I usually try to review at least one series every month and recently I finished watching the movie series Kara no Kyoukai aka The Garden of Sinners, which I will be reviewing. Kara no Kyoukai initially started as a light novel series adapted into 8 different films as well as a 13 episode series and OVA. Kara no Kyoukai is action, romance, supernatural, and thriller type anime. The films don't exactly go in chronological order if you want to watch it in chronological order the order is 2, 4, 3, 1, 5, 6, 7. There is an additional epilogue that you can watch too. I will overall, be reviewing all these films as one series.
Summary
Kara no Kyoukai is set in the 1990s in Japan in an alternate universe and follows the life of Ryogi Clan-heiress Shiki Ryougi, and her classmate Mikiya Kokutou. The series deals with the paranormal and often goes through some mature and gritty content. Shiki Ryougi is a teenage girl raised as a demon hunter who acquired the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" after surviving a fatal accident. The story follows her with Mikiya Kokutou and their adventures with dealing with the supernatural.
My Thoughts
I thought the series was good but was kind of hard to follow along and understand at some point. Kara no Kyoukai combined some good genres for all. Due to the content this anime is not for young audience. I overall thought it was an above average movie series.
My Conclusion
I'd give this anime a 4/5 star rating or a 8/10 score. Now this is just speaking for the series in general. Some movies were better than others but I'm just summarizing how they did as an average. It was a good series but kind of hard to follow. If you are into supernatural thriller anime with a touch of romance than I recommend Kara no Kyoukai for you.
I recently finished watching an anime known as Telepathy Shoujo Ran and prior to watching Misty Chronexia's Channel, I've never heard or seen any reference of this anime. Therefore I will do a review on it because I think this interesting, cute, funny anime does deserve more attention. Telepathy Shoujo Ran was originally a novel and 8 volume manga adapted into a 26 episode anime series released by TMS Entertainment in 2008. It was a genuinely good anime, though not the best and overall, I think this anime deserves more attention.
Summary
Ran is a bright and energetic Junior High student who possesses supernatural abilities. With her friend Midori (who also has supernatural powers) and her childhood friend Rui, the trio are constantly embroiled and mysterious circumstances. With the support of her family and peers, Ran learns to deal with her 'other side' and accept who she is. The trio team up as a whole and solve mysterious events.
My Thoughts
Although it wasn't the best, I thought this was a genuinely good anime that deserved more attention. There were different genres of fantasy, sci-fi, school, romance, and comedy covered in Telepathy Shoujo Ran. It was kind of a cute and very interesting anime. Telepathy Shoujo Ran is for all ages since it doesn't cover anything that's no appropriate.
My Conclusion
I would give this anime 4/5 stars or an 8/10 score. Not the best but like I said, kind of cute and interesting. If anyone likes mystery series with a touch of feel-good happiness I'd recommend this anime for them. I'm looking forward to watching Kamichu another similar series with another girl possessing powers.
I recently watched this anime known as Hyouka and it's nearing the end of October and I usually do at least one review every month, I'm doing a review on this. Hyouka is Mystery, Slice of Life anime with a touch of romance. Hyouka was originally a 2001 novel written by Honobu Yonezawa and later a manga. It was adapted into a 22 episode anime (plus 1 2013 OVA) in 2012 by none other than Kyoto Animation. This review will be fairly short as I don't have much to say about Hyouka but I did find it rather interesting with some pretty good characters.
Summary
Houtarou Oreki signs up for the Classic Literature Club at Kamiyama High School, at his older sister's request. Oreki is then dragged into a series of mysteries. Fellow club members Satoshi Fukube, Mayaka Ibara, and last but not least Eru Chitanda accompany him on his cases. Houtarou Oreki is usually energy conserving, unemotional, and uninterested if its none of his business, but a new side of Oreki will show, a very intelligent clever side of him.
My Conclusion
I would give Hyouka 4/5 stars or a 8/10 score. While it's not exactly my taste it is an interesting anime and did teach me about solving mysteries in my own life. One thing I learned is looking at the little details. This anime definitely had some pretty good character development especially with Oreki. In My Anime, The main character Takeshi Hachuu will definitly share many characteristics with Oreki, particularly his intelligence and cleverness, though Takeshi will be more athletic, emotional and caring. Additionally many people think of Oreki and Chitanda together as a couple. While this isn't confirmed in the anime, it is hinted Chitanda does like Oreki in a romantic way.
In this post I will be reviewing Mermaid Forest (Mermaid Saga) and Fire Tripper both manga's written by Rumiko Takahashi and adapted into anime. Mermaid Saga was adapted into a two different OVA's known as Mermaid's Forest and Mermaid's Scar and a 13-episode series known as Mermaid's Forest. Mermaid Forest explores themes of drama, fantasy, horror, mystery, and romance. Fire Tripper was adapted into a much shorter 50 minute OVA which is why I'll just put that review into this one for Mermaid's Forest. You might know Rumiko Takahashi from her other works like Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura, and Maison Ikkoku.
Mermaid's Forest Summary
According to ancient legend, mermaid's flesh can give immortality if eaten. Yuta unknowingly ate a piece of mermaid's flesh 500 years ago. Yuta travel's across Japan to find a mermaid, thinking she can make him normal again. When he finally finds one, he discovers she and her companions have been raising her to be their food so they can eat her and take on her youthful looks. Yuta kills the mermaids and rescues her, but she already has eaten mermaid's flesh. However, this doesn't disappoint Yuta as his lonely experience is over and he has finally found a companion, Mana. Together, Yuta and Mana seek out more mermaid's in order to be normal humans again.
My Thoughts on Mermaid's Forest
Mermaid Forest is a rather dark, fantasy, romance anime. I didn't think there were really much things that could be changed since it would effect the plot of the story. It was by far not the worst anime I've seen but wasn't the greatest either. Mermaid Forest is clearly intended for a older audience because of its dark content but does become quite interesting as well.
Mermaid's Forest Conclusion
I would give Mermaid's Forest 3.5/5 stars or a 7/10 score. It's by far not bad but isn't the best either. However it does get very interesting and hard to not watch. I would definitely recommend this to anyone into dark, mystery, horror romance type series. Rumiko Takahashi is a great manga writer so this wasn't her best, however I will give her credit for this as it become a very interesting series.
Fire Tripper
Fire Tripper is a manga written by Rumiko Takahasi adapted into a 50 minute OVA by Studio Pierrot and released in 1985. The story shares many similarities with another one of Rumiko Takahashi's works Inuyasha. I didn't include this in my previous review of Short OVA's so I'll review this now. I will be talking about the ending so a slight...
Seventeen year old Suzuko and her neighbor's son get caught in a giant as explosion next she wakes up 500 years in the past during the Civil War era of Japan. After being saved by a handsome young man, 16 year old Shukumaru, Suzuko learns to adopt to the strange relam. Suzuko begins to find out more about her past. As she finds more clues, the village is attacked and Suzuko finds herself traveling through time AGAIN, this time to the present.
For a 50 minute series which felt like a short movie, Fire Tripper was pretty great. I'd give it 4.5/5 stars or a 9/10 score which is really high for a 50 minute OVA. The only thing is that they didn't reveal if Suzuko and Shukumaru were blood-related brother and sister but on the other hand it was fantastic. I like it if this was turned into a full anime series but there's also Inuyasha which is very similar. I overall really liked it and plus it also had a great ending. If you are a fan of action, fantasy, and romance and would like a short movie type of anime. I would definitely suggest Fire Tripper. Oh yeah and feel free to ship Suzuko and Shukumaru.
This Ugly yet Beautiful World or Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai is a 12-episode series released by Gainax and Shaft in 2004. This Ugly yet Beautiful World is a science fiction, romantic-comedy anime. However just like the previous anime I reviewed Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu the ending to this one gives you a shot in the heart.
Overall, this is a good anime but not great and the ending along with a few other minor things did spoil it for me. This anime was discussed in My Endings Rant as an anime who's ending could've been better. Oh yeah and since I will be discussing the ending...
Summary
High school student Takeru Takemoto works part time as a motorcycle courier. One day he sees a mysterious light pass and fall into a forest. A beautiful girl comes out from a glowing cocoon and calls herself "Hikari." Suddenly a strange monster shows up and attacks them. Takeru and Hikari demonstrate powers of their other selves before Takeru knows what's going on.
How it Could've been Better
On ways This Ugly yet Beautiful World could've been better, my main complaint is on the ending. While there is proof that the main characters are still alive I would've liked to see Takeru and Hikari together as well as Ryou and Akari together too. Additionally, Mari's jealousy and those who feed it, Jennifer Portman and her friends definitely made me rage a little bit. Jennifer Portman is probably one character I did not like as she was the one the series would've been better without.
Ending
My biggest complaint is the ending and like I said previously, the ending will make it or break it for your viewers. While I get the concept I would've liked to see some hint that Hikari and Akari were able to reunite with their loved ones just like in other anime which ending similar but gave a hint like Ano Natsu de Matteru and Mahoromatic. This was another show that had much potential to be great but the ending really ruined it.
Flaws
This series did have a couple other minor flaws. Mari's jealousy and those who feed into it did piss me off a bit. While Mari needed to understand Takeru and Hikari's love and that life isn't fair, it's also the fault of her friends and Jennifer Portman for feeding it. A little message "Jealousy is like a parasite, the more you feed it the worse it gets", so, "don't feed jealousy!" And that life isn't fair, I myself have had a number of girls I'd want to ask out or liked but they already had boyfriends or went out with another guy on a higher level than me.
The other flaw is Jennifer Portman. There's always that one character who you hate who ruins everything and without them the story would be better. For This Ugly yet Beautiful World, that's Jennifer Portman. I mean as a American, F*** her seriously, she's so obnoxious and gives fellow sane Americans a bad name.
My Conclusion
I would give This Ugly yet Beautiful World a 4/5 stars or an 8/10. If it weren't for the ending it would've been a 4.5+ stars or 9+/10 rating and subtract the other two flaws and the show would've been perfect. Don't get me wrong it's a good anime but most good anime have their flaws. Another similar but much better anime is Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love (Brighter than the Dawning Blue). This one also has a similar star-crossed lover theme but with a much better happier ending. In fact this was on my list for the best endings. In fact want to watch this anime again and will be reviewing this in the future.
Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu or Iriya's Sky, Summer of the UFOs is a light novel adapted into a 6-episode OVA series. It is a science-fiction romance series released by Toei Animation. It is a rather emotional series and I was reluctant to watch this at first as I did have an idea of the ending as you all know from My Endings Rant. However, I did find it quite enjoyable though and depending on the type of person you are this anime will probably give you a shot to the heart. However, there are similar anime that are better and have better endings. I will be discussing the ending a little bit so...
Summary
High school press club member, Asaba Naoyuki spent his summer camping outside a local military base in hopes of seeing UFOs that are secretly kept there according to legend. Upon returning to school he meets a strange girl, Iriya Kana and realizes she's more than strange, a dark secret lies beneath what he knows.
How it Could've been Better
I would like to say that the ending to this anime definitely gives you a shot to the heart. Asaba and Iriya do realize their feelings for one another however, they can't be together and this tragic love story is revealed to be doomed. If Iriya were still alive you'd think she'd return to Asaba. On the other hand, there's not proof that Iriya died either and could still be alive. I honestly would've liked it better if it had a happier ending but I guess the lesson is that not everyone can have a happy ending.
Similar Anime
These are similar anime to Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu. I will be discussing the endings and I'll try not to give any spoilers but just in case...
This is a 1980s series with a manga written by Rumiko Takasahi who also wrote Ranma 1/2, Maison Ikkoku, and Inuyasha. It is very similar to Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu in which there is a relationship between a human and alien. The main protagonists don't really know how to handle their situations at first with a strange new girl in their life. I'm not really sure if I should watch this series since it is 195 episodes long with 6 movies and I want to watch a truckload of other things too. But I might just give this a try.
Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushi Sekai (This Ugly Yet Beautiful World)
This is a 2004, 12 episode series and shares many similarities with Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu. Most notably the relationship between the protagonist and a strange new girl. The ending is similar too and doesn't really satisfy me much as well. This too could've been better if it weren't for the ending.
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noburo Sora (Looking up at the Half-Moon)
This is another 6 episode series that mainly revolves around a tragic love story. Both these involve emotional scenes and two characters in love who may not be able to see each other again. Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noburo Sora has a happier ending though. Mahoromatic
This is a romantic sci fi series just like Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu. In both series the protagonist gets a new unusual girl in his life and they fall in love only to realize their time together is limited. Additionally they both have bittersweet endings as well.
Narue no Sekai (The World of Narue)
This is a 12 episode 2003 romantic comedy series. Both involve the protagonist falling in love with a girl from another world. However, Narue no Sekai is more light hearted and comedic while Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu gets more emotional. Nazo no Konojo X (Mysterious Girlfriend X)
Nazo no Konojo x is a 13 episode supernatural anime. Both are similar in that the protagonist falls in love with a mysterious girl. Despite many weird factors, Naxo no Konojo does give you the same soft, warm, romantic, fuzzy feelings that Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu and other romance anime does. Nazo no Konojo X has a much happier ending though and the main lovers are still very much together.
Ano Natsu de Matteru (Waiting in the Summer)
Ano Natsu de Matteru is a 12 episode romance series. Both anime involve the protagonist falling in love with a girl from another planet only realizing they can't be together. Ano Natsu de Matteru also gives you that sad emotional feel too. However, Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu leaves off with the protagonist thinking about his adventure with no clues if Iriya is still alive or not, Ano Natsu de Matteru does give some clues if the two lovers were able to see each other again.
Kannagi (Crazy Shrine Maidens)
Kannagi is a 13 episode 2008 series. Both involve the protagonist land himself a mysterious girl, though in this case she is a god and give elements of romance and comedy. I haven't watched this yet so I can't really give much details.
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love (Brighter than the Dawning Blue)
This is a 12 episode romantic sci-fi based on the visual novel by August. Of all the similar anime, this one is the best one on this list (my opinion). Both series involve the star-crossed lovers concept with the protagonist and a girl from another world falling in love. Yoake Me yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love has a much happier ending though, in fact one of the best endings in my opinion. My Conclusion
I would give this anime 4/5 stars or a 8/10 score. Like I stated, the ending is kind of what ruined it for me but it was a rather emotional anime and good for something that was only 6 episodes long. I would definitely recommend watching the other similar anime as well as each have at least some form of romance (if not main theme is romance) and five out of the six get pretty emotional too.
I haven't had many reviews so far because most of the recent anime I've watched I didn't really like or didn't think they deserved a review or just because I didn't have an opinion on them. Anyway I recently finished Yume de Aetara/If I See You in My Dreams. This is actually one of the few anime in which the OVAs are better than the main series. Yume de Aetara was a 17 volume manga written by Noriyuki Yamahana and adapted into a 16 episode series (The episodes were only 7 minutes long though) and 3 episode OVAs (30 minutes long) that came out in 1998. Yume de Aetara is an romantic comedy about the struggles of 24 year old bachelor, Masuo Fuguno and the his sudden love life with both Nagisa Shiozaki and Miho Hamaoka.
Summary
Masuo Fuguno is 24 years old and never had a girlfriend his entire life, even worse a fortune teller predicted that he never will. However, he falls in love with Nagisa Shiozaki which will change his life forever. Only another co-worker, Miho Hamaoka comes in and makes things complicated.
How it Could've Been Better
Overall this series had quite a few awkward unintentional erotic moments like plenty of other romance anime I know which kind of ruins shows for me. Like many cliches and tropes the guy is clumsy and gets himself into situations and gets blamed for many things that were accidental. You gotta feel bad for him after a while just because he tries so hard. The ending of the main series is what kind of ruined it. Even though it's not terrible, it's not great either. This is one of the few anime's (another being Love Hina) in which the 3 OVAs are actually better than the main series and end better too. On the other hand the manga runs longer so I'll probably read the manga to see what happens next.
My Conclusion
I would give this anime 3.5/5 stars or a 7/10 score. It's not the best but it's not the worst. If it weren't for the cliches and tropes as well as the ending it would be a lot better. I do enjoy romance anime with klutzy, awkward, shy guys, yet are good hearted with only good intentions, because I kind of feel like one (Well only I'm more athletic, muscular, and not as clumsy). Ah My Goddess! is a better series that has this same type of stuff.
I recently watched an romantic comedy known as Nisekoi (Nisekoi: False Love). Nisekoi (Nisekoi: False Love) was a manga written by Naoshi Komi adapted into an anime. The anime had 2 seasons with 20 episodes in the first and 12 in the second. Overall, I thought Nisekoi was an okay romantic comedy anime. However, it wasn't the best as there are other romantic comedies that I've seen that were much better. Oh yeah and I will be discussing the ending so.
Summary
Raku Ichijou is the sole heir to the yakuza family. Ten years earlier Raku made a promise to a childhood friend. Raku wants to live a normal teenage life as well as pursue his crush on Kosaki Onodera. However the American Bee Hive Gang invade his family's turf and things change. Raku must now pretend that he's in love with Chitoge Kirisaki the daughter of the Bee Hive's chief. Raku and Chitoge hate each other and Raku is still trying to find the girl he made a promise to.
How it Could be Better
Obviously there are plenty of areas this anime can definitely improve on. The story jumps around a lot and can be hard to understand what's going on. I also don't understand why Raku doesn't like Chitoge. Yes she may be cranky and mean but she's the tsundere type. In a way I think she's pretty cute. The ending definitly needs improvements as it just leaves it off with a cliffhanger. Chitoge does have feelings for Raku which is known however like many stories, the manga runs longer and is probably better than the anime.
My Conclusion
I would give Nisekoi 3.5/5 stars or a 7/10 score. It has it's ups and downs but there are overall many other romantic comedies which are much better. I like Chitoge as the tsundere but there are plenty of other tsundere anime which are better and end much better. I think the biggest thing was having little character development and the ending which ruined the anime. Some better tsundere anime are Shakugan no Shana and The Familiar of Zero. Two examples of better romantic comedies are Golden Time and Love Chunibyo & Other Delusions.
I've watched this anime about year ago and I will now be doing a review on it. Happiness is a magical girl, romance, and fantasy anime that was released in 2006 by Artland. It was based on a visual novel and manga. Happiness! is a very underrated series in my opinion and I think that it didn't get nearly enough attention as it should've. I liked it very much and I would like this anime to get way more attention than it does. Also, I would like more people to ship Yuma and Haruhi, the two main characters.
Summary
At a young age Kamizaka Haruhi was rescued by a young mage and longed to become a mage herself. She enrolls in a special school with regular and magic classes along with a few of her friends. They study magic together while searching for the boy that saved her years ago.
How it Could be Better
There's really no much that I can say that would make this anime better. It did have a good story with many great moments and I really enjoyed the ending as well. There is a cross dresser in the anime which either made it or broke it for some people. He/she was probably put in there more for comic relief, however the main story focuses on Yuma and Haruhi.
Yuma + Haruhi
In my Valentines Day post I did list Yuma and Haruhi as an underrated couple. I think these two deserve so much more attention than they got. These two are pretty cute and romantic together and truly care for each other a lot and it shows more with the series. They are both supportive and often help each other out in many ways and I believe these two deserve more ships. Please feel free to ship them!
My Conclusion
I would give this anime 4.5/5 stars or a 9/10 score. I really did like this anime as a magical girl and romance put together. The ending finished it off great. This anime is pretty similar to Nanatsuiro Drops, another magical girl romance with similar artwork and theming. I will also be looking forward to watching Nanatsuiro Drops too and I predict I might rate it a full 5 stars, but of course I won't know till I watch it.
So I wasn't really planning on watching this but I did anyway and I decided that it deserved a review. Engaged to the Unidentified (Mikanunin de Shinkoukei) is a 7 volume manga written by Cherry-Arai adapted into a 12-episode long anime series. It was kind of good but still not the best. So here we have it and this will probably be the first spoiler free review I've posted in a while too. Enjoy!
Summary
Kobeni Yonomori recieves a gift on her 16th birthday, a fiance and sister-in-law she never knew she had, an arrangement made by her late grandfather. Kobeni's fiance, Hakuya Mitsumine and his younger sister Mashiro move to the Yonomori household as well to deepen their relationship.The story will follow the changes they must make and reveal secrets from their past.
How it Could be Better
This show has its ups and downs as most shows have. While it is very cute and funny it tends to jump around and gets confusing at times. The one thing is that this show could use some more romantic moments.
Opening and Ending
The opening and ending to this are so catchy. I'm now addicted to it like many other anime openings and endings. There both pretty kawaii!
My Conclusion
I would give this show 3.5/5 stars or a 7/10 score. It is still better than Suzuka (The other 3.5 star show I reviewed) in my opinion but not the best. It is mostly a cute kawaii comedy but there's better ones out there. Doesn't really get into much romance though. If you like cute funny anime then this is for you. Love, Chunibyo, and other Delusions is a better show though and has the romantic moments in it as well.
Since I finished watching this recently, I will now do a review on Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles. Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles is a 28 volume manga written by CLAMP adapted into a 52 episode anime series split into 2 seasons with 1 movie and 5 OVAs. CLAMP are a group of popular manga artists and I've seen some of their other works like Kobato and Chobits, and will be watching some of more of their works too and will be comparing it. Overall I liked this anime and this is my first review that will get more than 4 stars (I'm saving the best for last). This series has very similar characters to Cardcaptor Sakura, a magical girl series done by CLAMP. Many of the TRC characters have the same names and look just like the CCS characters including our main characters, Sakura and Syaoran. However, there are a few things this could improve on and I will be talking about the ending which I mentioned in a couple earlier posts so.
Summary
Syaoran, an orphaned archeologist and Princess Sakura are childhood friends. One day Syaoran discovers Sakura with feathered wings which dispear and disperse all througout different dimensions along with Sakura's memory. Syaoran must now travel through different dimenions to gather the feathers in order to restore Sakura's memory and save her life. Joining them are Kurogane, an exiled ninja from Japan country who wishes to return to his world, Fay, a runaway magician, and a magical white shaped bun creature, Mokona.
How it Could Be Better
Tsubsa Reservoir Chronicles is a very good anime yet like many good anime it has its flaws. The story can be hard to follow at times and gets quite complicated. Other than that it's still a great interesting story.
Ending
The main thing I want to rant about is the ending so if you don't want to be spoiled. DON'T READ THIS! It's so freaking obvious Sakura and Syaoran are in love and should've at least kissed. It wasn't a tragic ending but still could've been better and I know CLAMP can make better endings than that from their other works I've watched. I along with many like Sakura and Syaoran couple and wish to see more works with this series in the future. With World Chronicles that recently came out I will really hope these two get married. I mean it's so obvious they're in love and they're meant for each other, Dear CLAMP they had better get married or I will go ballistic.
My Conclusion
I would give this anime a 4.5/5 stars or a 9/10 score. It's the best anime I've reviewed but there's still better ones out there and I will probably be reviewing ones I'd say are better. Mainly the ending is the one thing that would've made this series 5 stars but other than that it's a great anime. I hope to see more from this story in the future. I've seen CLAMP's other works, and I know they know how to make a great ending particularly in Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, and Kobato which have great endings to them. Like I said I want the ending to go out with a bang which in my Modern Yokais/Obakes series it will. Well that's all I have for now! Enjoy my other posts.
So like I said, I will be writing a few stories of my own and I may need some of your opinions to know how I can make it better. I've decided to do it one story at a time since three different stories in one post will probably make it too long. I haven't really settled on a name for this one so either Obakes (Shapeshifting Yokai) or Therianthropes.
I was inspired by anime like Inuyasha and Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, as well as films like X-Men, The Hunger Games, Divergent, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and Princess Mononoke. This anime will cover topics of racism, discrimination, environmental issues, self-worth, as well as fate and free will.Similarly, X-Men itself covered issues of racism and discrimination as mutants were misunderstood beings. For example,Professor X has similar qualitiesto Martin Luther King Jr. and Magneto is similar to Malcolm X. Also,Hayao Miyazki's films like Princess Mononoke and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind each covered topics of environmental issues. I've decided that lumping them into one will definitely create a great product, however I need some of your ideas too.
I know there's a lot of characters but I plan for this to be a long, complex series with each character serving a different purpose and adding to the plot. There will be quite a few references to other anime here too. Also, at some points the characters will cross paths with those from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles and Inuyasha. If this were a manga it would be 60 volumes long with 600 chapters, which I plan. If it were an anime it would run for 8 years and have 12 seasons, 300 episodes, 2 TV Films, and 3 Theatrical Films with the final theatrical film finishing off the series with a bang.
Lastly, keep in mind that I do not have access to a scanner so I can only upload what I have but will upload more pictures later. PS Also,There will be American jokes in here, DO NOT GET OFFENDED; I'm American myself and if you're gonna get butt-hurt then you need to get thicker skin. Feedback is wanted and ways to make it better. Constructive criticism is welcome however anyone who is bullying or harassing will be blocked as that is not wanted nor needed here. Damn this is gonna be my longest post yet!
Summary
Transforming yokai have long been feared and hated throughout the world, though they are really just misunderstood. Yokais gain the powers and ability of their species, and different species usually aresupposed to be enemies. Nevertheless, yokais have weaknesses and times where they can't use their powers. The cold-blooded ones are powerless in winter, while the warm-blooded are powerless on nights of the full moon, new moon, or during an eclipse depending on their species. When two blood-related yokai become close by bonding they feel each other's physical and emotional pain. Signs that someone is a transforming yokai are heterochromia (two different eye colors), unusually skin hair and eye colors, and looking young for their age.
Fahru Hachuu is a reptilian yokai, married to Ren Hachuu, an ordinary woman, with two boys. The Hachuu's home is burned down by a mob and the father Fahru's is killed. Four years later, 16 year old Annabelle "Angel" Ahrimo sets off to Japan for a short move. Secretly,she is a cat yokai, hiding inhuman qualities beneath her seemingly ordinary appearance. There she befriends 16 year old Takeshi Hachuu, the eldest of the Hachuu sons, out of pity. The two reveal their secrets and realize they're not alone.
A set of pages sacred book and possessed gems known as the Hearts of the Universe have been released throughout the world and evil demons led by Kyofusho are wanting to get them.The book and its contents also depict the fate of many and the gems are powerful enough to give one immortality and other powers. Yokai and demons havea sixth sense for finding the gems and pages. On the other hand, the demons are evil and willing to do anything to dominate the world. Demons have immortality to a degree, and will always remain powerful. Angel joins Takeshi in his quest to obtain the scrollsand gems to stop them from falling into the wrong hands. Joining them are Takeshi's brother, fellow reptilian Taro, and their childhood friend, Nina, an owl yokai. They must travel to collect the scrolls and gems, as well as defeat the demons, prove their innocence to the human world, protect the forest around their home, and find out what it truly means to be who they really are.
This probablysounds kind of cliche but that's what made Inuyasha, X-Men, and Sword Art Online quite popular. I would like some ideas of how to make this lesscliche. Overall, I want it to have a similar style to Rumiko Takahashi, CLAMP, and Hayao Miyazaki. Characters
There's a lot of characters and there will be more than those listed, but I plan for this to be a long series, hencewhy there's a lot of characters. I don't have pictures for all of them currently but they will be coming.
Weight: 155 lbs (70 kg) (Age 16), 160 lbs (73 kg) (Age 17-Adult) Skin: Tan Hair: Back Eyes: Red (Vertical Pupil) (Left), Brown (Right)
Left Handed
Takeshi Hachuu isthe main character in the series. He's a 16 year old Japanese boy who's a half reptilian transforming yokai. Takeshi's father was killed 4 years prior by a mob of anti-yokais led by Yakunan Mingu. Takeshi is usually self-kept and shy but is also protective, selfless, strong willed, and not afraid to die for those he loves. He often uses his father's death as motivation to protect others. Due to being a reptilian he has a cobra eye birthmark on his right hand and his back, and a left eye that's red with a vertical pupil which he conceals in public to hide the fact. Takeshi is rather toned, muscular, and strong being skilled with weapons and martial arts, particularly swords, spears, and staffs. His main weapon is a yari he inherited from his father a sword, spear, and staff combo. Takeshi comes from a poor family in the country so he's very at home in the wilderness and posses high survival skills. Takeshi doesn't encourage or start violence much, like Martin Luther King Jr, however, he does believe that it is necessary at times. Takeshi always regrets having to kill and hates having to do it, whether it's a villain or an animal for food, but believes it is necessary. He also apologizes before dispatching an animal for food. Takeshi posses many reptilian powers in his reptilian form such as scaly armored skin, fangs, claws, infrared vision, highly keen senses, and the ability to communicate with reptiles. However, he is powerless during the winter season. Angel becomes important to Takeshi as he realizes it's the first time since his father's death that he is no longer sad, lonely, or depressed and is happy and stronger with Angel by his side. The two share a strong bond that neither could bare to see the other upset, hurt, or devastated to the point of tears. Takeshi and Taro have a rather positive sibling rivalry with one another. While they both try to see who does better they also don't want the other to lose and often encourage the other. Takeshi never looks down on Taro and has faith in him that he can achieve anything. The two have disagreements at times though Takeshi tries to remain the better person. Still make each other stronger as they work together. Takeshi has a fear of making moral decisions and killing innocent people. Takeshi does begin to suffer from PTSD and survivors guilt. His name means warrior and his motif is based on a Malayan Cobra
Annabelle "Angel" Ahrimo
Age: 16-18, Gender: Female Height: 5'4" (163 cm) Weight: 108 lbs (49 kg) (Age 16), 110 lbs (50 kg) (Age 17-Adult) Skin: Fair Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue
Right Handed
Annabelle Ahrimo is a 16 year old American girl who's family moves to Japan to for her dad's work. She goes by Angel due to her beautiful looks and her kind and friendly personality. She is secretly a cat yokai and has hidden that secret from everyone aside from her parents but shows no inhuman qualities in her human form. Angel is very sociable and makes friends easily, she is very kind, smart, intelligent, open hearted, gentle and loves nature and animals but is okay with eating meat. Her beauty makes her popular among boys as well. She is very interested in Japanese culture and is fluent in Japanese, English, Irish, and German. She initially befriends Takeshi out of pity, seeing him alone, then gets him to open up. Angel comes from a upper-middle class family and tends to remain polite and grateful. She is very sympathetic, even with her enemies and other bad people. Angel loves making other's happy, especially Takeshi and her own family because to her other's happiness is her happiness. She occasionally likes to tease others but never likes to hurt others. Like Takeshi, Angel dreads having to kill but believes it is necessary at times. Angel becomes highly skilled with archery after lessons from Takeshi. In her cat form she gains gains retractable claws, night vision, extra speed, agility, and jump, and the ability to communicate with cats. Additionally, she has the ability to sense other's emotional pain and tries to fix it. During nights of the full moon and new moon, she is powerless. The reason behind her inhuman qualities is later revealed from her great grandmother having an affair with the father of her grandfather being unknown. Over the series Angel and Takeshi fall in love with one another. They care for each other to the point that neither could bare to see the unhappy, hurt, upset, or devastated to the point of tears. Angel is the oldest of 3 kids and has a great relationship with her family, but is very independent, self-reliant, and dependable. Angel has a fear of being buried alive. Her motif is based on that of a marbled cat.
Taro Hachuu
Age: 14-16 Gender: Male Height: 5'3" (160 cm) (Age 14), 5'5" (165 cm) (Age 15), 5'7" (170 cm) (Age 16-Adult) Weight: 125 lbs (57 kg) (Age 14), 135 lbs (61 kg) (Age 15), 150 lbs (68 kg) (Age 16-Adult) Skin: Light Tan Hair: Black Eyes: Brown (Left), Red Vertical Pupil (Right)
Right Handed (throws weapons with both hands)
Taro is Takeshi's 14 year old younger brother who's also a shape-shifting reptilian yokai. Four years prior, Taro ran away from home after his father was killed. He was tricked by Kyofusho into joining him until Takeshi convinces him to return home. Unlike Takeshi, Taro is rather bad-tempered, aggressive, immature, and tends to act without thinking. At first Taro is a delinquent would seeks revenge, believes in an eye for an eye, like Malcolm X but as he matures he thinks more like Martin Luther King Jr. Taro is frequently getting into fights and in trouble at school at first. Taro looks small at first (and has a slight napoleon complex about it) but is rather toned and grows as he ages. Like his brother, Taro is not afraid to die for those he loves and for what he believes in. He often uses his late father as motivation. Taro is willing to fight past his limits and to the death letting his adrenaline getting the best of him. Due to being a reptilian he has a cobra eye birthmark on his left hand and his back, and a right eye that's red with a vertical pupil (mirror of Takeshi) which he conceals in public to hide the fact. Taro is skilled with martial arts and weapons being highly specialized with throwing knives. He is also skilled with his tanto he inherited from his father a short sword and dagger combo. Taro has a high level of survival skills coming from a poor family in the countryside. Taro has similar reptilian powers to Takeshi with both being reptilians and is powerless during winter as well. Taro and Nina fight a lot at first but show romantic feelings for one another. A running gag is Nina undoing Taro's Hammock while he's in it causing him to fall anytime he does something she doesn't like. They eventually realize how much the need one another and care about each other a lot. Taro realizes that it's the first time since his father's death that he is no longer sad, lonely or depressed and is happy and stronger with Nina by his side. The two care about each other enough that they can't bare to see the other unhappy, hurt, depressed or devastated to the point of tears. Taro and Takeshi have rather positive sibling rivalry with each other. The two try to see who does better but they also don't want the other to lose and often push and encourage the other to do better. The two have disagreements at times and Taro can get jealous of Takeshi on occasions but remembers that Takeshi and his father are always proud of him returns the favor being proud of Takeshi. Taro is also hiding a dark secret that Kyofusho injected demon blood into him which will take over his body and eventually kill him. Taro has a fear of needles, though he is ironically specialized with knives. His motif is based on a Chinese Cobra. Nina Moriko
Age: 14-16 Gender: Female Height: 5'3" (160 cm) Weight: 100 lbs (45 kg) (Age 14-15), 105 lbs (48 kg) (Age 16-Adult) Skin: Fair Hair: White Eyes: Gold
Right Handed
Nina is a 14 year old owl yokai girl of Japanese and Russian decent. She is childhood friends with Taro and Takeshi but kept it a secret from her parents becauseyokai of different species usually consider each other enemies. Nina's parents were killed by Kyofusho 2 years prior to the story. She is then tricked by Kyofusho and joins him before being convinced by Taro to join the other protagonists instead. She then lives with her Grandma in Tokyo. Nina is rather spunky, vein, strong-willed, and slightly prissy, but also caring, friendly, and kind as well. Nina and Taro argue a lot at first (she's a tsundere) but develop romantic feelings for each other. A running gag is Nina undoing Taro's Hammock while he's in it causing him to fall anytime he does something she doesn't like. Nina realizes that for the first time since her parents' deaths she's no longer sad, lonely, or depressed and is happy and stronger now that Taro is by her side. The two care about each other enough that they can't bare to see the other unhappy, hurt, depressed or devastated to the point of tears. Nina's powers in her owl form include a supersonic screech, flight, night-vision and the ability to communicate with owls. She is highly skilled with her crossbow. During nights of a full moon or new moon Nina is powerless. Nina has a fear of thunder and lightning due to being caught flying in a storm while she was young. She also hates and fears centipedes, being repulsed by them. Her motif is based on a snowy owl.
Sova Species: Shapeshifitng Snowy Owl Gender: Male Length: 2'6" (76 cm) (Normal), 25' (7.6 m) (Super Form) Wingspan: 5'0" (1.52 m) (Normal), 60' (18 m) (Super Form) Weight: 6 lbs (2.7 kg) (Normal), 600 lbs (272 kg) (Super Form) Feathers: White Eyes: Gold
Sova is Nina's pet and companion who's a snowy owl with the ability to change size and gain powers. He was found as an orphaned chick by Nina's parents who gave him to her as a gift. The Morikos's then raised him and Nina and her mother taught him to fly being part owl themselves. The two have been close companions and friends since then. Sova possess great strength and power in his super form including a supersonic screech and the ability to produce powerful wind with his wings. Sova often helps the group with flying them from location to location but only in the country where they can't be spotted. His name means owl in Russian.
Supportering Characters Masami Kobayashi
Gender: Female Age: 15-17 Height: 5'7" (170 cm) Weight: 120 lbs (54 kg) Skin: Medium Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
Right Handed
Masami is Takeshi and Taro's 15 year old cousin and childhood friend. Though she is an ordinary human, she's an avid martial artist, weapons expert, and survival expert. Masami gained much of her skills from Takeshi and Taro as well as her uncle Fahru. Masami harbors feelings for Taro and slight unrequited feelings for Takeshi which brings a rivalry towards her relationship with Angel and Nina. Nevertheless she remains good friends with both and even sometimes assists the group on their missions. Like Takeshi, Masami is not afraid to die for the ones she loves. Her name means beauty
Chad Callahan
Gender: Male Age: 16-18 Height: 6'3" (191 cm) Weight: 200 lbs (91 kg) Skin: Fair Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue
Chad is a 16 year old exchange student from England who's secretly a werewolf. Chad is a typical pretty boy being handsome, good-looking, tall, muscular, and athletic. He plays soccer, baseball, and basketball. His father was a FIFA player. Chad is very attractive towards many girls in school and is quite popular. He has a slight infatuation with Angel which brings a rivalry towards his relationship with Takeshi, Nevertheless, they both remain mature about it and even help each other several times. Chad also has the same mission as the main group trying to find gems and the book pages.
Ren Hachuu
Gender: Female Age: 41-43 Height: 5'2" (158 cm) Weight: 105 lbs (48 kg) Skin: Fair Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
Right Handed
Ren is Takeshi and Taro's widowed mother and an ordinary woman. She met Fahru and the two fell in love and married. They then had Takeshi and Taro together. Sadly, Fahru is killed out of fear and hatred while protecting his family leaving Ren widowed. Ren raised both Takeshi and Taro since they were born and is very close to her sons. She is polite but rather shy and self-kept and feels bad that Takeshi and Taro may be discriminated for their reptilian nature. She often fears that Takeshi and Taro may be killed too for their reptilian nature or at the very least, outcasted.
Fahru Hachuu
Gender: Male Age: Deceased at 35 Height: 5'7" (170 cm) Weight: 160 lbs (73 kg) Skin: Tan Hair: Black Eyes: Brown (Left), Red (Vertical Pupil) (Right)
Left Handed
Fahru is Takeshi and Taro's late father and a reptilian yokai. Fahru is a selfless, kind, protective, caring man and raising Takeshi and Taro until his death being very close to his family. He is highly skilled with weapons, martial arts, and survival and taught his skills to both his sons. He taught them their martial arts and weapons skills as they can't always depend on their powers. Due to being a reptilian he has a cobra eye birthmark on his right hand and his back, and a red right eye with a vertical pupil. He is killed by a mob led by Yakunan Mingu out of fear and hatred while protecting his family leaving them fatherless. Taro doesn't like to talk about him as his death saddens him, as Takeshi is fine with it as he tries to remember their positive memories together. He makes occasional appearances as a spirit aurora that can only be seen and heard by his family. Grandfather Kiyashi Gender: Male Age: 70-72 Height: 5'6" (168 cm) Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg) Skin: Tan Hair: Grey (Age)
Eyes: Brown
Granfather Kiyashi is Takeshi, Taro, and Masami's grandfather as well as Ren's father. While he seems laid back and uncaring at first, he sticks up for the yokais and becomes an activist for their rights. Additionally, he fully accepted Fahru and Mr. Kobayashi as his sons-in-law with open arms. Granfather Kiyashi made many sacrifices for his kids and gave everything for them. He plays a bigger role later in the series.
Grandma Moriko
Gender: Female Age: 64-66 Height: 5'1" (155 cm) Weight: 100 lbs (45 kg) Skin: Fair Hair: Grey (Age) Eyes: Brown
Grandma Moriko is Nina's grandmother and caretaker on her father's side. She takes care of Nina in Japan after her parents are killed by Kyofusho. She is very open to Nina being with Taro and the rest of the group as she fully accepted Mrs. Moriko as her daughter-in-law. Mrs. Moriko
Gender: Female Age: Deceased at 36 Height: 5'2" (158 cm) Weight: 100 lbs (45 kg) Skin: Fair Hair: White Eyes: Gold
Mrs. Moriko is Nina's mother and a Russian owl yokai. She raised Nina until her death.
Mr. Moriko
Gender: Male Age: Deceased at 36 Height: 5'5" (165 cm) Weight: 145 lbs (66 kg) Skin: Light Tan Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
Mr. Moriko is Nina's father and a Japanese war veteran. He was a muscular, well-built, fit man. He raised Nina until his death.
Demon Villains Kyofusho
Gender: Male Age: 300-302 (Chronologically), 30 (Physically) Height: 6'0" (183 cm) Weight: 180 lbs (82 kg) Skin: Pale Hair: Black Eyes: Red (Left), Gold (Right)
Ambidextrous
I haven't settled on a name for him so I want to hear your thoughts. Kyofusho means phobia. Kyofusho is the main villain throughout the series and the leader of the demons. He plans to turn yokai and humans against each other so they will die off. He, with the rest of the demons, want to rule the world as well as collect the gems and book pages to become the superior being on the planet. Kyofusho thinks of himself and other demons as the dominate species and believes those who are lesser must be annihilated.
Myou
Gender: Male Age: 150-152 (Chronologically), 20 (Physically) Height: 6'2" (188 cm) Weight: 195 lbs (88 kg) Skin: Tan Hair: Black Eyes: Black
Ambidextrous
Myou is Kyofusho and Kumori's son who serves as a major villain. He is tall and muscular with a powerful stature and high skills in martial arts and weapons. Myou is very loyal to his father and very much on the on his side with the other demons. His name means dark.
Kumori
Gender: Female Age: 300-302 (Chronologically), 30 (Physically) Height: 5'5" (165 cm) Weight: 120 lbs (55 kg) Skin: Pale Hair: Black Eyes: Red (Left), Green (Right)
Right Handed
Kumori is Kyofusho's wife and partner with his plans. She has the same beliefs as Kyofusho and believes that human and yokai demise is eminent. She is highly specialized in black magic, manipulation, and illusion spells. Her name means shadow.
Goriate Gender: Male Age: 200-202 (Chronologically), 20 (Physically) Height: 7'2" (218 cm) Weight: 350 lbs (159 kg) Skin: Tan Hair: Black Eye: Gold (One Eye)
Left Handed
Goriate is a large cyclops-like demon and one of Kyofusho's henchmen. Goriate makes up for his lack of intelligence with his size and strength. He is known for preying on humans and yokai alike. His name means Goliath.
Osore Gender: Male Age: 500-502 Height: 5'10" (178 cm) Weight: 170 lbs (77 kg) Skin: Fair Hair: Bald Eyes: Brown
Osore is a demon who works for Kyofusho. His name means fear which he often uses as his power against his enemies. His main weapon is to manipulate his enemies in a nightmarish sleep with their worst fear. Fear and manipulation are his main weapons against his enemies. His name means fear as well.
Impostors
Impostors are a group of demons able to copy their enemies looks and skills. Their tactics include manipulating and hypnotizing their enemies while making them fight themselves. It is unknown how many impostors there are. Human Villains Yakunan Mingu
Gender: Male Age: 55-57 Height: 6'2" (188 cm) Weight: 190 lbs (86 kg) Skin: Tan Hair: Grey (Age) Eyes: Brown
Yakunan Mingu is a former Army General and an anti-yokai nationalist. He uses discrimination and racism to rise to power and spreads around his propaganda. Mingu's hatred for yokai began when seeing Kyofusho killing a human at a young age while in disguise. He belives yokai are evil and the devils of the world and must be annihilated off the earth. He is cold, cruel, greedy, ruthless, power hungry. As well he is very intelligent and wise, being able to use manipulation to rise to power. His name means evil or misfortune. Lady Mingu Gender: Female Age: 55-57 Skin: Fair Hair: Grey (Age) Eyes: Brown
Lady Mingu is Yakunan Mingu's wife and an activist against the yokai. She and her husband have very much in common, both believing yokai don't belong on the world with humans.
International Justice for Humanity (IJH)/Kokusai Masayoshi Jinrui
The International Justice for Humanity are a humanity supremacist group founded by Yakunan Mingu. They believe yokai are evil and a threat to humans and must be eradicated from the earth. The IJH members were the ones who burned down the Hachuu's home and killed Fahru. The IJH often uses propaganda to promote their cause and rise to power. The IHJ are similar to the Friends of Humanity and Church of Humanity from X-Men as well as the KKK and Nazis. Obake/Yokai Villains Obake/Yokai Nationalists
The Obake/Yokai Nationalists are a socialist organization founded by Koyoki and Konran's parents. After both founders were killed Kyoki and Konran took over. The Obake/Yokai Nationalists believe humans and demons are the evil in the world and that their demise is eminent. They believe that yokai are the dominate species and are superior to humans and that humans must be killed in order to help the earth. They are very much like Magneto from X men, The Black Panthers, and Malcolm X
Kyoki
Gender: Female Age: 18 Height: 5'5 (165 cm) Weight: 115 lbs (52 kg) Skin: Medium Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel, Red (Bird Form)
Kyoki is a phoenix yokai and twin sister of Konran. Koyki takes over the Obake/Yokai Nationalists with Konran after their parents are killed. Kyoki's parents told her to bring the human race to their end, which Kyoki promised both of them before they died. She harbors much hatred towards the human race. In her phoenix, form Kyoki is able to produce fire and shoot it at enemies. Her name means insane.
Konran
Gender: Male Age: 18 Height: 5'10" (178 cm) Weight: 175 lbs (79 kg) Skin: Tan Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel, Red (Bird Form)
Konran is a phoenix yokai and twin brother of Kyoki. Konran co-leads the Obake/Nationalists with Kyoki after their parents are killed. Konran made a promise with Kyoki to their parents to bring the human race to their demise as they died. Konran despises humans. Like Kyoki, Konran is also able to produce fire and use it as his weapon. His name means deranged. Hawkwing
Gender: Male Age: 18 Height: 6'1" (188 cm) Weight: 175 lbs (77 kg) Skin: Fair Hair: Light Brown Eyes: Blue
Right Handed
Hawking is a Russian hawk yokai and former friend of Nina. The two initially harbored slight feelings for one another but faded when Hawkins chose to join the Obake/Yokai Nationalists. Hawking and Taro become rivals for Nina's affection but it changes to being enemies as the series goes on. The two harbor much hatred for one another which grows. Hawkins is cold, arrogant, rude, self-centered, desensitized and immune to the suffering of others. He shows little to no remorse for anyone and does not seem to care for others. Much of this is because of the suffering he endured at the hands of many humans which leads to his hatred for humans and joining the Obake/Yokai nationalists. Soundtrack
I want the music to be a Studio Ghibli like soundtrack combined with the soundtracks from Inuyasha, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, and 3x3 Eyes. If anything Joe Hisaishi could compose some music that would be be a piece of art. I do like rock music and want some to be in the opening or ending. Particularly Breaking Benjamin, Linkin Park, Skillet, Three Days Grace, and Evanescence. Overall I think these songs would be great openings, endings or theme songs for both the anime and characters of course most of them will have to be Japanese though.
The songs "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri and "Far Away" by Nickelback would be great for the couples just to name two. Then again there probably will be Japanese made background music too.
The only good thing about Twlight
Acting
If this were real I'd imagine these voice actors or live action if I feel they fit. I don't know many Japanese actors so I put most of the English voices here. Obviously I imagine Rie Kugimiya and Satoshi Hino as the tsundere and her love interest. If I was an actor though, I'd definitely take the lead role with my GF as Angel. I would like this to be co-narrated by Takeshi and Angel mostly with some from Taro and Nina.
Takeshi Hachuu- Scott Menville (also voiced Robin from Teen Titans)
Angel Ahrimo- Hynden Walch (also voice Starfire from Teen Titans)
Taro Hachuu- Greg Cipes (English) (voiced Beast Boy from Teen Titans), Satoshi Hino (Japanese)
Nina Moriko- Jessica Boone (Engish), Rie Kugimiya (Japanese)
Fahru Hachuu- Christian Bale
Ren Hachuu- Minnie Driver
Kyofusho- Aaron Eckhart
Myou- Sebastian Stan (Animated), Liam Hemsworth (Live Action)
Kumori- Anne Hathaway
Goriate- The Great Khali (a 7'1 wrestler, definitely great for the role)
Why I Choose to Write this.
The main reasons I chose to write this is because I want to put a topic of serious issues into a story. These include racism, discrimination, fate, free will, human relationships, environmental issues, and put some dystopian and post-apocalyptic theming into this. I will explain why I made Takeshi and Taro reptilians. Personally, I work with animals a lot and while I like furry creatures I've always been fascinated by reptiles. I believe snakes in particular get a really bad rap especially in the media and are the most misunderstood animals in the world. They help us by controlling rodent pests which eat crops and spread disease. Plus of the 3000 species, only 600 are venomous, 400 can kill people (including large constrictors), and only 250 are a real threat to people and that's just in poor places where shoes aren't worn and medical is poor like Africa and Southeast Asia. I work with reptiles a lot and own many myself.
Plus I like environmental, post apocalyptic, and dystopian films like Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke, The Hunger Games, and Divergent. So that's why I will be putting this theme in there myself. Also, I am a Conservation and Ecology major myself. Human relationships are a common and well liked theme which will obviously be included. The characters face obstacles in their relationships but the obstacles don't bring them apart, they only make them stronger and bring them closer.
I also kind of want to break the American and foreign stereotypes in anime. Most Americans I've seen were portrayed as clueless, American accents, etc. Angel is kind, caring, and sweet. Once again, there will be American jokes in here too and don't get offended, I'm American. If you are going to get offended then you need to get thicker skin.
Another thing is that I'm tired of how the older brother in anime is always portrayed as the bad guy and looks down on the younger one. I'm offended because I'm the eldest sibling and I don't look down on my younger ones. So I made Takeshi the older, mature one, but is respectful and doesn't look down on his little brother, and Taro more aggressive, bad-tempered, and immature. Nevertheless the two have an interesting yet good relationship with one another and they are both helped by being by each other's side.
I know Takeshi and Taro both look like generic main characters which I like. I look like the generic main character and when people say they don't like them, I take offense. Also, I want Takeshi and Taro to both look more like Japanese boys. Angel and Nina get different hair and eye colors as one's American and one's part owl. Plus Angel looks like my dream girl and Takeshi looks like me. The main characters are also smaller than most of the villains to give a David and Goliath theme (No offense to big people). There will also be many flashbacks in this series too.
I want this anime to end on a great note because like my Endings Rant I think the ending is the most important part. I won't spoil the ending but I will make it leave everyone in awe. The characters will get the ending that I believe they deserve. Like I said, If this were an anime, the final theatrical film would finish off this series with a bang. Also, I want to cut the stupid perverted cliche scenes like falling in awkward positions but maybe have a few jokes. So under circumstances, exceptions, ifs, ands, or buts, NO FALLING INTO AWKWARD POSITIONS SCENES. I want this to be a great anime a good balance of action, fantasy, romance, emotional scenes, and a little comedy not some stupid fanservice, hentai, or ecchi. Teen Titans and Inuyasha balanced those out greatly which is why I really liked both of them.
I know this anime sounds very cliche like Inuyasha and Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles but their themes are popular and have had success but I will need your ideas on how to make this better. I would like constructive criticism and feedback on this so feel free to give your ideas or suggestions. I want to make this as great and awesome as possible! Depending on how I feel I may or may not take your suggestions. For the names I haven't settled on I'd like to hear your take of which I should choose. If you want to ship the couples like in my last post feel free to. With the couples of Takeshi + Angel and Taro + Nina I want them to be the greatest couples ever. Like the very opposite of Twilight because that sucked! I want them be be greater than couples like Jack + Rose (Titanic), Inuyasha + Kagome (Inuyasha), and Sakura + Syaoran (CCS, TRC) combined!
