Anime Rec: Karneval
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shadowfireflameI’ve been on an anime kick recently and just finished this one.
Anime Rec: Karneval
In a fantastical futuristic society, a mysterious young boy named Nai is rescued from the clutches of a horrifying monster by Gareki, a thief from the gutter, and the two of them form a special bond. They get mixed up with a governmental organization called Circus, which is made up of people with supernatural powers who work to destroy monsters (called Varuga) like the one that imprisoned Nai—oh, and they also do circus performances in their spare time.
Nai is such a sweetie that you can’t help but be charmed, but Gareki is the main character who stole my heart. I also loved the relationship between Gareki and Yogi, the Circus member who is assigned with protecting Gareki and Nai (he’s voiced by my favorite seiyuu, Mamoru Miyano); together the three of them form a little traveling family unit. There’s also randomly a ton of adorable little creatures (the high performance rabbits, snowman, etc.).
This anime is short and has to cram a lot into thirteen episodes, so some questions are left unanswered, but it’s worth it for the little family of Yogi, Gareki, and Nai, and I felt satisfied at the end.
It also is one of those anime that reminded me of lots of others. The Varuga reminded me of the Homunculus-type creatures from Fullmetal Alchemist, as well as the strong bond between the two main characters, and in its tendency to go from bright and cheerful to very dark. And also of D-Gray Man with its innocent white-haired main character and his dark-haired protector. Then the cheery circus motif that hides darker elements reminded me of Deadman Wonderland (that one had the innocent white-haired, red-eyed child character as well).
Other anime recs can be found here.
Anime Rec: Karneval
In a fantastical futuristic society, a mysterious young boy named Nai is rescued from the clutches of a horrifying monster by Gareki, a thief from the gutter, and the two of them form a special bond. They get mixed up with a governmental organization called Circus, which is made up of people with supernatural powers who work to destroy monsters (called Varuga) like the one that imprisoned Nai—oh, and they also do circus performances in their spare time.
Nai is such a sweetie that you can’t help but be charmed, but Gareki is the main character who stole my heart. I also loved the relationship between Gareki and Yogi, the Circus member who is assigned with protecting Gareki and Nai (he’s voiced by my favorite seiyuu, Mamoru Miyano); together the three of them form a little traveling family unit. There’s also randomly a ton of adorable little creatures (the high performance rabbits, snowman, etc.).
This anime is short and has to cram a lot into thirteen episodes, so some questions are left unanswered, but it’s worth it for the little family of Yogi, Gareki, and Nai, and I felt satisfied at the end.
It also is one of those anime that reminded me of lots of others. The Varuga reminded me of the Homunculus-type creatures from Fullmetal Alchemist, as well as the strong bond between the two main characters, and in its tendency to go from bright and cheerful to very dark. And also of D-Gray Man with its innocent white-haired main character and his dark-haired protector. Then the cheery circus motif that hides darker elements reminded me of Deadman Wonderland (that one had the innocent white-haired, red-eyed child character as well).
Other anime recs can be found here.
