Shattered Angels

my last review wasn't so hot but im definatley gonna try harder. also i didnt write any spoilers so for those of you who may be afraid to read all this its fine, i just rant a lot. ;) STORY: 9 the story started out really weird and a lot of people are really skeptical about it or just give up on it. there was only 12 episode and it wasnt horrible so i continued. i didnt know what was going on, but i learned and slowly after each episode began to love the anime more, i couldnt get enough of it! thewhole anime seemed so magical! im glad i just stuck with it. ART: 8 the art was good like most animes are. i remember that after watching it though that there were always tons of pictures form the episode i wanted to draw after watching it. so i guess you could say the art was inspiring. SOUND: 8 it depends where you watch or who uploads it. the original quality is great though so there should be no problems. CHARACTER: 8 each one has their own personality but i would rather have you find that out for your self. kyoshiro is mysterious and thats all ill say. as for if any annoyed me, not really it may be different for you though.(i hear the cat girl annoyed a few.) ENJOYMENT: 10 i loved it. enough said OVERALL: 9 it is soooooooo good. most likely one of those animes you like or just plain dont. its magical and enticing.( at least for me) if you've seen a lot of shoujo you may not like it as much, but i hope you do. if you didnt like it as much as i did then it would be sad cause it was such a wonderful expirience.for those of you who liked it great, you're not the only one. also i hope whether you like the anime or not you can write a review. i hate being the only one. well i hope this helped ;).

A truly gag-worthy anime. I must admit the series looks adorable from a stand-offish point of view but the storyline left something to be desired. The narration of Shiratori Kuu is very reminiscent of an airhead teen, 'cause frankly... She is one. But of COURSE she has to be something special. *rolls eyes* Aside from my obvious disdain for the main character. There were a few decent characters within the series. Setsuna being my favorite, she had more depth to her. If you choose to watch this anime do it to see Setsuna at the very least. Everything else? Not worth your time.

I will admit the first time I watched Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora I actually dropped it a while after the first episode. The story did not draw me in. It came across as a typical romance to me, the whole concept of 'Absolute angels' just looked an excuse to throw some mechs in there, and DEAR GOD did the character of Kuu piss me off in the first episode. I picked it up again sometime later to pass the time and I'm pretty glad I did. Despite the boring high school romance vibe the show gave me after the first episode, the show actuallydid go off in a different direction than I expected and better one at that. The show is not all that great though and has a good number of flaws. STORY: 7 If you're familiar with Kaisaku works then I'm pretty sure you'd be able to figure out how the story goes. Of course Kyoshiro has it's own story but it has many of the same cliches. I became gradually more impressed with the story as the show when on. Although some of the main plot twists in the story were predictable I found myself surprisingly caught of guard by some. The concepts of absolute angels were fairly interesting and it gave an appealing backstory to them. The romance however was… well not that great. I didn’t feel anything from the main couple’s relationship. The relationship just felt kinda slapped on and forced. There’s just a series of confusing moments between them in the earlier episodes that made me question if they’d really even be that great of a couple. Plus we can’t for get the oh so exciting and original love triangle. The story however was decent enough to keep me interested after a few episodes though and if a story can do at least that then thats all I need to finish it till the end. ART/ANIMATION: 7 I’ve never really found TNK’s art that exceptional. Of the anime’s I’ve seen animated by them the best ones would probably be Highschool DxD and this show, Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora. I have to admit the animation has improved greatly from Kaishaku last animated work “Kannazuki no Miko” who’s animation was below par. I enjoyed the artstyle of this show. The bright colors gave it a nice mood and the character designs were nicely done. The animation was… “meh” I think some of the fight scenes in earlier episodes were beautifully animated and something worth watching. Some of the animation in the less exciting scenes did not have as nice of quality. I noticed more and more of these lower quality scenes show up the closer I got to the end. SOUND: 6 To be honest there was nothing noteworthy about the sound. The opening and ending theme weren’t that great of songs. They weren’t terrible of course but nothing worth remembering. There was only one OST that even stood out to me and I do like it but well… it’s only one. The Dub wasn’t bad at all. FUNimation does do a decent job of dubbing after all. I prefer sub personally because Kuu’s voice in the dub just bugs me. It wasn’t bad acting infact the voice actually fit the character as she was rather annoying but hey I’ll get to that in the next section. CHARACTERS: 6 I’d have to say the characters had to be both the best and worst part of this show. I personally found Kuu the main girl very annoying and I know she isn’t very liked by other fans. She herself doesn’t even develop much. She does a little bit but not as much as she could have considering her character’s personality. What develops most is her and Kyoshiro’s relationship instead of the actual characters. Kyoshiro actually becomes a different person than he was the beginning but his character is kind of a dull one. He’s a typical pretty boy and shares quite a few traits with a certain character from Kannazuki no Miko. Setsuna was pretty much the only main character I liked and the show wasn’t very kind to her. She comes across as one of the doll like characters, doing whatever she’s told but she does indeed have feelings of her own that become revealed as the story progresses. And then of course the only notable side characters are Kaon and Himiko as you all know as Chikane and Himeko. The only reason they are noteable is because they are probably the reason why 90% of this shows audience came from. Seeing them again was definitely a treat and their relationship was 10000x better than the main couples in my opinion. ENJOYMENT: 8 Obviously this part is a bit bias. I did enjoy the show quite a bit after getting a few episodes into it and It kept me interested. I’m glad I watched it to the end even if the show does have it’s flaws. After averaging all the scores, I give Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora a 6.8/10 (rounded up to a 7) The least I can do is recommend you try the show if you’re into the Mecha, Fantasy and Romance genre’s (Especially if you enjoyed Kaisaku past works) but be well aware of it’s flaws. If the romance and stuff doesn’t sound like something that will interest you’re probably wouldn't like it.

I was drawn to this anime because of Kannazuki, to be completely honest. It concluded very well, but I wanted to see more. I guess I got it, because Kaon (Chikane) is as awesome as ever, if not better. Other than that, it was kind of hard to sit through until the very end. Kyoshiro is basically a blend of all of Kaishaku’s previous works. It doesn’t work to its full potential unless you’re familiar enough with all of them to appreciate the references, since it doesn’t have much plot of its own. Well, it does, and it does make coherent sense, but it’s nothing special.It starts out really confusing, but should be acknowledged for at least answering all the questions and making sense in the end. Very interesting twists midway too. :) Ending was great, and though predictable, it was still sad. Unfortunately, it was all horribly clichéd, and a complete mess. Whether that’s overlookable or not depends on the individual. The characters all play on different fetishes, and the excessive fanservice was beyond an acceptable level of annoying, in my opinion. The main character seems to not have any idea what’s going on and speaks to a prince in her head the whole time. I have mixed feelings for Kyoshiro himself. Whenever he does something cool, he just has to go and ruin it by being a complete jerk. Setsuna has to be the character I could most sympathize with. I didn’t like her at first, but she grows on you. A lot of them do. And some of them just don’t, like Tarlotte. The mecha fights didn’t really grab my attention, but they weren’t bad either. Just... average, like the rest of it. Mecha themselves look pretty good, and I do think how the Absolute Angels all tie together is quite interesting. Animation is something I can give major points for. The art is really pretty. I’m into bright colours, although Kazuya’s hair is ridiculous (side note: it reminds me of Shana, and it looked awesome on her, but here it’s just way too bright). Music is average, but it fits, so it’s alright. Overall, I’d recommend it for anyone who’s into any of Kaishaku’s stuff (I’ve noticed through Kannazuki that they tend to be messy plots, but there’s still something charming about them that can’t be explained with technicalities… I guess it really is a matter of taste). Otherwise, it’s fine and can still be worth your time, but you can do better.