Kita ze Inbou! - キタぜ陰謀!

Series Information
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OP: “Crawl” by VELTPUNCH
ED: “Hikari” by ELISA
Production: J.C. Staff

[ Episode 1: The Awakened One ]

Awesome ninja series with beautiful animation, great character designs, and a dash of hilarious BL? I’m so in!

It took me longer than I wanted to finally watch the first episode but I finally got to it. I really enjoyed Nabari no Ou more than I thought I would. I guess it was because I haven’t really seen a good anime that was centered around shinobi and the arts in a long time. You know, a show where ninjas are actually ninjas and not superpowered monsters in the guise of a ninja. Yeah…. Nabari no Ou brings a much more mature feel to the genre that I find very refreshing. The characters introduced so far are all likable, especially Miharu. I love his sarcasm and the way he manages to slip away from people. Interestingly enough, Kugimiya Rie is doing his voice which I find quite surprisingly really since it’s not easy to identify her as such. I guess that goes to show that she pretty damn good range.

The animation for Nabari no Ou is absolutely stunning. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised since it is done by J.C. Staff but the art and the colors are so beautiful, all of which flawlessly pulled me into the world. The character designs are excellent and I especially love the expressions that are able to be conveyed such as Miharu’s BL-ish reactions to Kumohira. I’m by no means a fan of BL stuff (the serious kind) but I couldn’t help but laugh at those. The music was really enjoyable and blended well with all the scenes from start to finish. On the OP/ED side of things, I like them both. Though I’d like to particularly point out that I really love the OP which is done by VELTPUNCH. Gotta love those indie bands. ELISA does a great job on the ED as well and I’ll probably find myself listening to it during more quiet times.

Needless to say that I’m going to be covering this at this point. I’m really loving the action scenes and Miharu’s power doesn’t seem as hax as I initially thought it was before the series started. Next episode will introduce the blonde-pigtailed cutie that will be joining Miharu and co. on their journey to climbing to the top of the world of Nabari. J.C. Staff is looking to impress me beyond comprehension again so I’m definitely looking forward to more and there are few characters that I’m rather interested in seeing as the series progresses (which includes the blonde-pigtailed cutie ).