Review of Shakugan no Shana: Season I

Shakugan no Shana is a series that I had long been meaning to watch after being impressed with the battle music and visuals I saw in a video highlighting anime background music some time ago. Now that I'm finally done with the first season, I can say that it is a very fun and enjoyable show. It didn't blow me away by any means, but I think it's a very solid series. If I had to pick my favorite aspect of the series, it would have to be the various supernatural/fantasy elements and characters, especially during the battle scenes. The charactersrange from amusing and funny to disturbing, and by disturbing I mean that brother/sister Denizen duo. The story isn't very deep, but still good enough to keep the show interesting and enjoyable. Now earlier when I said that I was impressed with the visuals I saw, I was specifically referring to Shana during what I would call her Flame Haze mode, which I thought looked cool. From a technical standpoint, the visuals aren't anything impressive, but they get the job done.

Overall, I would rate this an 8/10 for "Very Good", which gets a high recommendation from me. If you're looking for the next epic masterpiece, this might not be it. However, it's a solid fantasy series with some cool characters, great battles, cute romance, and even some nice comedy. If you haven't seen Shakugan no Shana yet, you ought to at least check it out sometime.