I could describe this anime in so many words: touching, exciting, creepy, beautiful, interesting, moving, powerful, and a thousand more. I really loved the relationship between Makina and Keisei. They were so beautiful as a partnership, and I would love to watch the two of them forever. I also loved Ouri. His tenacity and strength is so admirable. He put himself through so much strain and hurt for his brother and Makina. I'm really glad the history of the Shikabane Hime vs. regular Shikabane was touched on (I think more so in the second season than the first). It was interesting to learn about thestakes of being one or the other as well as the stakes for simply being tied to a contracted monk.

Basically, this quickly became one of my favorite anime series, and I'm so glad I decided to watch it.