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Well, the summary tells it all, this is just a short one-shot about Kaiji trying to pay his debts off without going to the ship. Since it is a one-shot, there is definitely not much at all to say about this, especially without spoiling anything.

If you were expecting any mindgames you usually would have expected from Kaiji, then no, there's nothing like that. Overall, i don't really even see the point of this one-shot. It's not terrible, but it doesn't really offer anything new or mindblowing.

If you're a Kaiji fan, then you might as well read it since it's so short, but otherwise stay away ... and read the actual series. This isn't even good for giving a small taste of what the real series is like.

Kajika is Toriyama's interesting little short story.

Story - 5

The story isn't that special or amazing, but there's nothing wrong with that. It's just Kajika trying to get stronger and rescuing some girl. It will definitely remind you a lot of Dragonball.

Art - 8

The artwork is great and all scenes are very clearly and beautifully drawn.

... Character - 5

The characters are not amazingly deep, but they are by no means terrible either. Most of them are a bit generic, but i can get over that.

Enjoyment - 7

I enjoyed my read of Kajika quite a bit, despite its fairly generic plot and characters. It had some interesting twists in it and it captured my attention without any boring scenes really.

Overall - 6

If you like the way Dragonball was before the Z era, then you will also like Kajika, so its a definite recommendation from me.

So, it's just another pretty bad shonen. Nothing too surprising. I had pretty high hopes of the series after a friend of mine recommended it while he was still only watching the series. Needless to say, i was very disappointed. The first two episodes i thought were excellent. They introduced a lot of potential for a cool storyline and for some amazing fight sequences. Really enjoyed the plot those two episodes had.

...and then the story just disappears and is thrown straight to the thrash can. Ao No Exorcist ends up being a very generic school shonen.

Story - 3

Apart from the first two episodes, the story ... was practically nonexistent. They set up a good plot in the first two, did some random stuff for 20 episodes and then wrapped up some loose ends from the first two episodes. It was pathetic. The few fight scenes it had, were boring and included the same characters. Many episodes were completely unnecessary.

Art - 7

The art is fine, nothing wrong with that.

Sound - 6

Sound is also just fine.

Characters - 3

Apart from Rin and Yukio, none of the characters get any depth really. There are a few interesting ones, but they are all wasted.

Enjoyment - 3

It should already be pretty obvious, i did not enjoy watching this series.

Overall - 4

In the end, it's just a big pile of disappointment. A good concept is utterly wasted, which is a shame. I really did like the first two episodes a lot. Just watch those, quit watching, and you'll be more satisfied than after enduring through the whole series.