Zenki · review
The Kishin Douji Zenki anime series consists of 51 episodes, which were based on the work of Kikuhide Tani and Yoshihiro Kuroiwa. This was one of the few anime that were on TV in my country, but it never reached the same popularity as Dragon Ball and Yugioh. I have no idea how popular Zenki is outside, but seeing the lack of it everywhere it's probably not that popular. STORY/PLOT: The story is nothing special, it follows a school girl named Chiaki Enno who is able to free Zenki, a powerful Demon God and together they try to stop Karuma and other bad guys. While ''main characterwho owns demon'' is pretty common trope, you have to remember this was made in the 90s.
CHARACTERS:
I have no idea how to feel about cast. It's small and it lacks development, but it's not like they are bad.
In the second arc the cast becomes bigger and Zenki even gets a teammate, who’s name is Akira, but despite having powers he doesn’t do much (well until the latest parts), which is a shame because I was really hyped, only to be met with the wasted potential.
The best characters probably would be Souma and Dog Deity.
SOUND:
The opening is banger. It is in the top 10 best old school anime openings, for sure.
As for voice acting, well I’m not a pro when it comes to it but I didn’t see any problem with it. I think it was fine. I mean I absolutely loved Zenki’s voice, when he was in his real/adult form of course.
ENJOYMENT:
Some episodes were meh, but most were nice. Even though I don’t like episodic anime, Zenki was surprisingly fun.
I just wish Zenki spent more time in his real form, instead of his dwarf/shota/little kid form lol.
OVERALL
Underrated gem. Despite it flaws, I had fun with it. If you love old school anime you should definitely check this one. Just don't except this anime to be on the same level as Yu Yu Hakusho or Dragon Ball.