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Flame
of Recca*
Ninjas... yep. Another tale of my favorite
type of people. Well, Recca is a boy that has this huge influence
of the ninja persuasion. The guy goes to school and gets into fights
using he's ninja techniques. Even fights his dad with the same enthusiasm.
Basically, Recca finds out in a very bad way that he really is a
ninja. He takes on a girl, whom has the ability to heal others,
as his Hime or Princess. Well that's all and good except that he
also has this female rival that doesn't take to kindly about being
"the other girl". Add a highschool bully that gets bullied
by Recca everyday; a senior classmen that sees Recca's newfound
Hime as his little sister; and Recca's troubled older brother: and
you got yourself an anime.
Flame of Recca has two parts. One part is the meeting of the main
cast of characters. Once the main cast gets establish, they along
with the audience, learn of what connects them to one another. Ala
Yu Yu Hakusho, Dragon BallZ, Naruto, and other various anime that
pits the cast of friends into tournament style fights, Flame of
Recca's second part is just that: A tournament.
Recca is best described as the determined hero. His best quality
is his determination to protect his Hime at all cost. His friends
also display this same quality. Their "never give up"
attitude makes for great drama. Even though, this quality is seen
in a lot of the main characters, they each have many other traits
that makes them more interesting. Recca's hotheaded, the senior
classmen, Mikagami, is cool and calculating, Recca's rival, Fuuko,
is a female version of Recca, Recca's Hime is the equivalent of
Kenshin's Karou, and Domon is a brute that shows some brains every
once and a while.
The animation itself is solid. When there is action, THERE IS ACTION...
Not to much of the static moving character across the screen with
blast lines in the background stuff. Though you do get those moments
when the non active cast of characters commentate the fights. It's
done with less words and it doesn't get as bad as Rurouni Kenshin.
Well, I can't find to many ninja series that rub me the wrong way,
although there are a few that are out there. This isn't one of them.
One of my favorite series. If you liked Rurouni Kenshin, Yu Yu Hakusho,
or Hunter X Hunter, then Flame of Recca will definitely be one to
watch.
I rate this as A MUST OWN.
Genre: Ninja action/adventure/super natural powers
Pros: Good characters, nice storyline, solid animation
Cons: I'm not sure if it'll be as good dubbed as it is subbed
* denotes that the anime is a fan
sub and is not currently published in the U.S.
-Zojitzu
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