Shadow Star Narutaru · review
[JP, subtitle quality was ok, Triad_&_AonE recommended] The purpose of this review is avoiding having you skip something you may enjoy under the illusion such a stacked not-recommended count incurs upon you. The one single shortcoming of this animation is it only had 13 episodes and never continued. This is not a condensed or summarized of compacted or rushed show. It moves at a pace matching what is happening which is what makes it good. Thanks to that pace it is unfinished because there is no way that would fit into 13 episodes, but because there was no maniac scramble to try and wrap everything upit maintains its consistency from beginning to end. This show is from a time when children's anime put hair on your balls. In my opinion this is what a proper manga adaptation should strive for with respect to pace and unresolved plot points. A desire to know more is planted in you.
For what censorship occurs they creatively skirt it so that you can still figure out what was hidden by those censors.
Animation quality is typical of early 2000's, no complaints.
Character art style is unique, not to the degree of something like Gilgamesh, but easily stands out visually.
Sound design was good overall. My only annoyance was use of gun cocking at strange timings.
Music went unnoted.
So by all means watch.