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Story: 7
My main complaint about the story is that it is too abbreviated. There is a lot of build up and then the series just ends, making the rest of the story feel sort of pointless. The entire series contains talk of the main charchter, Ikki, becoming the "Sky King" but the finale occurs well before that is close to happening. Very inconclusive. Another season would certainly be in order. I haven't read the manga but I'm sure it has more to offer.
Art: 9
The characters look good, and the skating scenes are absolutely amazing.
Sound: 9
There is some prety great music in this ... show, always really appropriate to the setting. I especially enjoyed the certain song that came on whenever a particularly "badass" character or gang showed up.
Character: 7
This score would be much higher, but I have the same problem with this category that I do with the story. The main characters are given plenty of screen time for one to get to know them and get attached to them, but I really feel like the most interesting characters are in the supporting cast, such as Spitfire and Akira. I think this anime would have benefitted significantly by giving them more attention. Perhaps this could have been achieved in a second season.
The exception to this is anti-hero Agito. He is the one truly dynamic/interesting character that I feel was given a good amount of development.
Enjoyment: 8
This is a purely personal thing. At the beginning, we see a lot of learning, a lot of trial and error type stuff on Ikki's part. This is, of course, neccesary, but not that enjoyable to watch. Towards the end it gets more into superpower type stuff, not just from Ikki but from all of the characters and that is where I really was able to indulge in the action aspect of the series and found it extremely fun to watch. There are battle scenes that make up a huge percentage of the show, and those are always great.
I really do not like "fanservice", and this anime contains tons of that. Lots of nudidy and sexual overtones. Certainly not a plus for me.
Overall: 7
This anime contains a lot of really awesome things, but considering how short the series is these things weren't given nearly enough time to show themselves. Overall, I would say it is worth watching. Just try not to get too into the plot because it iwll not be resloved. Just enjoy the action while it happens.