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bekam11
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For me, it's one of the best anime I've ever seen, which is why I'm giving it a 10 out of 10. I say this because it's a series that has a lot going for it: action, drama, suspense, psychological elements, subtle yuri undertones, sword-fighting girls, and more.
It's a battle anime about sword-wielding girls who must protect the Earth from evil creatures, which isn't a very common premise in anime, and that's what makes it so special.
The battles aren't epic, but they get the job done. This, combined with the high-quality animation (I watched it on Blu-ray), makes for a great experience.
Episode 24 (which, for me, is the true ending of the series, beyond the two OVAs) was particularly special and nostalgic, to the point where it almost made me sh…
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Katana Maidens
This was a pretty good series that does well in a lot of ways and fails in others. I'm only writing this review because I have a tendency to review series I either love or hate...this is me compromising for everything in between. To be honest, I went in thinking this would be like any of the other million shows involving magical girls or something similar. There's even a subgenre for Samurai/ninja magical girls like "Release the Spyce", "Armed Girls Machiavellism", or "Oh! Samurai Girls"! I'm not certain what the deal is with these shows in Japan, but it's not something we in the west are familiar with. That being said, I actually like some shows like this, particularly if it's a harem (throw a guy in the middle and it's even more humorous). Either way, "Katana Maidens" def…
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I think what really spoiled this show for me was the foundation of the story (and I'll try to avoid spoilage as best as can). The lead character and her predecessor in the story both act out of so-called love and, as a result, many people die. Instead of making the hard, painful choice that would end a tremendous, destructive evil, both choose their own feelings.
And neither pays a price for it. They are both seen as heroic, even as innocent people continue to die because of their actions. If you are someone who watches an anime like this for the swordfights and the story with no regard for the moral implications *in the world of the story• – my critique won't matter to you.
In terms of basics, the story is pretty standard. There are a few characters that stand out for not being cookie-c…
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Recommendation: Could best be described as "cute girls doing cool things". It's an underrated series with similar vibes to a mahou shoujo, and is worth checking out if you're into that sort of thing, though not worth going out of your way to see if you aren't.
Plot: The series follows Etou Kanami, Juujou Hiyori and their friends as fight off demons called aradama with their special swords called "okatanas". This is a 2 cour series, but each cour is really best understood as a separate season, with a hard reset and entirely new story beginning in episode 13. The first follows Hiyori's grudge against Origami Yukari, and Kanami's eventual entanglement in it. It struggles with the introduction, with no explanation given for why Kanami has suddenly thrown her life away to help this girl she's…
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You would think this is one of those where it's just a normal action sword anime but I'm going to go with my initial impression here. These are some great characters caught in a decent story. It's not bad because it does pretty good in everything it does, it's a proficient anime.
Kaname is easily the best character but that's for good reason, I mean you can see the pure amount of passion with her as well as her voice work and design. She is the strongest and a decent op. They actually go through the effort of having her training even while she's sleeping (in her dreams) and that's wild!
Takatsu is pretty predictable and Nomi is pretty annoying but it has something of a payoff in the end.
The first half of this anime is pretty solid which I didn't really expect, the name "Katana Maidens…
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Winter 2018 was a great season filled with beloved animes. Violet Evergarden, Yuru Camp, A place further than the universe,... just to name a few. With that much shows, it's natural that some good animes went under the radar. Unfortunately, the anime I talk about today is one of them, a great original action fantasy by studio Gokumi: Toji no Miko.
Young girls with special abilities to fight monsters that can scatter the Earth is surely not a new thing, but even amongst various shows with similar themes. Toji no Miko is still a unique anime that stand above the rest.
Throughout history, an elite group of shrine maidens known as "Toji" have saved the world from "Aratama," strange and malevolent beings bent on destroying humanity. Kanami Etou is young Kendo practitioner and a very good one…
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Toji no Miko is a great action anime for those who like: Simple but good story, close female best friend relations/yuri and swords, lots of swords.
I really enjoyed Toji no Miko throughout its entire runtime binging the whole series in one day. It has a simple but really enjoyable story of humanity vs a foreign foe. Its still the same thing we always see but its still just as enjoyable to watch here.
The sound for the series was great with the sword sound effects and the great music having a catchy but epic OP and ED sung by all the main characters similar to Love Lives music.
My favourite factor of the series is definitely the friendship between the main two Kanami and Hiyori. Being a huge yuri fan seeing these two together and slowly build up their friendship was adorable as hell. Als…
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THIS IS NOT A TOURNAMENT ANIME OR A SOL ANIME.
IT IS AN ACTION ADVENTURE ON A GRAND SCALE.
Seriously, this show has more in common with Kill La Kill than anything else.
Except it's bloodier.
I won't talk much about the story, because it's difficult to discuss without mentioning spoilers as it is very complicated, but I will say that it does all make sense.
The main two characters meet in a tournament, get thrown together by circumstance, and then things get really gay.
So gay that the Big Bad says "lol ur gay" to them during the last fight.
Seriously. Quote "I see the chicks have become lovebirds" unquote.
There is a lot of cool sword fighting in this show, and it makes use of 3D animation during a lot of the action scenes, but it's not annoying.
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So after my initial review was removed for updating it. I've decided to come back and post another review that is, for the most part, saying what my initial review said but worded differently.
The mediocre reviews I feel don't properly represent the show. I feel a lot of people were put off with the less than stellar animation.
The characters I like. They're interesting in their own way and I feel they don't really copy other characters.
Like I said earlier. The animation isn't the greatest. But I am easily able to overlook it and find myself more interested in the story.
The show has some Yuri themes going on and it is kind of nice. It's different then the Fluff-Yuri shows we've seen in the past.
The show has two major things going for it. The Story and Characters.
The show manages…
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Bored and out of my mind, I distinctly remembered that I had heard of an anime named 'Toji no Miko' which was set to come out a few seasons ago, an anime whose story encompassed the tale of katanas only which females could wield. I remember passing this anime up at the time of its release mainly because I had thought that a story like this could only go south -- I, for one, favor male samurai characters, an archetype that I've long favored, especially after watching Unlimited Blade Works (dear lord Sasaki Kojirou was a personal pick for me for a long time afterwards). However, the catchy name stuck in my head, and considering watching it, I, like any other avid anime fan, headed over here to scope out the show before I would fully considering watching it.
When the page finally loaded, my…
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The first 3 episodes are good and got me really hooked , they showcase the different styles of japanese swordsmanship. I was hoping they'd continue doin' that but episode after episode I didn't realized I finished the series.
There are too many characters , but they focused on two. I was hoping they would do more backstory for the main 2 characters. So little time they had.
Also there were bad 3d , as gigguk would describe it so beware. The adults didn't get much action.
This is unrelated but I wish Tite Kubo didn't mess up Bleach.
I don't know what else to say .
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Ohhh boy, Toji no Miko is one of the shakiest starts to a season LA had seen in a while, but it got better...then worse...then better, what LA is saying is that Toji no Miko was a shaky ride through and through.
Toji no Miko is an anime original anime about what are essentially miko sword maidens who kill Aratama's (demons in general) where they are trained in an academy, HOWEVER for a shaky start of a series, the first episode, the leaping point to attract audience was actually pretty great where the main characters Kanami Etou voiced by Kaede Hondo and Hiyori Juujou voiced by Saori Oonishi tries to take down the school head Yukari Origami voiced by Asami Seto have evil intentions and even have a hand in the Aratama's and they along with the rebel faction who is against Yukari. However f…
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Why 10? I started this anime at the begginning of january and I knew it was for me. In general, my favorite animes of a airing seasons are slice-of-life. But Katana Maidens - Toji no Miko is an action anime. I think what it makes it great is the characters, who are the steel of the story: the past of Hiyori, the determination of Kanami, etc. The art is amazing, and probably one of my favorite! It fit perfectly with the emotions of the characters IMO. How much did I enjoy the serie? Man, I waited each friday with excitement to watch those! Ho, I forgot to mention the 1st and 2nd OP/ED are amazing! So, overall, I have no complains: darker moments are necessary for the devellopement of the story (I won't spoil here) and are the key for some characters to improve themselves. It's in my 10 favo…
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This show...has a definite edge when it comes to the start of 2-cour shows of the year, but when all is said and done, it is still a good watch from start to end, even though I had a disdain for the premise of the show.
The story of Katana Maidens: Toji no Miko starts as bland, cookiecutter and generic (this is NOT CGDCT)...until the intense action starts building the story up...in a very slow fashion unfortunately. At first, I really don't seem to understand why this 2-cour show is that memorable, but after watching all the way through, it felt some sense of satisfaction, but not by much.
In a nutshell, girls who wield katanas that are inherited by various groups of people, presumably from families or schools that have a reputation, fight the forces of evil that are called aradama, noro…
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Please note this review is intended to be read by those that have finished watching Katana Maidens and while care has been taken to minimise story related spoilers there may still be spoilers within character analysis. You have been warned.
The tale of how six schoolgirls and their allies fought to protect the world from monsters from a parallel dimension with friendship, courage and a whole lot of awesome swordsmanship.
Based off an original idea Katana Maidens or its Japanese title of Toji No Miko is an adventure and fantasy themed anime that gives us the opportunity to see what would happen if you combine the roles of traditional Japanese shrine maidens the Miko with those of the samurai and pit them against extra dimensional monsters called the Aradama that seek to invade their wor…
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If there is an anime from 2018 that I consider to be underappreciated it would be Katana Maidens because despite having a low MAL score which I will never understand it manages to be the best two cour show from the Winter 18 season. The main reasons for why I think this show is better to compare to the likes of Darling in the Franxx, Beatless, and Record of the Grancrest War is one it’s very enjoyable to watch from start to finish, two the story and characters were well-handled and three and most importantly Katana Maidens actually respects its audience. Yes, this show is not perfect, as it has some flaws which I will point out throughout this review but compare the other three two cour shows Katana Maidens positives outweigh the negatives to a point where I consider it to be one of the be…
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