GetBackers

Get Backers doesn't take itself too seriously. From the over the top car stunts, to the character interactions it always sides on the side of comedy over seriousness. Story - 7 The story was pretty good, though it started to get repetitive. Something is lost/stolen and must be recovered. Fortunately, everything else changed from job to job. From item recovered, to setting there was a nice variety to keep things interesting. Art - 7 The character designs were decent, but the main thing that stood out to me was the lighting. Whenever it was night or they were in a dark building there wasa nice amount to darkness to get the feel of "I am pretty sure something is going to happen". Sound - 6 The op/end were enjoyable, but none of them stood out to me as "wow this is amazing" I watched the dub and it felt like they had fun with this one, but it was not the best I have ever herd. Characters - 8 The characters were one of the best part of the series. I found myself liking even the so called "bad guys". None of them really got on my nerves they all had something to bring to the series. Enjoyment - 8 As I said at the start, GetBackers doesn't take itself too seriously. The characters are getting into little squabbles and Gingi likes to go into his chibi form all the time. Even with the bits of "what is going on" it still tells a good story. Overall - 8 If you are looking for a good "fool around and still get the job done" story. You should enjoy this one.

Story: Very good backstory for the starting and it expands even more as you watch. There is a fair amount of filler in the anime but all enjoyable. However the main story is one of the best I have ever seen. The only thing is it stops halfway through the story. The anime ends while the manga which it is baised off goes on further. At the end you are thinking \"Well I will just whatch the next episode\" then you realise \"WHAT I WATCHED IT ALL@!?!?! BUT IT WAS JUST GETTING GOOD!\" That is why I gave it a 8. I would have givenit a 10 if it didnt end like that. Animation: Pretty good, it is getting to be a older animation so you will see its age but that shouldn\'t matter. Sound: pretty good nothing special. Character: Great characters they have great story\'s to them and they follow there personality\'s to. Very funny to at times. Enjoyment: I loved this series but it ended so quickly :( Overall: Very good series, if you like action and humor and a good story check it out.

If you've seen a couple different Shounen, Action, Anime then this one does very little to offer anything exciting and original, except some really lame fighting methods (Lady Poison). Getbackers is a typical shounen anime about two guys who are said to be able to get anything back, which has been taken. What helps them are their interesting special abilities Amano Ginji with the power to generate electricity and Midou Ban with a 200Kg hand grip and also possessing the evil eye. The show pretty much starts of like a typical anime, by introducing the main characters and giving them an opportunity to wow the viewers withsome action. Getbackers is able to capture anyone's attention but as the show goes on, this cheesy anime can easily become tiresome to watch. The fights don't help it at all, with the same fighting methods repeated over and over, without any variety, to the point when even the action sequences get boring. In between all the action are numerous comedy moments, to lighten the mood however this is poorly executed and doesn't add much to the show. Also another issue is the characters and apart from the two main characters (Ginji and Midou) the rest are poorly developed and it doesn't help that the have some pretty lame personalities and special abilities/traits. Another annoyance is when the enemies become allies and the allies become enemies so easily that it just makes it all seem pointless. There's also the animation that can be described in one word "mediocre". It's obvious that very little effort was put into animating this show, as not even the fights seem fluid and all the chibi didn't help the comedy. Another thing that can put anyone of from watching this show is the horrendous opening and ending theme music, but at least the exciting music during the action can make up for it. Overall this is a pretty decent anime for the simple-minded anime fan but a somewhat intelligent anime fan would be able to see Getbackers for its many faults. It does manage to incorporate all the standard shounen elements but without adding anything original to make it stand out from the rest. Even though this anime is aimed at teenagers it seems more like a kid's show, with moderate violence, no blood and sharp objects replaced by bright shining lights. So if you're over 12 years old then I don't recommend this.

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