Kurokami

Sypnosis:
In a world where the Doppeliner system kills off innocent people, a human boy named Keita and a Mototsumita (Guardian) named Kuro forms a contract which grants them stronger power to achieve their own goals. Keita in destroying the Doppeliner system which has killed many of his friends and family. Kuro in revenging the death of her tribe, killed by her own elder brother. More info: AnimeNewsNetwork.com

Animation: 5/5
All fight scenes were pretty milked and the final fight scene was epic! Nuff said.

Music: 2/5
No opening nor closing did I enjoy. Tried hard I did, young Jedi.

Story: 5/5
Doppeliner was really a good setting. And they made it sound so terribly convincing too. Unfortunately, it got a little boring at midpoint of the series.

Character: 4/5
Although bearing all the similar stuff you would find in any other animes, characters still felt unique with everyone having different personalities. Everyone got a good piece of the action. Well balanced indeed.

Thoughts:
One of the highlights of this series to me was Akane in becoming one of my favorite female characters. She defines unique in this season of vastly stereotyped female anime characters.

First off, she is older than the lead by a lot. She works and drives while Keita is still schooling. How often do you find that?
Second, she doesn’t go crying around town every time Keita is hurt or something bad happens. Instead, she does what she can to help and if she can’t help, she knows how to stay still.
Third, she has the “balls” (pun intended :p) to express her feelings for Keita, where any other typical female characters would do the god-forsaken routine of
1) Blush;
2) Smile/Giggle/Smirk;
3) Deny/Shouts at male/Smacks male in the head;
in the respective order.

I usually hates recaps as a final episode but this, I like. This has got to be one of the most matured ending in an anime I've seen in a while. Sad yes, but matured none the less. And Akane got some airtime from here too. ;p



Kurokami
Ratings: 4-Stars
Torrents: IndeXdown


Off-topic: What do you guys think of the new lazy format? Passable? Lol! Do comment please. Another thing I found out is that it is almost impossible to review an anime in 5 sentences. Lol!