dameon_green Review of Kaze no Stigma

Kaze no Stigma (2007)

The black sheep of the family is always a good trope.

[5/10 · 26 May 2020]

The anime is a "classic" but consider it's 13+\- year old it holds up pretty well. The animation is "period", tropes are well worn, and the characters are all classic archetypes, despite all of that (or maybe because) it fits together well was an enjoyable watch with its age in mind.

Pros:

• Brooding Outcast cliche works.
• Classic character archetypes are well handled.
• Not all reunions are happy.

Cons:

• Mixed animation styles to highlight emotions, personal preference but to cartoony (ironic I know).
• Moderate cheese factor.
• Predictable to fault.

All in all it's an average anime, likely very good at its debut but overshadowed by better entries at time goes on.