"Will you kill someone you love, because of love?"
That's the tagline of an anime series I'm really enjoying at the moment. Ga-Rei Zero.
I'd always liked the artwork of the manga, but I thought it would be too shounen for me. However, the anime is actually an original story set before the manga, acting as a prequel. And it has really strong character and emotional focus, which I like, and foreboding angst done well.
While the story is nothing really new, the artwork is good, music is good, the humour is good, and I'm really taken by the OP/ED animation. I adore the way the show flows into the OP, and the way it later flips to the ED, or either is removed completely, attuning to the episode. I think it's stylish and maintains the mood very well. There are several, several undertones in the show. ;) It reminds me of My-HiME crossed with Bubblegum Crisis, but with useful male characters.
At this rate, I think I may give the manga a go later.
I'd always liked the artwork of the manga, but I thought it would be too shounen for me. However, the anime is actually an original story set before the manga, acting as a prequel. And it has really strong character and emotional focus, which I like, and foreboding angst done well.
While the story is nothing really new, the artwork is good, music is good, the humour is good, and I'm really taken by the OP/ED animation. I adore the way the show flows into the OP, and the way it later flips to the ED, or either is removed completely, attuning to the episode. I think it's stylish and maintains the mood very well. There are several, several undertones in the show. ;) It reminds me of My-HiME crossed with Bubblegum Crisis, but with useful male characters.
At this rate, I think I may give the manga a go later.