Jul 6, 2011
Sometimes you end up watching an anime just because you have nothing else to do or watch. This was my case: I knew nothing about Hatenkou Yuugi, and just downloaded it out of boredom.
What a delightful surprise.
The story has, well, a lot of plot holes. That said, the plot is really involving and the tales told on every episode are very nice. However, there's a lack of interation between the stories and a second season would definitely be needed.
The art is regular, and so is the animation. But there's an interesting sense of character design here: the clothing is never overly dramatic, and changes regularly.
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It seems refreshing on an adventure / fantasy series, as most are taken by over the top, never changing dressing.
The instrumental soundtrack is not really interesting, although not being bad either. However, the OP and ED themes (Heartbreaking Romance and 手の中の永遠) feel quite appropriated, and the insert song Take You As You Are really shone on the series finale, making the scenes memorable.
The characters, at a first impression, seem like a group of walking clichés. While Baroqueheat stays with little development through the series, one soon realizes that Alzeid and Rahzel raise out of what they look like first. This applies mostly to Rahzel: while most anime girls with similar personalities tend to fall either into being a irritating tsundere or into trying too hard to be bold, she really shines through the series with a real looking confidence and sense of independence, while keeping her flaws and frailties.
Overall, Hatenkou Yuugi is a really great watch. It's not perfect, and don't market itself as being. We might never get to the destination (and, actually, we barely know what is the driving for each chracter), but it sure is enjoying to see how that weird, haphazard trio will get there.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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