Peace Maker Kurogane

Before I start don't get me wrong, this was a good anime. Unfortunately, I think most people think it is a great anime and I want to point out the reasons why it isn't.

Quick background, Tetsunosuke joines the Shinsengumi to avenge his dead parents. This starts as your typical serious revenge story. So far so good, he is eventually let in after an emotional scene. Then there is a mix between extremely lighthearted moments and absurdly dark moments.

This is my first complaint. It does have some excellent moments (the scene with Susumu and Tetsunosuke on the roof is one of the better ... tragic anime scenes I've seen) but the blend between silly and insanely dark is just distracting. I feel like the anime lacks direction.

This leads to my second complaint: a ton of things happen that I don't understand. There is black magic type stuff, there are scenes where I can't tell if they are imagination or they actually happen, there are things that happen which don't seem to flow logically to the next scene. All of these serve to confuse me about what is real and what is a metaphor or something.

This of course leads to my next complaint: why were there so many dropped plot points. I think the anime had lots fo awesome moments but there were a lot of things brought up that weren't completed. I'll give it slack because there was definitely a play for a second season that never happened but I still thought tons of things that came up weren't explained and I was left wondering what they were all about (some were major and truly left me frustrated).

My final gripe is that I don't know where thr story goes next. Most anime that have a "proper" ending at least give you the impression of the next steps. I guess this one just didn't really feel the need because I had no idea what would be next in store.

All of this aside, if you can forgive these story points the anime is good. The characters are all done well, there is a TON of emotional moments and enough silly moments to break up the tension. For those of you who don't mind an anime lacking a clear direction you may greatly enjoy this!

Story 6 / Art 7 / Sound 6 / Character 8 / Enjoyment 7 / Overall 7

Peace Maker Kurogane
This anime is byfar, brilliant! Even though the anime is maybe about 5-7 years old, It's still great to watch!
The anime reminds me of Naruto / Nabari of it's cheeky-ness with it's Main Character. This Anime has everything you'd want, (in general). Like, well in my opinion, how i really like'd this anime was from how the main character acts. Very likeable, very very likeable, for instance - He acts his age! And he's a bit shorter than he usual, which makes me believe that he's 12 and not 15, which makes it the whole more enjoyable. Remember how kids now-a-days act like ... they're invincible? Heck, 12/15yrs old isnt much of a ways back for me. . . Anyways onwards to the Rating!
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Story :
I'd like to give the story maybe, about an 8.
I give it an 8 because IT IS VERY GOOD! It starts off introducing you to the main plot, and it goes from there! I'll give the basic over-view of the anime, It's about a 15 year old boy. He had a difficult past, and he has an Older Brother who is very very over protective (brings into comedy), and how they are with eachother when 2-3 episodes in happen, is very enjoyable to watch.
The other bit of the story is about the clan that he's joining, He tries very hard to get in because that's apart of his goal to get stronger! - Now people know where i'm getting at, I'll leave it at that!
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Art :
Yeah, the art is a bit edgy, probably because this anime was made in the what, 2007 area? It's not dull, but it's not like the graphics that we have now, It's perfectly made though, Throughout the episodes, Through the funny ones, Through the Sad ones, It's never had one mistake! It totally made sense and i enjoyed every bit of it And i still am thinking about it, just remembering the beauty of the anime.
So i give the Art a 7, it is good, but it's not what we have today, But it is, good, if there was a good / very good inbetween, I'd give it a
[ 7.5 ] !
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Sound :
OK, So the sound, yes the music fits perfectly, BATTLE MUSIC! YEAH!, but it's not like the music you'd hear in naruto, It's a bit. . . more serious, not as hypey, but still good. And, the music actually matches the atmosphere of the episodes, FUNNY, SAD, BATTLE-TIME events, It matches them all, So i give the sound an
[ 8 ]
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Character :
Yes! I love'd the characters! The main character, oh man was he enjoyable to listen/watch! PERFECTLY Resembles a kid of that age, Assertive, Naive, Innocent, Happy, and he has the - Not-a-Care-in-the-World - Attitude! Now, moving onto the supporting/other main characters, Yes!
Protagonists, very likeable, they have their own roles like what you'd expect in any anime, BUT! The way how Matsuda Akio (not sure if he's the one who made it lol) articulated each character to be, How every character has their own way of acting . . Like there's some Jokers who are so funny!, There's a guy who cares alot, There's a guy who Cares (secretly!) AND He's a really...funny..dark guy too. There's more too, YOU HAVE TO WATCH PEACEMAKER!
Now for the rating, YES, I give it a . . .
[ 10 ] Couldn't ask for anything better!
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Enjoyment :
Wow we're already at the Enjoyment?! YES!
I loved this anime with all of my heart, it reminds me of those older days of when i was a kid, I bet this'd remind any of you out there of those old days when you'd play outside in the beautiful weather, Blue Sky, Just run around with your friends!
BUT That's not all! Hah, This anime surely was a thing for me to watch, Like i said, I Enjoyed it with all my heart! If the things that i've said above didn't catch your eye, then FINE! I'll make it catch your eye!
The anime was by far, something you'd never expect a samurai anime to be like, Maybe it could be like Kenshin, HOWEVER! Kenshin wasn't a 15 year old kid was he? This right here, THE AGE, Certainly makes it different and a much better experience to view and watch how a kid handles things, or should i say, Lives!
For the rating, I GIVE THIS A . . .
[ 10 ]!
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Overall :
Now it's time for the Overall. . . OKAY!
Summarzing all of the points i've made . . . I shall bring it all up into one big conclusion!
Peace Maker Kurogane. . . An unbelievable Experience for me, after watching
Nabari no ou, and Naruto, it has certainly in my dearest opinion, passed both of them combined, In other words, IT WAS BETTER THAN NABARI & NARUTO!!!!
I've Laughed, I've Cried, I've sat in my chair thinking, " Yes! I can't believe this is happening!, OH MAN, i can't believe that just happened! . . . WHAT?! HAHAHAHAHAHAH WOW didn't see that coming " And even more!

So, this anime is very very underrated, Not manye has ever given it a try, And i'll let you all have a little secret of mine . . .
I've started the anime, Watched the Opening, thought to myself "wow, is this legit? Seems...kinda boring..."
*10 Minutes into the 1st Episode* "OH MY GOD I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS ANIME!!!!!!! "

So, hopefully, you guys will try this anime, It's really in-my-opinion, could end up like how Hunter x Hunter ended up. . .- an underated anime, *few months later* BAM! Hit's the big screen, Yes it could end up like that even though this anime is a few years older than our time now. (i've checked and it's about 10 years old...2003-2004) BUT IN ANY CASE
The Final Rating for Overall . . .
[ 10 ]!!!
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This concludes my Review, It is the first one i've ever made and i hope you all have read through it and given this anime a chance! I am 100% sure you will not be dissapointed!, Maybe 99.9% . . . if there's someone out there who's very hard to please -_-.

At first, I loved this anime. I hate the voice acting though. I don't think it's something that a lot of people would hate, but I did. The Japanese voices weren't that great, and the English ones were worse. But that's not the point. lol

I bought all of the DVDs for a really cheap price, and then watched them in one day. Despite the poor ratings I gave it, it's actually really fun to watch. And it's addictive to watch when you first see it. At first, I thought it was amazing. Until a few weeks after I had watched it all.

It just seems like ... there should have been more episodes. To me, it seems like to tried to squish an anime that should have been like 50 episodes into 24 episodes. or 26. I can't even remember how many there were. lol The story seemed like they weren't focusing on something specific and the creators didn't try their best.

Even though I'm giving it a bad review, I do recommend this anime. It's very fun to watch, and the characters are interesting. But if you're looking for something with a really well done story line, you should watch another anime.