Review of Omamori Himari

Omamori Himari was one of the first animes I'd watched over my "Summer Anime Marathon" and I can say it was good. It wasn't a "One of the Greatest Animes Ever" anime, but it is worth watching if you're into the Echii/Harem stuff. Story wise... cat girl is sent to "protect" a childhood friend from demons that want to kill him. That's the main story right there. Along with some side stories added to it, it turned out pretty decent. For every couple episodes, new characters joined the show and the story got more interesting. Well done, although at points it seemed a little slow. Artwork, it'syour average anime made within a 3 year period. The art was clear and colorful, but it seemed fairly average for an anime, and it's not just the scenery, it goes for the characters too. I feel like I've seen them before even watching the show, so they had common faces from other animes I've watched. I'm not complaining, the art went well with the show, but I would have liked to see a little more creativity.

Sound was good, voice actors did their role well, and I'm hoping that one day if this is dubbed the voice actors will do just as good. SFX were also well done, for the few battle sequences the show had, it was really impressive.

Characters... like I said before, the artwork could have been a little more creative. And it's not just the artwork they could have added more creativity to, the character's personalities should have been more unique. Like ALL echii/harem animes I've ever seen, there is always a silent character, a loli character, a strong/scary character, a character that is all lovey-dovey, etc. Even though these traits fit the characters, I would have liked to see something different for a change. I did like all the characters though, none of the characters turned out to be total jerks or annoying to me, which is interesting because there is almost ALWAYS at least one character in this kind of genre that gets on my nerves in every anime.

I enjoyed the most of it, had some good comedy, good action scenes, interesting plot, and a whole lot of fanservice... but most of it ties in with the comedy part of the show. Overall it was good. I wouldn't rewatch it over and over again, but I will rewatch it some day when I am in the mood for it. It's worth watching.

Solid 7.