TWIN STAR EXORCISTS
Genre: Adventure, Romance, Supernatural, Dark Fantasy
Hey guys.
Welcome to another anime review.
And in this time, I want to talk about my first impressions of an anime that I was able to watch through Crunchyroll.
From the studio that brought us Naruto, Boruto, and Black Clover, we got…
But before I go on, I must ask you the typical question guys:
Are you ok? Having a good time? Feeling healthy?
If the answer is yes, then I am very happy.
Having said that, lets go and review Twin Star Exorcists:
PREMISE
Based on the manga written and illustrated by Yoshiaki Sukeno, and published by Shueisha, Twin Star Exorcists, or Sousei no Onmyouji (双星の陰陽師), tells the story of Rokuro Enmado, whose dream was to become the greatest exorcist in the world, but after a tragedy that costed him many of his dearest friends, Rokuro becomes distraught and leaves the profession with great bitterness. Now, two years later, and after an unexpected encounter with Benio Adashino, another exorcist prodigy from the east, he discovers his true destiny; being the father of the «Miko», or the ultimate exorcist that will destroy all the evil spirits, or Kegare, from the World.
And of course, Benio will be the mother. So both will become… Do I really need to say it?
You know, the very first thing that I got in mind when I saw these characters, was…
HI SCORE GIRL
Why? Simple, because they have so much in common. There is a talented, lazy and «meanie» prodigy, or a jerk with a heart of gold (Rokuro Enmado – Haruo Yaguchi), the adorkable rich girl who is a genius and has the archetypical Ojou (Princess) appearance, with the same hime cut (Akira Ono – Benio Adashino), and a blonde girl who is naive, yet a perfect love rival; in Hi-Score Girl, we got Koharu Hidaka, and in Twin Star Exorcists, we got:
MAYURA OTOMI
Kind of…
Sorry. I know this is not relevant, but I wanted to mention that. But is not my intention to pick on Twin Star Exorcists.
Benio… Would you forgive me?
I guess not.
Anyway…
STORY
As I mentioned before, Twin Star Exorcists is produced by Studio Pierrot, and it has four cours, for a total of 50 episodes, adapting, I think, the first eight chapters of the manga. (If I am mistaken, which I strongly believe I am, please let me know. Thanks Irina). And I am not going to lie, when I heard the Japanese voice of Rokuro, I immediately recognised him. He is Natsuki Hanae, one of the most popular seiyuu right now.
Do you know what other characters did Natsuki voiced?
Tanjiro Kamado
Kousei Arima
Meanwhile, Benio Adashino is voiced by Megumi Han, famous for…
Atsuko «Akko» Kagari
Gon Freecs
Moreover, Twin Star Exorcists is directed by Tomohisa Taguchi, and written by Naruhisa Arakawa, and the whole series has this wonderful animation that is trademark in Black Clover, Boruto, and Narut…. Naruto:Shippud…. The Last: Naruto the Movie!!! There you go.
Ok. I have never ever been a fan of Naruto, but I am becoming a fan of Black Clover (Believe it or Not!), and I have always commended Studio Pierrot because in animation, the staff usually does a pretty good job (except for Naruto), and when I read that, again, they were in charge of the production of this anime, my interest awakened. Thank Goodness I always have Crunchyroll with me. I am still watching the anime (Well, duh!), but I am really eager to see more about Twin Star Exorcists. On the other hand, I am a bit concerned about what the story will become, because I also noticed that some of this romance anime stories have some overused cliches, especially if both of the leads start disliking each other, including the «entering to the bath to see you naked» scene; the «awkward silence», the «oops!! I saw beneath your skirt» scene, and others. But at the end of the day, there is nothing wrong in using some cliches if the story has its own identity, so I believe I can definitely give Twin Star Exorcists some credit: furthermore, I think that the chemistry between Rokuro and Megumi is pretty solid, especially with amazing, experience seiyuu like Natsuki Hanae and Megumi Han.
So the story have a very good, solid start. Let’s see how it goes from here.
CHARACTERS
I got to admit that part of the charm of Rokuro and Benio is each of their background stories. Personally, I like it; but I am afraid some other fans might find them very unoriginal, especially if he see that Rokuro has a lot of similarities with Tanjiro Kamado and Atsuhi Nakajima from Bungou Stray Dogs, either because they are motivated to protect their beloved ones, or because either have a power that looks more like a curse. Again, That is not a big issue, but I can’t tell how other animegoers will react. I would say that, some will love them, others not so much.
Along with Rokuro, Mayura and Benio, we got another characters that look as promising as the already mentioned, including Shimon Ikaruga (voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch in English btw), Tenma Unomiya, Yuto Ijika, Arima Tsuchimikado (I loved that guy), and others.
Many of these didn’t appear on the first two episodes of the series, but they all look interesting, and I am sure all of them will empower Twin Star Exorcists already strong status as a shonen series on their own right.
We’ll see. For the record, I can’t wait to see the work in English done by both Bryce Papenbrook and Christine Marie Cabaneros.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, Twin Star Exorcists might not be the ultimate shonen series, or the great Supernatural anime, but it is definitely one series that I will always recommend, especially if you are a fan of Studio Pierrot or any of their previous and current projects. For now, take my word, go to Crunchyroll (if you are a member), and have a good time with these interesting jewell.
For now, I’ll give myself a medal. Wanna know why?
BECAUSE I DIDN’T MENTION BLUE EXORCIST AT ALL!!!! YEAH!!!
Just one more favour. Studio Pierrot, Yuki Tabata…
PLEASE, BRING US MORE OF SALLY!!!
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