Something evil is stirring in the shadows of Tokyo...
During the spring of his senior year in high school, quiet Tatsuma Hiyuu transfers to Magami Academy in Shinjuku. The mysterious boy's "outsider" status and his profound skills in martial arts quickly earn him the friendship of class delinquent Kyouichi Houraiji. Through an uncanny connection and a happenstance challenge, he also meets Yuuya Daigo of the wrestling club, the captain of the girls' archery club, Komaki Sakurai, and Aoi Misato, the Student Council President.
During their encounter, there is a sudden, harsh disruption of the Ryumyaku (literally Dragon Pulse, otherwise known as Dragon Vein or Dragon Stream), the flow of arcane energy. The surge awakens within the five teenagers a latent power, giving them each a supernatural ability. Enlightened to their newly acquired gifts by Hisui, the young heir of the Kisaragi Clan who maintains his family's antiques shop - as well as their duty to protect Tokyo from Oni (demons) - the Magami students decide to use their power to protect the city from the onslaught of dark forces.
Battling the demons alongside Hisui Kisaragi, the five unlikely friends discover that they may have to face a greater threat to Tokyo other than destroying a few malevolent, random monsters. The Ryumyaku had been disrupted by force, from someone invoking the Dark Arts - and that person has a wicked desire to unleash a long-dead evil.
Can the teenagers overcome their own fears and flaws to fight against the Dark Arts? And soon they will also have to face their own destinies as they discover their Stars of Fate.
This anime is based on a manga, which was based on the Nintendo role-playing video game originally released in 1998.
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Master10K
This anime has all the classic elements from shounen, action, anime and uses them to produce this eerie, confusing yet superb show. ^_^ The story follows five students: Tatsuma, Kyouichi, Aoi, Sakurai and Daigo who never really have talked to each other, in their fight to protect the city. The 1st episode was extremely intense and exciting to watch, on the other hand it will leave you completely bewildered and wondering what was going on. Yet for the first couple episodes of Tokyo Majin not much was explained about the current plot and it felt unnecessarily confusing. It's only until episode 7 "Multitude of Demonic Arts"that a lot of the main questions were answered, which gives chance for a less confusing show that can be fully appreciated.
The animation was superb which looked like a mix between the anime "Shakugan no Shana" and "Samurai Champloo". The character designs were decent but the weird designs for the demons and undead definitely was disgusting but great. The fight scenes were definitely interesting to watch and usually it can become really intense and gory, combining all the popular fighting styles found in most Shounen anime and making it work well with the story. The only real problem with the animation is that some scenes can get way too dark and the quality of the characters faces degrades at a distance.
The music was alright and suited the mood of this eerie, gory and intense anime perfectly nonetheless if you despise "Hard Rock" then you'll obviously have a problem with this anime. However there's also a superb orchestra score during dramatic moments and even though the soundtrack is limited, it's still great.
Overall this anime has all the standard elements found in Shounen anime (team of good guys, special powers, the main bad guy, the minor bad guys under control and so on…) and it works well in this series. Nonetheless there is still quite a bit of confusion in this series, right through to the end of the Dark Law Chapters. Even though there was a fantastic build up to the end, with plenty of fights and surprising developments, the Dark Law Chapters ended at such an anti-climax. Yet the reason for this high score is because this anime has a lot of potential, with the coming second season "Martial Fist Chapters".
So I recommend this anime to any shounen anime fan, because you won't be disappointed with what you get.
^_^
lLustfulness
I'm going to make my review short and sweet. Almost all the main female characters in this anime are highly annoying, they boo-hoo over anything and everything. It makes it almost painful to watch at times. But the male characters in this are the counter of that which made it bearable to watch this anime all the way through. The story itself is wonderful, and if they used better female roles I think this anime could have gotten an easy 10/10 from me. Story - 10/10 Art - 9/10 Sound - 10/10 Character - 6/10Enjoyment - 8/10
Overall - 8/10
inoneoutheother
hm.. alright so.. i'm not exactly sure why this anime hasn't scored a higher average.. it's one of the most fantastic things i've seen in awhile.. i was even tempted to rate it a 10 just because i enjoyed it so much.. the story might sound a little familiar.. dragon veins, daoist monks, martial arts, spiritually-endowed high school students faced with an apocalyptic event.. but so what if the elements aren't anything new.. it works, plain and simple.. and compared with other end-of-the-world anime, this one wins hand-down as far as style goes.. the story is pretty easy to follow, though the spiritual stuff gets abit confusing [kinda has to be].. i really had no serious complaints.
the art.. wow dude.. i loved it.. heh-i even watched the entire series streamed and the quality wasn't perfect.. and it STILL blew me away.. the character design is great and the fight scenes were riveting [no lie].. usually i get bored with the fight scenes, especially when they drag on forever.. but Tokyo Majin is the perfect blend of story and fighting.. all with eye-candy animation.. never a dull moment, in my opinion.. first episode is probably my favorite as far as the action goes.. hell, they're all spectacular.. the fighting is so.. fluid.. i guess would be an accurate word to use.. bah.. can't get over it.. kind of like samurai champloo fight scenes.. but better.. bloodier.. heh if you don't mind that sort of thing.. plus the monsters/demons weren't cheesy like they tend to be in other series.. sweet designs.. and they actually creeped me out.. which doesn't happen very often.
sound was definitely good as well.. nothing bothered me, but nothing really blew me away either.. it all blended together though so.. no complaints here.. they kept it dark enough to fit the mood, but not over the top..
characters.. perfect.. there's just enough romance for those of you who enjoy that stuff.. but nothing that detracts from the story.. sometimes that sort of thing can really take away from the overall impression.. this is not a series about love.. though i guess no series would be complete without a good romance or two.. heh.. but yea.. i honestly couldn't pick a favorite character.. well, i'd definitely rule out the journalist chick since she's hella annoying.. so ok-one negative there.. but the dynamics of the rest of the cast are more than enough to overpower one stupid little girl with a camera.
as far as enjoyment goes, i couldn't have asked for more.. just uh.. anxious to see the second season is all..
so there you have it..
i HIGHLY recommend this series.
Elydan
The one thing that made me watch this Anime was it's genre; I just needed to see for myself whether this was really such a badass action Anime. It starts out weird, with monsters and them beating it up. The Animations seems to be ok. That was until I saw something that changed my whole perspective of this Anime. But more about that later, I'll discuss the story and characters first. The story revolves about a group of youngsters. Each one of them having their respected influence, as they all have different strengths, weaknesses, powers and personalities. It seems to be a pretty cool cast. You have thesilent boy no one really knows about, the strong and fierce delinquent, the protective girl with healing powers, etc. They're fighting to kill weird monsters they call "oni". There is also a storyline to this all. I can't say this Anime gave me much to complaint about (yet). It seems like you've jumped right into a game, that together with your party.
There are of course also minor negative things about this Anime. One of them being that whenever there is an action scene, it ends pretty quickly. But it are only minor things, nothing to worry about. Talking about the action, I think it's time to tell you whether the Action is really as great as I expected.
The action is what made my perspective of this Anime that different. It wasn't just "beating up monsters" any more. The amazing thing about this Anime is in fact.. the action. I've seen my parts of action Anime already, but this one was different. Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchou Tou has really cool action. You see all kind of different fighting styles used for fighting monsters; not just monsters, also other people with a sort of "super power". I remember seeing one guy having the ability to use lightning. Using a large pole-arm or sort, it blows away the enemy's with his speed and power; it's still lightning of course, imagine how badass that'd be.
I've been trying to think of a negative part for a while now. But there really aren't many. If you think that the monsters are actually one of this Anime' weak points; than you are wrong. I have to agree that the zombie like creatures look like they've escaped straight from Resident Evil. But no, they didn't, neither do they bother you when viewing the Anime. Not to mention that the zombie'-like creatures aren't of a big importance in the Anime.
In fact, they don't have that big a role. The ones using and making these Zombie's are the ones controlling them. Those controllers are the ones playing a big role in the Anime, neither are they as bad in looks as the Zombie's, they look pretty cool. If you mix up a cool looking cast; mixed together with cool fighting scenes. Just what else can you wish for in an action Anime?
The story continues with a second season, and after that there might even be a third and/or fourth season. So isn't it a waste to watch an Anime who will grow to have over 30 episodes?
Uh, no. It's not even close to being a waste. I really enjoyed this Anime, and I think you will too.
It's not the "best" Anime out there. In many ways it's just an average Anime. But the fighting scenes (when they fight), are awesome.
So this could be considered a recommendation.
hanabanana
*Note: if you don't want to read the detailed review, skip to the end to see the pointers and a 1-sentence conclusion. I am not a fan of horror. The horror anime that I've seen I can count on one hand. The reason for my reluctance is because I like to watch anime for things other than disturb-value, and since I like to complete a series within a couple of days, the grotesqueness of the genre can wear on me after a few hours. But I decided to try "Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho: Tou" because I like good romance coupled with good action, and "Tokyo Majin"was said to have both; and I also needed a new anime to watch. So I tried it, and let me tell you, it doesn't disappoint.
It has the bizarre and fantastical villains of the horror genre, but what surprised me was the amount of emotional and relational development that filled up the majority of each episode. The art is, in my opinion, excellent, and it complements the avant-garde story progression in an aesthetically-pleasing way. The music by ACID in the opening theme sets the tone for the series as a whole: there is an anthem of hardness interwined with a melodic familiar (parallels the horrific villains versus the friendship of the five main teenagers).
I mentioned that I initially watched "Tokyo Majin" partially for the rumored romance, and although the romance in the show is evident, it is softly presented, and I was glad. What I was more happy to see was the artistically "gore-rific" fight scenes and the character development of the two main male characters. The main female character has her moments of, "Hello, I'm a girl and I'm whiny because I'm more helpless than I want to be," and goodness knows the journalist female student can be annoying (which is her character's purpose), but I overlooked the flaws with the female characters in this show because I felt that they were eventually redeemed by later-revealed strengths.
The story is so-so in this series, nothing completely original, and the dialogue is used to mainly progress the stereotypical persona of the bad boy, the mysterious boy, the ideal girl, etc of the core five. But all in all, the points of interest in this anime are, in a nutshell, and in order of significance:
1) the visuals
2) the portrayal of friendship (especially between Tatsuma and Kyouichi, the two main males)
3) the portrayal of romantic love as something that can only be maintained through sacrifice (sacrifice of self, of life)
Codex
Watchable. Overall, I found the series to be entertaining andthe backstory of certain characters mysterious enough to keep me going until the end. The lead characters were likeable (more specifically, I'm a sucker for series where the main character falls into the "nice guy" archetype), although somewhat stereotyped and coupled with cheesy and altogether clichéd dialogue. Much of the human drama was too forced, but the almost careless, apathetic way violence and cruelty were presented was very effective in setting the dark tone of the story.
hongkongrus
Sorry No STORY what so ever. i was ep 5 and all of a sudden it change to another time frame and a new chapter that doesnt even connect. wtf bu the animation is pretty good
TheRedLine
Don't be fooled by the first episode where it looks like this a zombie anime because it isn't. Story: (No, there really isn't any romance at all in this) Five Highschool students gain mysterious powers after a encountering a demon. Shortly there after the city they live in(Tokyo obviously) is having tons of crazy and gruesome murders, all caused by demons or other people with "The Power" they have but are insane. (The power really is never explained) These five students will to fight to protect their city. Or so they say anyways... Art: Compared to the god awful art of Bokurano(which came out the same year), Tokyo Majin getsan Emmy for best visuals. Jokes aside Tokyo Majin has what seems to be a timeless art style that's held up well over the years. Characters faces display great emotion. However the background while very nice and detailed are also very drab and use lots of darker colors.
Sound:
Sound varies wildly and sometimes the characters speak so softly they can be hard to hear, and other times the music can be very loud. Speaking of music this anime has an awesome sound track. The OP and all the fight scenes have great music to them. Even the more emotional music works very well in this anime. The Dub version is fine as well.
Characters:
(O boy) While each of the three male main characters have vastly different personalities the two female leads do not.
Hiyuu, Tatsuma - (Something about his face bothers me) He is the kind of guy who always looks at the good side of things, and smiles a lot. Tatsuma is always very calm and seemingly at peace with himself, and he never gives up or gives into despair. He fights to protect people, even his enemies.
Houraiji, Kyouichi - (Personally my favorite of the cast) In the beginning he is introduced jumping out of the classroom window to beat up a gang of dudes after him. He is the guy who looks like a punk, acts like a punk, but is actually very wise for his age. Houraiji has seemingly endless contacts with people from the bad side of town, all of whom respect him highly. He is Hot headed when there's a good fight, but also very calm when dealing with others. When his friends are down in the dumps he's able to lift them up (in his own crude way) and set them back on track. He's the cool dude who can kick your ass or give you life advise.
Daigo, Yuuya - (The nanny of the group) Yuuya is the wrestling teams leader and he is also the cook of the main group. He has a huge crush on Komaki and he even goes as far as making her lunches.(when its usually girls who make the lunches for the guys they crush on) He isn't one who is eager to start a fight but when push comes to shove he's ready for it. While Yuuya is strong unlike Houraiji and Hiyuu he is not as emotionally as strong as they are.
Sakurai, Komaki - (The Shemale as proclaimed by Houraiji) Easily the weakest link in the group, Komaki would rather stay out of all the fighting and the only reason she seemingly keeps fighting is because of Aoi, who she has a thing for. Komaki constantly lets the "What If" and past events get to her, even though she acts all high and mighty she breaks very easily.
Misato, Aoi - (All she wants to do is save people, and constantly fails at it) Aoi is the school president and lives in a big mansion. The power unlike the rest is a purely defensive power, most likely stemming from the fact she wants to protect people. She's a good girl with a seemingly pure heart however more often then not she doesn't help or save people but either gets people killed during combat or watches people she tries to save die. She is also more often then not pushed around by most of the other main characters because she is the weakest of the group. Emotionally she's stronger then Komaki though that's not saying much since she also has some breakdowns of her own.(Granted her reasons for breaking down are more understandable then Komaki's)
Enjoyment:
With decent fight scenes and lots of blood and Komaki being called a Shemale, this anime is fun to watch, though some parts where Aoi or Komaki are emotionally unstable seem to slow down the pacing at times. The demons are all very different looking from each other and all have different abilities. Did I mention that's there's also a fair amount of gore and a high amount of blood and also some creepy moments as well.
Overall:
While not a must watch if your into Gore, action, and demon hunting, with a badass soundtrack this will be right up your alley. There are a decent amount of plot holes and character development is all over the place. If you want some the questions answered you'll have to continue to watch the 2nd season which is a direct continuation.
Uthred
This is a pretty enjoyable action piece that has some unexpected depth. The fansub "liner notes" frequently link this to the Shin Megami gameline, in particular the Persona games and I have to agree that there are a large number of corollaries between the two - particularly in regards to the darkness of the world and the heavy apocalyptic symbolism. The series can be a little impenetrable at first at it starts "in media res" and the flashbacks and backstory are often intermingled with the main storyline without any of the common visual and auditory cues. While the first time this happens its a littlejarring I found it to be engaging (as it demands audience attention) and interesting. Its nice to see narrative experimentation likes this and I felt it added quite nicely to the feel of the show (akin to the disjointed chronology of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzuimiya). The action is well done and nicely animated and while there's a fair bit of it usually serves as a backdrop to the character development as opposed to an end in and of it itself.
Kuridoll
Ahh! I was on animefreak.tv looking for a new anime to watch, and I came across this anime! I finished the whole series (including season 2) within 2 days, because it was SO good! Too bad its not that popular though, but if you haven't watched it GO WATCH IT! its not really scary at all, just a few freaky looking people haha, but I love Tatsuma! :D & his love for ichigo's haha. *ahem* Its so good! and the Art is pretty nice for a non-popular anime :D Go watchie! Theres a few cursing,blood, and etc but it has a nice story line! Don't forget to watch the2nd season on youtube! :D
Antauri7
i know this is just part 1 of the show, but im going to give a full review of the whole thing. saves time lol i first heard about this on Funimation's channel on Youtube. When i looked at the description, i figured "o boy. another mediocre anime with an uber-recycled storyline and characters".....thank god i was wrong. storyline: a quiet transfer student named tatsuma hiyuu comes to magami high and his looks and his tendency to sleep in class earns him the name sleeping beauty. he connects with residential delinquent kyouichi horaiji after a brief fight and they both end up getting powers from the mysteriousdragon stream along with 3 other students. together they fight against the undead plaguing tokyo and struggle to find balance with their destinies.
from that point on, the show falls into a somewhat monster-of-the-day plan. from zombies to insane psychopaths bent on revenge, they tackle tough opponents but despite that it proves itself to be decent anime. something to watch in spare time mind u but it does manage to hold some individuality despite the obvious stereotypes.
p.s. the ending however is pretty ambiguous and unsatisfying. just a heads up
Karikamiya
I first watch this anime as dubbed..dubbed in my language and I was really happy about the character's personality and the way they interact with each other. I love the story line but this anime will be only interesting to those with enough patience and what so ever. I love everything in this anime , the sound effects are amazing and the opening it rocks my world.I love Tokyo Majin!! I have watched it three times now.
RoxasHiyuu
This was just a amazing anime, but wish it was longer. The story was good, its about five students who ends up meeting each other. I'm not going to spoil it, so I'm skipping parts. So the high school students with powers have to stop all the demons who keeps causing commotion in Tokyo. Soon they realize their greatest threat, which involves more even powerful demons, is to come. Everything was just awesome also, but I just dislike how it ends & you'll find out if you watch =]. (My first review so forgive me).
HeyItsCami
This review is based completely on the English dub of the anime. I have not played the game or read the manga. STORY: The name of the anime doesn't really fit it's story. The name means Tokyo Wizard Academy, but it doesn't really have anything to do with what most people describe as wizards. Instead, we've got demons and ogres. However, the main cast also has some supernatural powers - which could very well be why the series has the name that it does. Anyway, the story starts out with mysterious deaths involving the "Reborn Dead" (referred to as "Living Dead" in the dub) occurring inthe nights of Tokyo - these usually involve people disappearing at night, reappearing during the day as a corpse; however, they're somehow able to escape from the morgue before being autopsied. This is where the main cast comes in, starting with Tatsuma Hiyuu and Kyouichi Horaiji. The two, along with the rest of their group stay up every night to find out what's causing the mysterious deaths. Soon after, they find out that there's a more powerful demon behind all the deaths.
It doesn't sound that bad, does it? The summary of the anime is what draws you in, what actually happens keeps you pretty interested. The first thing you see is people getting stabbed - and who's the witness? A baby! Funny thing is, that baby is practically the main character of this anime (oops, guess I've said too much).
ART: The art isn't very good, to be honest. This anime was created in the late 2000s? I couldn't tell. It looked more like a 1990s production. The character design was pretty well-done, but the animation takes away from it. I've seen FUNimation Entertainment put out downright amazing anime in terms of art and animation, but I have to say the animation for this was a disappointment - something I decided before I even knew FUNimation was involved in the production of the series.
SOUND: I will separate this into two sections: music and voice. Why am I doing that? Because it will look way too cluttered if I try to put my opinions on the OP, ED, and voice actors all in one paragraph.
Music - Screamo fans will definitely appreciate the OP. However, if one is more into pop/rock, they won't like it too much. That being said, it's not a very bad song, but it's not necessarily iPod-worthy. However, that depends on who you ask. The vocals for the track are done nicely enough, but depending on one's musical taste - the screaming could make or break the decision of whether or not it's a "good" song. ACID definitely did a great job with the song, and if you did away with the screamo bits - I'd say it's one of my top 5 OP tracks. The ED is absolutely beautiful. I could say it's the most amazing ED that's ever been created, but as I haven't seen every anime ever created - it could very well be wrong. That doesn't, however, change the fact that the song is just spectacular. I can't stress how much I love the ED track for this anime. The song just showcases how talented ACID is when it comes to pure vocal abilities.
Voice - The voice actors aren't really anything special. Kyouichi sounds like any other delinquent. Aoi sounds like the classic good girl, or girl next door. Yuuya sounds like a typical jock. One line from Hisui and you automatically know that he's one of those "loyal servant" types. Komaki and Tatsuma, on the other hand, are hard to describe in terms of voice; you honestly can't tell much about them from how they sound - while the other two are dead give-aways as soon as you hear them. Whether or not that's a good or bad thing depends on the individual viewer. On one hand, not being able to show the character's personality through voice acting isn't necessarily a good thing. However, Komaki's voice actress, Melissa Pritchett, redeems herself in that she can depict emotion very well (seen in "Dream Hell"). Brandon Hearnsberger, the voice of Tatsuma, is also capable of this - making him seem a little less mysterious. Vic Mignogna once again shows off his skill by voicing the villain, Tendo Kozunu; I could just hear the evil in his voice. It's no surprise though, he seems to do a great job with any role he plays when it comes to dubbing anime.
CHARACTER: The characters are pretty well-developed, the main ones anyway. It's hard to describe them without giving too much away about the show. We see that Kyouichi, despite his mean nature towards everyone but Tatsuma, seems to have a bit of a soft spot for Aoi - he's constantly protecting her, even when getting rid of her may prove more beneficial. We see that Aoi has a somewhat dark past despite her kind, gentle nature. The relationship between Yuuya and Komaki is great for comic relief, especially since she's so oblivious to Yuuya's blatant crush on her. Komaki, despite the strong facade she puts on in front of everyone, is very emotional - which is the exact opposite of what one would expect from her. She could be the most emotional of them all, and when her emotions get out-of-whack, her ability to fight is also affected - making her weaker than she really is. Yuuya is your typical jock - with the crush on probably the most oblivious girl in the show. It's honestly surprising Kyoko didn't just blurt it out. Tatsuma is just as mysterious by the end of the season as he was in the beginning. You have some questions answered, but at the same time you're left with more. He's possibly the most complex character in the show.
On the other hand, Tendo Kozunu, is much more than just some malicious person off the street looking for revenge. On the inside, he's just a sad little boy that wants to be with his mother - or at least avenge her. He's haunted by his mother's death, making it a bit hard for one to outright despise him despite all the horrible things he's done. He has a strong hatred towards Tatsuma from the first time they meet - it's later revealed that he blames Tatsuma's ancestors for his mother's death. The man is extremely manipulative, but there's something to him making it hard to completely hate him. The little girl seen with him gets no character development whatsoever - well, aside from the fact that she's a little brat.
ENJOYMENT: You definitely won't get bored. However, it's better to watch it over a long time. There's just a lot packed into one episode, but it's better take a break between viewings so you can take it all in.
OVERALL: It's pretty good anime. I wouldn't call it one of the best, but it's not something that you should just brush off. Those who say it has no storyline are either not paying very much attention, or didn't even bother giving this anime a real shot.
Ry4n2109
I was skeptical about this anime. I bought the first 14 episodes on DVD for a cheap price and decided to give it a try. I must say I was impressed! This is a good action-packed young teenager cast anime. You have 5 main high school students who gain mysterious powers and fight demons. The characters are built successfully. I love this style of animation, good english dub voice acting, and such a gloomy yet amazing world. Overall good anime 8.5/10
