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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Unfortunately, this episode has zilch fighting, and this probably covered about say.. 2-3 chapters of the manga? Not exactly that interesting or engaging, but its all done to set up the further plotlines of Kekkaishi, or rather, the main plotline that sustains the story right up till the 13th volume. In anycase, this episode we get [...]
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Yoshimori tries to get a patissier’s ghost to move on without transforming into a hideous beastie. He fails, but he does good by a depressing salaryman, and maes some cakes. Mmmm, cakes. Pleasant enough, I suppose, but not exactly earth-shattering stuff really.
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So these are the Japan version DVDs that YesAsia expects to release today, as previewed in my February schedule. Death Note 3 Animation DVD (Japan Version) » contains episodes 7 through 9 Clouded Sky, Gaze, and Contact Ouran High School Host Club Vol.8 DVD (Japan Version) Kanon Vol.2 DVD (Japan Version) Kekkaishi 1 DVD (Japan Version) NANA Vol.8 DVD (Japan Version) Tokimeki
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From this episode onwards things will get really exciting. One of the key players in the upcoming arc concerning the ayakashi and their involvement in the black illusion palace (loosely translated as such) finally appears, which is not a bad thing at all. In fact, I quite like this guy. Nevertheless, this episode we see lots [...]
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Well, I was hoping there will be a new opening/ending theme but unfortunately there isn't one. It kind of make sense though since I don't see the point of changing the opening when Shishio Gen has not even appear on the series. Having said that, I think the series' first opening should not feature either Masamori or Shishio and then after 12 episodes, they add them in. I just think it's a lot more exciting that way. The only reason why they feature these two characters right from the start is probably to attract the manga readers. But I assume manga readers would have watch the series in the first place anyway so there is no need to show every characters in the series right from the start. If anything it's kind of a spoiler for those who have not followed the series. At any rate I'm just happy that Masamori finally appears in the series. This means we're going to see the Urakai arc very soon and meet several new characters.
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Yomi gets her (and Yoki’s) butt whooped by the Kekkaishi and the Urakai with their ENORMOUS FIREBALL OF DOOM. But now Yoki’s cute and stupid, not just stupid, so that’s okay! I presume we’ll get a few episodes of usurpers coming to drain the power of Karasumori and our gallant heroes fighting evolving monsters, but [...]
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If there was one animated feature that I can blame for ruining my childhood, I'd say it was Bambi. I still remember how shocked I was when I saw Bambi's mother got shot by some hunters in the forest. A lot of years have passed since then and I thought I have completely forgotten about the scene and how traumatising it was for a 5 year old. Come to think of it, I've never seen that film again after that. Maybe my subconscious tries to protect my fragile mind. Thanks to this episode, however, I was immediately reminded of that movie again. This episode also proves once and for all that Sunrise is evil. It's not enough that they feature one scene of a deer getting slaughtered, they seem to revel in the act by featuring more deers getting maimed by humans. Joking aside, this is a great looking episode which I'm sure would look great on DVD. Although the animation used during the fight scenes are not completely fluid, it still feels grand.
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Yup, the brother that Yoshimori has always had bad blood with appears finally this episode, and I must say he’s one of my favourite character in this story, although I get the feeling he’s supposed to be disliked… Anyway, a large portion of the show is spent on Yoshimori dealing with this spider like carapace guy, [...]
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Continuation of the dog eat dog fight in the past episode, with more goodness than every. Kekkaishi really brings out the fanboy in me. The black dog got poisoned last episode by Madarou, and is on the verge of death, along with the latter, who basically expended everything just to get that shot in. In Karasumori, [...]
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Well, it looks like the subtitle version manages to get quite close to the on-air version. I think up to episode 9 has been translated now. Hopefully that means more people will be more enthusiastic in following the series. I also has to step up a little bit since I'm 2 episodes behind at the moment. Anyway, I find this episode to be a lot more enjoyable than the one that came before it. This is strange since there is nothing out of the ordinary in this episode. Having said that, the comedy makes up for the lack of plot. It also helps that the animation and character design looks a lot better this time around. There's just one thing that bothers me and that's the unpleasant OP theme. I'm starting to appreciate the ED but no matter how many times I listen to the OP theme, I don't like it. It's unfortunate because it gets awesome animation to go with it. Although it will be strange, I hope we'll get a new OP in episode 13.
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Under the impression that this was a 2 episode thing I was pleasantly surprised when the third installment came up. Following along the chapters of the same volume (there only is 1 anyway), our idiot couple starts grabbing the spotlight more often. Ryota and Chika, that is. I’ve always wondered why a girl would allow a guy [...]
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I was really pumped up when I read this arc in the manga and even then, watching this episode has not lessened the fun for me in any way. In fact, even knowing the outcome, I am still eagerly anticipating the arrival of the next episode. So far, the fights in Karasumori have been largely non-serious. [...]
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An ogre user comes to town. She’s evil! Fighting ensues. Also, Tokine’s father was possibly killed by Yoshimori’s mother! And cake! Exclamation mark! Kekkaishi continues to have its gib cut above most other shounen shows. Whilst I’m sure the animation budget will go bye bye in the not-too-distant future, Yoshimori is already [...]
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This is like a filler episode but in the manga its one of my favourite arcs/ministory because it summarises what Kekkaishi is: light hearted, shounen, and having a teeny bit of romance in it. Basically, the story is divided into two parts, the first part being Yoshi trying to buy some chocolate cake from a lengendary [...]
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I have nothing better to talk about today so I’ll just talk a bit about the Kekkaishi manga that I’ve picked up recently. Its fucking good. Currently, the anime is pretty light hearted and its mostly about fighting with monsters, but I really like the plot progression of the manga and the deepening mysteries around the Urukai [...]
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Well, the new episode will come out this week so I better write something about this episode since I never got the chance to do it back during its original air time. Unfortunately upon rewatch, I remember why I wasn't excited about the episode. It feels a bit boring in comparison to the other episodes in the series (the patisserie chef episode, for example). It doesn't help that the animation is a bit sub-par this time around and the comedy is barely around. There's not much they can do with the comedy but I hope the lack of decent animation is because the animators are saving the budget for the Shishio Gen arc. Although we won't see it for a while, that arc has some of the most interesting Ayakashi and complex fights.
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Kekkaishi is one of the Fall 2006 anime that I didn’t watch. It’s also a long running shounen manga series by Yellow Tanabe with 7 volumes already out in the US. Since it’s sometimes nice to read the book before watching the story, I decided to hold off on the anime until finishing this book. Story: Kekkaishi [...]
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