First Episode Review for: Knight in the Area
Summary : A lad who is the token manager in a Japanese schools football club and who lives in the shadow of his gifted brother struggles with a past trauma, enter a female childhood friend who can also play football
Animation : Presentable but a bit flat
Plot Potential: Well judging from the horrors that real football players get up to, there should be plenty of material and add to it a bit of full on sibling rivalry
Characters: The main character is a bit winy and his brother is a bit of an ass but they are reasonably well rounded and looks like there will be plenty of growth
Music: Not bad, quite dramatic and upbeat in the right places
Reminds me of: A naffer Prince of Tennis
Overall: Groan, I cant do it i just cant like a football based anime, it feels like a betrayal to sully anime with that bladder kicking horror that pollutes all life, in the spirit of being fair I tried to compare it with Price of tennis which has just started a new series and even then its not much fun, sorry there is nothing wrong with it from an anime series but i wont be watching it, ick
Disclaimer: These are mini reviews of anime’s that are fresh out in Japan and are not licensed in the UK, buy them once they have been licensed or at the very least buy the merchandise, remember if the anime makers make a loss, THEY WILL STOP MAKING ANIME!!