Anime Review: Real Bout High School

Real Bout High School is an Anime about a girl named Ryoko Mitsurugi. She attends Daimon High School where the system they have for settling disputes is known as a "K-Fight." K stands for Kenka which translates as Streetfight. This is not only the method for solving disputes, but also the system of power in the school, and a great form of entertainment for those who chose not to fight. Ryoko is currently the Champion of the K-Fight system and because of this, she cant get a moment to herself. And it's really pissing her off. She wants nothing more than to be left alone for a few minutes a day. One day, she finds a Strange necklace hanging out of an open locker. Out of curiosity, she puts it on to see what it looks like on her. It erupts with light and Ryoko passes out for a split second. she immediately reawakens to find that she still has the necklace in her hand. She sets it back where it was and goes off to the gym where a line of challengers are waiting to usurp her title. She beats down every last one of them. Upon her Victory, she is Congratulated by her friends. Suddenly, there's a flash from her neck as she looks down to see she is once again wearing the necklace from earlier. everything goes white and she appears in a strange alternate dimension where a strange voice calls out to her calling her the "Demon Lord of Yennin" she is tasked with destroying a monster that has been plaguing this alternate reality. after her success, she is transported back to her bedroom. She calls her friends to ask what happened and they say that she just passed out after the fight and they took her home.

This Anime has Lots of everything. However, the balance is all wrong. Lots of pointless action, Way too much Mushy Drama/Love story, and lacking in any real Direction for the main storyline. Way too many panty shots and Corny Dialog. However, the character dynamics are great and the action is well drawn. There are some minor mistakes as far as technique for those of you who really pay attention to detail. For example, in the photo to the left, Ryoko's Hands are turned 90 degrees from what they should be. her sword should be flat against the naginata instead of cutting into it. These flaws do not affect the action sequences as a whole and should only bug those who pay close attention to detail like me.

On a lighter side of things, this anime has plenty of mystery. It leaves you thinking up until the end as to what everything means, forcing you to watch every episode. The ending is rather anti-climactic however. As a whole however, there is lots of humor, Plenty of fan service, and Good Artwork.

Overall ratings:

Action: 8/10
While there is a lot of it, most is not needed.

Fan service: 6/10
Way too much where it wasn't appropriate.

Storyline: 5/10
Weak with lots of holes

Artwork: 8/10
High Quality art with minor mistakes

Character design: 9/10
Cute girls and Powerful men. Just what we're all looking for in an action show.

Overall: 6/10
Again i'll say it, too much action, too much fan service weak plot, Great Characters and art.


Final Decision:
Download or Borrow. Not one you should pay money for.

What do you think?