[Cannibal Clown]

Me, being one of sssnake's good friends, also shares the same expressive feelings of this show.

I first started purchasing this anime looking for a dark fantasy anime, but then i realised it was much more than that. Like said before, the characters are some of the most expressive, thought out, and indivisual characters i have seen in an anime series for quite some time. The series is quite understandable throughout most of the show, and can be seen as quite a fun and enjoyable sitting during most of it. Near the end, the story complexifies and seems to turn 180 from it's original appeal as a series. The characters seem to make the developing plot even more interesting, and they way they adapt to their problems and conflicts that arise during the setting of time is very impressive. There are no set standard between good an evil, as you can see, they are combined in nearly all of the charatcers with a grey sence of who is the traditional good guy, vs the traditional bad guy, which is just another part of the depth that goes into the people in the story.

As the series goes through, it's far more of a dark, violent, war and demonistic story than a fantasy. I was surprised by how explisit they made many of the battle scenes, which there are plenty of, and how the chaarcters are shown not to be invulnerable to pain and defeat. The main chaarcter gutts however, does seem to be quite the immortal god like man, by the way he fights, and his strength, but even he is seen upon as a human being. He suffers, physically and emotionally, same with the many other people in the story, which i find excellent.

The part of the series i disliked was the end, where...well...there wasn't one. It just ended in the climax of the story and that was that. Kinda pissed me off. That's just for the anime though. The manga gives away the answers to what most people ask after watching the series. The full story is well thougyht out and puts even more depth into the characters than the anime, along with the continuation of what happened after the series is over.

i strongly suggest anyone who's sick of having to watch bland action stories like DBZ, and who wants more violent, and mature anime, to watch this. It is quite idea to the serious anime collector.

Contains Graphic violence, adult language, nudity, and suggective themes. No for children.