Review of Omamori Himari

This is a pretty solid romcom action anime. The cast of characters was interesting, and most of the main characters got solid character development, with the only real exception I feel being Rinko who feels somewhat out of place at times. The central theme of co-existence between humans and non human entities, in this case mostly Ayakashi, is something that's pretty overused, but it was still used effectively here, wherein it didn't spend as much time on discussing the theme itself, rather it stood as something that Yuuto simply believed in and the actual implementation of the theme was more so in regards to howthat effected his relationship with other characters. The plot started out somewhat slowly when it was simply introducing characters with a really light hearted tone, but by the time it reached its final arc the story has gotten a lot more intense and involved, which managed to benefit from the investment the viewers had gotten in the characters from the less involved portion. Though I should note that the light hearted moments don't go away and the comedy, which is solid, is a core part of the anime throughout. The action wasn't tremendously great, not really having much mechanical complexity at all, but there was a variety of powers and such in play that still made it interesting, and it was flashy so overall I would have to say that it was quite enjoyable. The finale was really good and ended the anime incredibly well, and though from what I understand they had to diverge from the manga in order to do so, I suppose that it was worth it as the ending was quite satisfying, though I felt the Public Affairs agent deserved worse than he got.

The style and designs I thought were quite great, especially Himari's purple standard fighting outfit. The animation and art felt somewhat dated though. The soundtrack was quite good, and OP/EDs were great as well, with the changes to the OP each episode being a nice touch.

tl;dr: A solid action rom-com featuring a solid plot and a great cast of characters.