Izumo: Flash of a Brave Sword

It\'s not that bad, actually. I had a decent time watching it. I have no regrets and I do not think I wasted my time by watching it. I just don\'t get why only a few people have watched it. So it\'s relatively new, but I would think that by this time, a lot of people had watched it already. Good points first. It was very easy on the eyes, and by that I mean the guys were easy on the eyes. All the boys were very good looking, specially Takeru. what a cutie. Everything was considerably well drawn - the backgrounds, the people (very kawaiigirls, specially Sakuya) everything.The music was also great. I love the opening and ending themes, and I thought the background music was very nice. It really fit the mood of the scene. Here\'s something worth mentioning. The reason why people may not like it too much is because it resembles a lot of themes we have seen in previous series we have watched. The story here is that a group of kids are transported into a different world (Ne world). Two of these kids, Takeru and Takeshi, are caught in the crossfire and are forced to battle it out with each other. Apparently, they both carry one - half of the soul of this very imprtant guy named Susanou, so the future of the Ne world depends on them. Sounds a lot like Fushigi Yuugi/Kyou kara maou doesn\'t it? It even features the Shiseijyu aka the four holy beasts. Need I say more? Now for the parts that I didn\'t like too much - first, the \"horses\". They look a lot like Jar Jar Binks on steroids. Second, yellow blood. I know they\'re supposed to be \"evil spirits\" but why can\'t they use purple or green blood that\'s more common and easier to stomach (at least for me)? Third, what\'s with Minakata\'s short skirt? He\'s a guy, and I don\'t need to see his girly legs. Finally, I am not a fan of the Takeshi - Himiko love team. It\'s just to weird. If Himiko\'s supposed to be like a priestess or God or something, shouldn\'t she be celibate? Those are just minor problems, so I still think that it\'s a pretty good anime. It might not be good enough for some people though, specially those with more impeccable taste and are picky with the anime they watch.