Review of K

Hmmmmm.... "K" What can it stand for? Obviously it stands for "Kool" because that is what K is in a nutshell. Cool characters doing cool things in a cool way. K has a rather interesting premise where gang leaders called Kings, maybe that's why its called K. Anyway, Kings dominate majority of the city and each King is represented by a color, red, blue, yellow, green, silver, etc. And then there is one special King called the Colorless Kings that is shrouded in mystery. Our main character Yashiro ends up getting caught in the midst of the gang war because he was framed for something he didn'tdo. Kuroh, the Black Hound and with the intent on killing him, ends up being his saving grace and ally on resolving the conflict.

The story itself had so much potential and the world was really interesting. But many of the ideas were never explored, such as how do Kings get their power, what relationships did some of the Kings have, and why was Yashiro so gosh darn beautiful. Just kidding, but in all seriousness, the story becomes really confusing and you might need to pause in order to actually grasp what is going on. The characters are, like I said, Cool. The majority had some depth to them and are really entertaining to watch, especially Misaki, a skater who belongs to the red gang, who I doubt anyone will hate since he basically summarizes the entirety of this show. Cool, short, fast, charming, and most importantly COOL!!!

The animation had a really interesting touch. A lot of the art looked really shiny and the action was really intense and well done. The soundtrack, ironically enough, isn't just rap or hip-hop, but mostly orchestral music. The OP would always get me pumped up for the show as it show cases all the characters doing their cool thing, while the ED closed each episode on a rather low note.

All in all, K is a real blast to watch. It is just cool, nothing more, nothing less. If you want a good anime with cool action and cool characters look no further because K fits the bill. Besides that K doesn't really offer anything else besides entertainment material.