you might give Kurokami a shot with low expectations. Of course, you have watched Rurouni Kenshin, Hunter x Hunter and Scryed already, right?
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| Average |
9.0 |
| Animation |
9 |
| Sound |
9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Character |
9 |
| Value |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
| After seeing three episodes (and having never read the manga), I have been really enjoying this series. It holds a lot of promise.
I don't know how long this series is going to be, but judging by the quality in practically every aspect, it doesn't seem like it'll go past 24/25/26.
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