Review of Katanagatari

"Would you mind if I fell for you?" - Togame Story - 8 Shichika and Nanami, users of the sword style Kyotoryuu, are exiled on an island for their dad's crimes. They are scouted by Togame, who is off to seek twelve deviant blades, in order to gain status and whatnot. Togame is someone who has been betrayed many times, due to money or power. The difference with Kyotoryuu users, is that they seek none of that. Togame convinces Shichika to fight for her, for a reason that he can't betray her with, love. With the power of "love", they venture on a slow paced journey to seektwelve blades, following the pattern of one blade acquired, and one enemy killed each episode.

The last episode was really nice though.

Art - 7
Katanagatari has unique art. It uses ancient japanese styled backgrounds, but they look rushed, and at times look lousy. It's especially noticeable when compared to the characters which are drawn sharply and fluidly. The characters also have really interesting eyes. I like them.

Sound - 8
The sound used throughout the anime are fitting, but they aren't very memorable. There's that one soundtrack that raps which was interesting, but overall, the soundtracks were just decent. The opening and ending also weren't that great. They sound pretty intense, but don't match the slow paced story.

Character - 9
I loved the main characters. They developed pretty naturally throughout their journey, and they have an interesting relationship with each other. They say they're in love, but Shichika's idea of love is so damn innocent it's almost a joke. And that's cute. As for the side characters, they were kinda come and go, one dimensional fillers. Except for Chou-Chou and the bird lady who was kinda hot :(

Enjoyment - 9
I enjoyed it. They characters were cute and it was fun watching them develop throughout their journey. The fight scenes were also pretty damn cool. It was too slow for me at times though.

Overall - 8
It's slow paced.
It's based on development of Shichika and Togame over the story.
It has interesting art.
Main characters are cute.
Action scenes are cool.
Last episode was not a disappointing climax.