Thursday 21 April 2011

Witch Hunter Robin


Type: Anime
Status: Complete (26 episodes)

Premise: Witches are real and they live among us. Those individuals who develope abilities like ESP and telekineses often become dangerous to those around them and a devision of the government has been set up to deal with these extremely dangerous people; there is only one way to fight witches with such overwhelming abilities however and that is with other witches who have yet to give into dark teachings. Robin is an extraordinarily powerful talent user who has been assigned to the Tokyo branch where the main goal is to capture witches alive for further study.

Thoughts: This was a well crafted drama that is highly character driven and a looming plot that is reminiscent of something akin to X-files. The plot is brisk and seamless keeping it going. The action is few and far between but well worth the wait with wonderful visuals. 

Prose: Compelling story, great animation, deep and individual characters and a tremendous visual style. A nice and solid anime that has you unsure of who to trust or who is the true enemy.

Cons: The plot is slow to build and at times downright cryptic but well worth the wait, the dubbing is less than perfect but not bad enough to interfere with the story.

-Notes: Fully dubbed.

8/10          (The good guys are killers of a colder and more calculating sort)

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