One impressive thing about this series is the fact that Sunrise somehow manages to keep a rather consistent quality in most episodes. Most shounen series tend to go down in both the character design and animation after a couple of episodes. With this series, however, there have only been one or two episodes where the character design or animation were downgraded. The burning scene in this episode is a good example of how good-looking this series can be. The fire that the animators drawn in this episode is unusually high in quality. Another thing that impresses me is the quality of the voice-acting. Without the right VA, I doubt that the series would have been this entertaining. This is especially true in Yoshimori, Madarao, and Hakubi, each of whom has a unique way of tonal range and line delivery.
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