edgardo00 - 2013-07-07 21:43:04

Senkou no Night Raid. I am really unsure on what is going on with this series. There are at least 7 episdoes out and only 4 are subbed, and I cant see a reason why. It is highly underrated so far, but it is definietly not perfect.Story: 8Story is pretty interesting. It drops you right in the middle of it without any background story, but it is slowly unravelled throughout. The plot, at times, can get complicated. Since it can be pretty political and somethings may slip by you. But the overall flow of the series is really good and I can predict a pretty decent story after further episodes. Just need to give this series a chance and it should grow on you. So far the story is pretty episodic, with some task given to the team of "espers" ( a power they are given for some reason unknown so far, and nothing about it is really explain. but that adds to the mysteriousness). There seems to be patches of an overlooking arc, but nothing definite.Art: 8Art is pretty cool. Characters actually look japanese rather than HUGE eyes and coloured hair like some. The movement is smooth and the fight scenes are well done. Although nothing is spectacular, it is definietely good for a regular series. (spectacular being kara no kyoukai or something around this lines)I usually don't care for animation as long as it isn't noticibly bad, so this sereis slides by in that department.Characters: 7Characters are.. okay. There really isn't anything special about them but nothing wrong either. Although I've only seen 4 episdoes so the characters are quite under developed. So I predict them being more and more interesting as the series goes on, unravelling more of their past. The main character is good for the role, in the spirit of fun and laziness. Typical action hero but I still love that role. He goes well with the up tight, by the book type friend. The characters are decent enough not to get annoyed with but I won't be adding any of them to my favorites, that's for certain.Enjoyment: 8I was skeptical at first, but after seeing Aoi's power and the action sequence in the first episode, I was somewhat thoroughly impressed. I beagn watching the rest of the series and now I am looking out for any of the releases. Quite enjoyable and I will continue to watch, definitely recommended.Overall: 8Decent series so far with okay characters and a nice execution of things. The action is good and the plot is solid and I expect it to get better as it goes.