Magano, a parallel realm filled with monsters known as "Kegare," is a place where exorcists deal with all impurities. Benio Adashino is a prodigy exorcist who is recognized for her strength and is summoned to Tokyo by the Exorcist Union. On her way, she plummets into the arms of Rokuro Enmadou, a young exorcist with a troubled past.
But the impurities of Magano do not rest. When these two exorcists witness a couple of children stolen by a Kegare, Benio rushes to save them, dragging Rokuro along with her into Magano. Engaged in a fight she is on the verge of being defeated in, Benio is saved by Rokuro, revealing himself capable of being her rival in talent.
Sousei no Onmyouji tells the story of two talented exorcists who are destined to become the "Twin Star Exorcists" and the prophesised parents of the Miko—the reincarnation of Abe no Seimei—who will cleanse the world of all impurities.
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3xTripple
I feel that these 8.5 words describe the entirety of this anime: “Cliche Archetype-filled Exorcist Shounen With Many Crappy Plot Twists” I have very mixed feelings about this show… - Sometimes I thought, “Oh, this is such a cool kiddy shounen!” - Sometimes I became angry at how stupid and immature the characters were. - I often skipped through some of the many slow scenes and flashbacks. - Sometimes I even said, “Whoa! Didn’t see that coming! Is this really a kids show? wtf?” when some pretty dark things happened - However, most importantly, by the end I thought to myself “Wow, this is pretty fucking bad.” I honestly thought this showwas going to be pretty average at first (5 out of 10). Then I thought, “Oh wow! This is actually pretty good!” from 9 to 37-ish (7/10). However, towards the end the show started pulling both random and shitty plot twists out of its ass, and then shooting them at us like it’s a “shit machine-gun” (2/10)...
TL;DR at the end
Story:(4/10)
The story mainly follows two cliche and initially overpowered main protagonists named “Rokuro” and “Benio” as they overcome many hard trials thereby growing stronger and closer together displaying mild romance. They’re prophesized to be the “twin stars” or two chosen exorcists that will get married, have a baby, and the baby will be the most powerful exorcist called the “miko” (basically something like a baby Jesus that will save the world from all of the evil kegare monsters). The evil kegare monsters are sealed in an alternate dimension called “megano”, where the exorcists must go to fight them. Almost all of the characters are slowly introduced with background stories that are supposed to be tragic, but their backgrounds came across as overly done to the point where it was kind of just stupid-silly after a while. The story emphasizes that Rokuro and Benio both want to get stronger... and they do... At a snail’s rate anyways, but no worries because they often get sudden power ups out of nowhere. Mm~ sudden power ups. My favorite… (sarcasm)
The story really doesn’t have any depth, and it certainly isn’t realistic. For example, one of the main antagonists is basically just some psychotic kid with attachment issues. One thing that really pissed me off is that all of the villains kept saying phrases like:
"I am all powerful! and you are weak!"
“It is no use for you to try to win!”
“Oh, but it was all part of my master plan!”
“THIS TOO IS PART OF MY MASTER PLAN!”
and then the shitty plot twist that I mentioned earlier would be another antagonist saying,
“But your master plan was part of my SUPER master plan ALL ALONG! I have been using you, lesser antagonist, this whole time!”
I often just sat in my chair, apathetic to all of the bullshit that the characters kept pulling out of their asses.
I feel the story’s pace was much too slow, often dwelling much too long on the characterization and development of the twin stars. It wasn’t really exciting, so I didn’t feel like waiting to watch each new episode once a week. I actually ended up binge-watching once every four months. It had its ups and downs. It’s a pretty a pretty bad story overall. Towards the end, we randomly got hit with some pedophile plot twist shit, and I honestly don’t know what the hell to make of this anime anymore. It had its moments, but the story was actually pretty bad overall.
Art:(5/10)
The art in the fight scenes sometimes looks like it’s from a game where they pause and call out the name of their attack with an epic pose before actually doing it. Everything freezes when this happens, so it adds a certain "style" to the art.
The art's okay overall, but I feel that the series would be more appealing if the characters weren't so... bright and cute...? Except there's one thing that gets to me every time... It's Rokuro... There are scenes when his art turns into something out of a horror movie. The animation is not the best with many still-frames and lack of dramatic camera angles. The art's fine overall.
Sound:(8/10)
What can I say? They did a pretty good job on the sound. The OST is mainly dubstep, which threw me off at first, but I kind of like it now. The fighting works well, background music fits completely and enhances the setting. Openings and endings are also very fitting. It's actually relatively unique, but it's not special or powerful like something like something Yuki Kajiura or Sawano Hiroyuki would make. Only one OST was memorable for me until episode 27's opening theme. But now that I finished the anime, I actually occasionally catch myself thinking about their OSTs! (I guess 50 episodes of an anime will do that to you).
Characters: (4/10)
The characters were okay, at best. However, towards the end, they ended up having little to no real depth at all. In general, they’re pretty much just average characters with nothing much special about them except for Rokuro's shark teeth (main male character). I initially hated both Rokuro and Benio, but, I actually started liking the main characters around episode 14/15 after they unnecessarily spent all of that time developing the twin stars. However, they're basically just kids with sad background stories tasked with saving the world from Kegare. Honestly, they probably could have made this series into about 24 episodes if they skipped the unnecessary development episodes.
There are a lot of side characters with the potential to be interesting, but they all got little to no development. The dynamic between Benio and Rokuro is pretty nice to watch, but there's nothing too special here. Rokuro's starts off as kind of annoying, fiery, not that smart, and overpowered, but the enemies do get much stronger and Rokuro matures quite a bit and actually becomes a pretty cool character. Benio is the typical smart, cool, amazingly strong, but lonely character. She too grows as the series progresses.
Enjoyment: (?/10)
This show… is hard to describe in terms of enjoyment... At first, it was fun because it reminded me of a cool game (7/10). As it progressed, the initial excitement died down (5/10). It was very predictable up until a certain point, but things started becoming less predictable as it progressed (7/10). Some of the plot twists were cool, but the plot twists towards the end were just plain stupid (2/10). In fact, I was legitimately shocked by how ridiculous and incoherent it started getting. It's definitely more suited to a younger less mature audience, but there are some aspects of the anime that are unexpectedly dark for a kids show. An older audience may still enjoy it because it's somewhat entertaining (maybe), although you probably won't be able to relate to it much as an older individual.
TL;DR
Overall: (5/10)
The story progressed too slowly, they took too long to develop the MCs, the characters were too cliche, but the anime wasn’t all that bad and actually had a decent amount of good moments. The show is bearable, but I wouldn’t recommend this anime to you unless you’ve already seen a bunch of the other top shounen out there. So basically, it was pretty bad and I think your time would be better spent elsewhere.
“Do I recommend this to you personally?”
Personally? Absolutely not. I could never wholeheartedly recommend this anime to anyone. It’s just something I watched to kill time.
However, if you like exorcists and shounen anime, are younger than 16, and like slow stories, then maybe you should give it a shot someday.
If you want realistic and mature characters, then no you should look elsewhere.
In fact, you probably should just look elsewhere unless you’re out of anime to watch.
I strongly recommend that you check out these other similar, but better exorcist/demon-related shounen anime first if you haven’t already:
1. D. Gray Man 9/10 (103 eps) The second season 8/10 (13 eps) came 10 years later
2. Bleach 9/10 (366 eps)
3. Ao no Exorcist 9/10 (37 eps between 2 seasons)
4. Nurarihyon no Mago 9/10 (50 eps between 2 seasons)
5. Shakugan no Shana 8/10 (76 eps between 3 seasons)
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PyraXadon
The word 'adaptation' for anime has quite a flexible definition. Most often, the term 'adaptation' means that the production company takes the source material and tries their best to make a carbon copy of the series that they decided to make in animated form. But at the same time, the word 'adaptation' can mean "based on" the original source material, and have their own anime-original plots and endings that contradict what the original series may have entailed. Twinstar Exorcists, or Sousei no Omnyouji is an example of the latter. Story: The world we live in is a place that exists parallelto its antithesis, a place known as Magano. In it, the negative thoughts of humans merge together and form creatures of corruption and sin known as 'Kegare'. Kegare feed off of the spirtual power of humans and are destructive creatures that threaten the world we know. In order to combat this, there are people known as Omnyouji with high spiritual power and battle the Kegare in a never-ending war to save humanity from their power. To save humanity, the power of the Miko, a being born from the twinstar exorcists must be brought into the world. Who are the twinstar exorcists? Some shithead named Rokuro and an equally prissy girl named Benio. Oh boy...
Omnyouji's story is in short, arduous. Spanning 50 episodes of content, what we're given as a plot is, in simple terms, a slew of shonen tropes that span from the power of friendship, all the way to wanting to save everybody, and sudden bursts of power because, plot convenience. Despite being an adaptation of a relatively popular series, Omnyouji doesn't have much to offer. It becomes painfully easy to see what comes our way, and a lot of what it is boils down to ham-handed philosophies of two opponents fighting each other with fists clenched while shouting each other's names. Rinse and repeat that process over twenty times over, and you have what roughly equates to the entire show's runtime in a flash.
The main attributer as to why the show is so devoid of any originality or interesting developments is because, rather than following what the manga had already mapped out for Perriot to adapt, the studio decided to take a different turn and by Episode 20, change the show's path down an anime original path that has no connection to its original source material at all. This proved to be a very big contributor as to why the show has such big flaws with its story, as the saga we're introduced to turns the show into a display of power as our protagonists "get stronger" as more and more opponents get introduced for no other reason than to make the penultimate plot of "The end of the world is coming" a reality for the end so that the show would have some form of grand finale.
Another problem comes with how I feel as though the show had too much time. Most often than not, the case of screentime boils down to not having enough time for a series in order to tell the story that was intended. Many episodes felt like throwaway episodes, as the show would squander its screentime with flashbacks that have already been shown many times over, recaps of what happened in the last ten or so episodes, or would have episodes solely devoted to talking just to fill up the twenty-four minutes that were allotted for the episode. As such, episodes like this added to the weariness of how Omnyouji displayed itself, making the what was already tedious, even more tedious to watch.
Omnyouji's problems arose when trying to milk what had already been drained dry. The show doesn't try anything new in the realm of shonen anime, as the roughly twenty five hours it takes to watch this series can be described with just a tropes that almost every shonen anime uses in its plotline. That, combined with how slow some of the episodes feel, and how predictable everything is, ultimately creates a tiring experience that isn't worth the time or effort to have.
Overview:
- All the shonen tropes
- Predictable story
- Many pointless episodes
- Deviation from the source material did not work
Characters: Likewise, characters have the similar problem with being your run of the mill shonen tropes without what seems like little to no thought with how to make them interesting beyond what they're given.
Both of our main characters, Enmado Rokuro and Adashino Benio start off the series hating each other's guts. With the series intentionally pairing them up in order to bring the Miko into the world, it's no surprise by what the end result of the series becomes. The pair of Omnyouji are as expected. You have the reckless, brash boy who listens to no one and wants to get stronger with his own strength and his own merits, and you have the girl who doesn't like the boy (at the beginning) who also wants to get stronger and basically has the exact same goals that the boy does. The character progression for the relationship between these two is noticeable and gradual, which is something that I believe that the show does well on. However, as far as everything else is concerned, that's about where the positives end. Their goals are nothing special, their progression is somewhat minimal, and the show makes it very hard for them to lose. They may struggle, but everything turns out extremely ok at the end. They're boring. They're boring because the show doesn't even attempt to make their pains and struggles seem minimal when everything just comes to them so easily, and it becomes very hard to care for characters who despite everything, have plot armor so thick that not even someone who is virtually god can't break through it.
As far as villains go, most if not all can be described as characters who have a single goal that serves as an obstacle that can easily be overcome once given enough episodes. Become the best, take over the world, destroy humanity; all of these goals have been done over and over again in more interesting ways that have been displayed here. It doesn't help that the villains spend more time talking than executing their evil plan, or hell, let the protagonist live when they could easily kill them, so they become minor hurdles that the characters have to jump over to continue on with the story.
Side characters are a wide bunch that, like most long-running shonen series, are either the friends that the main protagonists are fighting for, and are the less than stellar characters of the same kind who will never amount to anything when compared to the feats that the main protagonists have achieved. They're your standard group of side characters in a shonen series, and there're very few if any noteworthy characters to talk about since they're largely tropes like; the third wheel, the mentor, the annoying mascot, and rivals.
Overview:
+ Character development for the protagonists
- Entire cast feels like a giant soup of tropes
Art: Perriot's art shines as an example of inconsistency and quality issues. While normally the show has a lot of blunt and bright colors that are less than stellar in quality, the main problem with Omnyouji's art is how consistent the company is with making their scenes.
When the show wants to, the lighting and the shadows can make the scene look good enough to actually look good. However, when the show doesn't want to, the art looks like a mess of colors combined with clear flaws in the details when it comes to characters' appearance. Fight scenes in a supposedly action heavy series are mostly characters standing and talking about each of their side and philosophies while not mercilessly beating the crap out of each other. A one-two punch, a lot of talking, some more punching, a lot more talking, and end the fight. The fight scenes hardly have any 'fight' in them, so they feel very disengaging and unexciting to watch.
Overview:
+ Can look good
- Largely inconsistent
- Minimalistic fight scenes
Sound: Omnyouji's soundtracks are not memorable. Being roughly 4 cours long, the show has 4 pairs of OPs and EDs that help run the show's opening and ending bits to section off each of the four parts that the show's in. Despite having watched all of the songs in full, none of the tracks stick out to me in my head as something that was both enjoyable or memorable. So if you ask me, the tracks are not worth your time.
Personal Enjoyment: It's been about a year since I started watching the first episode, and I honestly can't remember the reason why I even started it in the first place. Coming out of it though, Omnyouji stands as a show that ultimately was a huge waste of time. Nothing about it made me excited about watching the next episode, and slogging through episode after episode felt like a tiring excavation to find any glint of originality to make me interested in the series. The shift from the source material certainly didn't help its case, as the random encounters with new anime-original villains didn't do anything but make the series even more difficult to like.
Did I like this series?
For me, there's nothing to like. You can find better examples of everything this show did elsewhere.
What didn't I like about this series?
Though I'm tempted to say 'everything', the biggest problem I had was with Benio's shikigami, Kinako. Kinako's high screechy voice shouting at the top of his lungs was like nails on a chalkboard. He wasn't cute, was extremely annoying, and became a huge hindrance to the series because his constant shouting and attempts at 'helping' had me in a tizzy on whether or not I should finish the show, or quit halfway.
Would I recommend this anime?
To me, Omnyouji is not worth it. Reusing almost every shonen trope that exists, Omnyouji's adaptation has almost nothing original about it as its largely anime-original plot turns its 50 episode runtime into a bingo game to see if you can get a bingo from all of the tropes that they shove into the series. Its lack of originality makes it a tiring experience to have, and I for one am thankful that it's over. Because there is no way I'm ever going to watch a 50 episode on-going series ever again.
Kya_Foxy
** Spoiler Free ** ~ If I had one dollar for every time someone said "I want to get stronger" during the anime, I would have been rich!~ Characters: I liked the affectionate involvement of the main characters, Benio and Rokuro. They grow and mature throughout the series, they support and motive each other in order to achieve their goal. Story: The plot unfolds slowly and personally I got bored. It got a bit tedious and monotonous as we watch the protagonists "getting stronger" while more and more opponents appear. Unnecessary scenes and characters. The comedy was funny. Maybe it was one of they best aspects of the series.Art: The style and quality of the art change during the series. The characters design was really poor in some episodes, their faces looked like they were drawn by a child. However, other scenes were detailed designed with beautiful colours.
Sound: The music caught my attention! The #3 opening song is my favorite:)
The background music was fitting the atmosphere, very good work!
Overall, it's 7/10. I suggest you give it a try!
sebba93
In a world full of Shonen series Twin Star Exorcists will defently NOT change anything about it, but with even that i stonrgly recomend you to give this sereis a chance. The story is focused is these two characters, Rokuro and Benio is their livas as exosist who fight an evil known as Kegare. You may like to know from the start the this series only take the premise of the original source of the mange for the first 20 episodes, while the other 30 s an anime original story, with 8 or so episodes with a "monster of the week" progression with the rest of theepisodes for the final arc and finale but is not as you might think, the so-called "filler" it will be actually some what relevant to the ofthe story, (just a little) never the less, it could it be shorter. BTW It gets and actual ending, i mean, if this is what we got from TSE im satiesfied(6/10)
As usual in a seres who is make week by week for a full year, it might suffer for the inconstanst quiality in the animation, but is fairly consistent trough the whole series. There are moments where you will say, "this look good", at other times you will say... "ahhh ok..." (6/10)
Im not a musician i cant jugde the OST from that view, but i can say it gets the job done, you'll remember the songs time to time but they will not get stuck in your head or wanna add them to your playlists
Except the OP and ED, props to all of them, specially the 2nd OP and the 3er ED (7/10)
I think the strongest thing this series are their characters, the series focus a lot in the relatioship between Benio and Rokuro, how in the begening they hate each other to accept their flaws and praise their strengns.
While in the other hand they neglet mostly of the support cast, wich are really good, each character of the supporting cast has their own story but only some of them get screentime to develop that, while other doesnt get any at all, but i see this was done to focus in the protagonists (7/10)
My personal experience was week by week, sometimes i ended really satisfied for what i watched and enjoyed, other times i ended dissapointed BUT with the hope that it would be better the next week. But yeah i enjoy it all, just not that much some weeks
Sensei_Jaq
If I'm being 100% honest here, I almost dropped this anime after ep 3. But something told me to keep watching. So I did, and now it's in my top 10 favorite anime. There was something very sweet and innocent about this anime. I admit I had tears falling down my face in quite a few places. And I NEVER cry when watching anime. The story reminded me a lot of D. Gray-Man. The MC is both the savior and destroyer of the world. The main enemy, Basra, were just like the Noah. But this anime had more heart to it. Each character had theirown challenges to overcome in order to become a stronger exorcist. Rather than being annoying with all the flashbacks, it helped make the story more immersive.
Unfortunately, the anime strayed away from the manga in some places. There were a few main characters in the anime that played little to no importance in the manga. and one character doesn't even exist in the manga, but she was one of the reasons I cried.
The art and sound of the anime were almost stellar. It could just be the site I was using to stream, but there would be times when the voices wouldn't match up with the character's lips moving. Since this was only available in Sub, it wasn't a huge deal for me, but it is still annoying to know about.
Overall I LOVED this anime, and can't wait for season 2! Oh, one little thing though. If you think they're gonna kiss, then you best hold your breath a bit longer. It took them a long time to have their first kiss, and there may have been a huge battle going on behind them. It just added to the sweetness of their first kiss IMO.
10/10 Would recommend.
10/10 Will watch again.
-JNutt22
Chris_AGuy
July 3, 2021 I made a review for this anime and I gave it a 9. I made that review when I was Junior in high school, not noticing the problems with the anime at that time I thought it was good. Ever since then I've read the manga and realized that it was actually bad. Twin Star Exorcists (Sousei no Onmyouji) is an anime that was given the anime original route which didn't work very well. Even before the story becomes anime only, a lot was changed from the manga that makes the story worse. They added a character to the beginning that stays withour main characters until the last episode and he served no purpose other that to drag out the romance between the main characters when in the manga he is a very loyal and somewhat respectable character that isn't introduced until much later in the story. Dialogue that was meant to have meaning behind it was completely taken out and rebranded, they just took out an important moment in the beginning between two characters for no reason. I can't stress enough how badly this anime was done wrong.... Even certain events were shown out of order when they worked better in the order they were in the manga. It just doesn't make any sense but that isn't may main issue with this adaptation.
The problem with anime only route:
Besides the anime completely messing up the manga content before it becomes anime original, my biggest issue with this is the anime original route they took while making it. In the anime after about 20 episodes or so (I'm just guessing off of memory) the anime turns into 100% anime original content. Events happen that don't matter, characters are introduced that don't matter, manga characters that show up much later are introduced but completely different. I can't really say much without spoiling it, but the anime just becomes horrible. In the manga our two protagonists are separated and both discover more about themselves and their intertwined fate that they are stuck with and have obstacles they must overcome and to eventually meet each other again at a certain location.
I know this review went on about the manga a lot, but lets pretend the manga didn't exist and this whole anime was an anime original, it still would be bad. It's a poorly written story after it becomes anime original and that's about half of the episodes. Don't even bother watching this, just read the manga I promise you it's x100 better. I used to really like this anime until I rewatched it then decided to read the manga afterwards and realized how dirty this anime was done, it's in desperate need of a reboot that is manga canon. If you've seen the anime I suggest you start reading the manga but start from chapter 1, there's a lot of information that the anime doesn't go over that will make everything make more sense.
(I wish I could give it a 1/10 but there's anime much worse than this)
Final Score 4/10
IustinMakihige
Sousei no Onmyouji is the best anime I've ever seen. Well the anime respects the manga until episode 20 and after it's original story because the manga is lunar and the original story really went well and even really enjoyed it . I started to read the manga Sousei no onmyouji because i want to know the originaly story . After all, I ask you to look at the anime and read the manga are the same story but in different worlds. How to explain it better? Story 10/10 Sousei no Onmyouji tells the story of two talented exorcists who are destined to become the "Twin Star Exorcists"and the prophesised parents of the Miko—the reincarnation of Abe no Seimei—who will cleanse the world of all impurities.
Art 8/10
Art has not been so good, but after a few episodes it has improved
Sound 10/10
I had no problems with the sounds
Caracter 10/10
Rokuro Enmadou, a young exorcist with a troubled past
Benio Adashino is a prodigy exorcist
Overall 10/10
I've put 10 in this because i like the romance , and the story of this anime so much
Eva_PhoenixAnime
Twin Star Exorcists is an action-packed supernatural anime that blends intense battles, emotional character growth, and a unique take on destiny. While it takes creative liberties from the manga, the anime delivers an engaging story with its own charm. Story: Twin Star Exorcists follows Rokuro and Benio, two young exorcists fated to become the "Twin Stars"—the destined couple prophesied to bring an end to the war against the monstrous Kegare. While both are skilled fighters, they start off as rivals, reluctant to accept their destiny. However, as the anime progresses and they find out more about themselves their relationship grows, making the emotional journey as gripping asthe action in it.
One of the anime’s biggest strengths is its world-building. The setting of Magano, a parallel realm where exorcists fight Kegare, is visually striking, filled with eerie landscapes and intense battles. The action scenes are fluid and well-choreographed, showcasing a variety of exorcist techniques and abilities.
However, the story takes a different approach from the manga, introducing anime original arcs that expand on the world and characters. These original arcs allows for new stories and fights that keep the anime experience fresh and I feel help in the overall story. The pacing has its highs and lows, but the blend of intense battles, heartfelt moments, and humor makes for an engaging watch.
Charcaters:
Rokuro and Benio’s dynamic is the heart of the series. Rokuro starts off as someone who rejects his exorcist past, while Benio is fiercely dedicated to her duty. Their growth—both as fighters and as partners—is satisfying to watch, as they push each other to improve and develop mutual respect and feelings.
The supporting cast is also memorable, with characters like Seigen, Mayura, and the Twelve Guardians adding depth to the world. The villains, especially the Basara, provide challenging fights and emotional stakes, making each battle feel personal and meaningful in some scenarios.
Animation/Visuals:
The visuals in Twin Star Exorcists are vibrant and colorful, especially in the battles. The exorcist techniques and combat effects look great, and many fights are well-animated and impactful. However, the animation quality fluctuates at times, with some episodes looking noticeably less polished. Despite this inconsistency, the art style and character designs remain appealing throughout the series.
To conclude:
Despite some pacing issues and animation inconsistencies, Twin Star Exorcists is an enjoyable supernatural shonen anime with a compelling story, engaging characters, and exciting battles. If you're looking for an action-packed anime with a mix of romance, destiny, and battles, I would recommend giving this a watch.
Rokuro21
To be honest, I really loved Twin Star Exorcists. When it first came out in the spring of April 6, 2016, I was like "Oh, this anime might give me something to watch". Then I really got into the plot. Twin Star Exorcists at some points were emotional, but also awesome at the same time. On Wednesdays after school, I would go strait to the computer to watch Twin Star Exorcists. At one point I got a little behind, but I made up for it in spare time. I loved how many different types of talisman spells there were, how many types of character developmentsthere were as well.
Sydd
I promise the spoilers will be trivial and won't reveal the big "plots" Right. This anime... had a stupid amount of potential to be one of the best animes out there but at the end I'm just sitting here going... typical. Nothing stood out. And this pretty much sums up the review but ofcourse, details and reasoning, now's the time to stop reading if you don't want to be spoilt at all but as mentioned, they'll be trivial. So the story revolves around 2 protagonists who are exorcists, 14 year old kids with a terrible past and the same goal. Prophesied to be the "twinstars" who are expected to marry and give birth to "miko" who'll save the world. Its not unique, for sure, but has potential.
Story: (a 7/10 but because of the ending plot, 5.5/10)
Since I did promise a minimal spoiler review, all I can say is that the pacing was rather moronic, it was fairly slow, character development was present but lacked any depth whatsoever and mainly revolved around the two protagonists, the supporting characters were introduced in a magnificent manner and there were moments I went "Woah" that guy is cool and in the end you don't care much about them since they barely had any focus and you don't connect to them they way you'd want to since ofcourse the focus was only on the two characters. Excessive use of flashbacks to attempt to relate to characters. Timeskip had little to no effect on anyone apart from one of the protagonists becoming a bit more disciplined. Apart from that the protagonists have no development in battle and its frustrating to watch this where they are gaining strength at such a stupid slow pace, even after the timeskip they use the same attacks, sure a couple of new ones here and there and stronger versions of their previous attacks.. but urm, their strength was comparable to running with a needle to fight a war, the thing is, they win, being protagonists ofc, their powerspikes, while temperorary come out of nowhere, there's little explanation and its bogus leaving you with a disappointed feeling even tho' the battle itself was amazing. why? Plot. armor.
Tl;Dr: They focused only on a handful of characters and the story revolved around them, several plot holes, predictable plot twists and a rather disappointing ending plot made this feel like a let down.
Art (excluding battle scenes, 8/10) Including battles: 6/10
The art was marvellous, vivid colours, well designed characters, and oh my, the sceneries in this anime were pure eye candy, except when the battle starts, the characters call out their attack, the anime pauses the fight to display the words of the attack the character is carrying out in a "stylish manner" its gonna be a hit or miss thing, but apart from that man this anime looked pretty as hell.
Sound: (based on music alone: 8/10) based on how they used it? 5/10
Dubstep... I initially didn't know what to think of it but damn it got your heart pumping in action scenes, the problem however is when sad scenes were shown, the music didn't match up to it, its not very obvious but easily noticeable.
Character: 6/10
Shallow. Very shallow. Protagonists had their characters developed with a focus on romance, making the romantic aspect develop quite a bit, apart from that? Hm, Rokuro (the male protagonist) has some development after timeskip. Supporting characters had some focus from time to time but developed little compared to what was possible. Expecially the strongest of the exorcist faction.
Antagonists: They only existed because they were needed. I felt a severe lack of any beliefs or goals on this side. Making the fights seem pointless, it only revolved around one party trying to destroy the world, for no reason. Another party trying to save it. At the end you have an amazing antagonist but man the way they dealt with it was disappointing and naive and made no sense.
Enjoyment: 7/10
I had nothing better to do, I finished watching this in 3 days. It was interesting in some aspects, especially the middle but it seriously falls off in the end.
Overall: 6.5/10
I'd only recommend this if you have nothing better to do or you only want to watch this with your logical side turned off. Completely. That is the only way to enjoy this anime.
If you do like anime with depth to the whys and hows etc.... I'm afraid this one isn;t for you. It is a shounen afterall...
DerpyYume
I think the show is basic but overall pretty good I mean basic by your anime character(s) fighting monsters and that there is some silly goofy stuff behind it and then uh oh characters have to solve it This would probably get a higher rating from me if there was a scene where the child is made, in the show the main two characters are a couple, and I would like to see them actually pursuit and genuine couple style instead of be shy teenagers for the entire show. If you are just here to waste time on some sick sight scenes and plot that doesn't getto boring then I would recommend this show
6/10
sandywonka
This based on my opinion and my experiences. May contain spoilers! I begin with the art. The art is not mesmerizing if i compare this one with anime nowadays, it's below the average. The fighting scene is 4/10, so fast and not very much action and skill in that scene. Like "What?! he is doing it again? no new skill? wtf?!". The story is predictable, when i came to the mid series i felt like "Oh well, this protagonist will not have an" OP "power for a while." It's not very good and not bad either, sometime it maybe similar to another anime with same genres, but sometimeit can be "fresh" you know what i am saying.
The character is fair enough, i do not really like the tooth from the male main character, the tooth is not normal, i dont know what the meaning behind that, i just dont get it. The main character relationship is very good, it's developing, from the hate to love, i really enjoyed how they put this on.
I would recommend this anime to who prefer more to romance, really enjoyed that romance.
AdashinoNakahara
I believe the Sousei No Onmyouji is by far the best anime I have watched. However, what really stood out was character development, especially between Rokuro and Benio. Even though they repeat how they "want to get stronger" it is not taken literally but more figuratively for they want to have a stronger relationship, become mentally stronger and physically stronger. I believe it is really supposed to be symbolic. Art: I don't think it is supposed to be artistic, I don't think that is what the artists were aiming for but it is still really good. The background/ setting is amazing though, especially Magano. Story: Thisanime had a really well thought out plot line with dramatic twists and turns that kept the viewers on the edge of their seats. It was really enjoyable to see how everything panned out. I feel it didn't drag and that everything put in the anime was there for a reason. The dialogue is hilarious and broke up the monotony of being serious all the time. I was always laughing my head off.
Sound: All the theme songs were really good and matched the story well (especially the #3 song, it is my favourite). The non diegetic music was superb and dramatic, especially in those tense and heart wrenching moments. The sounds that were emitted from Magano as well were creepy and really heightened the scene.
I really enjoyed this anime and it is something that I would definitely watch over and over again, which is why I feel it deserves a 10.
Kegoruto_Piece
This Anime was better then most out there to date. If you go back into the past of all the Anime made, you will see that every one has their own strength as a genre. What MANY anime fans do not understand is that there is no ORIGINAL ANIME anymore. When time moves forward so does repeats of stories from the past since most ideas have been made so far until new technology or ideas are made. So for all of you hardliners out there complaining about your complaints of unoriginal and fascist ideals, you will never find many originals left since you can findcopies of almost every anime out there now. I enjoyed this anime it had many different anime in it and thats what i love! for ideals to mix to create NEW ideas.. The Music was awesome with the mix of battle scenes, and yes! there was romance and it was slow at the start. Some anime have that for people who enjoy slower genre so if you do not enjoy a slower romance with action do not watch this! .. Anyhow this anime was awesome and i hope you all enjoyed it as much as i did!! Cannot wait for another idea like this one soon!
Story 9 - It had Great Story was a little slow for action at first but stories start as slow
Art 9 - the art was magnificent
Sound 10 - the music like techno and dubstep with the fighting scenes were epic
Character 8 - there were a few characters i wished had more screenplay but great nonetheless
Enjoyment 9 - Enjoyed every episode because anime is always enjoyable
Overall 9 - my overall rating was a 9 because of the few characters i wish had more story to them but if they did it would've been a 10. This anime had a lot of heartfelt moments and that's what life is all about!!
GhostFetus
There were many many things I highly disliked about this anime. But then there were also many things I enjoyed about the anime with encouraged me to give it a high rating anyway. Skip to the bottom for a TL;DR. Warning: I will try to avoid spoilers but there may be some very minor/vague ones throughout. First off, I'm not really a fan of long shows unless I start partway in an watch as they air, and this show I didn't find until after it was over. The pacing was so poor in some parts that I actually started falling asleep during some episodes, which Inever do while watching anime no matter how tired I am. I still don't know what happened to two or three characters because I slept through their episodes and didn't want to rewatch them. But on the other hand, the long story was good because it gave the show more of a chance to flesh out Rokuro and Benio's relationship. But that long time to flesh hit out also meant that their relationship developed very slowly. Every time something is about to happen to advance their relationship, something comes up last second and the actual event that was about to happen is delayed like 5 episodes because they're too busy getting their asses kicked.
Speaking of getting their asses kicked, another thing that really bothered me was how throughout the whole show their goal was to get stronger but they seemed to get weaker. They started out powerful enough to be able to kill kegare in one hit, but then to create obstacles for them, super powerful enemies started getting thrown in and by halfway through the show, legitimately every fight scene would consist of them continually getting beaten up (or attacking the enemy but doing no damage) until they ran away to form a new strategy, or pulled a random, absurd, never before mentioned ability out of nowhere and won through some deus ex machina bs. Pulling random abilities out of no where kind of reminds me of SAO.
Speaking of things reminding SAO, this show is full of every shounen/fantasy/romance anime cliche you can think of. There is an entire arc that near perfectly mirrors SAO's Yui arc. At least this one actually made me care for the little girl instead of finding her annoying.
There is actually a lot more I hate about the show which I can continue to rant about, but as you can see from the rating I gave it, my goal with this review is to convince you to watch the show, not drive you away, so now I will turn to the things about the show that I enjoyed.
First and foremost, as a closeted hopeless romantic, the thing that won me over the most about this show was the romance. After calling this show a romance twice you must be thinking rn like, "hey, LAPX, MAL doesn't label this show as a romance, tf are you talking about?" Yes, the show isn't really a romance anime, calling this a romance would be like calling Romeo & Juliet a romance (a lot of people don't realize R&J is a tragedy, not a romance). I just like to think of it as a romance because love and emotions do play a very important role in the story, especially towards the end. It's kind of similar to SAO's romance, only the show isn't 75+% trash (I know I did give that impression though in the first half of the review lol). The relationships between the characters and their feelings for each other actually seemed believable (or as believable as you can get in a show about two middle school kids being forced to live together for over 2 years) and they changed as the show went on (even the relationships between background characters)
Second thing I liked was the ending. The story for the ending may have been a little meh (especially with the deus ex machina crap I mentioned earlier) but it was executed well. There was a good balance between seriousness and comedy and it was easy to jump between the moods as needed (as opposed to all the other fight scenes which were either all serious, all comedy, or an awkward combo) and I really felt invested in the climax, despite it being very cliche and sort of meh story wise. But then again, it some of the comedic moments could've been just an awkwardly written scene that I mistook as a joke, but I'm gonna stick with it being on purpose, because I was laughing my head off while still being worried if the heroes would win or not.
The show has many, many things wrong with it, and the quality was like a roller coaster, but there were also many good parts that were good enough to stick with it and still recommend the show to others.
TL;DR
The show has many cliche tropes and falls flat in many vital areas, but it picked up well enough in other places were as long as you're NOT the kind of viewer who drops out as soon as things get dull, you will enjoy it
fish21
It's been 3 years or something since this came out so time to give it a nice good review to today's standards. Story: 7 Honestly the story wasn't the best and felt quite repetitive, however the story plot is the kind that is quickly thought up of and executed pretty decently. I will say that the story line should've been thought over a lot more though since this had a lot of potential to be like a kill la kill type anime. Art: 6 The art is quite visually pleasing despite being an older anime. The animations weren't the best however as an example: Benio talks without hermouth opening like 2 times I believe. Small mistakes that should've been gone over before airing. Other than that, the art was pretty decently made but I still think it could've been better if more time and effort were put into it.
Sound: 6
The soundtracks were typical but fit in. I wish that they had added more variety in the background songs however because sometimes it felt like the music didn't fit in. Again like the art, it's decent but could've been a lot better
Character: 8
Now I honestly would've put a 6 if I were harsher, but thinking about the characters they were all quite unique. The 12 guardians were unique and each very different. Of course because of so many characters you would think it could be hectic, but to be very honest it wasn't. The only downside of having so many characters is introducing them made them feel repetitive. The mc's stories were different and felt like Yin and Yang (tiny little spoiler joke). I didn't quite like the mc Roku but he's a unique character all in all.
Enjoyment: 8
I was quite hooked on this anime despite its flaws and ups/downs. The story wasn't that well thought out but it was enough to get your interest. I wanted to finish this anime ever since I started it.
Overall: 8
Now I may get some smack for giving this high of a rating, but I admit. This anime was quite bad but also good at the same time. If this had a better team making this anime I'm sure this would be a lot better of an anime, however the way that the mc's and side characters always had a role and eventually winning in the end felt like a very well made ending. I must say though, Rip Mr. Lion.
~sidenote~
I haven't read the manga, but I hear that it's completely different and in fact I kinda preferred it this way because the way the episodes flowed felt like the changes should've been made.
eliecher
After watching first 20 to 25 episodes, you may think that this anime is good. That it has certain pattern which is very basic and done so many times but nevertheless the delevopment in the story is rapid. However, do not raise your expectations. This anime is very very average. I observed following signs of medeocrity and/or bad quality: * Characters are dense in terms of romance * Very average action although very loud. * Miserable attempt to serve exposition as dialogue * Kiss in the last episode * In a single episode, characters are interrupted twice when confessing (or equivalent) in a HANABI like style * There is cringey SAO like papa-mamaarc
* Each episode features some kegare which is superstrong or unprecedented.
* At some point 7-8 basaras are introduced which begs the question why don't they team up and defeat the 12 guardians. Many such questions appear as one watches this anime. There are very obvious plot holes and plot armours.
I will recommend to not watch this show it you have something else in your PTW list.
Shingster
Intro Twin stars’ exorcist or its official name Sousei no Onmyouji is based off the popular manga of the same name and is a direct adaption of it. At 50 episodes, long this is one of the longer animes that I have seen recently as most animes these days are not as long as they used to be. So far, the longest running animes that I seen since I started watching animes have been at 366 episodes long and Fairy tail to which the number is probably higher but I have yet to finish that one. At 50 episodes, long Twin suns is aroundjust over two full seasons of 24 episodes each.
Twin star’s exorcist is an action/fantasy anime with some supernatural elements thrown into the mix as well and in this is actually quite similar to the likes of Bleach. As a result of this along with the setting and the characters was one of the reasons that drew me to watch it.
Story and setting
The main story for Twin star’s exorcists revolves around the adventures of its two main characters Rokuro Enmado and Benio Adashino who are both exorcists whose main job is to protect the world from monsters called Kagare that exist in a parallel world called Magano and exist only to feed on people. To better understand the story a little background information will be needed here. The story for Twin Stars exorcist takes place in modern day Japan much like the age that we currently live in. In this world exists a parallel world where exists monsters called Kagare that are caused and created by the negative emotions and feelings that humans experience and let out in their daily lives. The existence of Magano is a fact that is known to the general population but they themselves do not have the power to deal with it and instead this duty falls to the exorcist union an organisation formed since ages past to fight the Kagare and keep the war from spilling out into the real world. And the main force of this union is the exorcists themselves who are specially trained personal that have been taught how to use various spells and talismans to which they summon weapons and Armour to use against the Kagare and protect the people.
Twin stars’ exorcists main plot line tells the story of two talented exorcists Rokuro and Benio who through an ancient prophesy are destined to meet and marry and them create a child that will become the miko the reincarnation of the founder of the exorcist’s union Abe no seimei who would end the war between the exorcists and the Kagare that had been raging for thousands of years. The development of the bond and relationship that the two develop as they get to know each other as the series goes on forms one of the main elements of the story.
Twin star’s exorcist draws heavily upon the traditional duties of an exorcist which is to exorcise evil spirits and merges this with the fantasy spells and talismans that form an important part of Japanese mythology specifically those relating to Shinto priests and then expanded to include the supernatural. I felt that the anime’s subject topic of the combination of traditional exorcism with fantasy spells and talismans and the supernatural threat of the Kagare was an interesting idea. The decision to have this take place in the modern world and not a fantasy world I felt was a good decision as it allowed the studio to modernize the ancient exorcists into a more modern look.
Like most modern animes Twin star’s exorcist makes use of one overarching storyline that incorporates a number of sub plot lines within it. A problem that most long running anime series have is that due to the large number of episodes that they have sometimes it’s necessary for them to make use of filler story lines which are story lines that are not part of the main plot but are there to hold and entertain viewers until the main plot is put back in. Many long running animes do this including Bleach, Fairy tail and Naruto. Though Twin Stars exorcist is not as long as any of the ones that were mentioned Twin stars does make use of an anime exclusive story arc that was actually quite interesting unlike fillers for other comparable animes.
Character
Rokuro
Rokuro voiced by veteran voice actor Natsuki Hanae of Aldnoah zero and Masamune kun’s revenge fame is one of the main characters of the series and one of the main protagonist of the show. A brash and rather headstrong 14-year-old exorcist Rokuro is an orphan who was found by Seigen one of the 12 legendary guardians of the exorcist union and inducted into it when he came of age. Rokuro can be best be described as being impulsive, aggressive and quick to anger and is the kind of person that would always act before he thinks type. Although a capable exorcist despite his young age a personal tragedy that took place in his old dorm that resulted in the deaths of all his friends and left him mentally scarred as a result. In the past Rokuro had vowed to become the best exorcist in Japan and to protect the world against the Kagare but after that incident things changed.
Rokuro’s personality changes quite a bit over the series as a result of meeting the series main heroine Benio. In the beginning of the series Rokuro is aggressive, impulsive and quick to anger while at the same time having doubts about his role as an exorcist due to the trauma suffered from the tragic incident in the past. As a result, Rokuro at this point is somewhat reluctant to use his powers. After encountering Benio and after being told of the prophesy that they had both become involved in Rokuro as well as Benio was dismissive of it and indeed his relationship with Benio started off as a bit rocky.
However, as the series went on and their bonds deepened Rokuro’s attitude changed as he become more conscious of the feelings of others, more considerate of the friendships and bonds that he has forged with others and more importantly finding the motivation in which he can use to fight for. As a fight type anime, it’s also important that Rokuro’s abilities in combat reflect his development as a character and in like the bond between him and Benio this gets developed well. At first Rokuro only had a limited number of spells and talismans that he can use but as the series goes on he gets access to more powerful abilities and talismans as his bond with Benio and his relationship with others improve. Foremost among this is the resonance abilities which are abilities that only the twin stars can use which uses the deepness of their bonds as its source of power. Overall I felt that Natsuki Hanae did a pretty good job voicing Rokuro and that his character was developed pretty well both in terms of personality and fighting ability.
Benio
Benio Adashino voiced by veteran seiyuu and actress Megumi Han is one of the main characters of the series and is the main heroine of the series. A 14-year-old exorcist from the famous Adashino clan that has long provided exorcists to the exorcist’s union Benio is both similar to Rokuro in terms of belief and at the same time markedly different to Rokuro in temperament. Benio is a calm, mature and measured 14-year-old girl from the famous Adashino clan and has a rather serious personality. She takes the life of an exorcist pretty seriously and is actually pretty similar to Rokuro before the events of the dorm affected him. like Rokuro Benio fights to protect the people of the world from the threat of the Kagare and does it with passion and determination. Like Rokuro Benio did not at first believe in the prophesy of the twin star’s exorcist and did not like the idea of being paired with Rokuro as she saw him as being rather brash and not someone that she can get along with easily. However, as the series goes on Benio’s view towards Rokuro changes as though Rokuro can be brash and indeed clueless at times Rokuro had one personality trait that she admires which in this case is his tenacity and his willingness to fight on despite the odds.
Like Rokuro Benio also wrestles with a tragic incident in the past that made her into the person that she is today with her origin though no less horrible than Rokuro’s actually giving her the strength to actually become a better person. As with Rokuro Benio’s personality changes as the series go on. In the beginning Benio was a calm, collected and measured individual that had an icy disposition towards others. While not intentionally distrustful towards other Benio at this point only believed in the power that she had. However, as the series went on Benio become more open and friendly towards others while also becoming more considerate towards the feelings and opinions of others. She also began to place more trust in others.
In terms of fighting ability Benio’s combat ability also developed as the series went on becoming more powerful as the series goes on. In contrast to Rokuro whose fighting style is more akin to a boxer in that his styles emphasizes on the use of his fist and direct confrontations Benio’s style is markedly different in that she makes use of a highly acrobatic style that takes advantages of her long legs and uses powerful kicks as her main attacks. Overall I felt that the character of Benio was a pretty well designed character that was given great character development both in terms of personality evolution and improvement in fighting ability. I felt that Megumi Han who I heard for the first time in this time actually did a pretty good job portraying the character of Benio.
Mayura
Mayura voiced by veteran seiyuu and singer Yuu Serizawa of Parasyte fame is one of the main support characters of the show. The childhood friend of Rokuro and the daughter of Seigen who is one of the 12 guardians of the exorcist union Mayura is a positive, Cheerful and bubbly person that has a kind and caring personality. As childhood friends Mayura is one of the few people that understand Rokuro’s personality and the turmoil that he wrestles with as a result of his past. As a result of this connection and friendship Mayura has deep feelings for Rokuro that manifested before the series started.
As this series is focused on the bond between Rokuro and Benio and the romantic relationship that the two develop Mayura’s feelings towards Rokuro though obvious towards anyone but him is only made apparent to him later on after his feelings for Benio become more apparent. As a result, her feelings are not made a reality and indeed in the series this aspect is used more as a sort of comic relief for Mayura as she uses it as a form of motivation to help support the relationship between Benio and Rokuro.
As the daughter of one of the 12 guardians Mayura has large amounts of spell power and after receiving training from both her father and members of the 12 guardians and after inheriting her father’s unique power she becomes quite powerful. Like all characters Mayura’s personality and fighting ability improves as the series goes on with Mayura becoming braver, determined and more willing to put her life on the line to protect others. Her fighting ability while basic at first and comical swiftly gets more powerful as she trains and after gaining her father’s unique power becomes pretty powerful. In the end, I felt that Mayura was a pretty well designed character that was given good character development and I liked how her combat ability was improved so much over the series. I felt that her seiyuu Yu Serizawa did a pretty good job voicing her.
Yuuto
Yuuto voiced by veteran voice actor Ayumu Murase of elDLIVE fame is the main villain of the series. A calculating, cruel and manipulating person Yuuto was actually Rokuro’s best friend before the events of the dorm tragedy and was the primary instigator of that tragedy. A ambitious person by nature that cares little about friendship, happiness and indeed the feelings of anyone else but himself Yuuto is a supremely smart and devious person that seeks only to gain power and become the ultimate exorcist. In this Yuuto is perhaps the opposite of just about every character that appears in this series as he only cares about himself and the gaining of power and cares little about the people that he affects in his journey to do so.
Personality wise Yuuto has two distinct personalities at first but as the series progresses these merge into one overall one that can be best described as scary and deceptive. His first personality that I call his fake nice guy personality is the one that he adapts when he was young and still following the rules. With this personality he is courteous, quiet and intelligent if somewhat detached from other people. This personality’s notable trait is his deceptiveness in that he will use what he learned from others to twist the rewards that they want in order to achieve the ends that he wants and not what they want. The best example of this is the result of the dorm tragedy. Yuuto’s second personality is a development of his first personality that first revealed itself when Rokuro and Benio confronted him for the first time after his first false death. In this personality Yuuto is openly distasteful of both the exorcist order and of Benio and reveals his true nature to both. In this personality Yuuto retains his trademark deviousness but becomes more cruel and manipulative while gaining more cunning and at the same time becoming more arrogant. He is also more open with his desires which in this case is aimed at Rokuro.
A notable trait of this personality is that his desire for Rokuro that he sees as being similar to him is obsessive to the point of being downright creepy. The same can be said of his rather warped sense of love as well. In terms of fighting ability Yuuto’s strength increases as the series goes on as this was intended to be both the main obstacle for the twin stars and as a main villain to beat. In the series like his personalities Yuuto has two distinct fighting styles that he uses as the series goes on. The first is him fighting in human form in which he uses more advanced spells and techniques than normal exorcists do while his second and probably his ultimate form makes use of a larger variety of attacks that seem to be a fusion between the attacks used by exorcists and Kagare.
Overall I felt that Yuuto was a pretty well designed character and that he served as a great villain for the series. In a way Yuuto can be seen as both Rokuro’s nemesis and a dark mirror version of Rokuro if he had given in to his rage. In terms of character development his two personalities I felt were distinct and interesting with the second arguably the best as it built on the first while also adding in new parts that reflected his nature. All in all, I felt that Ayumu Murase did a great job portraying Yuuto.
Seigen
Seigen voiced by veteran voice actor Junichi Suwabe of fate stay night and Gate fame is one of the main support characters of the show. A powerful exorcist and Rokuro’s former teacher as well as the one that found him Seigen is also a former member of the 12 guardians. A cold, serious and calm person by nature Seigen can be a hard person to get to know and indeed mostly keeps to himself most of the time. However, beneath this hard and unforgiving exterior Seigen actually cares a great deal about his friends, his daughter Mayura and his students as well. It’s always funny when you see Seigen being embarrassed by Mayura who knows what his true personality is like and says out what his feelings are for a matter that he is trying to keep hidden.
As a former member of the 12 guardians Seigen is a very capable combatant and even after the events that saw his resignation from that august body Seigen’s combat ability is still way above Rokuro and Benio. I felt that Seigen as a character was a good one as he served as the voice of reason and advice for Rokuro and Benio and uses his experience that he has gained over his career to help them both become strong. All in all I felt that Junichi Suwabe did a great job voicing the character of Seigen.
Arima
Arima voiced by veteran voice actor Daisuke Namikawa of Persona 4 fame is one of the main support characters of the series. Arima is the head of the exorcist union and has the official role of head exorcist. As the overall head of such a large and important organisation that is charged with the heavy responsibility of protecting Japan from the threat of the Kagare you would expect that Arima would be an inspirational, serious and honorable person wouldn’t you.
For the most part this is true in that while Arima can be inspirational at times and serious when it matters his normal personality is rather different. Arima’s normal personality that he projects when there are no crisis’s is that of a rather laid back person that looks relaxed and lets his subordinates take care of matters for him. He also seems to enjoy using humor to deflect the more serious questions that are raised. However, it is when matters become more serious that Arima’s true personality manifests. In this personality Arima is serious, smart and fast thinker able to come up with many different solutions after hearing the problem. This I felt was a great contrast to his normal personality. As the head exorcist Arima is a powerful exorcist able to fight toe to toe with the most powerful of foes but his notable trait is not that of strength but rather of intelligence and foreknowledge in which he uses to outsmart and outmaneuver his foes. All I all I felt that Arima was a pretty well designed character.
12 guardians
The 12 guardians are both the most powerful exorcists within the exorcist union and the council and advisers for the head Exorcist. Each of the 12 members inherit the familiars that were created by the founder of the exorcists and derive their powers from it. On the council, the name of these familiars is used as their titles. Each of the 12 guardians is geared and specialized towards a certain style of fighting though all are proficient in combating the Kagare. Throughout the series each member of the 12 guardians are introduced but some are featured more than others due to their connection to the cast.
The two that were featured the most heavily was Subaru Mitejima who was voiced by veteran seiyuu Miyuki Sawashiro of SAO fame and Shimon Ikaruga that was voiced by veteran voice actor Kaito Ishikawa of Owari no seraph fame. The purpose of these two characters within the plot was to train Rokuro and Benio in not just improving their physical attacks but also their mentality and their motivations to not just be good exorcists but also become the role that they were both destined to become in which in this case is the Twin star’s exorcist. With the exception of Subaru who know Benio beforehand and who also managed to develop a good working relationship with Rokuro Shimon was probably the one that trained them the hardest. Like many exorcists Shinon did not really believe in the prophesy of the Twin stars and also had a rather low opinion of Rokuro when they first met. This was complicated by the fact that Shinon had a rather difficult personality in that he looked down somewhat on Rokuro. However, as the series went on Rokuro and Shimon’s relationship got somewhat better as both were able to understand each other better and eventually they become friends eventually. In terms of support characters after Mayura Subaru is probably one of my favourite characters as she can be equally serious and at the same time equally humorous as she trains and interacts with Benio and Rokuro. I felt that Miyuki Sawashiro did a pretty good job voicing Subaru and that she probably had fun voicing such a fun character.
Sae
Sae voiced by new seiyuu Hitomi Sasaki is an original character that was created for the exclusive anime story arc and is the main character within her arc and a guest character in the main plot. A mysterious girl that Rokuro and Benio found during one of their incursions into Magano Sae is a young girl that appears to be 6 to 7 years of age. A positive, cheerful and intelligent girl that also seems to have the ability to not enter Magano but also to have the power to protect not just herself but also people around her from attacks by deflecting them. Sae’s endearing trait is arguably her cuteness and how she is able to stay positive in even the most dire of circumstances.
As a result, of being the ones that found her Sae regards and see’s Benio and Rokuro as her parents and cheerfully refers to them as Mama and Papa respectively. As a result of the relationship that both Rokuro and Benio establish with Sae from outside appearances it would look like that they are in fact a family and indeed this is what Sae and the pair actually thought as they traveled together during their arc.
This aspect of the arc I felt was really well done as it formed an emotional attachment to Sae not just for Rokuro and Benio but also for us as the viewers as well. When the time came for her to vanish at the conclusion of the arc it was quite understandable for both Rokuro and Benio to be in tears as they watched Sae who they had already regarded as their daughter to vanish from their very eyes. That conclusion I felt was well done and was pretty emotional for not just Rokuro and Benio but also for me as well. I felt that Hitomi Sasaki really did a great job voicing the character of Sae.
Kuranashi
Kuranashi voiced by veteran voice actor Kazuhiko Inoue of Naruto and Naruto shippuden fame is an anime original character that only exists within his own arc. A mysterious Basara and a powerful one at that Kuranashi is different from other Basara in that he is relatively smart and patient and cunning using all of these features to come up with long running and complex plans. Indeed, though his plan was not ultimately his to begin with the complexities of the plan and how it was executed really was a marvel to see as most Basara though powerful in combat have very little in terms of intelligence. In fact, I felt that Kuranashi behaved more like a human than a Kagare. As a Basara Kuranashi is a powerful combatant able to take on normal exorcists easily and even fight the twin stars to a standstill. But it’s in his intelligence that he truly shines. In animes the best villains are usually those that are both powerful in combat and yet have a sharp mind that is able to outsmart his opponents as well. In this Kuranashi fit these criteria perfectly. In his story arc Kuranashi was able to both outfight the twin stars and the 12 guardians in the enactment of his true plan which I was really surprised about. I felt that Kuranashi was a pretty well designed villain in the end and that he was a most capable opponent for the Twin stars in his arc.
Arts and animation
Arts and animation for the show was fine for the most part. The character designs for each of the characters I felt was pretty well done especially Benio and Subaru who looked both pretty and elegant. The designs of the uniforms that the cast wore were also pretty well done. The environmental designs for the environments that cast battle in were also pretty good with some of them being especially nice. Animation for the most part was fine though some episodes seem have lower quality animation that others though this is in the minority. The fight scenes for the series I felt were pretty well done especially in the fights between Yuuto and Rokuro and between Abe and cast near the end.
Music
The series made use of quite a number of opening and ending themes with 4 openings and 7 ending themes being used. But I have to say that my favourite was the second opening theme Re: Call that was sung by idol girl group iRis to which Mayura’s seiyuu Yu Serizawa is a member of and the third ending theme Yadoriboshi. The rest of the openings and ending I felt were also pretty good but the above two were my favourite.
Voice acting
Voice acting for the show I felt was pretty good with Rokuro’s voice actor and Benio’s seiyuu who are Natsuki Hanae and Megumi Han deserving some praise as I felt that they were able to voice their respective characters pretty well. Mayura’s seiyuu Yu Serizawa and Subaru’s seiyuu Miyuki Sawashiro I felt also did a great job voicing their characters and despite being support characters both of their characters were one of my favorites and this is due to the hard work that their seiyuu’s put in.
Overall conclusion
In overall I felt that Twin star’s exorcist was a pretty well designed anime that had a great overall story, an interesting and emotional sub story arc, a great cast of characters, a capable voice cast an interesting setting and great music. In terms of story the key point of it is undoubtedly the prophesy that two exorcists from opposite ends of japan would be destined to meet and fall in love and from there create the legendary Miko that would put an end to the age-old war that has been raging between the exorcists and the Kagare. However, for this story to actually work and be interesting the key point here is the bond and the relationship that is established between the two that were chosen. In this I felt that the bond and relationship that Benio and Rokuro developed over the series was well thought out and that the gradual deepening of the feelings that the two had for each other was natural and not too rushed. Unlike the likes of SAO where the romance was too fast I felt that the romance here proceeded at a more natural speed which meant that while it took time for the two to develop it we can at least see them becoming slowly closer with one another. This aspect was someone that liked about the series.
The gradual development of their relationship also had the effect of also improving upon their fighting abilities as some of the twin star’s special abilities cannot be used without them forging a strong enough bond first. This helped ensure that the story progressed at the same pace as their bonds were. The sub story arc I felt was pretty well done and designed with Sae being one of the cutest and most endearing character that I seen for a long time. The image of Sae, Benio and Rokuro as a family and the sadness that they felt as they remembered all the happy memories that they had with her after her vanishment was something that I felt was well designed and really had an emotional impact on me. As stated earlier the show I felt had a great cast of characters both main and support that I felt were well designed. The two main characters Rokuro and Benio I felt were well designed and that they had a personality that really made them both stand out and at the same contrast each other. This also had the effect of also enhancing each other which is especially important as they were supposed to be fighting as a team.
In terms of villains I felt that both Yuuto and Kuranashi as well as the final villain was well designed and emphasized on not just their strength but also in their intelligence and craftiness. Traditional villains in fight animes like this tend to be ones that were just powerful in terms of strength but less in brainpower and it’s nice that this was different. Voice cast and music as stated were excellent and I felt that the setting that this series was based in was also good. The idea of a parallel world where monsters that are created from the negative human emotions that we generate was an interesting idea.
AndreiWkn
IT MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS ! finally i finish this fucking anime , and deserved to watch the whole anime! in my opinion twin star exorcist was the greatest anime seen on this year. i mean i waited 50 ep to see thoose two kissing :)) and f**k it this anime was so great because i've seen romance , comedy,drama and a lot of action in every f**king episode and i like it . AND FOR THOSE WHO LOVE ROAMNCE, DARMA AND A LOT OF FUCKING SUSPENSE I RECOMMEND WITH PLEASURE ! the story was fine ,the characters was so funny , andi enjoyed at maximum
and wtf else coould i write about this ,in other words it is worth to watching
