Rokka: -Braves of the Six Flowers- - Anime Review
Title: Rokka: -Braves of the Six Flowers-
Watched: Crunchyroll
Duration: 12 episodes
This was a really fun series for me. The premise is that a Demon King/God is on the verge of revival and he must be put down yet again. Every time such an event occurs, 6 Braves are chosen by an ancient god who divided up its power to bless those would-be heroes. Fortunately for everyone, they all know where this Demon is going to revive so they all head in that direction. They all eventually meet up with one another, however, there is a problem. There are 7 Braves gathered. One is a fake. Everyone is a suspect.
I must confess that I did not really like the protagonist through most of this series. He immediately comes off as arrogant and pompous by declaring himself the "Strongest Man in the World". Fortunately for me this initial annoyance was eventually washed away with further character development. The rest of the cast is a myriad of different types: Assassin, Loyal Knight, Princess, Sniper, Little Girl, and Angry Woman. They all have very different personalities and abilities making everyone feel unique.
The plot unfolds in a very fair manner for viewers. We learn things about the situation as our heroes discover them. One could guess aimlessly at who the impostor is, but it would be very hard to discern who the guilty party actually is until the very end. I think they did a pretty good job keeping the clues obscure enough so that they would not be so easily discovered.
To sum up, I enjoyed this quite a bit. It was a departure from a lot of the Highschool-based stuff we tend to see a lot. I love medieval and fantasy settings and this definitely made me want to learn a lot more about its universe and lore. I hope to see more of it at some point.
*Highly Recommended*
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