Saturday, January 18, 2014

Kyoukai no Kanata (2013) anime review


Genre: Action, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy

Sypnosis: Akihito Kanbara instinctively saves Mirai Kuriyama from being thought commiting suicide on the school's rooftop. After saying his pleas, Mirai Kuriyama quickly and unexpectedly stabbed Akihito Kanbara with a sword formed from her own blood and was shocked to find out that Akihito Kanbara is an immortal half-youmu (half youmu, half human). Akihito Kanbara learned that Mirai Kuriyama has blood that has the ability to destroy life, labeling their blood and their clan as "cursed". She is the last surviving member of the cursed clan and also a Spirit World Warrior - specialists who protect the earth from being influenced by youmu. When a youmu died, it produces a Youmu stone which can be appraised or traded in order to earn money.


My thoughts: Cute and clumsy. Those words describe Mirai Kuriyama based from the first episodes. The red eyeglasses really suit her and add more charm in her character. I like the way she say, "Fuyukai desu" (meaning, "It's unpleasant") with a matching cute pout whenever Akihito Kanbara teases her.

The characters resemble a little like the anime K-On. Each Spirit World Warrior has their own powers in defeating youmu and I think their powers also define their personality as well.

The story is direct to the point and doesn't have much irrelevant side stories. I found myself got bored in the middle episodes, but once I reached the later episodes, I began to appreciate the anime more. I like the last episodes more because of the chemistry between Mirai Kuriyama and Akihito Kanbara. They aren't like the other couples who are sweet and cheesy to each other.


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