[azanimefan]

Utawarerumono
Rating 3.0 out of 5

this anime was hard for me to settle on what i thought about it. I think part of the problem is the subs i watched weren't great.. i know my gf pointed out a number of errors, or weird translations... so it wasn't too clear at parts that the story was coming across well.

that said... even forgiving the weird and at the same time generic plot as a bad sub doesn't mean this anime was without it's charm. Once you look past the weird dog/cat/bunny/bird people, and give up on hoping to find a 3 dimensional character... it's sorta a fun shonen.

This anime always brings the action.. and while it starts our with some pretty lame fight scenes.. the fight scenes get better as it goes... and while a lot of this anime felt like bits and pieces from other anime, it still wasn't too bad to watch.

I think part of the reason has to do with the main character. Unlike many hero's in shonen anime, i didn't want to strangle him. There were several conversations he has that simply don't happen in other anime of any type... but are conversations that real people would have in those situations.

Is this the best shonen out there? no. but then it does have a descent plot at parts... some alright character interaction.. plenty of action, and a good lead. i didn't feel like i wasted my time when i got to the end... and the story ended! (another plus)

In short... a good watch.