Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
October 7, 2010
Status:
Still Airing
Summary:
After being devastated in the third World War (known as The Third Division), Japan was divided in two. Several years after the end of the war, a crime organization called Vischio has taken control of the destroyed city of Toshima (formerly Tokyo, Japan's capital city), where they are holding a battle game known as "Igura". The is main character, a young man named Akira, is falsely accused of a crime. Once arrested, a mysterious woman appears before him, offering him freedom if he agrees to participate in Igura and defeat Igura's strongest man: the king, or "Il-re". The story follows Akira's life in the harsh, lawless Toshima as he fights both to survive and to unravel the mysteries developing around him.
This anime, for me, was one of the few animes today that I could watch fully with no interruptions and no frantically searching for something to distract myself with. The storyline and the dialogue that- for once- could pass for genuine, kept me completely immersed and entertained as some other animes just can't. It's fast-paced and the animation is fantastic, and the storyline doesn't seem to immediately be one where you just think "Aw, I've seen this before!" And finally, it's incredibly sadistic. No, this is not a genuine yaoi, but there are heavy hints towards it. Blood is thrown everywhere, and hot, bishonen guys are injured on a regular basis. If you're minorly sadistic, this is the anime for you- seriously. It's just the right amount of torture and recovery, and even with all this, the emotion in the characters remains there the whole way through- something I haven't seen in a while.... Well anyway, that was my review. But what I really meant to say was:
THIS ANIME IS FREAKING AWESOME! I COULDN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF IT!
LOVE THIS ANIME! ^-^
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