Last year I was looking around for some decent anime to watch, and I stumbled across a new series called Katanagatari. It's description was simple enough: a martial artist joins a tactical expert in her quest to recover 12 exceptional swords with unique qualities. A simple, straightforward action series, I thought. Those can be fun every now and again, and the artwork seemed decent, so I checked it out. And it was pretty much what I expected. At first.
The series has recently ended, and what a strange journey it became. Not only was there action and a little light comedy, but there was real depth to it too. It was challenging, at times heartbreaking, and on several occasions I was stunned by complete reversals of what I thought I was in for.
I'll write up a review of this series eventually. For the time being: find Katanagatari and watch it. It has been one of the most wonderfully surprising series in anime of the last couple of years, as far as my opinion goes. I'll be back later to finish my Scott Pilgrim review. Until then, everybody.
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