Review of Absolute Duo

Absolute Duo Ever wonder what the entrance exams to a prestigious school is like compared to a normal public school? Well, I went to public school, so I am going to assume the exam was similar to this anime. The similarities consist of beating the crap out of another student to complete the exam. In Absolute Duo, there is a school called “Koryo Academy High School.” In this school, students have powers called a Blaze. A Blaze seems to be a weapon created by one’s own soul. To get into the school as a student, the group of potential peoplehad to fight one another until they beat somebody with their Blaze.

The main character is “Thor Kokonoe” and he appears to be an average guy. Hopefully, we all know by now that average characters are not so average. “Thor,” other than being named after a Norse god, is considered to be an irregular. His irregularity stems from his Blaze. Every Blaze is supposed to be a weapon, but “Thor” has a shield for a Blaze.

It is safe to assume that “Thor’s” fighting style is to use his shield to protect himself, and to punch everyone for his offense. I am also hoping that whenever he punches people that he will charge it like a Kamehameha, but yell “THOR’S HAMMER!”

Now, lets talk ecchi. If any person watches the OP, the ecchi light bulb should have lit up. There are six to seven distinguishable characters that should be sticking around to give us our fan service episode. In addition, “Thor” has to live with a female student named “Julie Sigtuna” thanks to wonderful anime-only school rules, or Duo system.

I believe this wonderfully scaled simple to ridiculous anime will be a fun one to watch. There is fighting, over the top characters, ecchi, and hints on Absolute Duo being a revenge seeking based plot. I’m a little nervous because I can’t exactly see where the anime is going, but it looks like a fun ride, so I will continue watching Absolute Duo.

Other Rating
•Action 4/5 Fists
•Ecchi - AA