Synopsis
After death, there is no heaven or hell, only a bar that stands between reincarnation and oblivion. There the attendant will, one after another, challenge pairs of the recently deceased to a random game in which their fate of either ascending into reincarnation or falling into the void will be wagered. Whether it's bowling, darts, air hockey, or anything in between, each person's true nature will be revealed in a ghastly parade of death and memories, dancing to the whims of the bar's master. Welcome to Quindecim, where Decim, arbiter of the afterlife, awaits!
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 10, 2015 to Mar 28, 2015
Reviews:
Death Parade gives back a feeling of emotional appeal, terror, and beauty all the same time that delivers game scenarios in a different perspective. This is no ordinary show, It’s rather extraordinary with an emphasis on the concept of death and expanding it into a game style format. The series is built on the very essence of death, Every episode revolves around something that our characters experienced in their past life that somehow led them there. Death Parade unfolds as a series about lessons every episodes show a different people with different character, every game has it ways to reveal the faith of every character that involve in. It’s quite thought provoking since the series capitalizes on these ideas and really deliver its potentials, Because of the style of the show themes included in wide vareity such evenge,jealousy, suicide, hatred, isolation, justice, and other mature content. Even murder has been cover on the show. So as the shows have these themes it's just showed that this anime is deadly as it can be. As for the main characters these themes of the shows brings out the most out of them, As such, don’t expect many of the supporting characters Their fate are determined at the end of each game. Some will leave no doubtfully very strong impressions and perhaps even gives you a moment of “wow, that’s what I used to be like or want to be” or some may disgust you. As for the main characters one is Decim the bartender on Quindecim Bar, he can be as humorous as he can be intimidating. Then there's this girl (that actually has a name revealed in one episode that specially fucos on her) who serves as Decim assistant. Unlike some of the others, her personality seems normal. One specific episode actually concentrates on her including a revelation of Onna’s true name and backgrounds. This show never really loses its weightless suspense even when comedy is added into some episodes that make more the show interesting. Whether you feel like the episodes are more like imaginations or real, they always sends a meaningful message with its revelations. Death Parade is really a rare breed I can say. So why you should watch Death Parade? Well then answer it after you watche the shpw :D
I give this anime a score of 8.
Ao no Exorcist
Synopsis
Blue Exorcist (Japanese: 青の祓魔師 Hepburn: Ao no Ekusoshisuto?), also known as Ao no Exorcist, is a Japanese supernatural action manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Katō. The manga has been serialized in Jump SQ magazine by Shueisha since April 2009, with individual chapters collected into sixteen tankōbon volumes as of January 4, 2016.[1] The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers he is the son of Satan born from a human woman and is the inheritor of Satan's powers. When Satan kills Rin's guardian, Rin decides to become an exorcist in order to defeat his father.
Plot
The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager possessing abnormal strength and endurance who, along with his twin brother Yukio, was raised by Father Shiro Fujimoto, an Exorcist. One day, Rin learns that he and Yukio are the sons of Satan, the strongest of all demons. Witnessing Shiro dying to protect him, Rin ends up doing what his guardian asked him never to do: draw the demon-slaying blade Kurikara, which restrains his demonic powers, from its scabbard. From that moment on, Rin not only gains permanent demonic features like fangs, pointed ears, and a tail, but also the power to ignite himself into blue flames that can destroy almost anything they touch.
At Fujimoto's funeral, Rin has an encounter with Fujimoto's friend Mephisto Pheles, who agrees with Rin's wish to become an Exorcist like his guardian to become stronger and to defeat Satan. Rin enrolls at the prestigious True Cross Academy, which is actually the Japanese branch of an international organization dedicated to protect the human realm, Assiah, from demons and other creatures from the demonic realm, Gehenna. Rin takes part in a special Exorcist course, the existence of which is known only by a few. Much to his surprise, he finds that his brother, Yukio, is already a veteran Exorcist and becomes one of his teachers. Thus Rin's journey to become an Exorcist begins, accompanied by his brother and his fellow students who quickly become his friends and comrades-in-arms.
Type: TV
Episodes: 25
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 17, 2011 to Oct 2, 2011
Reviews:
A classic shounen what else to say, The story is just amazing it stereotyped,but it does not affect at fun of watching. As good as the brothers are, the supporting cast fails to meet the same marks. Most of them have some sort of character episode or small backstory, but none of them really have any true development. The show has a fairly good mix of comedy and action. Some of the more comedic episodes are actually the stronger ones as they tend to focus more on a characters personality rather than the kinda middling story.
Overall it's a fair anime in my opinion, Ao No Exorcist is set in a battle of exorcists versus demons. It is a typical shonen with a good main character as the backbone.
Tokyo Ravens
Synopsis
During World War II, Japan sought to turn the tide of the war through the use of magic and enlisted the aid of Yakou Tsuchimikado, a genius user of onmyodo magic. However, something went amiss near the end of the war. A ritual gone wrong caused what would be known as the “Great Disaster” and left Tokyo as a hotbed of spiritual activity from that point on.
Over fifty years later, Tokyo Ravens begins when Harutora Tsuchimikado, a member of the prestigious Tsuchimikado family born without the ability to sense spiritual power, is attacked by Suzuka, a powerful onmyodo-user. She mistakenly believes him to be the heir of the Tsuchimikado family and intends to enact the very same ritual that led to the “Great Disaster” in the past. In order to defeat her, Harutora fulfills a childhood promise he made to Natsume, the true heir of their family, and he becomes her familiar to aid her in a battle between onmyouji.
Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 9, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Reviews:
Take the series’s story as a modern fantasy with the magic, curses, and spells in an all-you-can-eat buffet. There’s no special appetizer because everything is conventional and expected in terms of its general set up. The first few episodes establishes the premise and delivers itself in its traditional fashion. We meet Harutora and his friends whom doesn’t seem so different from folks you see from our society. However, realize there are abnormal beings that exists in their world. There’s a lot of information to absorb in the beginning, in ways that seems to cloud the story until we meet some antagonists. It also becomes more and more clichéd with the characters involving a typical childhood friend named Natsume that comes to visit, the flashy fireworks in the sky with a misunderstanding, and mecha-like gadgets popping out as adversaries because they look flashy and demonstrates a lethal presentation of modern fantasy. While all is fine when presented in the right fashion, Tokyo Ravens introduces everything together all at once that feels rushed. More than that, there’s also predictable plot twists that at times becomes bizarre and lands nowhere with Harutora’s characterization.
