If you're looking for any of the above, well, Owari no Seraph is the anime for you. Wow. I sound like a product advertiser. Anyways, a fair warning: there might be SPOILERS in my review because I will be basing on the manga (the source material), not the anime, which is about half an arc slower. So let's begin!
Owari no Seraph is more or less still a fresh series, only 33 chapters from its beginning, but to be honest they have to level up some stuff if they want it to be better than the average action - shonen manga. It's kind of different from other shonen manga in the aspect that the series stresses the value of teamwork; apparently one low-ranked vampire noble is already as strong as 15 aptly-armed humans. This therefore limits the actions that Yuichiro, the main protagonist, can make to live up to a shonen MCs name. It is perfectly fine to watch 5 human v 1 vampire battles as long as it is action-packed; but unfortunately, there isn't much to admire about the battle scenes the manga AND anime have shown us so far. I do hope they focus more on the physical battles than the characters' psychological battles with their demons.
Another point to consider is how the main character is somewhat of a stereotype for action-shonen manga: brave idiot but physically strong and skilled in battle, strong desire to protect his friends/family, and if all else fails he has an inner monster/seraph/demon sleeping inside of him. He isn't hogging the spotlight yet because the action scenes stress teamwork over 1 v 1s, but I do hope he does so in the near future so we see more of his individual capabilities.
What compels viewers as of now to keep on reading or watching the manga/anime is the mystery that shrouds a project called "Seraph of the End" that is definitely connected to what almost ended the world. I have high expectations for Owari no Seraph, and I'm looking forward to the plot twist/surprise they come up with on the succeeding chapters/volumes.
Comments very much appreciated :))
P.S. SHINOA <3
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