This is an incredible show that is as good as it is underrated. RAY the Animation is the adaptation of the manga that sadly got canned thanks to ADV's terrible manga division. I got warped in and was hooked. It's so basic, yet has such an innovative at the same time, it just goes to show that a story can be a little cliche without overdoing it. STORY: Again, the story is fairly basic, following a doctor with X ray eyes who is capable of performing surgeries no one else can. You'll be wrapped up instantly as to how she aquired those powers. There'salso cryptic flashblacks that she has, which will draw you in more, as you want to find out just what is going on with these mysterious figures she sees. For a show thats only 13 episodes, it flows pretty well without ever feeling forced, rushed, tacked-on, or boring. Almost every scene revolves around character development or Ray's emotions of her cloudy past. Yet, this won't dull you at any point, because it's never overdone, unlike most shows, which will blitzkrieg you with comedy out of nowhere, destroying the mood set by the previous scene. There are very few far-fetched points, like an episode involving body possesion, and it gets a little weird near the end, but those can be overlooked once you find out what happening.
ART: The art is simple, yet pleasing. As far as most manga/anime transitions, this one is very nice to look at. The character designs are nice, the backgrounds are great, and the fight scenes are good, but don't expect too much combat. A highlight for me was Shinoyama's new look. In the manga, his eyes are hooded by his bangs 90% of the time, but his face is in full view, which makes him look so much better. The operation scenes are graphically detailed, but look really cool, and are the cream of the show, what with it being about a surgeon and all.
SOUND: The music is nice, but can get a bit repetitive at times. BGM is not the shows strongest point, but the voice acting and sound effects do more than make up for this. There are a lot of slicing and opening sounds of scalpels and foreceps, which will send a few shivers up the spine and cause goosebumps, but that means it's effective without being too disgusting.
CHARACTER: Ray is awesome, Shinoyama is my favorite character in the show, the supporting cast (nurses, Sawa, etc.) are loveable, especially nurse Misato, who badgers the love interests about their feelings. I've seen this done, but she does it so nonchalant, it's even funnier. The antagonists are effective, as they are kept as a mystery for most of the story with just minor clues given, and you'll hate the H Ringed Man with an M. Bison level passion.
ENJOYMENT: Since it's not long, it's easy to enjoy this show without much worry. The idea is just great, the characters are effective, Ray's backstory is intriuging and twisted, and watching her work on patients just shows that a lead character can be really awesome without super powered fists or zanpoktos.
OVERALL: If not a masterpeice, then this is just short of it. There's very little bad about this title and I recommend it to everybody who would like to watch a very solid anime with a hearty plot.