Sunday, April 27, 2008

Nabari no Ou


Think Ouran-like characters and art mixed with Naruto plot, and you get Nabari no Ou.

High school student Rokujou Miharu is the "Master of Apathy" and one day stumbles upon Kouichi who asks him to join his Ninjutsu club. But Miharu is determined to be completely indifferent and ignores Kouichi's offer. What Miharu doesn't know is that a Hijutsu is embedded inside him and that's why he's being targeted and also recruited to the Ninjutsu club. Set in the real world where ninja's still exist for the hijustu, Kouichi, Komohira-sensei (advisor for the club), and Shimizu must protect Miharu from other shinobi who want the Hijutsu for themselves.


Our effeminate lead: Rokujo Miharu

Like Naruto, Miharu has a legendary, powerful being/thing inside him. However, unlike Naruto, Nabari no Ou has a much more appealing character design and plot for the females audiences and has a more teenage/josei feel than Naruto which is a little more childish.

Overall, it has fantastic animation and character design, but an average plot. I'm sure the further episodes won't let anyone down.

And Look! There's Ishida Uryuu from Bleach! Just kidding, this guy's Kotarou, a juunin from the Fuuma clan.

Subbed episodes 1-4 are on Veoh.com:


Links:
Anime News Network: Nabari no Ō (TV)
Official Japanese Website
MangaUpdates: Nabari no Ou

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