Kita ze Inbou! - キタぜ陰謀!

Bamboo Blade ep. 1

Series Information

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Genres: Comedy, School Life, Sports
OP: [BAMBOO BEAT] by Ryou Hirohashi, Megumi Toyoguchi, Sachiko Kojima, Houko Kuwashima & Rina Satou
ED: [STAR RISE] by Ryou Hirohashi, Megumi Toyoguchi, Sachiko Kojima, Houko Kuwashima & Rina Satou
TVアニメーション バンブーブレード

[ Episode 1: The Broom and the Ally of Justice ]

Like, OMG! The Great Kamina is in this show! :P

LOL! This show was funnier than I expected it to be. I was almost tempted to read the manga a few weeks back but refrained myself from doing so in an effort to leave myself open for surprises and humor I wouldn’t see coming. The characters are great and I especially love Miyako as her sparkling just owns the majority of the other characters and Tamaki is just adorable. There’s just something so cute about her being so tiny and yet so powerful and skillful with a blade in hand. I’m looking forward to seeing the remaining girls who will eventually form the kendo team. It’s also great to see and hear Katsuyuki Konishi as Toraji. He is always so fervent in his work and always manages to get me excited when the characters he plays are passionate about something. Honestly, I was expecting him to pull out a “Who the hell do you think I am” during the episode, LOL.

The animation isn’t the best this season but it is pleasant to the eyes and presents the characters very well. It especially helps in the comedic scenes too. The comedy is golden in my eyes and I can’t wait to see more. One of my favorite scenes would have to be when Tamaki destroyed the different kinds of balls and that crazy guy that were flying towards Toraji and Kirino. Stuff like that just makes me roll with laughter. :D

The OP was very nice and quite upbeat. All of the seiyuu sounded wonderful and combined with the music had me moving my head around in no time. The sequence itself isn’t much to speak of at the moment since a good portion of it was stuff from the episode itself but it wasn’t shabby at all. Maybe it’ll change next episode or just continue with putting in episode content. The ED is where it is at in my opinion. The sequence, while not groundbreaking, is very cozy but the song is even more amazing. It has an addictive quality to it and the seiyuu all sound more soothing than in the OP song. I’d like to hear the full versions of these as soon as possible!

I’m thinking of continuing with [blogging] this since I don’t have a Monday show to blog. And hell, it’s a lot of fun!

5 comments

5 Comments so far

  1. Wesley October 3rd, 2007 5:19 pm

    Subbed?

  2. Leon October 3rd, 2007 7:52 pm

    None yet. I watched it raw.

  3. Youko October 3rd, 2007 8:34 pm

    Megumi-san keeps me thrilled. Tamaki so far didn’t do anything awesome except the scene where she whacked not only a baseball and a football, but an old guy too.

  4. Totali October 8th, 2007 11:05 pm

    Nothing like breaking your light bulb while trying to practice kendo in your house. Better luck next time, sensei.

  5. Leon October 9th, 2007 2:33 am

    Not to mention lightbulbs can be expensive lol. :P

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