Review of Scissor Seven: Xuanwu Kingdom Chapter

Once in a while a show can really surprise you with how fun it can be. You can start the show wondering 'why am I watching this' but soon enough the same content that made you question yourself grows on you to the point that you start enjoying every single moment. Scissor Seven is that kind of a show. In this review I will review all 3 seasons together. When you watch season 1 you are given very little information about the characters throughout the season. And whatever you see is unspectecular in terms of the story or characters. But it helps that the episodesare short and you go through all that very quickly. That is not to say season 1 was bad. It was a fun watch often tickling your heart with strong moments. But what really won me over was the 3 episode OVAs. You get to know more about the main characters and they grow on you. Once that happens there is no going back. Everything the show offers seems fun and every episode feels worth it. The show itself doesn’t change much throughout 3 seasons with 6-7 light hearted episodes followed by 3-4 episodes closing out a season focusing more on the central plot. The show relies on It's top notch animation, action, characters and music to give you a very pleasant experience filled with comedy and warmth.

Story: The story itself isn’t all that special despite having enough to have you want to know what happens next. The show never pretends to be serious and It's shorter episodes make it an easy watch. The story revolves around Seven an assassin with amnesia living a new life in a different island. The show deals with Seven interacting with various people within the island, be involved in their moments of warmth and eventually protect them when they are endangered. His past will eventually come to haunt him and he has to deal with making sure no one gets hurt. The show is very good at providing just the right amount of information about Seven's past to have you hooked into the show.

Art and Animation: A common problem with the little amount of Chinese animated products I've seen is the characters can often look very similar. That isn’t the case with Scissor Seven. The art is lovely and the animation is superb with some great action sequences as well. The visuals only improve every season with the use of better technology.

Sound: What can I say? I've never seen Chinese animated works fail to produce good music. Scissor Seven is no exception. The music is top notch with memorable opening tunes, catchy endings, good soundtracks and touching insert songs. I often find myself going into youtube and listening to the soundtracks. Not something I find myself doing too often.

Characters: You love the characters the more you see them. The selling point of the show is the heart warming character interactions in my opinion. What is important is to give them time. While the jokes won't outright make you laugh, it'll do enough to keep you feeling good throughout the show. The early episodes of every season focus on character introductions or development in an episodic manner. Everytime a character reappears there is something new to learn about them or a development to be seen.

So overall Scissor Seven is fun with quality animation, music, and character interactions. It paints a good picture of the warmth in between chinese people in the best way possible. Hope this review motivated you to give the show a chance. I know I enjoyed it a lot and I hope you will too. Here's hoping the follow up movie keeps up the momentum.