AniWorthTokyo Babylon
Introduction
Subaru Sumeragi is the 13th head of the Sumeragi Clan and a most powerful onmyouji. Subaru is hired to exorcise a construction site, but his employer mysteriously died. The only suspect is a man who repeatedly walks away from situations in which he should have died. Then Subaru meets a young woman intent upon cursing the man, saying that he killed her brother. Subaru must figure out how his employer died and fight the evil spirits that are protecting the man with the help of his friend and twin sister, Seishirou Sakurazuka and Hokuto Sumeragi.
(Source: ANN)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.67/10 · 9260
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| 2/10 | 80 |
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| 3/10 | 156 |
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| 4/10 | 416 |
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| 5/10 | 1138 |
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| 6/10 | 2152 |
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| 7/10 | 2660 |
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| 8/10 | 1488 |
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| 9/10 | 663 |
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| 10/10 | 457 |
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Audience reviews
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katachikumo
This is my first review, so I guess it will not be very clear, but lets waste no time and get to it.
It's vintage, good animation, good audio and awesome voice actors and it still has a score lower than 7!? That was surprising, honestly.
There isn't much depth to the characters, but hopefully more light will be shed upon them soon. (Yes, it has sequels.)
Yes, the characters are OP, but they blend in really well amongst the others.
Both episodes will get you hooked to them unless you aren't paying attention. Pacing was great.
It can be an enjoyable break from all the modern animes nowadays.
Hopefully this review is helpful!
Have a nice day/night everyone!
Read at the sourceHina901
I remember watching this as a ten-year-old girl (I was just getting into anime at the time thanks to the Toonami and Adult Swim blocks on cartoon network). After being thrusted into the world of anime, I began looking for more "animes" or cool "cartoons" as I thought anime as way back then when I stumbled upon Tokyo Babylon playing on what used to be the Action! channel on Directv. At first, I didn't quite get the storyline or the theme of "romance" or love between Subaru and Seishiro (the very little bit there was compared to the manga), but that didn't matter because the art was amazing and I thought it was a bit funny that Hokuto wore all these crazy fashions and I didn't even know that she was a girl (I honestly thought she was a boy because she and Subaru were twins and were exact clo…
Read at the sourceRoom304
Despite being a huge fan of Subaru and Seishirou, I never got around to see the OVA up until now. It's an extra story for the ones that read the manga and has two pretty good episodes, but can never reach the level of the manga. The bond between Subaru and Seishirou are almost non-existent in this adaption. It's fun to see the characters coming to live in early 90's setting. And to see Subaru and Hikoto wearing their various (flashy fashion) outfits of the manga in the anime. Overall, the two stories were interesting as a stand alone, but nothing too special.
If you are a huge Tokyo Babylon fan, see this episode. If not, just read the manga and you'll be happier. Or watch some episodes of Tsubasa and X if you want to see Subaru and Seishirou come to live in anime style.
Read at the sourceSpiritualWolf
The two OVAs don't relate to the amazing manga so the storyline isn't really there to what Tokyo Babylon is really about which is what the manga is about. Overall I give it a 7/10 because it was still quite fun to watch, but I highly recommend the manga, it's brilliant!
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