When I first heard of Kenichi, I was surprised to find out that it came out in '07, yet I never even seen one episode or a poster. After watching several episodes (26) I see why. This isn't a good Anime on any level. The audience has to understand that this was an Anime that release in the 2000's, not the 90's or 80's. Yet its animation is horrible, its VA's don't perform as stellar as they do in other series, and the story is so one dimensional, that it tags its "life lesson" in nearly every sentence every Master expels.
It seems that the only time the animation steps up is to lighten up the mood with comedy (Apachai/Shigure), but even then it reminds me of a early 90's cartoon. This isn't Dragonball, this isn't Bleach, nor is it Naruto. All of which I have mentioned, have better story, animation and characters. Even if you dislike the story and or art form of past animes, by comparison, Kenichi falls very short.
I saw a reviewer say that a similar show like DBZ had no reason to why its characters had to fight. But we need to understand a few things here. Anime's like this, are fight fluff, they aren't much else. Sure they have some character development, but you aren't going to find the meaning of life or, a tale about trans-humanism in a show about animated martial arts with big breasted ninja's who can cut anything with a spoon. It's silly, overbearing, and badly animated.
Keep in mind that this show was produced after, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, and DBZ.
It seems that the only time the animation steps up is to lighten up the mood with comedy (Apachai/Shigure), but even then it reminds me of a early 90's cartoon. This isn't Dragonball, this isn't Bleach, nor is it Naruto. All of which I have mentioned, have better story, animation and characters. Even if you dislike the story and or art form of past animes, by comparison, Kenichi falls very short.
I saw a reviewer say that a similar show like DBZ had no reason to why its characters had to fight. But we need to understand a few things here. Anime's like this, are fight fluff, they aren't much else. Sure they have some character development, but you aren't going to find the meaning of life or, a tale about trans-humanism in a show about animated martial arts with big breasted ninja's who can cut anything with a spoon. It's silly, overbearing, and badly animated.
Keep in mind that this show was produced after, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, and DBZ.