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Ao No Exorcist Review
Plot Summary
Rin Okumaru is a rowdy kid who always skips school. After seeing something strange, he comes home to his twin brother, Yukio and his adoptive father, Exorcist Shiro Fujimoto, when suddenly all turns in chaos. He finds out that he is truly the son of Satan, and he decides goes to avenge Fujimoto's death by going to the True Cross Acadamy and becoming an exorcist himself.
Story
The plot in this anime is what I'd describe as the perfect 25-episode shonen. The story almost could be separated into two halfs with different styles, and as such, I'll give a paragraph to each.
The first half gives it a setup for another huge, never-ending shounen anime, which gives it a sort of feel for the expanse of everything that could happen throughout Rin's journey. This is both good and bad, because it this part is good, but it also reminds of how much could have happened, and how much didn't.
The second half is what I love, though. The plot thickens and you are taken through intense twists and turns that begin to show each character's intentions and motives. They include a lot in the anime without it feeling rushed or crowded, or confusing the watcher.
In short, I think of this anime as a diamond; as you near the middle of the anime the possibilities of where this anime could go expands, and once you hit the middle mark, as you near the end the twists and turns reveal things that limit where it could go, closing in the perfect point, and yes, the ending to this anime is, in my opinion, perfect. They couldn't have done better.
9.7
Characters
The development behind all the characters is amazing. Despite its large cast, no character really gets set aside, (except for one, which actually adds to it, instead of taking it away... eh, you'll find out if you watch it). Some of the character designs are great, and you can sympathize with a lot of characters, which is a feat.
One of the greatest things about the characters is that when the main character, Rin, just runs into a battle without thinking... he actually gets his butt handed to him, instead of getting through every battle through sheer will alone.
9.1
Animation
The animation has its absolutely beautiful moments, not to mention some pretty original character designs, but it doesn't really do anything to completely stand out.
7.6
Music
The first and second openers were both good, but not too outstanding. The first ending was pretty good in regards to how most endings are, but I found the second one to be a little... bland.
As for background music, there were plenty of amazing tracks in the OST. However, they do not exactly take any moments to shine greatly in the actual anime.
8.3
Overall
Despite the lack of consistent beautiful animation and emphasis on the music, I do recommend you watch, if not buy, this anime. The story and characters are amazing and it is definitely worth the watch.
Full Moon
8.68
Other
Just so you know, you're going to want to watch through to very end, because after the ending they have little bits, some of them just jokes, some of them having something to do with the plot. Do not forget!
**SPOILER** What... is that kid with the puppet. He must be some god or something, to be sitting there, simply quoting the bible while Rin and Yukio go to close the gate to Gehenna... GAHH THE MYSTERY
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