Tenjho Tenge-Review
24 Episodes + 2 OVA's.
Ratings:
Art/Animation: A
Amazing Fight Scenes.Good Visuals and a Few Great Effects.The Characters Are Truly Well Drawn,Especially The Cuties.
Story: B+
The Main Story Is Overshadowed By Mostly a Prologue.Everything Ties In Together Well Enough At The End.Truth Be Told,The Prologue Characters Are More Interesting Than The 5 Opening Characters.
Voice Acting: B+
Very Solid All Around.No One Truly Steals The Show.
Music: A
Great All-Round.The Opening Song Is Usually The Fan Favorite But The Closing Themes Were Even Better For Me.Mostly Dance Music Work Well With The Action-Oriented Show.Solid Mood Music As Well For More Serious Scenes.
Fan Service: A
Gorgeous Girls All With Large Breasts.Plenty Of Cleavage Shots.A Few Sex Scenes Short Of a Perfect Score....
I Loved This Series!The Only Weak Points Are The Lack Of An Ending And The Rumors That The Anime Was Censored.Contrary To Most,I Preferred The Ending Theme To The Opening.The Fight Scenes Are Slightly Exaggerated;Which Is Normal For Anime.Both Natsume Sisters Would Easily Crack My Top 25 Babes And Characters Are Well-Designed Both Aside From My Next Point.
The Story Resolves Around College Students Fighting To Become The Strongest By Beating Each Other Up.
The "I Wanna Be Stronger" Leitmotiv Can Get Annoying.Not That I Counted But That Sentence Has To Be Said 50 Times Or More In The 26 Episodes.The Main Character And His Best Friend,Both Dumb AsRocks Arrive At The Best Martial Arts School In Japan,Todo Academy And Expect To Take It Over.They Are "Trained" By The Juken Club After Losing Fight After Fight Upon Their Arrival.The Main Story Focuses On Maya Natsume,Her Brother And The School's President Past With The 105th School Tournament As One Of The Highlights.Sadly,The Series Main Character Is Once Again Dim-Witted,Entirely Devoid Of Charisma And Interest.His Over-Confidence Should Have Him Killed But He Survives Just By The Will Of Others And Does Nothing Of Interest Throughout The Series.I Was Relieved That The Plot Has Him In a Second-Rate Role Only.
Characters:
Nagi-san: A Young Punk With Barely a Brain That Relies On His "Supposed" Brawns And Attempt To Affirm His Lacking Manhood By Fighting Regardless Of The Odds And By a Cocky,Rude And Careless Attitude.He Has The Same Haircut And Similar Clothing To Paul Phoenix In The Tekken Video Game Series For Playstation.
Bob Makinara: Nagi's Friend That Is Obviously Wiser Than Him But Follows Him Around;Enjoying Fighting As Much As Him.He Has a Steady Girlfriend,That Shares a Sweet And Loving Relationship With,Both Willing To Do Anything For Each Other.He Is Further Developed As a Character Yet Remains The Least Involved Character In Most Scenes.
Aya Natsume: The Type Of Girl That Falls In Love With The First Boy To See Her Naked (I Wish We Really Did See Her Naked...) And Make Him His Fiancee Despite The Complete Lack Of Interest By Nagi.Most Times,She Is Trivial And Annoying In Her Relentless Pursuit Of Nagi With Total Devotion.We See Less Of Aya Than Her Sister.
Maya Natsume: The Story Revolves Around The Strong,Determined,Funny,Caring And Conflicted Senior Student Who Hides Many Secrets.Her Relationship With Her Deceased Brother And Former "Boyfriend",Now President Of The School's Executive Counsel.We Have Good The Fortune To See Many Panty Shots Of Her,a Form Of Distraction She Uses To Her Advantage.Most Of The Cleavage Shots Also Feature Maya,Likely a Top 10 Contender For Hottest Anime Babe.
Shin Natsume: Dead Brother Of The Natsume Sisters.Aya Shares His Dragon Eye,An Ability That Allows The User To See Past And Future But At a Terrible Price.He Is One Of The 3 Characters Most Involved In The Flashback Scenes.I Could Not Help From See a Similarity With The Infamous Final Fantasy 7 Villain,Sephiroth.
Masakata Takanayami: A Student At Todo Academy,He Is Second To Maya Inside The Juken Club. Shy,Generous,Upbeat And Modest,He Is One Tough Man Despite His Impish Appearance.In Fact,He Totally Kicks Ass And Uses Chi To Further Help His Flawless Technique.His Older Brother Is The School's President And Heir To a Martial Arts Lineage.His One-Sided Attraction To Aya Once Again Demonstrates That US NICE GUYS ALWAYS FINISH LAST...
Mitsuomi Takanayami: President Of The School's Executive Counsel,Strongest Person In The School He Is First Shown As a Massive,Ruthless Man.His Character Is The Most Developed In The Entire Series As It Explores His Friendships With Shin And Maya Natsume.
Bunshichi Tawara: My Personal Favorite In The Show,Acting As Comic Relief,Messenger And Storyteller.Voiced By Kirk Thornton,He Steals Every Scene He Is In.Always Trying To See Or Touch Breasts And Derrieres His Calm,Confident,Detached Demeanor Makes Him The "Cool" Character In The Series.His Fits Of Anger Trigger Some Of The Funniest Scenes In The Show.He Is Surprisingly Deep And Friendship Is Of Utmost Importance To Him.Often Called "Old Man".
P.S: It Is Odd That Bob Makinara Is Featured In The Opening Animation As One Of The Five Characters And Is The Only One Whose Name Is Not Displayed.He Just Happens To Be Black....Racism ?
Shin Natsume Has a Swastika On His Eye-Patch.Coincidence ? More Racism ? Hmmmm
Ratings:
Art/Animation: A
Amazing Fight Scenes.Good Visuals and a Few Great Effects.The Characters Are Truly Well Drawn,Especially The Cuties.
Story: B+
The Main Story Is Overshadowed By Mostly a Prologue.Everything Ties In Together Well Enough At The End.Truth Be Told,The Prologue Characters Are More Interesting Than The 5 Opening Characters.
Voice Acting: B+
Very Solid All Around.No One Truly Steals The Show.
Music: A
Great All-Round.The Opening Song Is Usually The Fan Favorite But The Closing Themes Were Even Better For Me.Mostly Dance Music Work Well With The Action-Oriented Show.Solid Mood Music As Well For More Serious Scenes.
Fan Service: A
Gorgeous Girls All With Large Breasts.Plenty Of Cleavage Shots.A Few Sex Scenes Short Of a Perfect Score....
I Loved This Series!The Only Weak Points Are The Lack Of An Ending And The Rumors That The Anime Was Censored.Contrary To Most,I Preferred The Ending Theme To The Opening.The Fight Scenes Are Slightly Exaggerated;Which Is Normal For Anime.Both Natsume Sisters Would Easily Crack My Top 25 Babes And Characters Are Well-Designed Both Aside From My Next Point.
The Story Resolves Around College Students Fighting To Become The Strongest By Beating Each Other Up.
The "I Wanna Be Stronger" Leitmotiv Can Get Annoying.Not That I Counted But That Sentence Has To Be Said 50 Times Or More In The 26 Episodes.The Main Character And His Best Friend,Both Dumb AsRocks Arrive At The Best Martial Arts School In Japan,Todo Academy And Expect To Take It Over.They Are "Trained" By The Juken Club After Losing Fight After Fight Upon Their Arrival.The Main Story Focuses On Maya Natsume,Her Brother And The School's President Past With The 105th School Tournament As One Of The Highlights.Sadly,The Series Main Character Is Once Again Dim-Witted,Entirely Devoid Of Charisma And Interest.His Over-Confidence Should Have Him Killed But He Survives Just By The Will Of Others And Does Nothing Of Interest Throughout The Series.I Was Relieved That The Plot Has Him In a Second-Rate Role Only.
Characters:
Nagi-san: A Young Punk With Barely a Brain That Relies On His "Supposed" Brawns And Attempt To Affirm His Lacking Manhood By Fighting Regardless Of The Odds And By a Cocky,Rude And Careless Attitude.He Has The Same Haircut And Similar Clothing To Paul Phoenix In The Tekken Video Game Series For Playstation.
Bob Makinara: Nagi's Friend That Is Obviously Wiser Than Him But Follows Him Around;Enjoying Fighting As Much As Him.He Has a Steady Girlfriend,That Shares a Sweet And Loving Relationship With,Both Willing To Do Anything For Each Other.He Is Further Developed As a Character Yet Remains The Least Involved Character In Most Scenes.
Aya Natsume: The Type Of Girl That Falls In Love With The First Boy To See Her Naked (I Wish We Really Did See Her Naked...) And Make Him His Fiancee Despite The Complete Lack Of Interest By Nagi.Most Times,She Is Trivial And Annoying In Her Relentless Pursuit Of Nagi With Total Devotion.We See Less Of Aya Than Her Sister.
Maya Natsume: The Story Revolves Around The Strong,Determined,Funny,Caring And Conflicted Senior Student Who Hides Many Secrets.Her Relationship With Her Deceased Brother And Former "Boyfriend",Now President Of The School's Executive Counsel.We Have Good The Fortune To See Many Panty Shots Of Her,a Form Of Distraction She Uses To Her Advantage.Most Of The Cleavage Shots Also Feature Maya,Likely a Top 10 Contender For Hottest Anime Babe.
Shin Natsume: Dead Brother Of The Natsume Sisters.Aya Shares His Dragon Eye,An Ability That Allows The User To See Past And Future But At a Terrible Price.He Is One Of The 3 Characters Most Involved In The Flashback Scenes.I Could Not Help From See a Similarity With The Infamous Final Fantasy 7 Villain,Sephiroth.
Masakata Takanayami: A Student At Todo Academy,He Is Second To Maya Inside The Juken Club. Shy,Generous,Upbeat And Modest,He Is One Tough Man Despite His Impish Appearance.In Fact,He Totally Kicks Ass And Uses Chi To Further Help His Flawless Technique.His Older Brother Is The School's President And Heir To a Martial Arts Lineage.His One-Sided Attraction To Aya Once Again Demonstrates That US NICE GUYS ALWAYS FINISH LAST...
Mitsuomi Takanayami: President Of The School's Executive Counsel,Strongest Person In The School He Is First Shown As a Massive,Ruthless Man.His Character Is The Most Developed In The Entire Series As It Explores His Friendships With Shin And Maya Natsume.
Bunshichi Tawara: My Personal Favorite In The Show,Acting As Comic Relief,Messenger And Storyteller.Voiced By Kirk Thornton,He Steals Every Scene He Is In.Always Trying To See Or Touch Breasts And Derrieres His Calm,Confident,Detached Demeanor Makes Him The "Cool" Character In The Series.His Fits Of Anger Trigger Some Of The Funniest Scenes In The Show.He Is Surprisingly Deep And Friendship Is Of Utmost Importance To Him.Often Called "Old Man".
P.S: It Is Odd That Bob Makinara Is Featured In The Opening Animation As One Of The Five Characters And Is The Only One Whose Name Is Not Displayed.He Just Happens To Be Black....Racism ?
Shin Natsume Has a Swastika On His Eye-Patch.Coincidence ? More Racism ? Hmmmm
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