Ruin Explorers

 

            This show went and surprised me with it’s goodness.  It’s not that it has a wondrous plot or exceptional characters, but it is just good all around.  The reason I was so impressed was because I wasn’t expecting much.

            The story is that there was a bunch of fancy civilizations back in the day, and now they’re toast.  So, there are now adventurers called Ruin Explorers who go along and search for treasure in these ruins of the past.

            The animation is very nice, as is the artwork and character designs.  Hell, the character designs almost made me want to change the format of the online comic Keenspace has yet to allow me to start into a fantasy setting just so I could draw neat-o armor and weapons. 

            The action and magic stuff is also well done, and the sword fights and battles also seem more realistic than a show like this should have, which Is a good thing.  The characters are also well done, and the show manages to make none of them annoying, even when dubbed.  As I said before, it’s not a masterpiece, but it is a well done and entertaining show, much more than a whole lot of other shows that are more popular…

 

Genre - action/fantasy/comedy/magic

Animationexcellent animation and very nice artwork, along with great character design... it's been a while since I've seen cool swords in anime

Sub vs. Dub - the sub is noticeably better than the dub

the Good - good characters, great animation, good comedy, interesting story, well done magic, it's got Chaos Warriors...

the Bad - it's only four fucking episodes!  this is a show that needs more!

Overall - while it may not have extreme substance, it's damn fun to watch