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That was bad
I never thought I would actually write a review on MAL, but there ia always a first for everything, right? Unfortunately, the reason I came here is not a positive one... As a big fan of the Tougen Anki manga, I was excited for the anime adaptation to release but... it was disappointing to say the least.

Good old action shounen, with strong message about good and evil, hot-headed yet kind-hearted protagonist. So far so good. The animation is not bad, yet it could have been better. There are few cgi moments, placed in the most vital parts of every fighting scene... making it ... look kind of lame, since regular 2d drawing would have executed it just fine. Again though, it is not too bad. Moving on, it lacks the flow of action and emotion, cutting one scene to the other without any smooth connection. It feels kind of awkward, adding the lack of background sounds and / or music. That is evident especially in episode 6.

Other than the above, the characters are alright, many of them very well-written. Especially the "protectors" of humanitiy. the "good guys", the antagonist momotaro characters are a raw representation of different kinds of corruption. The pacing is okay, the plot is intersting.

Overall, the source material had A LOT of potential and it is sad that the adaptation did not focus on the strong points that would have boosted it to another level (animation, fight scenes etc). A good advice is to be patient, it gets better as the story unfolds. I hope for better adaptation in the future.