Review of Katanagatari
Talk about character development. Ok so Katanagatari is about two people with really long hair that have been tasked with the retrieval of 12 sword and they have around about 12, 50 minute episodes to do it, so like a simple enough premise right? Well Katanagatari is a bit more than just 12 episodes of chasing after swords followed by a little development of the person wielding one of said swords, followed by the protagonist beating them and all that. The show actually gets into the WHY these people are fighting. If someone asked you that question what would you say? Money? Power? To protect theones you care about? Because you were told to? It doesn't really matter but they get into it in the anime and do a bloody good job of why each person is there doing what they're doing. Now right along to the actually review.
The story takes an episodic approach, like I said above 12 swords, 12 episode to get them all, its a really simple story honestly and because of this it's easy enough to swallow, but they find time to build the characters really well amongest all the fighting and strategizing, more on that front later.
The art is....odd, but really good at the same time, this is the first time I've characters with two part eyes, watch the show and you'll see what I mean. there is one point where the art style shifts to being void of every color but red, and I remember that scene well. So basically the art is different and because of this you notice a lot more than you normally would in a generic (Hate that word) style anime.
To the sound I didn't really care as usual, I didn't even listen to the OP the voice acting was on pair, people should gather by now that if nothing from the soundtrack grabs me I'm not really going to talk about it.
Now to the MEAT of this anime, the character's. I'm going to paint a picture for you, imagine a sword, this swords soul purpose is to be wielded by you in anyway you see fit, now imagine that sword is actually a human, that is how the ML starts the anime as, but as the anime goes on he starts learning these things called emotions, example; early in the show he straight up murders someone, later on he kills another certain someone and actually feels regret, before a point he will kill anyone the FL tells him to, later on he spares someone of his own volition.
The ML just grows from this, because I can't think of better phrasing, shell to a fully fleshed out human, and come the end of the show I'm pretty sure it shows us what happens to a person who is REALLY good at fighting when the person they love has literally just died in their arms and they. Just. BREAK. That moment was fucking amazing.
To people who actually take my recommendations to heart (in which case thank you, nice to know some people listen to me) do yourself a favor and watch Katanagatari, you will be in for an experience.
Goodbye my brethren, see you in the next one.