Asagiri no Miko
Asagiri no Miko is a 26 episode series consisting of 12 minutes episodes. Well 10 given the opening and ending cut into that time. So in a sense it is more like a 13 episode series.
Animation wise the series is mainly above average. The animation is never breath taking and it suffers from stock animation heavily. Especially in the battles. Still the animation does look decent over all. It's mainly a case of being good enough.
The character designers don't stand out, but they work rather well. In fact it's kind of refreshing to see a cast that doesn't look outlandish yet looks quite different from each other. Plus it's nice to see more plain girls without backpain sometimes...
The music is pretty good in the context of the show. They fit the mood of the scene perfectly. Still like any show a few of the tunes are kind of annoying. The opening song is quite good. The ending song is nice, but not as good as the opening in my view.
The characterization is also rather good. Each character has a strong personality and the series contains some of my favorite characters. However the character growth itself is rather limited. While some characters do change, over all the series does not concentrate much on character growth if at all. So those who insist a character must change their views by the end of a series will be upset by this.
The over all story is rather good and I like some of the twists to it. However the problem is due to the length of the series, the plot ends way too soon for my tastes. Of course that could just be because I like the series.
Each episode is only about ten minutes, but they manage to get the job done. The episode story is told surprising well in such a short time. Perhaps because they use less time per episode they skip out stuff that causes episodes to drag out.
While the series does not have anything grand about it, it is still a rather fun show to watch. The cast is rather nice and I love how the story pans out. And the episodes work well. I'd definitely recommend this series over all.
Last updated Tuesday, March 02 2004. Created Tuesday, March 02 2004.
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