Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
October 5, 2004
Status:
Still Airing
Summary:
Kurosaki Ichigo is a 15 year old boy that has an ability to see ghosts/spirits. Because of his ability, he is able to meet a female death god (a.k.a Shinigami) named Kuchiki Rukia. To save his family and friends from unwanted soul-eating spirits (Hollows), Rukia transfers her Shinigami powers to Ichigo. As Rukia takes on a human shell, together they solve mysteries involving spirits and hollows until from the spirit world comes 2 other shinigamis explaining that it is illegal to transfer Shinigami powers to humans and Rukia exceeded the time limit to stay in the human world. After they sentence her death for breaking the laws, Ichigo snaps and swears to everyone he will retrieve Rukia by breaking into the spirit world.
i gotta say that the story is very, very original...though in the typical teenage kid sets out to save the world kinda way. a very ingeniously developed story filled with plenty of crying moments, WTHECK?!?! cliff-hangers, epic hero-saves-the-day surprises, and my personal favorite: the no-hope-for-you realizations. if you want to know what hopelessness feels like feel free to watch this series; you won't be disappointed and i assure you that after feeling that way you will finally experience proper fulfillment that only comes from anime. be warned however, the day you finally reach the latest episode (and yes, that day will come) will be the day your life is over. i speak from experience. enjoy! >_< b