Rekka no Honoo

It only offers a very small fraction of what the manga truly has to offer. It only focuses on 2 or 3 story arcs and I feel that if you’re at all a fan of the original manga, you’re certainly going to be cheated because it only offers a true fraction of what this series truly has to offer. But for this anime as a whole, it covers enough ground to give the viewers an introduction to the characters and offers excellent development. A majority of the main cast starts out as Recca’s rivals such as Domon and Fuuko, but eventually bigger circumstances such assaving the world unites them to become an unstoppable team. The anime itself is decently paced and the characters share equal time and develop sensibly for what this series has to offer and individually have their own use to the overall development of the story. The villains are also unique and have their own personalities that truly stand out and have their own back-story and goals to why they became to be. So you’re getting an excellent cast in which you can relate to or feel out. Well, the character design is faithful to the manga for the most part. When the manga started out, the art was pretty ugly, but Anzai further evolved and improved his art style to the point that when they made this anime, they used the improved art style thank god. The art style is basic, but still excellently detailed with the costume designs and the diversity of the character designs. I also like how the weapon’s are drawn and have really nifty designs. The action is very high octane and breath taking. It’s very technique based and well played out. Characters have fighting styles in which they contrast and I have always believed in an old saying of styles make fights and this anime also proves that. In addition, the fights also have a Yuu Yuu Hakusho like feel to it where it’s based on tactics and strategy, and you get that in this anime as well. In comparison to Naruto, you get a better overall feel of the ninja authenticity to the action and art design. The music is very addicting and very high spirited. A perfect example is the opening theme Nanka Shiawase by Oysters. It has good control with the guitars and the delivery of the lyrics is very true to the atmosphere of the series. I also can’t deny that the ending theme Love is Changing by Nishida Hikaru also exemplifies this, but more on the romantic side of the series. The background music has a fighting game esque feel to it and is very well diverse in that sense in which it portrays all kinds of moods and personalities. I can’t say much about the dub since I’ve never seen it and have no intentions of watching it just because I don’t want to, but the Japanese voice cast I feel is satisfying enough. I was very shocked to learn that Tobita Nobuo, who is most famous amongst Gundam fans such as myself as Camille Vidan from Z Gundam is the voice of Domon. He does a great job of not recognizing it’s the same voice, but still makes the character convincing as a tough guy who has a soft spot, but overall true use is comic relief. And Okiayu Ryotaro as Kurei and Midorikawa Hikaru as Mikagami are probably the reasons why I can never watch this series outside of the Japanese language. These two reputable seiyuus do a great job in bringing their characters to life and make them very believable. Well, if you want to see the rest of Flame of Recca as anime, the closest thing you’re going to get is if you get the PS2 game, Final Burning. The same studio animates the cut scenes and they got the same seiyuus back. Plus, you get to see the manga ending in anime form.

Story. I hate myself for beliving this anime was worth spending my time...And I don't say because it was bad...I say this because the ending left me hanging the cliff wondering what hapened before...I know is not allowed to rage and all that stuff...but...why in the fuck's name the producers left the ending so....plain?!? What hapened with Kurei? Did he ever fighted Recca again? Did he became a good guy? or is still the plain "bad guy" type? Did he go to his time again? Wait...What about Kougane'si Kogan Anki [it was suposed to show us the "legendary cool 6'th form" of his madougu...Never shown tous saddly-]...What about Fuuko? Did she find the "main component" of Fuujin's power? What about Recca? Did he ever tamed the 8'th dragon? What in the bloody hell hapened in the end? [I know that the manga is more complete and all that rubbish...But I only watch anime's...I don't like reading manga...so...the producers should at least make the anime just as in manga is suposed to happen-] ...aside from that...it really is a cool anime...it seem's similar to Naruto and Yu Yu Hakusho...the only thing is that this anime is much more better than these... Art. It have's the old generation's art...but still...it had some pretty nice view's and landscapes... Sound. I really liked the OP...I listened at every episode the opening song and I even downloaded it to my PC [hell yeahhh...all 42 episodes I listened the OP]...as for the ED...I didn't like it neighter the first one or the second one... Character. Trully nice drawn characters...Every one of them had unique traits...The only character I hated it was that big muscle brainless Domon;it totally pissed me...his mugg...his atitude...his powers...ALL of him I hated it...And as for the favourite character I choose Kouganei...even though he is a kid he is quitte strong and funny...like's puzzles and have's a caring side on him too... The rest of characters were nice too Enjoyment. I did enjoy this anime...BUT!...the ending of the story I really disliked it...it should've worked more how to end the story of this anime the producers... Overall. Except for the part of the story ending...is a cool anime...with ninja's...dragons...swords...friendship...funny moments...and love...It definetley is a good anime...I would gave a 10 but the ending pissed me too much...So it's final note is 9

Rekka (or Recca in english) is a 90s shonen and that's literally a good enough description for you to understand it. It's exactly what you'd expect. It's got a squad of teens with supernatural weapons. They encounter enemies one by one. Eventually it leads to the a tournament arc. I shouldn't be so harsh, cause it's really not bad. Most of the characters are enjoyable and those that aren't around long enough to be too much of a bother. The animation is shifty, sometimes awful sometimes eye popping. The story kind of a mess. Half the plot points are rushed to an end or don'tmake sense to begin with. If you're looking for some 90s cheese, this isn't a bad place to go. (Especially since it's free on youtube).

My first full review of an anime. WOOT! Well, let me start off with a foreword. This show is simply fantastic in its entirety. I've seen a lot of anime in my 14 years of life, but this one is easily one of the best. Everything about this show is flawfree, and I recommend anyone who's a fan of Naruto, DBZ, Fairy Tail and Bleach to watch this as you'll see where the aforementioned four shows got their inspiration from. Story: The story is so flawfree that flawfree might be an understatement. I'll try not to spoil much, but it's so good. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD. Whoever said the BigThree will never be topped needs to watch this show like RIGHT NOW. The feels, plot twists, irony, overall story, like I literally could sit here and type up every single plot element there is and tell you how flawlessly this show does it, and if I were to do that, by the time you finished reading this, an eternity will've gone by. Anyway, banter and jokes aside, the story's gr8. Art: The art overall is good. There are some animation flaws, but they're not enough to make you stop watching the show because in every anime, there's bound to be that one episode where the anime is rather shoddy, and Flame of Recca is no exception. Despite those episodes where the animation isn't too gr8, it's still a joy to watch. The video quality ian't that gr8 ofc, naturally it's bad considering it's a late 90s anime, but it's tolerable. Sound: The seiyuus are gr8 in this show. Everyone has the right seiyuus here. I noticed Kurei is voiced by the same guy who voices Samurai Warriors Motochika in JP. Character: The characters are awesome tbh. I honestly have no complaints about them. Enjoyment and Overall: Overall, this show is gr8, and I recommend anyone who's a diehard of the Big Three or DBZ to watch this show.

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